1981-1982 Hartford Whalers team stats

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1981-1982 Hartford Whalers: 21-41-18
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 13-17-10 (136 goals scored, 152 allowed) Road record: 8-24-8 (128 goals scored, 199 allowed) Head Coach: Larry Pleau Power Play: 68/292 (23.3%) Penalty Killing: 205/283 (72.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 190-266 264 goals scored (20th of 21 teams), 351 goals allowed (16th), 1493 PIM (10th) NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    21  Blaine Stoughton     5'11  185   28   80   52   39   91   57  13   1  129   51  102    7  266  19.5  -17
RW    22  Doug Sulliman        6'2   210   22   77   29   40   69   39   5   0  106   34  113   28  195  14.9  -13
C      4  Ron Francis          6'3   200   18   59   25   43   68   51  12   0   91   38   93   27  163  15.3  -13
D      5  Mark Howe            5'11  185   26   76    8   45   53   18   3   0  127   41  119   25  220   3.6   -8
C     28  Pierre Larouche      5'11  175   26   45   25   25   50   12  11   1   71   30   71   13  121  20.7  -17
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   29   80   18   32   50  242   1   0   89   11   84    1  111  16.2   -5
C     20  Rick Meagher         5'9   192   28   65   24   19   43   51   2   1   63    9   75   17  171  14.0   -4
D     24  Chris Kotsopoulos    6'3   215   23   68   13   20   33  147   5   0   87   33  108   29  153   8.5  -25
D      6  Blake Wesley         6'1   200   22   78    9   18   27  123   3   0   87   19  135   33  115   7.8  -34
C     26  Don Nachbaur         6'2   200   22   77    5   21   26  117   0   0   35    5   63   12  113   4.4  -21
RW    27  Warren Miller        6'0   180   27   74   10   12   22   68   1   1   41    6   67   18  152   6.6  -14
C      7  Rick MacLeish        5'11  185   31   34    6   16   22   16   4   0   30   13   31    1   68   8.8  -13
C     14  Dave Keon            5'9   165   41   78    8   11   19    6   0   1   26    0   68   11   84   9.5  -31
D     25  Mark Renaud          6'0   185   22   48    1   17   18   39   0   0   54    9   77   15   72   1.4  -17
LW    11  Jordy Douglas        6'0   200   23   30   10    7   17   44   4   0   25    7   30    1   74  13.5  -11
LW    16  George Lyle          6'2   205   28   14    2   12   14    9   1   0   21    9   15    0   33   6.1   -3
LW    12  Dan Bourbonnais      5'10  185   29   24    3    9   12   11   0   0   17    3   22    0   30  10.0   -8
D      3  Paul Shmyr           5'11  170   35   66    1   11   12  134   0   0   62    6   90   23   44   2.3  -11
RW    10  Ray Neufeld          6'3   210   22   19    4    3    7    4   1   0   11    1   17    0   33  12.1   -7
D     32  Mickey Volcan        6'0   190   19   26    1    5    6   29   1   0   19    2   41    7   45   2.2  -17
D     29  Jack McIlhargey      6'0   190   29   50    1    5    6   60   0   0   21    0   33    4   23   4.3   -8
D     25  Norm Barnes          6'0   190   28   20    1    4    5   19   0   0   20    0   36   12   25   4.0   -4
RW    18  Don Gillen           6'3   210   21   34    1    4    5   22   0   0    7    0   18    0   25   4.0  -11
RW    12  Tom Rowe             6'0   190   25   21    4    0    4   36   1   1    5    1   18    3   47   8.5  -11
D      7  Russ Anderson        6'3   210   26   25    1    3    4   85   0   0   20    0   46    9   24   4.2  -17
D     16  Marty Howe           6'1   195   27   13    0    4    4    2   0   0   16    4   21    5   25   0.0   -4
G     30  Greg Millen          5'9   175   24   55    0    4    4    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     33  Stuart Smith         6'1   205   21   17    0    3    3   15   0   0    8    0   21    6   14   0.0   -7
C     15  Rob McClanahan       5'10  180   23   17    0    3    3   11   0   0    4    0   15    4    9   0.0   -7
RW    38  Randy MacGregor      5'9   175   28    2    1    1    2    2   0   0    2    0    0    0    1 100.0   +2
RW    23  Paul MacDermid       6'1   205   18    3    1    0    1    2   0   0    2    0    2    0    4  25.0    0
D     23  Gilles Lupien        6'6   210   27    1    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    0    2    1    0   ---    0
LW    32  Dan Fridgen          5'11  175   22    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    1    2    0    5   0.0   -2
LW    24  Mike Fidler          5'11  195   25    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    2    1    1    0    2   0.0    0
D     33  Jeff Brownschidle    6'2   200   22    3    0    1    1    2   0   0    3    1    6    1    4   0.0   -3
G     31  Mike Veisor          5'9   160   29   13    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     35  John Garrett         5'8   175   30   16    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     31  Gerry McDonald       6'3   190   23    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    0    4    0    1   0.0   -2
RW    23  Mike McDougal        6'2   200   23    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    2   0.0    0
C     15  Glenn Merkosky       5'10  185   22    7    0    0    0    2   0   0    2    0    3    0    2   0.0   -1
C     15  Michel Galarneau     6'2   180   20   10    0    0    0    4   0   0    1    0    8    0   10   0.0   -7

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   35  John Garrett         30   16   898   63  4.21   5   6   4  491   .872   1   0
G   30  Greg Millen          24   55  3201  229  4.29  11  30  12 1780   .871   5   0
G   31  Mike Veisor          29   13   701   53  4.54   5   5   2  423   .875   0   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1981 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    4  C    Ron Francis             1731          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)  
  3   61  RW   Paul MacDermid           690          Windsor Spitfires (OHL)              [pick acquired from MTL]
  4   67  LW   Mike Hoffman               9          Brantford Alexanders (OHL)         
  5   93  D    Bill Maguire                          Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)           [pick acquired from NYR]
  5  103  LW   Dan Bourbonnais           59          Calgary Wranglers (WHL)              [pick acquired from MTL]
  7  130  D    John Mokosak              41          Victoria Cougars (WHL)             
  8  151  RW   Denis Dore                            Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)      
  9  172  G    Jeff Poeschl                          Northern Michigan Univ. (NCAA)     
 10  193  C    Larry Power                           Kitchener Ranger B's (MWOJHL)      

Traded draft picks:

#2 to CHI (Kevin Griffin)
#3 to MTL (Dieter Hegen)
#5 to MTL (Steve Rooney)
#6 to PIT (Paul Edwards)


Transactions

06-1981	released Dave Debol, Kevin Kemp and Tommy Abrahamsson
06-09-1981	signed Jeff Brownschidle as a free agent
06-15-1981	signed Greg Millen as a free agent
06-29-1981	assigned Pat Boutette and Kevin McClelland to Penguins as compensation for signing Greg Millen as a free agent
07-03-1981	traded Fred Arthur, Ray Allison and Hartford's #1 and #3 picks in the 1982 draft to Flyers for Rick MacLeish, Blake Wesley, Don Gillen and Philadelphia's #1, #2 and #3 picks in the 1982 draft
08-06-1981	signed Ross Yates as a free agent
10-1981	signed Paul Shmyr as a free agent
10-02-1981	traded Hartford's #5 pick in the 1983 draft to Islanders for Garry Howatt
10-02-1981	traded Mike Rogers and Hartford's #10 pick in the 1982 draft to Rangers for Doug Sulliman, Chris Kotsopoulos and Gerry MacDonald
10-05-1981	Kings claimed Al Sims in waiver draft
10-05-1981	Canadiens claimed Jeff Brubaker in waiver draft
10-06-1981	claimed Rob McClanahan from Sabres in waiver draft
10-06-1981	claimed Mike McDougal from Rangers in waiver draft
11-13-1981	claimed George Lyle on waivers from Red Wings
12-01-1981	released Mike Fidler
12-21-1981	traded Hartford's #1 and #2 picks in the 1984 draft and #3 pick in the 1985 draft to Canadiens for Pierre Larouche, Montreal's #1 pick in the 1984 draft and #3 pick in the 1985 draft
12-29-1981	traded Rick MacLeish to Penguins for Russ Anderson and Pittsburgh's #8 pick in the 1983 draft
01-12-1982	traded John Garrett to Nordiques for Michel Plasse and Quebec's #4 pick in the 1983 draft
02-02-1982	traded Rob McClanahan to Rangers for Rangers' #10 pick in the 1983 draft
04-05-1982	signed Dan Fridgen as a free agent
06-1982	released Norm Barnes
06-30-1982	Dave Keon retired
07-1982	released George Lyle, Paul Shmyr and Glenn Merkosky
08-1982	Jack McIlhargey retired
08-09-1982	signed Archie Henderson as a free agent
08-19-1982	traded Mark Howe and Hartford's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Flyers for Ken Linseman, Greg Adams and Philadelphia's #1 and #3 picks in the 1983 draft
08-19-1982	traded Ken Linseman and Don Nachbaur to Oilers for Risto Siltanen and the rights to Brent Loney
08-24-1982	signed Bob Sullivan as a free agent
10-01-1982	traded Kent-Erik Andersson to Rangers for Ed Hospodar
10-01-1982	traded Jordy Douglas and Hartford's #5 pick in the 1984 draft to North Stars for Mark Johnson and Kent-Erik Andersson
10-05-1982	traded Hartford's #10 pick in the 1983 draft to Maple Leafs for Paul Marshall

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 5-6 0-1-0 10/08/1981 at Montreal Canadiens T 5-5 0-1-1 10/10/1981 vs Boston Bruins T 1-1 0-1-2 10/15/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-7 0-2-2 10/17/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-1 1-2-2 10/21/1981 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-5 1-3-2 10/23/1981 at Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 1-3-3 10/24/1981 at Calgary Flames L 3-7 1-4-3 10/29/1981 vs New York Islanders T 6-6 1-4-4 10/31/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 1-4-5 11/01/1981 at Boston Bruins L 1-4 1-5-5 11/04/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-4 1-6-5 11/07/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 2-6-5 11/08/1981 at Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 2-6-6 11/11/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers T 4-4 2-6-7 11/12/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 2-7-7 11/14/1981 vs Washington Capitals L 0-4 2-8-7 11/18/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-5 3-8-7 11/19/1981 at Boston Bruins L 1-6 3-9-7 11/21/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-7 3-10-7 11/25/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques T 3-3 3-10-8 11/28/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 6-2 4-10-8 11/29/1981 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 4-11-8 12/02/1981 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 5-11-8 12/04/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 5-12-8 12/06/1981 at New York Rangers W 5-3 6-12-8 12/09/1981 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-1 7-12-8 12/12/1981 vs Colorado Rockies L 2-4 7-13-8 12/13/1981 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-8 7-14-8 12/16/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-6 7-15-8 12/19/1981 vs Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 7-15-9 12/20/1981 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-8 7-16-9 12/22/1981 at Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 8-16-9 12/26/1981 vs Boston Bruins L 6-9 8-17-9 12/27/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-3 9-17-9 12/29/1981 at St. Louis Blues L 1-6 9-18-9 12/30/1981 at Winnipeg Jets W 6-1 10-18-9 01/02/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-9 10-19-9 01/03/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-6 10-20-9 01/06/1982 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 10-21-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 10-22-9 01/11/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 10-23-9 01/16/1982 at Boston Bruins T 3-3 10-23-10 01/17/1982 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-7 10-24-10 01/20/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 11-24-10 01/23/1982 at Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 11-24-11 01/25/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks W 6-5 12-24-11 01/27/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 3-1 13-24-11 01/30/1982 vs Boston Bruins W 3-2 14-24-11 01/31/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques T 4-4 14-24-12 02/02/1982 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 15-24-12 02/05/1982 at Colorado Rockies T 4-4 15-24-13 02/06/1982 at St. Louis Blues W 4-2 16-24-13 02/10/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 16-24-14 02/13/1982 vs New York Rangers L 2-3 16-25-14 02/14/1982 vs New York Islanders L 1-9 16-26-14 02/16/1982 at Calgary Flames L 2-7 16-27-14 02/19/1982 at Edmonton Oilers L 4-7 16-28-14 02/20/1982 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 16-29-14 02/22/1982 at Minnesota North Stars L 7-8 16-30-14 02/24/1982 vs Boston Bruins W 4-3 17-30-14 02/27/1982 at Washington Capitals L 1-7 17-31-14 02/28/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-5 17-32-14 03/03/1982 at Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 17-32-15 03/06/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 17-32-16 03/07/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-6 18-32-16 03/10/1982 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-2 19-32-16 03/13/1982 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-5 19-33-16 03/14/1982 vs Colorado Rockies L 3-4 19-34-16 03/16/1982 at Quebec Nordiques W 7-5 20-34-16 03/18/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-1 21-34-16 03/20/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 21-35-16 03/21/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 21-36-16 03/24/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques T 3-3 21-36-17 03/27/1982 at New York Islanders L 4-5 21-37-17 03/28/1982 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-5 21-38-17 03/30/1982 at Montreal Canadiens L 4-6 21-39-17 03/31/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-5 21-40-17 04/03/1982 vs New York Rangers T 3-3 21-40-18 04/04/1982 at Boston Bruins L 2-7 21-41-18

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