1981-1982 New York Rangers: 39-27-14
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Home record: 19-15-6 (162 goals scored, 154 allowed)
Road record: 20-12-8 (154 goals scored, 152 allowed)
Head Coach: Herb Brooks
Power Play: 68/306 (22.2%)
Penalty Killing: 244/319 (76.5%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-12
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 241-219
316 goals scored (12th of 21 teams), 306 goals allowed (8th), 1402 PIM (14th)
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% +/-
C 27 Mike Rogers 5'9 170 27 80 38 65 103 43 6 1 138 48 113 25 213 17.8 +2
C/RW 10 Ron Duguay 6'2 200 24 72 40 36 76 82 10 1 114 35 89 28 202 19.8 +18
C 40 Mark Pavelich 5'8 170 23 79 33 43 76 67 12 3 113 34 83 25 180 18.3 +21
RW 17 Ed Johnstone 5'9 175 27 68 30 28 58 57 4 0 92 17 89 9 141 21.3 -5
LW 12 Don Maloney 6'1 190 23 54 22 36 58 73 6 1 88 20 71 12 99 22.2 +9
D 29 Reijo Ruotsalainen 5'8 170 21 78 18 38 56 27 7 0 128 43 72 5 247 7.3 +18
D 26 Dave Maloney 6'1 195 25 64 13 36 49 105 6 1 101 22 106 29 107 12.1 +2
D 3 Barry Beck 6'3 216 24 60 9 29 38 111 5 0 125 40 99 33 160 5.6 +19
RW 16 Dave Silk 5'11 190 23 64 15 20 35 39 1 0 57 12 29 1 111 13.5 +17
C/LW 38 Robbie Ftorek 5'10 155 29 30 8 24 32 24 2 0 46 7 37 6 49 16.3 +8
C 28 Mikko Leinonen 6'0 175 26 53 11 20 31 18 2 0 45 10 33 0 67 16.4 +2
LW 24 Pat Hickey 6'1 190 28 53 15 14 29 32 3 0 47 10 52 0 77 19.5 -15
LW 14 Mike Allison 6'0 200 20 48 7 15 22 74 0 0 32 2 34 1 62 11.3 -3
D 2 Tom Laidlaw 6'2 215 23 79 3 18 21 104 0 0 88 5 113 37 62 4.8 +7
LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 30 34 9 11 20 13 2 0 35 10 21 0 48 18.8 +4
D 33 Andre Dore 6'2 200 23 56 4 16 20 64 0 0 56 1 57 12 40 10.0 +10
LW 22 Nick Fotiu 6'2 210 29 70 8 10 18 151 0 0 22 0 30 1 76 10.5 -7
D 4 Ron Greschner 6'2 205 27 29 5 11 16 16 0 0 42 9 55 11 49 10.2 -11
C 9 Rob McClanahan 5'10 180 23 22 5 9 14 10 0 0 23 1 20 5 36 13.9 +7
RW 19 Dean Talafous 6'4 180 28 29 6 7 13 8 1 0 21 3 25 4 33 18.2 -3
LW 6 Jere Gillis 6'0 194 24 26 3 9 12 16 0 0 18 0 20 0 41 7.3 -2
D 5 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 36 50 5 6 11 45 1 0 47 2 70 23 43 11.6 -2
D 23 Ed Hospodar 6'2 210 22 41 3 8 11 152 0 0 32 0 44 4 29 10.3 -8
RW 25 Peter Wallin 5'9 170 24 40 2 9 11 12 0 0 21 3 17 0 50 4.0 +1
RW 39 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 28 47 3 5 8 17 0 0 14 0 32 18 37 8.1 0
D 6 Tim Bothwell 6'3 190 26 13 0 3 3 10 0 0 9 1 13 0 6 0.0 -5
G 31 Steve Weeks 5'11 170 23 49 0 3 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 21 Mark Morrison 5'8 150 18 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 6 16.7 -5
RW 21 Mike Backman 5'10 175 26 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0.0 +7
RW 15 Anders Hedberg 5'11 175 30 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 8 0.0 -2
G 30 John Davidson 6'3 205 28 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 34 John Vanbiesbrouck 5'8 176 18 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 21 Lance Nethery 6'1 185 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.0 -1
G 35 Steve Baker 6'3 200 24 6 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 41 Eddie Mio 5'10 180 27 25 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 20 Cam Connor 6'2 200 27 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW Claude Larose 5'10 175 26 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW/C 24 Gary Burns 6'1 190 26 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 John Davidson 28 1 60 1 1.00 1 0 0 29 .966 0 0
G 34 John Vanbiesbrouck 18 1 60 1 1.00 1 0 0 30 .967 0 0
G 41 Eddie Mio 27 25 1500 89 3.56 13 6 5 776 .885 0 0
G 31 Steve Weeks 23 49 2852 179 3.77 23 16 9 1370 .869 3 1
G 35 Steve Baker 24 6 328 33 6.04 1 5 0 161 .795 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
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1981 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 9 D James Patrick 1280 Prince Albert Saints (SJHL)
2 30 LW Jan Erixon 556 Skelleftea (Sweden)
3 50 LW Peter Sundstrom 338 Bjorkloven (Sweden) [pick acquired from EDM]
3 51 C Mark Morrison 10 Victoria Cougars (WHL)
4 72 G John Vanbiesbrouck 882 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 114 C Eric Magnuson R.P.I. (NCAA)
7 135 D Mike Guentzel Greenway H.S. (Minn.)
8 156 RW Ari Lahtenmaki HIFK Helsinki (Finland)
9 177 C Paul Reifenberger Anoka H.S. (Minn.)
10 198 G Mario Proulx Providence College (NCAA)
Traded draft picks:
#5 to HAR (Bill Maguire)
Transactions
07-1981 | Phil Esposito, Walt Tkaczuk and Wayne Thomas retired |
07-17-1981 | signed Mark Pavelich as a free agent |
09-08-1981 | signed Mikko Leinonen as a free agent |
09-08-1981 | traded Doug Soetaert to Jets for Winnipeg's #3 pick in the 1983 draft |
10-02-1981 | traded Doug Sulliman, Chris Kotsopoulos and Gerry MacDonald to Whalers for Mike Rogers and Hartford's #10 pick in the 1982 draft |
10-06-1981 | Whalers claimed Mike McDougal in waiver draft |
10-16-1981 | traded Rangers' #5 pick in the 1982 draft to Maple Leafs for Pat Hickey |
10-30-1981 | purchased Tom Younghans from North Stars |
12-1981 | signed Craig Norwich as a free agent |
12-11-1981 | traded Lance Nethery to Oilers for Ed Mio |
12-30-1981 | traded Jere Gillis and Dean Talafous (Talafous refused to report; Pat Hickey was assigned on 3/8/1982) to Nordiques for Robbie Ftorek and Quebec's #8 pick in the 1982 draft |
02-02-1982 | traded Rangers' #10 pick in the 1983 draft to Whalers for Rob McClanahan |
06-17-1982 | signed George McPhee as a free agent |
06-22-1982 | signed Steve Richmond as a free agent |
07-1982 | Claude Larose, Steve Vickers and Tom Younghans retired |
07-07-1982 | signed Grant Ledyard as a free agent |
08-23-1982 | traded Dan McCarthy to North Stars for Shawn Dineen |
09-30-1982 | signed Vaclav Nedomansky as a free agent |
10-01-1982 | traded Ed Hospodar to Whalers for Kent-Erik Andersson |
10-04-1982 | claimed Bill Baker from Blues in waiver draft |
10-04-1982 | Devils claimed Carol Vadnais in waiver draft |
10-04-1982 | claimed Graeme Nicolson from Devils in waiver draft |
10-04-1982 | Blues claimed Tim Bothwell in waiver draft |
10-06-1982 | Blues claimed Vaclav Nedomansky on waivers |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/07/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4
04/08/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-3
04/10/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3
04/11/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers W 7-5
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Round 2
04/15/1982 at New York Islanders W 5-4
04/16/1982 at New York Islanders L 2-7
04/18/1982 vs New York Islanders L 3-4 (OT)
04/19/1982 vs New York Islanders L 3-5
04/21/1982 at New York Islanders W 4-2
04/23/1982 vs New York Islanders L 3-5
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C/LW 38 Robbie Ftorek 5'10 155 29 10 7 4 11 11 4 0
LW 12 Don Maloney 6'1 190 23 10 5 5 10 10 2 0
D 29 Reijo Ruotsalainen 5'8 170 21 10 4 5 9 2 2 0
RW 17 Ed Johnstone 5'9 175 27 10 2 6 8 25 1 0
C 28 Mikko Leinonen 6'0 175 26 7 1 6 7 20 0 0
C 27 Mike Rogers 5'9 170 27 9 1 6 7 2 0 0
C 9 Rob McClanahan 5'10 180 23 10 2 5 7 2 0 0
C 40 Mark Pavelich 5'8 170 23 6 1 5 6 0 0 0
RW 16 Dave Silk 5'11 190 23 9 2 4 6 4 0 0
D 3 Barry Beck 6'3 216 24 10 1 5 6 14 1 0
C/RW 10 Ron Duguay 6'2 200 24 10 5 1 6 31 1 0
D 26 Dave Maloney 6'1 195 25 10 1 4 5 6 1 0
LW 14 Mike Allison 6'0 200 20 10 1 3 4 18 0 0
RW 20 Cam Connor 6'2 200 27 10 4 0 4 16 1 0
D 2 Tom Laidlaw 6'2 215 23 10 0 3 3 14 0 0
D 33 Andre Dore 6'2 200 23 10 1 1 2 16 0 0
LW 22 Nick Fotiu 6'2 210 29 10 0 2 2 6 0 0
D 5 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 36 10 1 0 1 4 0 0
RW 21 Mike Backman 5'10 175 26 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
G 30 John Davidson 6'3 205 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW Claude Larose 5'10 175 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 39 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW/C 24 Gary Burns 6'1 190 26 4 0 0 0 4 0 0
G 31 Steve Weeks 5'11 170 23 4 0 0 0 5 0 0
G 41 Eddie Mio 5'10 180 27 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 Steve Baker 6'3 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 6 Tim Bothwell 6'3 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 6 Jere Gillis 6'0 194 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 Ron Greschner 6'2 205 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 15 Anders Hedberg 5'11 175 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Pat Hickey 6'1 190 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 23 Ed Hospodar 6'2 210 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 21 Mark Morrison 5'8 150 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 21 Lance Nethery 6'1 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 19 Dean Talafous 6'4 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 34 John Vanbiesbrouck 5'8 176 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 25 Peter Wallin 5'9 170 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 41 Eddie Mio 27 8 443 28 3.79 4 3 223 .874 1 0
G 31 Steve Weeks 23 3 127 9 4.25 1 2 65 .862 1 0
G 30 John Davidson 28 1 33 3 5.45 0 0 13 .769 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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