NHL Magazine Cover of the Week

 January 15th 1983

       Mark Messier

        Edmonton Oilers 

Today in Hockey History (December 20th)

December 20th 1983

Guy Lafleur and Steve Shutt of the Montreal Canadiens score their 500th and 400th career goal, respectively, in a 6-0 rout of the New Jersey Devils at Byrne Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey.

During the game against the Devils on December 20th,1983, Shutt took a pass from Ryan Walter in the second period and faked Devils’ goalkeeper "Chico" Resch to the right to score his 400th career goal and put Montreal up 3-0. Lafleur scored his own milestone goal at 8:34 into the third period, taking a rising shot from about 30 feet away to beat Resch. With the shot, Lafleur became only the 10th player in the history of the NHL to score 500 goals.

WE LOVE HOCKEY!

Wayne Gretzky #99 of the Campbell Conference and the Edmonton Oilers is given a car and a trophy for being named the MVP of the 1983 35th NHL All-Star Game against the Wales Conference on February 8, 1983 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York

WE LOVE HOCKEY!

December 1983

Nassau Coliseum

NY Islanders goaltenders

Billy Smith #31, Kelly Hrudey #30 and Roland Melanson # 1

1983 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Film

1983 NHL Stanley Cup Film

1983 NHL All Star Game MVP - Wayne Gretzky

February 8th 1983 - Wayne Gretzky led the Campbell Conference to a 9-3 win over the Wales Conference at the Nassau Coliseum and scored 4 goals in the 3rd period to win his first NHL All Star Game MVP award.

Game of the Day - 1983 Stanley Cup Finals

1983 Stanley Cup Finals

Game 1

New York Islanders

vs 

Edmonton Oilers

Buffalo Sabres 1983 Entry Draft

The Class of 1983 for the Buffalo Sabres

From left 

1st pick and 5th overall Tom Barrasso, John Tucker, GMScotty Bowman,  2nd pick and 10th overall Normand Lacombe and 11th overall Adam Creighton.

Tom Barrasso would start in net for the Sabres in 1983-84 and was the only goalie to ever play in the NHL direct from High school without playing in the major juniors, college or some other form of professional hockey.  He would win the the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year and the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender for 1983-84 with a record of 26-12-3 and a 2.84 GAA.

In 1985 he would win the Jennings Trophy for the team with the  fewest goals allowed (he shared with backup Bob Sauve) with 144.

We Love Hockey

Washington Capitals Rod Langway poses with the Norris Trophy as the NHL's Best Defenseman, he won the award in 1982 and 1983

1983 Wales Conference Final Game 6

Boston Bruins vs New York Islanders

Wales Conference Final

Game 6

Nassau Coliseum

Uniondale,  NY

April 1983

Toronto Maple Leafs VS Edmonton Oilers 03-05-1983

Stat of the Day

1983 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period