1981–82 Colorado Rockies season

The 1981–82 Colorado Rockies season was the sixth and final season for the Rockies in Colorado. The franchise would relocate to New Jersey for the 1982–83 season and be re-named the New Jersey Devils. In 1995 the Devils would win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. The same year, NHL hockey would return to Colorado with the Quebec Nordiques relocating there to become the Avalanche, for the 1995 season. They went on to become Stanley Cup champions in their first season in Denver.

1981–82 Colorado Rockies
Division5th Smythe
1981–82 record18-49-13
Team information
General managerBill MacMillan
CoachBill MacMillan
CaptainLanny McDonald
Rob Ramage
Alternate captainsNone
Minor league affiliate(s)Fort Worth Texans (CHL)
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Tambellini (29)
AssistsBrent Ashton (36)
PointsBrent Ashton (60)
Penalty minutesRob Ramage (201)
WinsGlenn Resch (16)
Goals against averageGlenn Resch (4.03)

Offseason

NHL Draft
Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
15Joe Cirella CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
226Rich Chernomaz CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)
348Uli Hiemer West GermanyEV Fussen (West Germany)
466Gus Greco CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
587Doug Speck CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
6108Bruce Driver CanadaUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
7129Jeff Larmer CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
8150Tony Arima FinlandJokerit (Finland)
9171Tim Army United StatesEast Providence High School (USHS-RI)
10192John Johannson United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers80481715417295111
Vancouver Canucks8030331729028677
Calgary Flames8029341733434575
Los Angeles Kings8024411531436963
Colorado Rockies8018491324136249

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19812–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)0–1–0
2LOctober 7, 19814–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)0–2–0
3TOctober 10, 19812–2New York Islanders (1981–82)0–2–1
4LOctober 15, 19812–10@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)0–3–1
5LOctober 16, 19811–6Boston Bruins (1981–82)0–4–1
6WOctober 18, 19814–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)1–4–1
7LOctober 20, 19813–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)1–5–1
8TOctober 21, 19814–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)1–5–2
9LOctober 24, 19811–3Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)1–6–2
10LOctober 28, 19811–3Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)1–7–2
11WOctober 31, 19816–4Washington Capitals (1981–82)2–7–2
12LNovember 3, 19813–5Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)2–8–2
13TNovember 6, 19814–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)2–8–3
14WNovember 7, 19815–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)3–8–3
15LNovember 11, 19810–9Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)3–9–3
16LNovember 14, 19812–4St. Louis Blues (1981–82)3–10–3
17LNovember 15, 19810–10@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)3–11–3
18LNovember 18, 19811–7@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)3–12–3
19LNovember 20, 19813–4Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)3–13–3
20TNovember 22, 19815–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)3–13–4
21LNovember 24, 19812–9@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)3–14–4
22LNovember 25, 19812–7@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)3–15–4
23LNovember 27, 19813–6Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)3–16–4
24LNovember 28, 19812–4@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)3–17–4
25TNovember 30, 19812–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)3–17–5
26WDecember 2, 19813–2Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)4–17–5
27LDecember 5, 19811–2New York Rangers (1981–82)4–18–5
28LDecember 9, 19811–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)4–19–5
29WDecember 12, 19814–2@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)5–19–5
30LDecember 13, 19811–5@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)5–20–5
31LDecember 16, 19814–7Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)5–21–5
32WDecember 18, 19813–1Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)6–21–5
33LDecember 19, 19812–5@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)6–22–5
34WDecember 22, 19814–2Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)7–22–5
35LDecember 23, 19814–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)7–23–5
36WDecember 26, 19816–3Calgary Flames (1981–82)8–23–5
37TDecember 28, 19814–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)8–23–6
38WDecember 30, 19813–2Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)9–23–6
39LJanuary 2, 19821–3Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)9–24–6
40LJanuary 5, 19824–5@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)9–25–6
41LJanuary 6, 19823–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)9–26–6
42WJanuary 8, 19827–1St. Louis Blues (1981–82)10–26–6
43LJanuary 10, 19824–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)10–27–6
44LJanuary 13, 19821–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)10–28–6
45LJanuary 14, 19821–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)10–29–6
46LJanuary 17, 19823–5Calgary Flames (1981–82)10–30–6
47TJanuary 19, 19824–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)10–30–7
48LJanuary 20, 19821–3Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)10–31–7
49TJanuary 23, 19823–3Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)10–31–8
50LJanuary 24, 19824–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)10–32–8
51WJanuary 26, 19827–4Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)11–32–8
52LJanuary 29, 19822–5New York Rangers (1981–82)11–33–8
53LJanuary 31, 19822–4@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)11–34–8
54LFebruary 2, 19827–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)11–35–8
55TFebruary 5, 19824–4Hartford Whalers (1981–82)11–35–9
56LFebruary 6, 19823–5Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)11–36–9
57WFebruary 12, 19829–2Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)12–36–9
58WFebruary 14, 19825–3Washington Capitals (1981–82)13–36–9
59TFebruary 16, 19823–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)13–36–10
60TFebruary 18, 19824–4@ New York Rangers (1981–82)13–36–11
61LFebruary 20, 19822–3@ New York Islanders (1981–82)13–37–11
62LFebruary 21, 19822–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)13–38–11
63LFebruary 23, 19823–6Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)13–39–11
64LFebruary 26, 19823–4Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)13–40–11
65WFebruary 28, 19825–3Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)14–40–11
66WMarch 3, 19823–2Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)15–40–11
67WMarch 6, 19825–2Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)16–40–11
68LMarch 9, 19820–2Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)16–41–11
69LMarch 11, 19821–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)16–42–11
70LMarch 13, 19822–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)16–43–11
71WMarch 14, 19824–3@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)17–43–11
72LMarch 17, 19822–5New York Islanders (1981–82)17–44–11
73LMarch 20, 19822–4Calgary Flames (1981–82)17–45–11
74LMarch 21, 19820–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)17–46–11
75LMarch 24, 19824–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)17–47–11
76TMarch 26, 19826–6Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)17–47–12
77LMarch 27, 19824–9@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)17–48–12
78TMarch 31, 19824–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)17–48–13
79LApril 1, 19820–11@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)17–49–13
80WApril 3, 19823–1Calgary Flames (1981–82)18–49–13

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brent AshtonLW8024366026-31304
Steve TambelliniC7929305914-33900
Don LeverLW5922285020-10301
Bob MacMillanRW5718325027-9301
Rob RamageD80132942201-47600
Merlin MalinowskiC6913284132-22010
Aaron BrotenLW/C581524396-11515
Dwight FosterRW7012193141-53110
Bob MillerC5611203127-24102
Dave CameronC66111223103-14010
Paul GagneLW5910122217-27200
Tapio LevoD349132214-13300
Bob LorimerD795152068-19100
Joe CirellaD657121952-36201
Lanny McDonaldRW16691520-3001
Joel QuennevilleD645101555-29000
Veli-Pekka KetolaC4495144-17401
Kevin MaxwellC34551044-16001
Graeme NicolsonD4127951-16000
Mike KitchenD6318960-18000
John WensinkLW57538152-13100
Joe MichelettiD212684-4000
Jukka PorvariRW312680-22000
Stan WeirC1023510-7001
Yvon VautourRW1412318-6100
Bill BakerD1403317-13000
Paul MillerC303302000
Jeff LarmerLW81128-3000
Phil MyreG2402200000
Glenn ReschG6102280000
Ed CooperLW210100000
Rich ChernomazRW20000-2000
Jim DobsonRW30002-1000
Peter GustavssonLW20000-1000
Jack HughesD800013-7000
Steve JanaszakG200000000
Christer KellgrenRW50000-4000
Rick LaFerriereG100000000
Randy PierceRW50004-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Glenn Resch3424611631112304.030
Phil Myre12562421721125.350
Steve Janaszak1002010137.800
Rick LaFerriere20100013.000
Team:4800801849133564.450

[2]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;

Roster
Colorado Rockies
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

  • GM:
  • Coach: Don Cherry

References
  • "1981–82 Colorado Rockies Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  • Rockies on Hockey Database
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1981-82 Colorado Rockies Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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