# 1982–83 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1982–83 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

## Trades between teams
### June

| June 3, 1982 | To Calgary FlamesKari Eloranta | To St. Louis Bluescash |
| June 3, 1982 | To Vancouver Canuckscash | To St. Louis BluesRick Heinz |
| June 7, 1982 | To Minnesota North StarsWilli Plett 4th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 81 - Dusan Pasek) | To Calgary FlamesSteve Christoff Bill Nyrop 2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 29 - Dave Reierson) |
| June 8, 1982 | To Buffalo Sabres1st-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 9 - Paul Cyr) 2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 30 - Jens Johansson) 2nd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 31 - John Tucker) Sabres' option to swap 1st-rd picks - 1983 Entry Draft (# 10 - Normand Lacombe)$^1$ | To Calgary FlamesRichie Dunn Don Edwards 2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 37 - Richard Kromm) |
| June 9, 1982 | To Boston BruinsPete Peeters | To Philadelphia FlyersBrad McCrimmon |
| June 9, 1982 | To Boston BruinsBrad Palmer rights to Dave Donnelly | To Minnesota North StarsBruins agreed not to select Brian Bellows in the 1982 Entry Draft |
| June 9, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils1st-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 8 - Rocky Trottier) 1st-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 6 - John MacLean) | To St. Louis BluesRob Ramage |
| June 9, 1982 | To Buffalo Sabres2nd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 26 - Mike Anderson) 4th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 68 - Timo Jutila) | To Washington CapitalsAlan Haworth 3rd-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 58 - Milan Novy) |
| June 9, 1982 | To Calgary FlamesHoward Walker George White 6th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 118 - Mats Kihlstrom) 3rd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 55 - Perry Berezan) 2nd-rd pick - 1984 Entry Draft (# 38 - Paul Ranheim) | To Washington CapitalsKen Houston Pat Riggin |
| June 9, 1982 | To Buffalo Sabres12th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 235 - Kermit Salfi) | To Washington Capitals12th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 247 - Marco Kallas) |
| June 9, 1982 | To Minnesota North Stars11th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 212 - Oldrich Valek) | To Quebec Nordiques12th-rd pick - 1982 Entry Draft (# 248 - Jan Jasko) |
* Buffalo exercised the option and swap the 13th pick for the 10th overall pick in 1983.

### July

| July 2, 1982 | To New Jersey DevilsEd Cooper | To Edmonton OilersStan Weir |

### August

| August 4, 1982 | To Minnesota North StarsRollie Boutin Wes Jarvis | To Washington CapitalsRobbie Moore 11th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 216 - Anders Huss) |
| August 4, 1982 | To Quebec NordiquesRick Lapointe | To St. Louis BluesPat Hickey |
| August 19, 1982 | To Hartford WhalersGreg Adams Ken Linseman 1st-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 20 - David Jensen) 3rd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 61 - Leif Carlsson) | To Philadelphia FlyersMark Howe 3rd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 44 - Derrick Smith) |
| August 19, 1982 | To Hartford WhalersRisto Siltanen rights to Brent Loney | To Edmonton OilersKen Linseman Don Nachbaur |
| August 23, 1982 | To Minnesota North StarsDan McCarthy | To New York RangersShawn Dineen |
| August 24, 1982 | To Chicago Black Hawks6th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 115 - Jari Torkki) 5th-rd pick - 1984 Entry Draft (# 101 - Darin Sceviour) | To Washington CapitalsTed Bulley Dave Hutchison |

### September

| September 9, 1982 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Palmateer | To Washington Capitalscash |
| September 9, 1982 | To Montreal CanadiensRick Green Ryan Walter | To Washington CapitalsBrian Engblom Doug Jarvis Rod Langway Craig Laughlin |
| September 10, 1982 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 35 - Todd Francis) 3rd-rd pick - 1984 Entry Draft (# 54 - Graeme Bonar) | To Calgary FlamesDoug Risebrough 2nd-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (MIN - # 38 - Frank Musil)$^1$ |
| September 14, 1982 | To Edmonton Oilerscash | To Detroit Red WingsStan Weir |
| September 15, 1982 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft (STL - # 44 - Nelson Emerson)$^2$ | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDenis Herron |
| September 18, 1982 | To New Jersey Devilsfuture considerations | To Calgary FlamesSteve Janaszak |
| September 27, 1982 | To Minnesota North StarsFrank Beaton | To New York Islandersfuture considerations |
* Calgary's second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Mike Eaves and Keith Hanson to Calgary in exchange for Steve Christoff and an optional second-round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (this pick) or in 1984 Entry Draft.
* Montreal's second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 15, 1985 that sent St. Louis' first-round, second-round, fourth-round, fifth-round and sixth-round picks in 1985 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Mike Dark, Mark Hunter, Montreal's second-round, fifth-round, sixth-round picks in 1985 Entry Draft and this pick.

### October

| October 1, 1982 | To Hartford WhalersKent-Erik Andersson Mark Johnson | To Minnesota North StarsJordy Douglas 5th-rd pick - 1984 Entry Draft (# 89 - Jiri Poner) |
| October 1, 1982 | To Hartford WhalersEd Hospodar | To New York RangersKent-Erik Andersson |
| October 1, 1982 | To New Jersey DevilsHector Marini 4th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (CGY - # 77 - Bill Claviter)$^1$ | To New York Islanders4th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 65 - Mikko Mäkelä) |
| October 1, 1982 | To Hartford Whalersfuture considerations | To Boston BruinsMarty Howe |
| October 5, 1982 | To Toronto Maple Leafs10th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 184 - Greg Rolston) | To Hartford WhalersPaul Marshall |
| October 15, 1982 | To New Jersey DevilsGarry Howatt Rick Meagher | To Hartford WhalersMerlin Malinowski rights to Scott Fusco |
| October 19, 1982 | To Toronto Maple LeafsGreg Terrion | To Los Angeles Kings4th-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (DET - # 68 - Dave Korol)$^2$ |
| October 22, 1982 | To Edmonton OilersPeter Dineen | To Philadelphia FlyersBob Hoffmeyer |
| October 24, 1982 | To Los Angeles KingsTerry Ruskowski | To Chicago Black HawksLarry Goodenough 3rd-rd pick - 1984 Entry Draft (# 45 - Trent Yawney) |
| October 28, 1982 | To Minnesota North StarsGeorge Ferguson 1st-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 1 - Brian Lawton) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAnders Hakansson Ron Meighan 1st-rd pick - 1983 Entry Draft (# 15 - Bob Errey) |
| October 29, 1982 | To New Jersey Devilscash | To Detroit Red Wingsrights to Dwight Foster |
* New Jersey's' fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on November 25, 1981 that sent Don Lever and Bob MacMillan to Colorado in exchange for Lanny McDonald and this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982-83 NHL season.
* Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 8, 1983 that sent Detroit's fourth-round pick in 1984 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

### November

| November 8, 1982 | To Boston Bruinscash | To Pittsburgh PenguinsStan Jonathan |
| November 8, 1982 | To Calgary Flamesrights to Carey Wilson | To Chicago Black HawksDenis Cyr |

### December

| December 2, 1982 | To Calgary Flamesrights to Yves Courteau | To Detroit Red WingsBobby Francis |
| December 3, 1982 | To Hartford WhalersPierre Lacroix | To Quebec NordiquesBlake Wesley |
| December 7, 1982 | To Los Angeles KingsRick Blight | To Edmonton OilersAlan Hangsleben |
| December 17, 1982 | To Toronto Maple LeafsGaston Gingras | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft (# 27 - Benoit Brunet) |
| December 17, 1982 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDan Daoust | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1984 Entry Draft (MIN - # 46 - Ken Hodge, Jr.)$^1$ |
* The Montreal's third-round pick went to the Minnesota as the result of a trade on October 28, 1983 that sent the Booby Smith to Montreal in exchange for Keith Acton, Mark Napier and this pick.

### January

| January 4, 1983 | To St. Louis BluesAndre Dore | To New York RangersGlen Hanlon Vaclav Nedomansky |
| January 6, 1983 | To Vancouver CanucksTony Tanti | To Chicago Black HawksCurt Fraser |
| January 10, 1983 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Minnesota North StarsDave Logan |
| January 10, 1983 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRick St. Croix | To Philadelphia FlyersMichel Larocque |
| January 15, 1983 | To Toronto Maple LeafsReid Bailey | To Edmonton OilersSerge Boisvert |
| January 17, 1983 | To Vancouver CanucksMark Kirton | To Detroit Red WingsIvan Boldirev |
| January 23, 1983 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Snopek | To Chicago Black HawksRod Willard |

### February

| February 1, 1983 | To Minnesota North Stars3rd-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft (# 51 - Stephane Roy) | To Los Angeles KingsMarkus Mattsson |
| February 4, 1983 | To Quebec NordiquesAnders Eldebrink | To Vancouver CanucksJohn Garrett |
| February 19, 1983 | To New Jersey DevilsRon Low Jim McTaggart | To Edmonton OilersLindsay Middlebrook Paul Miller |

### March

* Trading Deadline: March 8, 1983
| March 7, 1983 | To Edmonton OilersWilly Lindstrom | To Winnipeg JetsLaurie Boschman |
| March 8, 1983 | To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations | To Detroit Red WingsKen Solheim |