1982–83 WHL season

The 1982–83 WHL season was the 17th season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Lethbridge Broncos won the President's Cup while the host Portland Winter Hawks became the first American team to win the Memorial Cup.
==League notes==
*The Billings Bighorns relocated to Nanaimo, British Columbia to become the Nanaimo Islanders.
*Two expansion teams joined the WHL: the Prince Albert Raiders and Kelowna Wings.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
x Saskatoon Blades 	72	52	19	1	105	467	303
x Regina Pats 	72	48	24	0	96 	397	281
x Calgary Wranglers 	72	44	26	2	90 	353	258
x Winnipeg Warriors 	72	42	30	0	84 	347	321
x Lethbridge Broncos 	72	38	31	3	79 	284	271
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	37	34	1	75 	345	338
Brandon Wheat Kings 	72	21	51	0	42 	327	460
Prince Albert Raiders	72	16	55	1	33 	312	455
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
x Portland Winter Hawks 	72	50	22	0	100	495	387
x Victoria Cougars 	72	47	24	1	95 	444	335
x Kamloops Junior Oilers	72	46	26	0	92 	461	356
x Seattle Breakers 	72	24	47	1	49 	319	418
Nanaimo Islanders 	72	20	51	1	41 	357	487
Kelowna Wings 	72	12	57	3	27 	299	531
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Dale Derkatch	Regina Pats 	67	84	95 	179	62
Dean Evason 	Kamloops Junior Oilers	70	71	93 	164	102
Kelly Glowa 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	68	71	92 	163	87
Roger Kortko 	Saskatoon Blades 	72	62	99 	161	79
Ken Yaremchuk	Portland Winter Hawks 	66	51	109	160	76
Randy Heath 	Portland Winter Hawks 	72	82	69 	151	52
Jim McGeough 	Nanaimo Islanders 	72	76	56 	132	126
Mark Morrison	Victoria Cougars 	58	55	75 	130	54
Dan Hodgson 	Prince Albert Raiders 	72	56	74 	130	66
Darren Boyko 	Winnipeg Warriors 	72	49	81 	130	8
==WHL Playoffs==
===First round===
*Saskatoon earned a bye
*Regina earned a bye
*Calgary defeated Medicine Hat 3 games to 2
*Lethbridge defeated Winnipeg 3 games to 0
===Division semi-finals===
*Calgary defeated Regina 4 games to 1
*Lethbridge defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2
*Portland defeated Seattle 4 games to 0
*Victoria defeated Kamloops 4 games to 3
===Division finals===
*Lethbridge defeated Calgary 4 games to 2
*Portland defeated Victoria 4 games to 1
===WHL Championship===
*Lethbridge defeated Portland 4 games to 1
==All-Star Game==
There was no All-Star Game in 1982–83.
==WHL awards==
Most Valuable Player: Mike Vernon, Calgary Wranglers
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Dale Derkatch, Regina Pats
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Darren Boyko, Winnipeg Warriors
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Gary Leeman, Regina Pats
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Dan Hodgson, Prince Albert Raiders
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Mike Vernon, Calgary Wranglers
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Daryl Lubiniecki, Saskatoon Blades
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Saskatoon Blades
==All-Star Teams==
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82-83BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
==Game Ads==
82-83WHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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