1981–82 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1981–82 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 56th season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.

1981–82 Chicago Black Hawks
Division4th Norris
1981–82 record30–38–12
Goals for332
Goals against363
Team information
General managerBob Pulford
CoachKeith Magnuson
CaptainTerry Ruskowski
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaChicago Stadium
Average attendance12,698
Team leaders
GoalsAl Secord (44)
PointsDenis Savard (119)
Penalty minutesAl Secord (303)
Plus/minusKeith Brown (5)
WinsTony Esposito (19)
Goals against averageMurray Bannerman (4.53)

Offseason

During the off-season, the NHL realigned their divisions, and the Black Hawks moved from the Smythe Division to the Norris Division. Joining Chicago in the Norris Division were the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Winnipeg Jets, making it the only six team division in the league.

At the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, the Hawks drafted Tony Tanti with their first round draft pick. Tanti had 81 goals and 150 points with the Oshawa Generals of the OHL in 1980-81.

Regular season

Chicago had a solid start to the season, opening with a 9-5-6 record in their first 20 games, only two points behind the Minnesota North Stars for first place in the Norris Division. The Black Hawks struggled over the next part of the season, as they quickly fell out of contention for first place, going 14-28-4 in their next 46 games, falling into fourth place. During the slump, head coach Keith Magnuson resigned, as Bob Pulford took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Chicago finished the season with a 30-38-12 record, earning 72 points, which was good enough for the final playoff spot in the Norris.

Offensively, Denis Savard had a breakout season, scoring 32 goals and a club record 119 points while playing in all 80 games. Al Secord scored a team high 44 goals, and finished with 75 points, while getting a team high 303 penalty minutes. Tom Lysiak had another solid season, scoring 32 goals and 82 points. On defence, Doug Wilson had an excellent season, scoring 39 goals and 85 points, while Doug Crossman emerged with 12 goals and 40 points.

In goal, Tony Esposito had the majority of playing time, going 19-25-8 with a 4.52 GAA in 52 games. Murray Bannerman backed him up with an 11-12-4 record and a 4.17 GAA in 29 games.

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Minnesota North Stars8037232034628894
Winnipeg Jets8033331431933280
St. Louis Blues803240831534972
Chicago Black Hawks8030381233236372
Toronto Maple Leafs8020441629838056
Detroit Red Wings8021471227035154

[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.

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Playoffs

Chicago Black Hawks 3, Minnesota North Stars 1

The Black Hawks opened the playoffs with a best-of-five Norris Division semi-final series against the Minnesota North Stars. The North Stars had the best record in the Norris, going 37-23-20, earning 94 points, which was 22 more than the Black Hawks. The series opened with two games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. With the game tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation time, the Hawks Greg Fox emerged as the hero in overtime, scoring 3:34 into the extra period, as Chicago won the game 3-2 to take a 1-0 series lead. Chicago goaltender Murray Bannerman made 45 saves in the victory. In the second game, the Black Hawks, led by two goals by Tom Lysiak and 33 saves from Murray Bannerman, defeated the North Stars 5-3 to take both games in Minnesota. The series shifted to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and the North Stars rebounded with a 7-1 victory in the third game, as Dino Ciccarelli led the way with three goals for Minnesota. The Black Hawks completed the upset in the fourth game, defeating the North Stars 5-2, as goaltender Tony Esposito made 31 saves for the win.

Chicago Black Hawks 4, St. Louis Blues 2

In the best-of-seven Norris Division finals, the Black Hawks faced the St. Louis Blues, who finished third in the division with a 32-40-8 record, tying Chicago with 72 points, however, St. Louis held the tie-breaker, as they won two more games during the season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Blues defeated the second place Winnipeg Jets in four games. The series opened with two games at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri, and in the first game, the Black Hawks took a 2-0 lead after the first period, only to have St. Louis have a 3-2 lead over two periods. In the third period, the Hawks scored two quick goals by Denis Savard and Tom Lysiak to take a 4-3 lead, however, Joe Mullen of the Blues tied it midway through the period. Doug Wilson then scored late in the third, pacing Chicago to a 5-4 win to open the series. St. Louis evened the series in the second game, as Bernie Federko had a goal and assist, while goaltender Mike Liut made 26 saves in a 3-1 Blues victory. The series shifted to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and the Black Hawks stormed out of the game, scoring three goals in the first 3:01 to take a 3-0 lead. Chicago had a 6-2 lead midway in the third period, however, St. Louis scored three consecutive goals before running out of time, as the Hawks hung on for a 6-5 victory, taking a 2-1 series lead. In the fourth game, the Blues led the game 4-2 midway through the game, however, the Black Hawks would score five consecutive goals, winning the game 7-4, and taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. The fifth game was back at The Checkerdome, and the two teams ended regulation time tied at 2-2. In overtime, the Blues Bernie Federko kept St. Louis alive, scoring 3:28 into the extra period, as the Blues avoided elimination with a 3-2 victory. The sixth game was back in Chicago, as the Black Hawks, led by Tony Esposito and his 31 saves, eliminated the Blues with a 2-0 victory.

Vancouver Canucks 4, Chicago Black Hawks 1

The Black Hawks would face the Vancouver Canucks in the best-of-seven Campbell Conference finals. The Canucks finished the season with a 30-33-17 record, earning 77 points, five higher than the Black Hawks during the regular season. In the playoffs, Vancouver eliminated the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings to qualify for the conference finals. The first two games were at Chicago Stadium, and in the first game, the Canucks Thomas Gradin opened the scoring at 8:02 of the first period, however, the Hawks Terry Ruskowski quickly evened the score just over two minutes later to tie the game. Those would be the only goals scored in regulation, as the game was sent into overtime. Neither the Black Hawks or Canucks could capitalize during the first overtime period, setting up double overtime. In the second overtime, the Canucks Jim Nill silenced the home crowd, as Vancouver hung on for a 2-1 victory. Canucks goaltender Richard Brodeur made 46 saves in the win, while Tony Esposito have 39 saves in the loss. Chicago evened the series in the second game, as they were led by Denis Savard and his two goals, while Murray Bannerman had 30 saves in a 4-1 Black Hawks victory. The series shifted to Vancouver, British Columbia for the next two games at PNE Coliseum, and in the third game, Glen Sharpley give Chicago a 1-0 lead. However, this lead would not last as Vancouver's two consecutive power play goals would prove too much for the Hawks even though they tied the game at the end of first period. The Canucks would break the tie in 2nd period by Curt Fraser and win the game 4-3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Vancouver took a 3-0 lead midway through the fourth game, however, the Black Hawks, on goals by Glen Sharpley and Denis Savard cut the Canucks lead to 3-2 early in the third. Vancouver then scored two quick goals, and hung on for a 5-3 win, taking a 3-1 series lead back to Chicago. In the fifth game, the Canucks jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead before the Hawks Tom Lysiak scored 5:09 into the game to cut the Canucks lead in half. Vancouver took a 3-1 lead after the first. After a scoreless second period, the Black Hawks cut the Canucks lead to 3-2 with an early third period goal by Grant Mulvey, however, Vancouver took control of the game, and the series, skating their way to a 6-2 victory, eliminating the Hawks.

Schedule and results
Regular season
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 7, 19815–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)0–0–1
2LOctober 10, 19818–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)0–1–1
3WOctober 11, 19813–0Calgary Flames (1981–82)1–1–1
4LOctober 14, 19815–8Boston Bruins (1981–82)1–2–1
5LOctober 17, 19813–7@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)1–3–1
6WOctober 18, 19817–5Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)2–3–1
7TOctober 21, 19813–3Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)2–3–2
8TOctober 23, 19815–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)2–3–3
9TOctober 25, 19814–4St. Louis Blues (1981–82)2–3–4
10WOctober 28, 19817–6Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)3–3–4
11TOctober 31, 19812–2@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)3–3–5
12WNovember 1, 19819–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)4–3–5
13WNovember 4, 19815–4Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)5–3–5
14LNovember 6, 19813–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)5–4–5
15WNovember 8, 198110–4Calgary Flames (1981–82)6–4–5
16TNovember 11, 19815–5Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)6–4–6
17LNovember 14, 19813–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)6–5–6
18WNovember 15, 198110–0Colorado Rockies (1981–82)7–5–6
19WNovember 18, 19814–3Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)8–5–6
20WNovember 21, 19816–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)9–5–6
21TNovember 22, 19811–1Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)9–5–7
22LNovember 25, 19812–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)9–6–7
23LNovember 27, 19811–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)9–7–7
24TNovember 28, 19814–4@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)9–7–8
25LDecember 2, 19812–3@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)9–8–8
26WDecember 5, 19813–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)10–8–8
27WDecember 9, 19817–3Washington Capitals (1981–82)11–8–8
28LDecember 12, 19813–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)11–9–8
29WDecember 13, 19818–3Hartford Whalers (1981–82)12–9–8
30TDecember 16, 19813–3Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)12–9–9
31WDecember 19, 19816–4@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)13–9–9
32LDecember 20, 19811–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)13–10–9
33LDecember 23, 19816–7Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)13–11–9
34WDecember 26, 19813–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)14–11–9
35LDecember 27, 19813–4St. Louis Blues (1981–82)14–12–9
36LDecember 29, 19811–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)14–13–9
37LDecember 30, 19813–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)14–14–9
38LJanuary 2, 19823–5@ New York Islanders (1981–82)14–15–9
39WJanuary 3, 19824–3Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)15–15–9
40WJanuary 6, 19826–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)16–15–9
41LJanuary 9, 19825–7@ New York Rangers (1981–82)16–16–9
42WJanuary 10, 19823–2Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)17–16–9
43LJanuary 13, 19822–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)17–17–9
44LJanuary 16, 19826–8@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)17–18–9
45LJanuary 17, 19825–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)17–19–9
46LJanuary 20, 19824–5Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)17–20–9
47LJanuary 22, 19825–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)17–21–9
48LJanuary 23, 19824–8@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)17–22–9
49LJanuary 25, 19825–6Hartford Whalers (1981–82)17–23–9
50TJanuary 27, 19823–3Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)17–23–10
51LJanuary 30, 19822–5@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)17–24–10
52LJanuary 31, 19822–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)17–25–10
53WFebruary 3, 19829–5St. Louis Blues (1981–82)18–25–10
54LFebruary 4, 19824–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)18–26–10
55WFebruary 6, 19824–3@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)19–26–10
56WFebruary 7, 19825–2Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)20–26–10
57LFebruary 11, 19822–8New York Islanders (1981–82)20–27–10
58WFebruary 13, 19826–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)21–27–10
59LFebruary 15, 19821–4Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)21–28–10
60LFebruary 17, 19822–3Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)21–29–10
61WFebruary 21, 19825–3Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)22–29–10
62LFebruary 23, 19821–5@ New York Islanders (1981–82)22–30–10
63LFebruary 24, 19824–6@ New York Rangers (1981–82)22–31–10
64WFebruary 27, 19825–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)23–31–10
65LFebruary 28, 19823–5@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)23–32–10
66LMarch 3, 19822–4Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)23–33–10
67WMarch 6, 19824–1Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)24–33–10
68WMarch 7, 19825–1Boston Bruins (1981–82)25–33–10
69WMarch 10, 19827–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)26–33–10
70LMarch 11, 19820–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)26–34–10
71LMarch 13, 19823–9@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)26–35–10
72TMarch 18, 19824–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)26–35–11
73WMarch 20, 19824–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)27–35–11
74LMarch 22, 19825–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)27–36–11
75WMarch 24, 19826–4Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)28–36–11
76TMarch 27, 19823–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)28–36–12
77LMarch 28, 19823–8St. Louis Blues (1981–82)28–37–12
78LMarch 31, 19821–4New York Rangers (1981–82)28–38–12
79WApril 3, 19827–4@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)29–38–12
80WApril 4, 19824–3Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)30–38–12
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Minnesota North Stars
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 7Chicago Black Hawks3–2Minnesota North Stars1-0
2April 8Chicago Black Hawks5–3Minnesota North Stars2-0
3April 10Minnesota North Stars7–1Chicago Black Hawks2-1
4April 11Minnesota North Stars2–5Chicago Black Hawks3-1
Chicago Black Hawks vs. St. Louis Blues
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 15Chicago Black Hawks5–4St. Louis Blues1-0
2April 16Chicago Black Hawks1–3St. Louis Blues1-1
3April 18St. Louis Blues5–6Chicago Black Hawks2-1
4April 19St. Louis Blues4–7Chicago Black Hawks3-1
5April 21Chicago Black Hawks2–3St. Louis Blues3-2
6April 23St. Louis Blues0–2Chicago Black Hawks4-2
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Vancouver Canucks
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 27Vancouver Canucks2–1Chicago Black Hawks0-1
2April 29Vancouver Canucks1–4Chicago Black Hawks1-1
3May 1Chicago Black Hawks3–4Vancouver Canucks1-2
4May 4Chicago Black Hawks3–5Vancouver Canucks1-3
5May 6Vancouver Canucks6–2Chicago Black Hawks1-4

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC803287119820804
Doug WilsonD763946855411413
Tom LysiakC7132508284-81024
Al SecordLW80443175303-171406
Tim HigginsRW7420305085-6602
Grant MulveyRW73301949141-9303
Rich PrestonRW75152843300111
Doug CrossmanD7012284024-19701
Reg KerrLW5911283939-10101
Terry RuskowskiC6073037120-13200
Darryl SutterLW40231235310430
Ted BulleyLW59121830120-1202
Bob MurrayD4582230481310
Peter MarshRW57101828473000
Keith BrownD3342024264200
Bill GardnerC698152320-9140
Dave HutchisonD66518232464010
Greg FoxD7921921137-13000
Glen SharpleyC369716112002
Rick PatersonC4847118-2001
Jerome DupontD3404451-2000
Steve LudzikC821321000
Florent RobidouxLW412302000
Miles ZaharkoD1512318-1000
Tony EspositoG5202200000
Dave FeamsterD2902229-6000
John MarksLW1310170000
Murray BannermanG2901100000
Steve LarmerRW300000000
Troy MurrayC100000000
Warren SkorodenskiG100000000
Tony TantiRW200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Tony Esposito306952192582314.521
Murray Bannerman167129111241164.171
Warren Skorodenski60101055.000
Team:4800803038123524.402

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC151171852502
Tom LysiakC15691513300
Doug WilsonD153101332011
Glen SharpleyC1563916000
Al SecordLW1525761201
Bob MurrayD1516716000
Grant MulveyRW1542650100
Dave FeamsterD1524653001
Rich PrestonRW1524621000
Rick PatersonC1532521000
Bill GardnerC151456000
Tim HigginsRW1231415000
Greg FoxD1513427001
Ted BulleyLW1521312001
Dave HutchisonD1412344000
Terry RuskowskiC1112353000
Doug CrossmanD110334000
Keith BrownD40225000
Peter MarshRW1202231000
Troy MurrayC71015000
Murray BannermanG100114000
Darryl SutterLW30112000
Tony EspositoG70000000
John MarksLW10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Murray Bannerman5551054353.780
Tony Esposito381733162.521
Team:9361587513.271

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Note: Pos = Position; 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;

Awards and records

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
112Tony Tanti CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
225Kevin Griffin CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
354Darrel Anholt CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WHL)
475Perry Pelensky CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
596Doug Chessell CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
6117Bill Schafhauser United StatesNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)
7138Marc Centrone CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WHL)
8159Johan Mellstrom SwedenFalun (Sweden)
9180John Benns CanadaBillings Bighorns (WHL)
10201Sylvain Roy CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1981-82 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
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