1981–82 Colorado Rockies season
| Industry | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Defunct | 1982 |
| Fate | Relocated to New Jersey, became New Jersey Devils |
| Headquarters | Denver , United States |
| Parent | National Hockey League (NHL) |
The 1981–82 season for the Colorado Rockies marked the sixth and ultimately final campaign for the franchise in Colorado. Following this season, the team relocated to New Jersey for the 1982–83 NHL season, rebranding as the New Jersey Devils. The Devils secured their inaugural Stanley Cup championship in 1995, coinciding with the return of NHL hockey to Colorado when the Quebec Nordiques franchise moved and became the Colorado Avalanche for the 1995–96 NHL season. Impressively, the Avalanche clinched the Stanley Cup during their first season based in Denver.
NHL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Country | Team (College/Junior/Club) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Joe Cirella |  Canada |
Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
| 2 | 26 | Rich Chernomaz | Canada |
Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
| 3 | 48 | Uli Hiemer | Template:FRG | EV Fussen (West Germany) |
| 4 | 66 | Gus Greco | Canada |
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
| 5 | 87 | Doug Speck | Canada |
Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 108 | Bruce Driver | Canada |
University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 7 | 129 | Jeff Larmer | Canada |
Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |
| 8 | 150 | Tony Arima | Template:FIN | Jokerit (Finland) |
| 9 | 171 | Tim Army |  United States |
East Providence High School (USHS-RI) |
| 10 | 192 | John Johannson | United States |
University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
Schedule and Results
|- | 1 || || Colorado || 2–4 || Vancouver || Chico Resch || || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || || Colorado || 4–7 || Edmonton || Phil Myre || || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- | 3 || || N.Y. Islanders || 2–2 || Colorado || Chico Resch || || 0–2–1 || 1 || |- | 4 || || Colorado || 2–10 || Los Angeles || Chico Resch || || 0–3–1 || 1 || |- | 5 || || Boston || 6–1 || Colorado || Phil Myre || || 0–4–1 || 1 || |- | 6 || || Colorado || 4–3 || Winnipeg || Chico Resch || || 1–4–1 || 3 || |- | 7 || || Colorado || 3–5 || Pittsburgh || Phil Myre || || 1–5–1 || 3 || |- | 8 || || Colorado || 4–4 || Toronto|| Chico Resch||||1–5–2||4|| |- |9||||Edmonton||3–1||Colorado||Chico Resch||||1–6–2||4|| |- |10||||Quebec||3–1||Colorado||Chico Resch||||1–7–2||4|| |- |11||||Washington||4–6||Colorado||Chico Resch||||2–7–2||6||
|- 12||||Winnipeg||3–5||Colorado||Phil Myre||||2–8–2||6|| |- 13||||Toronto||4–4||Colorado||Phil Myre||||2–8–3||7|| |- 14||||Colorado||5–4||Edmonton||Chico Resch||||3–8–3||9|| |- 15||||Montreal|||9-0|||Colorado|||Chico Resch]|||3-9-3|||9|| |- 16||||St. Louis|||4-2|||Colorado|||Phil Myre]|||3-10-3|||9|| |- 17|||November15,1981|||Colorado|||0-10|||(Chicago)]|||Phil Myre|||3-11-3|||9|| |- 18|||November18,1981|||Colorado|||1-7|||Washington|||Steve Janaszak|||3-12-3|||9|| |- 19|||November20,1981|||Buffalo|||4-3|||Colorado|||Phil Myre|||3-13-3|||9|| |- 20|||November22,1981|||Colorado|||5-5|||Vancouver|||Chico Resch|||3-13-4|||10|| |- 21|||November24,1981|||Colorado|||2-9|||Calgary|||Phil Myre|||3-14-4|||10|| |- 22|||November25,1981|||Colorado|||2-7|||Winnipeg|||Chico Resch|||3-15-4|||10|| |- 23|||November27,1981|||Vancouver|||6-3|||Colorado|||Chico Resch|||3-16-4|||10|| |- 24||||November28,1981||||Colorado||||2-4||||St. Louis||||Chico Resch||||3-17-4||||10 |- 25 Nov30 Colorado 2– 2 Minnesota Chico Resch — — 3– 17– 5 11
26 Dec02 Chicago @ Colorado Chico Resch W (4−17−5) (13) 27 Dec05 N.Y. Rangers @ Colorado Chico Resch L (4−18−5) (13) 28 Dec09 Colorado @ Buffalo Chico Resch L (4−19−5) (13) 29 Dec12 Colorado @ Hartford Chico Resch W (5−19−5) (15) 30 Dec13 Colorado @ Boston Phil Myre L (5−20−5) (15) 31 Dec16 Edmonton @ Colorado Phil Myre L (5−21−5) (15) 32 Dec18 Vancouver @ Colorado Phil Myre W (6−21−5) (17) 33 Dec19 Colorado @ Calgary Chico Resch L (6−22−5) (17) 34 Dec22 Los Angeles @ Colorado Chico Resch W (7−22−5) (19) 35 Dec23 Colorado @ Los Angeles Phil Myre L (7−23−5) (19) 36 Dec26 Calgary @ Colorado Chico Resch W (8−23−5) (21) 37 Dec28 Colorado @ Minnesota Chico Resch T (8−23−6) (22) 38 Dec30 Los Angeles @ Colorado Chico Resch W (9−23−6) (24)
39 Jan02 Detroit @ Colorado Chico Resch L(9−24−6)(24) 40 Jan05 Colorado @ Calgary Chico Resch L(9−25−6)(24) 41 Jan06 Colorado @ Edmonton Phil Myre L(9−26−6)(24) 42 Jan08 St. Louis @ Colorado Chico Resch W(10−26−6)(26) 43 Jan10 Colorado @ Philadelphia Phil Myre L(10−27−6)(26) 44 Jan13 Colorado @ Toronto Chico Resch L(10−28−6)(26) 45 Jan14 Colorado @ Detroit Chico Resch L(10−29−6)(26) 46 Jan17 Calgary @ Colorado Chico Resch L(10 −30 −6)(26) 47 Jan19 Colorado @ Los Angeles Phil Myre T(10 −30 −7)(27) 48 Jan20 Minnesota @ Colorado Chico Resch L(10 −31 −7)(27) 49 Jan23 Los Angeles @ Colorado Chico Resch T(10 −31 −8)(28) 50 Jan24 Colorado @ Edmonton Phil Myre L(10 −32 −8)(28) 51 Jan26 Philadelphia @ Colorado Chico Resch W(11 −32 −8)(30) 52 Jan29 N.Y. Rangers @ Colorado Chico Resch L(11 −33 −8)(30) 53 Jan31 Colorado @ Boston Chico Resch L(11 −34 −8)(30)
54 Feb02 Colorado @ Quebec Phil Myre L(11 −35 −8)(30) 55 Feb05 Hartford @ Colorado Chico Resch T(11 −35 −9)(31) 56 Feb06 Montreal @ Colorado Chico Resch L(11 −36 −9)(31)
34th NHL All-Star Game held in Landover, Maryland
57 Feb12 Quebec @ Colorado W(12 −36 −9)(33) 58 Feb14 Washington @ Colorado Chico Resch W(13 −36 −9)(35) 59 Feb16 Colorado @ Montreal Chico Resch T(13 −36 −10)(36) 60 Feb18 Colorado @ N.Y. Rangers Chico Resch T(13 −36 −11)(37)
61 Feb20 Colorado @ N.Y. Islanders Chico Resch L(13 −37 −12)(38)
62 Feb21 Colorado @ Buffalo Chico Resch L(13 −38 −11)(37)
63 Feb23 Detroit @ Colorado Chico Resch L(13 −39 −11)(37)
64 Feb26 Vancouver @ Colorado Chico Resch L(13 −40 −11)(37)
65 Feb28 Chicago @ Colorado Chico Resch W(14 −40 −11)(39)
66 Mar03 Vancouver @ Colorado Chico Resch W(15 −40 −11)(41)
67 Mar06 Edmonton @ Colorado Chico Resch W(16 −40 −11)(43)
68 Mar09 Los Angeles @ Colorado Chico Resch L(16 −41 −11)(43)
69 Mar11 Colorado @ Philadelphia Chico Resch L(16 −42 −11)(43)
70 Mar13 Colorado @ Pittsburgh Phil Myre L(16 −43 −11)(43)
71 Mar14 Colorado @ Hartford Phil Myre W(17 −43 −11)(45)
72 Mar17 N.Y. Islanders @ Colorado Phil Myre L(17 –44 –11)(45)
73 Mar20 Calgary@ColoradoChicoReschL(17 –45 –11)(45)
74 Mar21 Pittsburgh@ColoradoPhilMyreL(17 –46 –11)(45)
75 Mar24Colorado@VancouverPhilMyreL(17 –47 –11)(45)
76Mar26Edmonton@ColoradoChicoReschtie(17 –47 –12)(46)
77Mar27Colorado@LosAngelesChicoReschlosedLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLlosssLlosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssLosssssss
78Mar31Colorado@VancouverChicoReschtie(17 –48 –13)(47)
79 Apr01 Coloardo@CalgaryPhilMyrelossl
80 Apr03 Calgary@Colorad Chicomw
Legend:
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | LW | 80 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 26 | -31 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Template:Sortname | C | 79 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 14 | -33 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | LW | 59 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 20 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Sortname | RW | 57 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 27 | -9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Sortname | D | 80 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 201 | -47 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | C | 69 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 32 | -22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | LW/C | 58 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 6 | -11 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Template:Sortname | RW | 70 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 41 | -53 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | C | 56 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 27 | -24 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Sortname | C | 66 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 103 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | LW | 59 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 17 | -27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | D | 34 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | D | 79 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 68 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Sortname | D | 65 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 52 | -36 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Sortname | RW | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Sortname | D
64 │5 │10 │15 │55 │-29 │0 │0 │0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|
Abbreviations: 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