1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season
| 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Adams |
| Conference | 7th Wales |
| 1981–82 record | 33-31-16 |
| Home record | 24–13–3 |
| Road record | 9–18–13 |
| Goals for | 356 |
| Goals against | 345 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Maurice Filion |
| Coach | Michel Bergeron |
| Captain |
Robbie Ftorek (Oct.-Dec.) Andre Dupont (Dec.-May) |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Colisée Pepsi |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Peter Stastny (46) |
| Assists | Peter Stastny (93) |
| Points | Peter Stastny (139) |
| Penalties in minutes | Dale Hunter (272) |
| Plus/minus | Michel Goulet (+35) |
| Wins | Dan Bouchard (27) |
| Goals against average | Dan Bouchard (3.86) |
The 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques' third season in the National Hockey League. The Nordiques would have a successful regular season, qualifying for the playoffs, but had a better playoff, making it to the Wales Final before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders.
During the off-season, the four divisions of the NHL were re-aligned to better reflect the geographical locations of the teams. Quebec remained in the Adams Division with the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres, while the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs were replaced with the Hartford Whalers and the Nordiques' provincial rival, the Montreal Canadiens. The Nordiques signed Marian Stastny out of Czechoslovakia, the brother of Peter Stastny and Anton Stastny. Quebec replaced team captain Marc Tardif with Robbie Ftorek prior to the season. Ftorek would not remain the Nordiques captain for long, as he was traded to the New York Rangers in December, and was replaced with Andre Dupont.
The Nordiques would find themselves under .500 only once throughout the season, and that was five games in when they had a record of 2-3-0. Quebec would get hot, and eventually reached a season-high nine games over .500 in the middle of January, however, a late season slump had the Nords finish the year only two games above .500, with a 33-31-16 record, earning 82 points, which was good enough to finish fourth in the Adams Division, and the Nordiques second post-season appearance in a row.
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