1981-82 Buffalo Sabres Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 39-26-15 - 93 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 3-1
Coach: Scotty Bowman (14-5-7)
Coach: Jimmy Roberts (21-16-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1981-82 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
1981-82 Buffalo Sabres Results

The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 39 wins and 26 losses and 15 ties for 93 points, finishing third in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Sabres netted 307 goals and surrendered 273. Gilbert Perreault scored 31 goals for Buffalo, while John Van Boxmeer accounted for 54 assists. Don Edwards earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.51 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Scotty Bowman and Jimmy Roberts coached the team. The 1981-82 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jacques CloutierGJanuary 3, 19605'7"168LRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Randy CunneyworthLMay 10, 19616'0"198LEtobicoke, ON Canada
Richie DunnDMay 12, 19576'0"200LBoston, MA USA
Jeff EatoughRJune 2, 19635'9"168RToronto, ON Canada
Don EdwardsGSeptember 28, 19555'9"160LHamilton, ON Canada
Ron FischerDApril 12, 19596'2"195RMeritt, BC Canada
Mike FolignoRJanuary 29, 19596'2"195RSudbury, ON Canada
Danny GareRMay 14, 19545'9"175RNelson, BC Canada
Bill HajtDNovember 18, 19516'3"215LRadisson, SK Canada
Gilles HamelLMarch 18, 19606'3"183LAsbestos, QC Canada
Paul HarrisonGFebruary 11, 19556'1"196LTimmins, ON Canada
Alan HaworthCSeptember 1, 19605'10"190RDrummondville, QC Canada
Bob HessDMay 19, 19555'11"180LMiddleton, NS Canada
Val JamesLFebruary 14, 19576'2"205LOcala, FL USA
Yvon LambertLMay 20, 19506'2"200LDrummondville, QC Canada
Dale McCourtCJanuary 26, 19575'10"180RFalconbridge, ON Canada
Tony McKegneyLFebruary 15, 19586'0"200LMontreal, QC Canada
Sean McKennaRMarch 7, 19626'0"190RAsbestos, QC Canada
Mike MollerRJune 16, 19626'0"194RCalgary, AB Canada
Bob MongrainCAugust 31, 19595'10"165LLaSarre, QC Canada
Steve PatrickRFebruary 4, 19616'4"206RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Gilbert PerreaultCNovember 13, 19506'1"180LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Brent PetersonCFebruary 15, 19586'0"190RCalgary, AB Canada
Larry PlayfairDJune 23, 19586'4"205RFort St. James, BC Canada
Craig RamsayLMarch 17, 19515'10"175LWeston, ON Canada
Mike RamseyDDecember 3, 19606'3"195LMinneapolis, MN USA
Lindy RuffLFebruary 17, 19606'2"201LWarburg, AB Canada
Bob SauveGJune 17, 19555'8"175LSte. Genevieve, QC Canada
Jean-Francois SauveCJanuary 23, 19605'6"175LSt. Genevieve, QC Canada
Andre SavardCFebruary 9, 19536'1"185LTemiscamingue, QC Canada
Jim SchoenfeldDSeptember 4, 19526'2"200LGalt, ON Canada
Ric SeilingRDecember 15, 19576'1"180RElmira, ON Canada
Derek SmithCJuly 31, 19545'11"180LQuebec City, QC Canada
Kai SuikkanenLJune 29, 19596'2"205LParkano, Finland
John Van BoxmeerDNovember 20, 19526'0"190RPetrolia, ON Canada
Hannu VirtaDMarch 22, 19635'11"183LTurku, Finland
Jim WalshDOctober 26, 19566'1"185RNorfolk, VA USA



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