Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Agoosto 19, Whalers waxay ku lug lahaayeen heshiis saddex geesood ah oo ay la galeen Philadelphia Flyers iyo Edmonton Oilers. Qaybta koowaad ee heshiiska, Whalers waxay ku beddeleen daafaca Mark Howe iyo wareegga saddexaad ee loo soo xulay 1983 NHL Entry Draft ee Flyers ee loogu talagalay xarunta Ken Linseman, Greg Adams, wareegga koowaad ee 1983 iyo wareegga saddexaad ee 1983. Kadibna Hartford waxay Linseman iyo xarunta Don Nachbaur ku wareejisay Oilers si ay ugu beddelaan difaaca Risto Siltanen iyo Brent Loney. Adams wuxuu la ciyaaray Flyers 1981-82, isagoo ciyaaray 33 ciyaarood, isagoo dhaliyay afar gool iyo 19 dhibcood. 45 kulan oo uu la ciyaaray kooxda Flyers AHL, Maine Mariners, Adams wuxuu dhaliyay 16 gool iyo 37 dhibcood 45 kulan. Adams wuxuu ku daray seddex caawin afar ciyaarood oo playoff ah oo uu la yeeshay Maine. Sanadihii 1981-82, Siltanen wuxuu dhaliyay 15 gool iyo 63 dhibcood 63 ciyaarood, wuxuuna raacay seddex gool iyo shan dhibcood shan kulan oo xilli ciyaareedka dambe ah. Loney waxaa soo xulay kooxda Oilers horaantii xagaaga wareega sadexaad ee
Liiska Ciyaartoyda ee NHL 1982 65 kulan oo uu la ciyaaray kooxda Cornwall Royals ee OHL xilli ciyaareedkii 1981-82, Loney wuxuu dhaliyay 13 gool iyo 25 dhibcood.