Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Oktoobar 2, kooxda Whalers waxay ku lug lahaayeen labo ganacsi. Ganacsiga koowaad, Hartford waxay ka heshay garabka midig Doug Sulliman, daafaca Chris Kotsopoulos iyo daafaca Gerry McDonald oo ka yimid New York Rangers si ay ugu beddelaan xarunta Mike Rogers iyo xulashada wareega tobnaad ee
Sanadkii 1982-kii ee NHL Entry Draft. 32 kulan oo uu la ciyaaray New York, Sulliman wuxuu dhaliyay afar gool iyo shan dhibcood ka hor inta uusan gool ku dhali doonin seddex kulan oo playoff ah oo uu la ciyaaray Rangers. Wuxuu sidoo kale 45 kulan la ciyaaray New Haven Nighthawks ee AHL, halkaas oo uu ku dhaliyay 10 gool iyo 26 dhibcood. Markii uu rookie ahaa 1980/81, Kotsopoulos wuxuu u muuqday 52 kulan Rangers, isagoo dhaliyay afar gool, 16 dhibcood iyo ku ururinta 153 daqiiqo oo ciqaab ah. 14 ciyaarood oo xilli ciyaareedka dambe ah, Kotsopoulos wuxuu kasbaday seddex caawin isagoo ku guuleystay 63 daqiiqo oo ganaax ah. McDonald wuxuu u soo muuqday 70 ciyaarood Nighthawks 1980/81, isagoo dhaliyay lix gool iyo 29 dhibcood. Afar ciyaarood oo playoff ah, McDonald ayaa laga saaray shaxda goolka.