Since their last Cup win in 1983, they are currently the only team of the four major North American sports leagues ( NHL, NFL, NBA, & MLB ) to win 4 consecutive championships, and hold the NHL record for most consecutive playoff series ' wins at 19 ( 1980 Playoffs-1984 Playoffs ).

In the 1983 – 84 season, the Devils hosted the annual NHL All-Star Game at the Brendan Byrne Arena.

The Islanders won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships between 1980 and 1983, the eighth of the nine dynasties recognized by the NHL in its history.

After joining the NHL, the Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions: 1983 – 84, 1984 – 85, 1986 – 87, 1987 – 88 and 1989 – 90.

In 1983 – 84, the Oilers finished first overall in the NHL, winning a franchise record fifty-seven games and earning 119 points ( fifteen points ahead of the second place Islanders ).

The win set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, eclipsing the previous mark set by the 1983 – 84 Edmonton Oilers.

* Tom Barrasso, NHL professional hockey player, graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1983

* Larry DePalma, former NHL player, was born in Trenton and is a 1983 Trenton High School graduate.

* Ilya Kovalchuk ( born 1983 ), left wing for the NHL New Jersey Devils.

* Ryan Murphy ( born 1983 ), former professional ice hockey player who was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Two weeks before the 1983 – 84 NHL season began, Gilmour and the Blues agreed on a contract and he joined the team in time for the start of the season.

In doing so, he became the third player in NHL history to win the award in consecutive years after Mike Bossy ( 1983 and 1984 ) and Wayne Gretzky ( 1991 and 1992 ).

* NHL All-Star First Team: 1982 – 83, 1983 – 84 ( Washington )

However, unable to play in North America at the time, he was re-entered into the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, where he was selected by the New Jersey Devils.

* In the National Hockey League, Wayne Gretzky scored a league-high 87 goals with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 – 84 NHL season.

Since 1983, the NHL has awarded the NHL Plus-Minus Award each year to the player with the best ( highest ) plus-minus statistic during the regular season.

NHL teams finally took notice of Hull following his 1983 – 84 season in which he scored 105 goals in 56 games and broke the BCJHL scoring record with 188 points.

Ilya Valerevich Kovalchuk (; born April 15, 1983 ) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger who is an alternate captain of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

The North Stars selected Modano as the first overall draft pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft at the age of 18, an honor shared by only five other Americans: Brian Lawton ( 1983 ), Bryan Berard ( 1995 ), Rick DiPietro ( 2000 ), Erik Johnson ( 2006 ), and Patrick Kane ( 2007 ).

Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo (; born February 2, 1983 ) is a Canadian professional hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

On February 8, 1983, the arena hosted the NHL All Star Game, during which Wayne Gretzky scored four goals in the third period and was honored as the game's most valuable player.

Harry Sinden, former president of the Boston Bruins, claims power forward first became part of hockey terminology because of the style of play of Cam Neely, an NHL player from 1983 to 1996, who could play ruggedly and also score goals.

Grand Entry at the 1983 Omaha Pow-wow

He was again passed over at the 1983 Entry Draft as teams remained unconvinced of his commitment to the game and his conditioning.

* Entry into Jerusalem ( 1983 )

He played for the London Knights in the early 1980s before being selected 51st overall, in the 3rd round, by the Calgary Flames at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

Bergevin was drafted by the NHL Chicago Black Hawks in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, third round, 59th overall.

Lemieux was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.

* Volume 3: Sens interdit ( No Entry ) ( 1983 )

His efforts to develop the IBM PC began when he took control of the IBM Entry Level Systems in 1980 ( and later named President of the newly formed IBM Entry Systems Division ( ESD ) in August 1983 ), with the goal of developing a low-cost personal computer to compete against increasingly popular offerings from the likes of Apple Computer, Commodore International, and other perceived IBM competitors.

Pat LaFontaine was selected by the Islanders in the 1st round as the 3rd pick overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft with the draft pick they had acquired from the Rockies.

He also starred in many other critically and commercially successful films, including Woh Saat Din ( 1983 ), Meri Jung ( 1985 ), Janbaaz ( 1986 ), Karma ( 1986 ), Mr. India ( 1987 ), Virasat ( 1997 ) for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, Biwi No. 1 ( 1999 ), Taal ( 1999 ) for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Pukar ( 2000 ) for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor, No Entry ( 2005 ), and Welcome ( 2007 ).

John MacLean was selected 6th overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

He became the first ECAC Hockey player to be selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft since Normand Lacombe in 1983 ( the Buffalo Sabres selected him 10th overall ).

Originally selected 12th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, he was traded to the Canucks in January 1983.

He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft ( 12th overall ) by the New York Rangers and bounced back and forth between New York and their American Hockey League farm team, the New Haven Nighthawks over the next several seasons.

Probert was drafted as the fourth pick in the third round ( 46th overall ) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, in which the Red Wings also selected Kocur and Steve Yzerman.

Zezel was selected 41st overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Tikkanen was drafted in the fourth round ( 80th overall ) by the Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

Klíma was drafted in the fifth round ( 88th overall ) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by the Red Wings.

In 1983, he joined the St. Catharines Saints, the Toronto AHL affiliate, after being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 45th overall.

A revised edition was published in 1983 with 160 pages and extra poems, such as Henri's " The Entry of Christ Into Liverpool ".