79 games, before adding four goals and eight points in 20 playoff games. On October 2, the Whalers were involved in two trades. In the first trade, Hartford acquired right winger Doug Sulliman, defenseman Chris Kotsopoulos and defenseman Gerry McDonald from the New York Rangers in exchange for center Mike Rogers and a tenth round selection in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. In 32 games with New York, Sulliman scored four goals and five points before scoring a goal in three playoff games with the Rangers. He also played in 45 games with the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL, where he scored 10 goals and 26 points. As a rookie in 1980–81, Kotsopoulos appeared in 52 games with the Rangers, scoring four goals, 16 points and accumulating 153 penalty minutes. In 14 post-season games, Kotsopoulos earned three assists while racking up 63 penalty minutes. McDonald appeared in 70 games with the Nighthawks in 1980–81, scoring six goals and 29 points. In four playoff games, McDonald was held off the scoresheet. The second trade the Whalers were involved in on October 2 was with the New York Islanders. Hartford traded a fifth round draft pick from the 1983 NHL Entry Draft to the Islanders for left winger Garry Howatt. Howatt scored four goals and 19 points in 70 games with New York in 1980–81. He earned two assists in eight playoff games. Howatt was a two time Stanley Cup champion with the Islanders, winning in both 1980 and 1981. During the waiver draft on October 5, the Whalers acquired right winger Mike McDougal from the New York Rangers and center Rob McClanahan from the Buffalo Sabres. McDougal scored 21 goals and 44 points in 66 games with the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL during the 1980–81 season, however, he was held to no points in four playoff games. McDougal also played in two games with the Rangers, earning no points. McClanahan scored three goals and 15 points in 57 games with the Sabres during the 1980–81 season before earning an assist in five playoff games. McClanahan also played in 18 games with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, scoring nine goals and 22 points. In the same draft, the Whalers lost defenseman Al Sims to the Los Angeles Kings and left winger Jeff Brubaker to the Montreal Canadiens. Regular season October The Whalers opened the 1981–82 season on the