16 goals and 37 points in 45 games. Adams added three assists in four playoff games with Maine. With the Oilers in 1981-82, Siltanen scored 15 goals and 63 points in 63 games, and followed that up with three goals and five points in five post-season games. Loney was drafted by the Oilers earlier in the summer in the third round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. In 65 games with the Cornwall Royals of the OHL during the 1981-82 season, Loney scored 13 goals and 25 points. Prior to the regular season starting, on October 1, the Whalers were involved in a three way deal with the New York Rangers and the Minnesota North Stars. The first trade was between the Whalers and North Stars, as Hartford acquired right winger Kent-Erik Andersson and center Mark Johnson from Minnesota for a fifth round draft pick in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and future considerations. Hartford then traded Andersson to the Rangers for Ed Hospodar. Johnson split the 1981-82 season between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars, scoring 12 goals and 25 points in 56 games. In four playoff games with Minnesota, Johnson scored two goals. Hospodar appeared in 41 games with New York, scoring three goals and 11 points, while registering 153 penalty minutes. On October 5, the Whalers acquired left winger Paul Marshall from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a tenth round draft pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Marshall played in 10 games with Toronto in 1981-82, scoring two goals and four points. Regular season October The Whalers opened the 1982–83 season on the road against the Montreal Canadiens at the Montreal Forum on October 6. Hartford took a 1-0 lead in the game after Pierre Larouche scored the Whalers first goal of the season, however, the Canadiens came back and won the game 2-1. Three nights later, Hartford had their home opener, played against the Boston Bruins in front of 12,430 fans at the Civic Center. The Whalers took an early 3-0 lead, however, the Bruins staged a comeback, and won the game 5-4. The next night, the Whalers earned their first point of the season, a 4-4 tie against the Buffalo Sabres. After the Whalers winless streak was extended to four games after a tie against the Edmonton Oilers, the team finally won their first game of the season on October 16