Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'August 19, ndị Whalers tinyere aka na nkwekọrịta atọ na Philadelphia Flyers na Edmonton Oilers. Na akụkụ mbụ nke nkwekọrịta ahụ, ndị Whalers gbanwere onye na-agbachitere Mark Howe na onye nke atọ na-ahọrọ na 1983 NHL Entry Draft na Flyers maka etiti Ken Linseman, Greg Adams, onye mbụ na-ahọrọ na 1983 na onye nke atọ na 1983. Mgbe ahụ, Hartford nyefere Linseman na etiti Don Nachbaur na ndị Oilers iji gbanwere onye na-agbachitere Risto Siltanen na Brent Loney. Adams hụrụ obere ihe na Flyers na 1981-82, na-egwu egwuregwu 33, ebe ọ gbara ihe mgbaru ọsọ anọ na isi 19. N'egwuregwu iri anọ na ise ya na ndị otu Flyers AHL, ndị Maine Mariners, Adams gbara goolu iri na isii na isi iri atọ na asaa n'egwuregwu iri anọ na ise. Adams gbakwunyere enyemaka atọ n'egwuregwu anọ na Maine. Na Oilers na 1981-82, Siltanen gbara goolu iri na ise na isi iri isii na atọ n'egwuregwu iri isii na atọ, ma soro nke ahụ na ihe mgbaru ọsọ atọ na isi ise n'egwuregwu ise. Loney bụ onye ndị Oilers họpụtara na mbido oge ọkọchị n'agba nke atọ nke
1982 NHL Entry Draft. N'egwuregwu 65 ya na Cornwall Royals nke OHL n'oge 1981-82, Loney gbara goolu iri na atọ na isi iri abụọ na ise.