Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'October 2, ndị Whalers tinyere aka n'azụmahịa abụọ. N'azụmahịa mbụ, Hartford nwetara onye na-akụ aka nri Doug Sulliman, onye na-agbachitere Chris Kotsopoulos na onye na-agbachitere Gerry McDonald site na New York Rangers na mgbanwe maka etiti Mike Rogers na nhọrọ nke iri na
1982 NHL Entry Draft. N'egwuregwu iri atọ na abụọ ya na New York, Sulliman gbara goolu anọ na isi ise tupu ọ gbaa goolu n'egwuregwu atọ nke playoff ya na ndị Rangers. Ọ gakwara n'egwuregwu 45 na New Haven Nighthawks nke AHL, ebe o nyere goolu 10 na isi 26. Dị ka onye rookie na 1980/81, Kotsopoulos pụtara na egwuregwu 52 na ndị Rangers, na-eme ihe mgbaru ọsọ anọ, ihe 16 ma na-agbakọta minit 153. N'egwuregwu iri na anọ, Kotsopoulos nyere aka atọ mgbe ọ na-emechi nkeji iri isii na atọ. McDonald pụtara n'egwuregwu 70 na Nighthawks n'afọ 1980/81, na-agba goolu isii na isi iri abụọ na itoolu. N'egwuregwu anọ nke playoff, a hapụrụ McDonald na mpempe akwụkwọ.