1982–83 CHL season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1982–83 CHL season

| league = Central Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration =

| attendance =

| no_of_teams =

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name = Regular Season Top Team

| season_champs = Indianapolis Checkers

| MVP =

| MVP_link = Tommy Ivan Trophy

| top_scorer = Wes Jarvis

| top_scorer_link = Phil Esposito Trophy

| playoffs = Adams Cup playoffs

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 =

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ =

| conf1_runner-up =

| conf2 =

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ =

| conf2_runner-up =

| finals = Adams Cup

| finals_link = Adams Cup (ice hockey)

| finals_champ = Indianapolis Checkers

| finals_runner-up = Birmingham South Stars

| playoffs_MVP =

| playoffs_MVP_link = Max McNab Trophy

| nextseason_year = 1983–84

| prevseason_year = 1981–82

| seasonslistnames = CHL

}}

The 1982–83 CHL season was the 20th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Indianapolis Checkers won the league title.

Regular season

class="wikitable" ! width="40%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Central Hockey League ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| GP ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| W ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| L ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| OTL ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| GF ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| GA ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Pts
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Indianapolis Checkers (NYI)	80	50	28	2	335	242	102
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Colorado Flames (CGY)	80	41	36	3	322	322	85
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Birmingham South Stars (MIN)	80	41	37	2	297	297	84
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Salt Lake Golden Eagles (STL)	80	41	38	1	318	312	83
align="center" \| align="left" \| Tulsa Oilers (NYR)	80	32	47	1	282	321	65
align="center" \| align="left" \| Wichita Wind (NJ)	80	29	48	3	286	346	61