The league would enter into an agreement with the NASL in the summer of 1982 to begin plans for an eventual merger.
However, the Chicago Sting and Golden Bay Earthquakes would join the Sockers for the MISL season.
[2] The Arrows, only two games out of first place when the trade was made on January 19, finished at .500 and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
While the spring would see the end of the league's two-year deal with the USA Network, CBS would broadcast a playoff game live from Cleveland on May 7 that drew an estimated four million viewers.
[4] GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses [5] GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses Most Valuable Player: Alan Mayer, San Diego Scoring Champion: Steve Zungul, New York/Golden Bay Pass Master: Stan Stamenkovic, Baltimore Defender of the Year: Bernie James, Cleveland Rookie of the Year: Kirk Shermer, Los Angeles Goalkeeper of the Year: Zoltán Tóth, New York Coach of the Year: Pat McBride, Kansas City Championship Series Most Valuable Player: Juli Veee, San Diego Verb, Doug; Jones-Fearnley, Alaina (1982).