1977 NHL Amateur Draft

1977 NHL Amateur Draft
overview
date	June 15, 1977
place	Montréal , Québec , Canada
Round	17th
Selected players	185
1st position	Dale McCourt chosen by: Detroit Red Wings
2nd position	Barry Beck chosen by: Colorado Rockies
3rd position	Robert Picard elected by: Washington Capitals
NHL Amateur Draft  <1976 1978>

The NHL Amateur Draft in 1977 , the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League , the NHL was on 15 June 1977 in the office in the Canadian Montreal in the Province of Quebec instead.

A total of 185 players were drawn in 17 rounds, with only a few teams selecting players in the last rounds and from round 16 only the Detroit Red Wings drew more players. Among the top ten elected players, only Doug Wilson made it to greater prominence. Certainly the best player in the draft, Mike Bossy , was only selected as 15th. He was one of the players who played a major role in the New York Islanders' three Stanley Cup victories in the early 1980s. Later Hockey Hall of Fame member Rod Langway was the last player to be drawn in Round 2 in 36th place.

Draft result

Pick	player	country	NHL team	College / junior / professional team
1 round
1.	Dale McCourt (C)		Detroit Red Wings	St. Catharines Fincups ( OHJHL )
2.	Barry Beck (D)		Colorado Rockies	New Westminster Bruins ( WCHL )
3.	Robert Picard (D)		Washington Capitals	Montréal Juniors ( QMJHL )
4th	Jere Gillis (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
5.	Mike Crombeen (RW)		Cleveland Barons	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6th	Doug Wilson (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)
7th	Brad Maxwell (D)		Minnesota North Stars	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
8th.	Lucien DeBlois (C)		New York Rangers	Sorel Éperviers (QMJHL)
9.	Scott Campbell (D)		St. Louis Blues	London Knights (OMJHL)
10.	Mark Napier (RW)		Montréal Canadiens	Birmingham Bulls ( WHA )
Other notable players
11.	John Anderson (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
13.	Ron Duguay (C)		New York Rangers	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
14th	Ric Seiling (RW)		Buffalo Sabers	St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL)
15th	Mike Bossy (RW)		New York Islanders	Laval National (QMJHL)
16.	Dwight Foster (RW)		Boston Bruins	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
17th	Kevin McCarthy (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
18th	Normand Dupont (LW)		Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Juniors (QMJHL)
2nd round
20th	Miles Zaharko (D)		Atlanta Flames	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
25th	Dave Semenko (LW)		Minnesota North Stars	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
31.	Brian Hill (RW)		Atlanta Flames	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
33.	John Tonelli (C)		New York Islanders	Houston Eros (WHA)
36.	Rod Langway (D)		Montréal Canadiens	University of New Hampshire ( NCAA )
3rd round
38.	Doug Berry (C)		Colorado Rockies	University of Denver (NCAA)
40.	Glen Hanlon (G)		Vancouver Canucks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
43.	Alain Côté (LW)		Montréal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
45.	Tom Roulston (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
50.	Hector Marini (RW)		New York Islanders	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
54.	Gordie Roberts (D)		Montréal Canadiens	New England Whalers (WHA)
4th round
62.	Mario Marois (D)		New York Rangers	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
63.	Tony Currie (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
68.	Bill Stewart (D)		Buffalo Sabers	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
72.	Jim Craig (F)		Atlanta Flames	Boston University (NCAA)
5th round
77.	Jim Korn (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Providence College (NCAA)
6th round
101.	Roy Summer (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
7th round
116.	Bob Sullivan (LW)		New York Rangers	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
118.	Bobby Gould (RW)		Atlanta Flames	University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
124.	Richard Sévigny (G)		Montréal Canadiens	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
8th round
129.	Jeff Geiger (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
131.	Lance Nethery (F)		New York Rangers	Cornell University (NCAA)
135.	Pete Peeters (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
9th round
145.	Keith Hanson (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Austin Mavericks (MWJHL)
10th round
162.	Craig Laughlin (C)		Montréal Canadiens	Clarkson University (NCAA)
11th round
167.	Daniel Poulin (D)		Montréal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)

See also

• WHA Amateur Draft 1977

Web links

• 1977 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com