1976 NHL Amateur Draft
The NHL Amateur Draft in 1976 , the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League , the NHL was June 15, 1976 in the office in the Canadian Montreal in the Province of Quebec instead.
A total of 135 players were drawn in 15 rounds, with only a few teams selecting players in the last rounds and from the ninth round only the Montréal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues drawn more players. The top draft pick Rick Green is not not, resulted in great fame, but he played a long career with more than 800 games in the NHL. Only three players made it to more stakes. Bernie Federko , who scored more than 1000 points scorer in the service of the team, became the star of the St. Louis Blues . With Björn Johansson , the California Golden Seals became the first team in draft history to win a European in the first round. With Jacques Soguel in the eighth round, a Swiss was drawn in the draft for the first time.
Draft result
Pick | player | country | NHL team | College / junior / professional team | |
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1 round | |||||
1. | Rick Green (D) | Washington Capitals | London Knights ( OMJHL ) | ||
2. | Blair Chapman (RW) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Saskatoon Blades ( WCHL ) | ||
3. | Glen Sharpley (C) | Minnesota North Stars | Hull Festivals ( QMJHL ) | ||
4th | Fred Williams (C) | Detroit Red Wings | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | ||
5. | Björn Johansson (D) | California Golden Seals | Södertälje SK | ||
6th | Don Murdoch (RW) | New York Rangers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | ||
7th | Bernie Federko (C) | St. Louis Blues | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | ||
8th. | David Shand (D) | Atlanta Flames | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) | ||
9. | Real Cloutier (RW) | Chicago Black Hawks | Québec Nordiques ( WHA ) | ||
10. | Harold Phillipoff (LW) | Atlanta Flames | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | ||
Other notable players | |||||
12. | Peter-John Lee (LW) | Montréal Canadiens | Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL) | ||
2nd round | |||||
19th | Greg Malone (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) | ||
20th | Brian Sutter (LW) | St. Louis Blues | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | ||
22nd | Reed Larson (D) | Detroit Red Wings | University of Minnesota ( WCHA ) | ||
24. | Dave Farrish (D) | New York Rangers | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) | ||
26th | Bob Manno (F) | Vancouver Canucks | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) | ||
30th | Randy Carlyle (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) | ||
32. | Mike Kaszycki (C) | New York Islanders | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) | ||
35. | Drew Callander (C) | Philadelphia Flyers | Regina Pats (WCHL) | ||
36. | Barry Melrose (D) | Montréal Canadiens | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | ||
3rd round | |||||
39. | Don Jackson (D) | Minnesota North Stars | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) | ||
42. | Mike McEwen (D) | New York Rangers | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) | ||
51. | Ron Zanussi (RW) | Minnesota North Stars | London Knights (OMJHL) | ||
54. | Bill Baker (D) | Montréal Canadiens | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | ||
4th round | |||||
56. | Mike Liut (G) | St. Louis Blues | Bowling Green State University (NCAA) | ||
64. | Kent Nilsson (C) | Atlanta Flames | Djurgårdens IF | ||
68. | Ken Morrow (D) | New York Islanders | Bowling Green State University ( CCHA ) | ||
5th round | |||||
77. | Darcy Regier (D) | California Golden Seals | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | ||
6th round | |||||
91. | Jim Bedard (G) | Washington Capitals | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) | ||
102. | Dan Djakalovic (F) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) | ||
7th round | |||||
118. | Rich Gosselin (F) | Montréal Canadiens | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | ||
8th round | |||||
121. | Jacques Soguel (F) | St. Louis Blues | HC Davos | ||
13th round | |||||
162. | Ron Wilson (C) | Montréal Canadiens | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |
See also
Web links
- 1976 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com