WHA Amateur Draft 1976
The 1976 WHA Amateur Draft was the fourth annual talent draw of the World Hockey Association professional ice hockey league and took place in the early summer of 1976. As part of the draft, a total of 116 players from the league's eleven franchises were selected in ten rounds .
With the first right to vote, the Edmonton Oilers pulled right winger Blair Chapman from the Saskatoon Blades from the Western Canada Hockey League . The Toronto Toros , New England Whalers and Houston Eros were each withdrawn from their first-round voting rights because they had signed players below the minimum age in the previous year.
Draft result
| Pick | player | country | WHA team | College / junior / professional team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 round | ||||
| 1. | Blair Chapman (RW) |
|
Edmonton Oilers | Saskatoon Blades ( WCHL ) |
| 2. | Peter Marsh (LW) |
|
Cincinnati stingers | Castors de Sherbrooke ( QMJHL ) |
| 3. | Glen Sharpley (C) |
|
Cleveland Crusaders | Festivals de Hull (QMJHL) |
| 6th | Bernie Federko (F) |
|
Edmonton Oilers | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 7th | Randy Carlyle (D) |
|
Cincinnati stingers | Sudbury Wolves ( OMJHL ) |
| 9. | Thomas Gradin (F) |
|
Winnipeg Jets | MoDo AIK ( Elitserien ) |
| 2nd round | ||||
| 10. | Rick Green (D) |
|
Nordiques de Québec | London Knights (OMJHL) |
| 11. | Kent Nilsson (F) |
|
Toronto Toros | Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien) |
| 18th | David Shand (D) |
|
Calgary cowboys | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 19th | Bob Manno (D) |
|
Nordiques de Québec | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |
| 20th | Tom Rowe (RW) |
|
Winnipeg Jets | London Knights (OMJHL) |
| 21st | Peter-John Lee (LW) |
|
Toronto Toros | Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL) |
| 3rd round | ||||
| 24. | Paul Gardner (C) |
|
Toronto Toros | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
| 28. | Harold Phillipoff (LW) |
|
Edmonton Oilers | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 36. | Brian Sutter (F) |
|
Edmonton Oilers | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
| 4th round | ||||
| 37. | Barry Melrose (D) |
|
Cincinnati stingers | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) |
| 38. | Mike Kaszycki (F) |
|
New England Whalers | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
| 42. | Kari Makkonen (F) |
|
Phoenix Roadrunners | Porin Ässät ( SM-liiga ) |
| 44. | Maurice Barrette (G) |
|
Nordiques de Québec | Remparts de Québec (QMJHL) |
| 45. | Göran Lindblom (D) |
|
Winnipeg Jets | Skellefteå AIK (Elitserien) |
| 5th round | ||||
| 49. | Bill Baker (D) |
|
New England Whalers | University of Minnesota ( NCAA ) |
| 50. | Mike Liut (G) |
|
New England Whalers | Bowling Green State University (NCAA) |
| 59. | Dan Djakalovic (F) |
|
Toronto Toros | Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |
| 6th round | ||||
| 72. | Gordon Blumenschein (C) |
|
Edmonton Oilers | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) |
| 7th round | ||||
| 76. | Greg Malone (C) |
|
Indianapolis Racers | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
| 79. | Phil Verchota (LW) |
|
Calgary cowboys | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 83. | Mike Kitchen (D) |
|
Toronto Toros | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
| 8th round | ||||
| 86. | Ken Morrow (D) |
|
New England Whalers | Bowling Green State University (NCAA) |
| 87. | Ron Zanussi (RW) |
|
Cleveland Crusaders | London Knights (OMJHL) |
| 91. | Don Jackson (D) |
|
Calgary cowboys | University of Notre Dame (NCAA) |
| 9th round | ||||
| 103. | Anders Håkansson (F) |
|
Winnipeg Jets | AIK Solna (Elitserien) |
| 106. | Jim Bedard (G) |
|
Edmonton Oilers | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
| 10th round | ||||
| 115. | Jörgen Pettersson (LW) |
|
Winnipeg Jets | Västra Frölunda IF (Elitserien) |
See also
Web links
- WHA Amateur Draft 1976 at hockeydb.com