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1976 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)June 1, 1976
Location NHL Offices
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection Canada Rick Green
( Washington Capitals)
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The 1976 NHL Amateur Draft was the 14th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec, on June 1, 1976. It's notable as featuring one of the weakest first rounds in draft history, as only two players ( Rick Green and Bernie Federko) played more than 450 career NHL games. In 2002, Federko was elected into the Hockey Hall-of-Fame after playing fourteen seasons ( 1976– 1990), with 13 of those with the St. Louis Blues. The Cleveland Barons drafted as the California Golden Seals and the Colorado Rockies took part as the Kansas City Scouts. The two franchises would relocate to their new cities on July 15 of that year.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Kent Nilsson, who played his last NHL game in the 1994–95 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1976 NHL amateur draft.

= NHL All-Star [1] = NHL All-Star [1] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of famers

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Rick Green Defence   Canada Washington Capitals London Knights ( OHA)
2 Blair Chapman Right wing   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Kansas City)1 Saskatoon Blades ( WCHL)
3 Glen Sharpley Centre   Canada Minnesota North Stars Hull Festivals ( QMJHL)
4 Fred Williams Centre   Canada Detroit Red Wings Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
5 Bjorn Johansson Defence   Sweden California Golden Seals Örebro IK (Sweden)
6 Don Murdoch Right wing   Canada New York Rangers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7 Bernie Federko Forward   Canada St. Louis Blues Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
8 David Shand Defence   Canada Atlanta Flames (from Vancouver)2 Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9 Real Cloutier Forward   Canada Chicago Black Hawks Quebec Nordiques ( WHA)
10 Harold Phillipoff Left wing   Canada Atlanta Flames New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11 Paul Gardner Centre   Canada Kansas City Scouts (from Pittsburgh)3 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
12 Peter Lee Right wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)4 Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 Rod Schutt Left wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)5 Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
14 Alex McKendry Forward   Canada New York Islanders Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
15 Greg Carroll Centre   Canada Washington Capitals (from Buffalo via Atlanta)6 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
16 Clayton Pachal Centre   Canada Boston Bruins New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
17 Mark Suzor Defence   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
18 Bruce Baker Right wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
[2]
  1. The Kansas City Scouts' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on January 9, 1976 that sent Chuck Arnason, Steve Durbano and Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 1976 to Kansas City in exchange for Ed Gilbert, Simon Nolet and this pick.
  2. The Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick went to the Atlanta Flames as the result of a trade on January 20, 1976 that sent Curt Ridley to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Kansas City Scouts as the result of a trade on January 9, 1976 that sent Ed Gilbert, Simon Nolet and Kansas City's first-round pick in 1976 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Chuck Arnason, Steve Durbano and this pick.
  4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 17, 1975 that sent Wayne Thomas to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  5. The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 22, 1972 that sent Terry Harper to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' second-round pick in 1974, third-round pick in 1975 and this pick. [3] [4]
  6. The Buffalo Sabres' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on January 22, 1976 that sent Bill Clement to Atlanta in exchange for Jean Lemieux, Gerry Meehan and this pick.
    Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 1, 1975 that sent Jacques Richard to Buffalo in exchange for Larry Carriere and this pick.

Round two

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
19 Greg Malone Centre   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Washington)1 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
20 Brian Sutter Left wing   Canada St. Louis Blues (from Kansas City)2 Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
21 Steve Clippingdale Left wing   Canada Los Angeles Kings (from Minnesota)3 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
22 Reed Larson Defence   United States Detroit Red Wings University of Minnesota (WCHA)
23 Vern Stenlund Centre   Canada California Golden Seals London Knights (OMJHL)
24 Dave Farrish Defence   Canada New York Rangers Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
25 John Smrke Left wing   Canada St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
26 Bob Manno Defence   Canada Vancouver Canucks St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
27 Jeff McDill Right wing   Canada Chicago Black Hawks Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
28 Bobby Simpson Left wing   Canada Atlanta Flames Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
29 Peter Marsh Right wing   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
30 Randy Carlyle Defence   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
31 Jim Roberts Left wing   Canada Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles via Detroit)4 Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
32 Mike Kaszycki Centre   Canada New York Islanders Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
33 Joe Kowal Left wing   Canada Buffalo Sabres Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
34 Lorry Gloeckner Defence   Canada Boston Bruins Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
35 Drew Callander Centre   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Regina Pats (WCHL)
36 Barry Melrose Defence   Canada Montreal Canadiens Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
[5]
  1. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 26, 1975 that sent Bob Paradise to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  2. The Kansas City Scouts' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 18, 1975 that sent Denis Dupere, Craig Patrick and cash to Kansas City in exchange for Lynn Powis and this pick.
  3. The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 15, 1975 that sent Tim Young to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
  4. The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on February 27, 1976 that sent Dennis Hextall to Detroit in exchange for Bill Hogaboam and this pick.
    Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 1975 that sent Bart Crashley and Marcel Dionne to Los Angeles in exchange for Terry Harper, Dan Maloney and this pick.

Round three

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
37 Tom Rowe Right wing   United States Washington Capitals London Knights (OMJHL)
38 Mike Kitchen Defence   Canada Kansas City Scouts Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
39 Don Jackson Defence   United States Minnesota North Stars University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
40 Fred Berry Centre   Canada Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41 Mike Fidler Left wing   United States California Golden Seals Boston University (ECAC)
42 Mike McEwen Defence   Canada New York Rangers Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
43 Jim Kirkpatrick Defence   Canada St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
44 Rob Flockhart Left wing   Canada Vancouver Canucks Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
45 Thomas Gradin Centre   Sweden Chicago Black Hawks Ornskoldsvik (Sweden)
46 Rick Hodgson Defence   Canada Atlanta Flames Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
47 Morris Lukowich Left wing   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
48 Alain Belanger Right wing   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
49 Don Moores Centre   Canada Los Angeles Kings Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
50 Garth MacGuigan Centre   Canada New York Islanders Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
51 Ron Zanussi Right wing   Canada Minnesota North Stars (from Buffalo)1 London Knights (OMJHL)
52 Gary McFayden Right wing   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston)2 Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
53 Craig Hanmer Defence   United States Philadelphia Flyers Mohawk Valley Comets (NAJHL)
54 Bill Baker Defence   United States Montreal Canadiens University of Minnesota (WCHA)
[6]
  1. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on January 27, 1975 that sent Fred Stanfield to Buffalo in exchange for Norm Gratton and this pick. [3] [7]
  2. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent Toronto's fourth-round pick in 1975 to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round four

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
55 Al Glendinning Defence   Canada Washington Capitals Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
56 Mike Liut Goaltender   Canada St. Louis Blues (from Kansas City)1 Bowling Green University (CCHA)
57 Mike Fedorko Defence   Canada Minnesota North Stars Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
58 Kevin Schamehorn Right wing   Canada Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
59 Warren Young Centre   Canada California Golden Seals Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
60 Claude Periard Left wing   Canada New York Rangers Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
61 Paul Skidmore Goaltender   United States St. Louis Blues Boston College (ECAC)
62 Elmer Ray Left wing   Canada Vancouver Canucks Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
63 Dave Debol Centre   United States Chicago Black Hawks University of Michigan (WCHA)
64 Kent Nilsson Right wing   Sweden Atlanta Flames Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
65 Greg Redquest Goaltender   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
66 Tim Williams Defence   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
67 Bob Mears Goaltender   Canada Los Angeles Kings Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
68 Ken Morrow Defence   United States New York Islanders Bowling Green University (CCHA)
69 Rocky Maze Left wing   Canada Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
70 Bob Miller Centre   United States Boston Bruins Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
71 Dave Hynek Left wing   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
72 Ed Clarey Right wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
[8]
  1. The Kansas City Scouts' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on October 29, 1974 that sent Larry Giroux to Kansas City in exchange for Chris Evans and this pick. [3] [9]

Round five

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
73 Doug Patey Right wing   Canada Washington Capitals Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
74 Rick McIntyre Left wing   Canada Kansas City Scouts Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
75 Phil Verchota Left wing   United States Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota (WCHA)
76 Dwight Schofield Defence   United States Detroit Red Wings London Knights (OMJHL)
77 Darcy Regier Defence   Canada California Golden Seals Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
78 Doug Caines Centre   Canada New York Rangers St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
79 Cal Sandbeck Defence   United States California Golden Seals (from St. Louis)1 University of Denver (WCHA)
80 Rick Durston Left wing   Canada Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
81 Terry McDonald Centre   Canada Chicago Black Hawks Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
82 Mark Earp Goaltender   Canada Atlanta Flames Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
83 Brendan Lowe Defence   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
84 Greg Hotham Defence   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
85 Rob Palmer Defence   Canada Los Angeles Kings University of Michigan (WCHA)
86 Mike Hordy Defence   Canada New York Islanders Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
87 Ron Roscoe Defence   Canada Buffalo Sabres Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
88 Peter Vandemark Left wing   Canada Boston Bruins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
89 Robin Lang Goaltender   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Cornell University (ECAC)
90 Maurice Barrette Goaltender   Canada Montreal Canadiens Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
[10]
  1. The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the California Golden Seals as the result of a trade on March 9, 1976 that sent Dave Hrechkosy to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 1977 and this pick.

Round six

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
91 Jim Bedard Goaltender   Canada Washington Capitals Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
92 Larry Skinner Centre   Canada Kansas City Scouts Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
93 Dave Delich Centre   United States Minnesota North Stars Colorado College (WCHA)
94 Tony Horvath Defence   Canada Detroit Red Wings Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
95 Jouni Rinne Right wing   Finland California Golden Seals Rauma (Finland)
96 Barry Scully Right wing   Canada New York Rangers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
97 Nels Goddard Defence   Canada St. Louis Blues Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
98 Rob Tudor Right wing   Canada Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WCHL)
99 John Peterson Goaltender   Canada Chicago Black Hawks University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
100 Don Wilson Defence   Canada Washington Capitals St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
101 Vic Sirko Defence   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
102 Dan Djakalovic Centre   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
103 Larry McRae Goaltender   Canada Los Angeles Kings Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
104 Yvon Vautour Right wing   Canada New York Islanders Laval National (QMJHL)
105 Don Lemieux Defence   Canada Buffalo Sabres Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
106 Ted Olson Left wing   Canada Boston Bruins Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
107 Paul Klasinski Left wing   United States Philadelphia Flyers St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL)
108 Pierre Brassard Left wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
[11]

Round seven

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
109 Dale Rideout Goaltender   Canada Washington Capitals Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
110 Jeff Barr Defence   United States Minnesota North Stars Michigan State University (WCHA)
111 Fern LeBlanc Centre   Canada Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
112 Remi Levesque Centre   Canada New York Rangers Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
113 Mike Eaves Centre   Canada/
  United States		 St. Louis Blues University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
114 Brad Rhiness Centre   Canada Vancouver Canucks Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
115 John Rothstein Right wing   United States Chicago Black Hawks University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
116 Charlie Skjodt Centre   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
117 Sammy Bains Left wing   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Austin Mavericks (MWJHL)
118 Rich Gosselin Centre   Canada Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
[12]

Round eight

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
119 Al Dumba Right wing   Canada Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WCHL)
120 Claude Legris Goaltender   Canada Detroit Red Wings Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
121 Jacques Soguel Centre   Switzerland St. Louis Blues Davos (Switzerland)
122 Stuart Ostlund Centre   Canada Vancouver Canucks Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
123 John Gregory Defence   Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
[13]

Round nine

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
124 Dave Dornseif Defence   United States St. Louis Blues Providence College (ECAC)
125 Bruce Horsch Goaltender   United States Montreal Canadiens Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
[14]

Round ten

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
126 Brad Wilson Centre   United States St. Louis Blues Providence College (ECAC)
127 John Tavella Left wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
[15]

Round eleven

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
128 Dan Hoene Right wing   United States St. Louis Blues University of Michigan (WCHA)
129 Mark Davidson Left wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
[16]

Round twelve

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
130 Goran Lindblom Defence   Sweden St. Louis Blues Skelleftea (Sweden)
131 Bill Wells Left wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
[17]

Round thirteen

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
132 Jim Bales Goaltender   Canada St. Louis Blues University of Denver (WCHA)
133 Ron Wilson Left wing   Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
[18]

Round fourteen

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
134 Anders Hakansson Left wing   Sweden St. Louis Blues Solna (Sweden)
[19]

Round fifteen

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
135 Juhani Wallenius Centre   Finland St. Louis Blues Rauma (Finland)
[20]
= NHL All-Star [1] = Hall of famers

Draftees based on nationality

Rank Country Amount
North America 127
1   Canada 104
2   United States 23
Europe 8
3   Sweden 5
4   Finland 2
5   Switzerland 1

See also

Notes

References

  • 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN  0-920445-91-8
  1. ^ a b c Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  2. ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "NHL Trade Tracker". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 593. ISBN  978-1-57243-604-6.
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  7. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 581 and 810. ISBN  978-1-57243-604-6.
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  9. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 552 and 575. ISBN  978-1-57243-604-6.
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