1976 NHL amateur draft explained
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.
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.[2] [3]
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.[2] [6]
- 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
- 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.[2] [8]
Round five
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 73 | Doug Patey (RW) | | Washington Capitals | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
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| 74 | Rick McIntyre (LW) | | Kansas City Scouts | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
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| 75 | Phil Verchota (LW) | | Minnesota North Stars | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
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| 76 | Dwight Schofield (D) | | Detroit Red Wings | London Knights (OMJHL) |
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| 77 | Darcy Regier (D) | | California Golden Seals | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
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| 78 | Doug Caines (C) | | New York Rangers | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |
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| 79 | Cal Sandbeck (D) | | California Golden Seals (from St. Louis)1 | University of Denver (WCHA) |
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| 80 | Rick Durston (LW) | | Vancouver Canucks | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
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| 81 | Terry McDonald (C) | | Chicago Black Hawks | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
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| 82 | Mark Earp (G) | | Atlanta Flames | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) |
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| 83 | Brendan Lowe (D) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
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| 84 | Greg Hotham (D) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
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| 85 | Rob Palmer (D) | | Los Angeles Kings | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
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| 86 | Mike Hordy (D) | | New York Islanders | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
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| 87 | Ron Roscoe (D) | | Buffalo Sabres | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
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| 88 | Peter Vandemark (LW) | | Boston Bruins | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
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| 89 | Robin Lang (G) | | Philadelphia Flyers | Cornell University (ECAC) |
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| 90 | Maurice Barrette (G) | | Montreal Canadiens | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [9] | |
- 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
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 91 | Jim Bedard (G) | | Washington Capitals | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
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| 92 | Larry Skinner (C) | | Kansas City Scouts | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
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| 93 | Dave Delich (C) | | Minnesota North Stars | Colorado College (WCHA) |
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| 94 | Tony Horvath (D) | | Detroit Red Wings | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
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| 95 | Jouni Rinne (RW) | | California Golden Seals | Rauma (Finland) |
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| 96 | Barry Scully (RW) | | New York Rangers | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
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| 97 | Nels Goddard (D) | | St. Louis Blues | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
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| 98 | Rob Tudor (RW) | | Vancouver Canucks | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
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| 99 | John Peterson (G) | | Chicago Black Hawks | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
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| 100 | Don Wilson (D) | | Washington Capitals | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |
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| 101 | Vic Sirko (D) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
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| 102 | Dan Djakalovic (C) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |
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| 103 | Larry McRae (G) | | Los Angeles Kings | Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
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| 104 | Yvon Vautour (RW) | | New York Islanders | Laval National (QMJHL) |
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| 105 | Don Lemieux (D) | | Buffalo Sabres | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
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| 106 | Ted Olson (LW) | | Boston Bruins | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
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| 107 | Paul Klasinski (LW) | | Philadelphia Flyers | St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL) |
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| 108 | Pierre Brassard (LW) | | Montreal Canadiens | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [10] | |
Round seven
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 109 | Dale Rideout (G) | | Washington Capitals | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
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| 110 | Jeff Barr (D) | | Minnesota North Stars | Michigan State University (WCHA) |
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| 111 | Fern LeBlanc (C) | | Detroit Red Wings | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
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| 112 | Remi Levesque (C) | | New York Rangers | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
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| 113 | Mike Eaves (C) | /
| St. Louis Blues | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
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| 114 | Brad Rhiness (C) | | Vancouver Canucks | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
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| 115 | John Rothstein (RW) | | Chicago Black Hawks | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) |
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| 116 | Charlie Skjodt (C) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
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| 117 | Sammy Bains (LW) | | Philadelphia Flyers | Austin Mavericks (MWJHL) |
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| 118 | Rich Gosselin (C) | | Montreal Canadiens | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [11] | |
Round eight
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 119 | Al Dumba (RW) | | Washington Capitals | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
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| 120 | Claude Legris (G) | | Detroit Red Wings | Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) |
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| 121 | Jacques Soguel (C) | | St. Louis Blues | Davos (Switzerland) |
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| 122 | Stuart Ostlund (C) | | Vancouver Canucks | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
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| 123 | John Gregory (D) | | Montreal Canadiens | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [12] | |
Round nine
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 124 | Dave Dornseif (D) | | St. Louis Blues | Providence College (ECAC) |
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| 125 | Bruce Horsch (G) | | Montreal Canadiens | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [13] | |
Round ten
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 126 | Brad Wilson (C) | | St. Louis Blues | Providence College (ECAC) |
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| 127 | John Tavella (LW) | | Montreal Canadiens | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [14] | |
Round eleven
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 128 | Dan Hoene (RW) | | St. Louis Blues | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
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| 129 | Mark Davidson (LW) | | Montreal Canadiens | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [15] | |
Round twelve
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 130 | Goran Lindblom (D) | | St. Louis Blues | Skelleftea (Sweden) |
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| 131 | Bill Wells (LW) | | Montreal Canadiens | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [16] | |
Round thirteen
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 132 | Jim Bales (G) | | St. Louis Blues | University of Denver (WCHA) |
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| 133 | Ron Wilson (LW) | | Montreal Canadiens | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [17] | |
Round fourteen
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 134 | Anders Hakansson (LW) | | St. Louis Blues | Solna (Sweden) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [18] | |
Round fifteen
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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| 135 | Juhani Wallenius (C) | | St. Louis Blues | Rauma (Finland) |
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| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [19] | |
Draftees based on nationality
| Rank | Country | Amount |
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| North America | 127 |
| 1 | | 104 |
| 2 | | 23 |
| Europe | 8 |
| 3 | | 5 |
| 4 | | 2 |
| 5 | | 1 | |
See also
References
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20090122104905/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1976/76main.htm. 22 January 2009 . live.
- Web site: NHL Trade Tracker. 2021-07-26. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/. dead.
- Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 593 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 581 and 810 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 552 and 575 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
- Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 23 December 2008.
External links
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