1977 NHL amateur draft explained

1977 NHL amateur draft
Logosize:	180px
Date:	June 14, 1977
Location:	Mount Royal Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada
First:	Dale McCourt (Detroit Red Wings)
Overall:	185
Rounds:	17
Prev:	1976
Next:	1978

The 1977 NHL amateur draft was the 15th NHL entry draft. It was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. It was notable for the inclusion of players being drafted at 20 years of age.

This was the only draft in which the Cleveland Barons as a distinctive franchise drafted, as they would fold prior to the 1978 draft.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Gordie Roberts, who played his last NHL game in the 1993–94 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1977 NHL amateur draft.

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Dale McCourt (C)			St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
2	Barry Beck (D)			New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3	Robert Picard (D)			Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
4	Jere Gillis (LW)			Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
5	Mike Crombeen (RW)			Kingston Canadians (OHA)
6	Doug Wilson (D)			Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7	Brad Maxwell (D)			New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
8	Lucien DeBlois (RW)		New York Rangers (from NY Rangers via St. Louis)^1	Sorel Éperviers (QMJHL)
9	Scott Campbell (D)			London Knights (OHA)
10	Mark Napier (RW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)^2	Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
11	John Anderson (RW)			Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
12	Trevor Johansen (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)^3	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
13	Ron Duguay (C)		New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)^4	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
14	Ric Seiling (RW)			St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
15	Mike Bossy (RW)			Laval National (QMJHL)
16	Dwight Foster (RW)			Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
17	Kevin McCarthy (D)			Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
18	Norm Dupont (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[1]

1. The New York Rangers' first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on October 30, 1975 that sent Derek Sanderson to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.^{[2] [3]}

St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 1974 that sent Greg Polis to the Rangers in exchange for Larry Sacharuk and this pick.

1. The Atlanta Flames' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973 that sent California's and Montreal's first-round picks both in 1973 and Atlanta's second-round pick in 1973 to Atlanta in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1973, second-round pick in 1978 and this pick.^{[2] [4]}
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on September 13, 1974 that sent Rick Kehoe to Pittsburgh in exchange for Blaine Stoughton and this pick.^{[2] [5]}
3. The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 14, 1974 that sent Gene Carr to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.^{[2] [6]}

Round two

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
19	Jean Savard (C)		Chicago Black Hawks (from Detroit)^1	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
20	Miles Zaharko (D)		Atlanta Flames (from Kansas City)^2	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
21	Mark Lofthouse (RW)		Washington Capitals	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
22	Jeff Bandura (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
23	Dan Chicoine (RW)		Cleveland Barons	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
24	Bob Gladney (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago)^3	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
25	Dave Semenko (LW)		Minnesota North Stars	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
26	Mike Keating (LW)		New York Rangers	St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL)
27	Neil Labatte (D)		St. Louis Blues	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
28	Don Laurence (C)		Atlanta Flames	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
29	Rocky Saganiuk (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
30	Jim Hamilton (RW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	London Knights (OMJHL)
31	Brian Hill (RW)		Atlanta Flames (from Los Angeles via Vancouver)^4	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
32	Ron Areshenkoff (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
33	John Tonelli (C)		New York Islanders	Houston Aeros (WHA)
34	Dave Parro (G)		Boston Bruins	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
35	Tom Gorence (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
36	Rod Langway (D)		Montreal Canadiens	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[7]

1. The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on November 20, 1975 that sent the rights to Jean-Paul LeBlanc to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
2. The Kansas City Scouts' second-round pick went to the Atlanta Flames as the result of a trade on October 13, 1975 that sent Buster Harvey to Kansas City in exchange for Richard Lemieux and this pick.
3. The Chicago Black Hawks' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on September 28, 1976 that sent the rights to Jim Harrison to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
4. The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Atlanta Flames as the result of a trade on December 2, 1976 that sent Larry Carriere and Hilliard Graves to Vancouver in exchange for John Gould and this pick.

Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 14, 1976 that sent Ab DeMarco Jr. to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

Round three

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
37	Rick Vasko (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
38	Doug Berry (C)		Colorado Rockies	University of Denver (WCHA)
39	Eddy Godin (RW)		Washington Capitals	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
40	Glen Hanlon (G)		Vancouver Canucks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
41	Reg Kerr (LW)		Cleveland Barons (from California via St. Louis)^1	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
42	Guy Lash (RW)		Cleveland Barons (from Chicago)^2	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
43	Alain Cote (LW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Minnesota)^3	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
44	Steve Baker (G)		New York Rangers	Union College (ECAC)
45	Tom Roulston (C)		St. Louis Blues	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
46	Pierre Lagace (LW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)^4	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
47	Randy Pierce (RW)		Colorado Rockies (from Toronto)^5	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
48	Kim Davis (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
49	Moe Robinson (D)		Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)^6	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
50	Hector Marini (RW)		New York Islanders (from Buffalo)^7	Sudbury Wolves(OMJHL)
51	Bruce Andres (RW)		New York Islanders	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
52	Mike Forbes (D)		Boston Bruins	St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL)
53	Dave Hoyda (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
54	Gordie Roberts (D)		Montreal Canadiens	New England Whalers (WHA)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[8]

1. The Cleveland Barons' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 9, 1976 that sent Dave Hrechkosy to St. Louis in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 1976 and this pick.

St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 24, 1975 that sent Wayne Merrick to the California Golden Seals in exchange for Larry Patey and this pick. The Golden Seals relocated to become the Cleveland Barons for the 1976–77 NHL season.

1. The Chicago Black Hawks' third-round pick went to the Cleveland Barons as the result of a trade on June 1, 1975 that sent Joey Johnston to California in exchange for Jim Pappin and this pick.
2. The Minnesota North Stars' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 9, 1975 that sent Glen Sather to Minnesota in exchange for cash and this pick.
3. The Atlanta Flames' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 29, 1973 that sent Bob Murray and a fourth-round pick in 1977 to Atlanta in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 1977 and this pick.^{[2] [9]}
4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of a trade on March 8, 1977 that sent Tracy Pratt to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
5. The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1976 that sent Glenn Goldup and a third-round pick in 1978 to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in 1978 and this pick.
6. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on February 19, 1975 that sent the rights to Gerry Desjardins to Buffalo in exchange for the rights to Garry Lariviere and this pick.

Round four

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
55	John Hilworth (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
56	Dave Morrow (D)		Vancouver Canucks (from Colorado)^1	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
57	Nelson Burton (LW)		Washington Capitals	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
58	Murray Bannerman (G)		Vancouver Canucks	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
59	John Baby (D)		Cleveland Barons	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
60	Randy Ireland (G)		Chicago Black Hawks	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
61	Kevin McCloskey (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
62	Mario Marois (D)		New York Rangers	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
63	Tony Currie (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
64	Robert Holland (G)		Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)^2	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
65	Dan Eastman (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	London Knights (OMJHL)
66	Mark Johnson (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
67	Yves Guillemette (G)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles)^3	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
68	Bill Stewart (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
69	Steve Stoyanovich (C)		New York Islanders	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
70	Brian McGregor (RW)		Boston Bruins	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
71	Rene Hamelin (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
72	Jim Craig (G)		Atlanta Flames (from Montreal)^4	Boston University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[10]

1. The Colorado Rockies' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on September 12, 1976 that sent Vancouver's fifth-round pick in 1978 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
2. The Atlanta Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 29, 1973 that sent Bob Murray and a fourth-round pick in 1977 to Atlanta in exchange for a third-round pick in 1977 and this pick.^{[2] [9]}
3. The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on September 29, 1976 that sent Dave Schultz to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 1978 and this pick.
4. The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Atlanta Flames as the result of a trade on May 29, 1973 that sent a third and fourth-round pick both in 1977 to Montreal in exchange for Bob Murray and this pick.^{[2] [9]}

Round five

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
73	Jim Korn (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Providence College (ECAC)
74	Mike Dwyer (LW)		Colorado Rockies	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
75	Denis Turcotte (C)		Washington Capitals	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
76	Steve Hazlett (C)		Vancouver Canucks	St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL)
77	Owen Lloyd (D)		Cleveland Barons	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
78	Gary Platt (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL)
79	Bob Parent (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
80	Benoit Gosselin (LW)		New York Rangers	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
81	Bruce Hamilton (LW)		St. Louis Blues	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
82	Curt Christofferson (D)		Atlanta Flames	Colorado College (WCHA)
83	John Wilson (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
84	Julian Baretta (G)		Los Angeles Kings (from Pittsburgh)^1	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
85	Warren Holmes (C)		Los Angeles Kings	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
86	Rich Sirois (G)		Buffalo Sabres	Laval National (QMJHL)
87	Markus Mattsson (G)		New York Islanders	Tampere Ilves (Finland)
88	Doug Butler (D)		Boston Bruins	Saint Louis University (CCHA)
89	Dan Clark (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
90	Gaetan Rochette (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[11]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on October 18, 1976 that sent Mike Corrigan to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

Round six

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
91	Jim Baxter (G)		Detroit Red Wings	Union College (ECAC)
92	Dan Lempe (C)		Colorado Rockies	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
93	Perry Schnarr (RW)		Washington Capitals	University of Denver (WCHA)
94	Brian Drumm (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
95	Jeff Allan (D)		Cleveland Barons	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
96	Jack O'Callahan (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Boston University (ECAC)
97	Jamie Gallimore (RW)		Minnesota North Stars	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
98	John Bethel (LW)		New York Rangers	Boston University (ECAC)
99	Gary McMonagle (C)		St. Louis Blues	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
100	Bernard Harbec (C)		Atlanta Flames	Laval National (QMJHL)
101	Roy Sommer (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
102	Greg Millen (G)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
103	Randy Rudnyk (RW)		Los Angeles Kings	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
104	Wayne Ramsey (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
105	Steve Letzgus (D)		New York Islanders	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
106	Keith Johnson (D)		Boston Bruins	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
107	Alain Chaput (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL)
108	Bill Himmelright (D)		Montreal Canadiens	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[12]

Round seven

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
109	Randy Wilson (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Providence College (ECAC)
110	Rick Doyle (LW)		Colorado Rockies	London Knights (OMJHL)
111	Rollie Boutin (G)		Washington Capitals	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
112	Ray Creasy (C)		Vancouver Canucks	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
113	Mark Toffolo (D)		Cleveland Barons	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
114	Floyd Lahache (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Sherbrooke Castors(QMJHL)
115	Jean-Pierre Sanvido (G)		Minnesota North Stars	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
116	Bob Sullivan (LW)		New York Rangers	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
117	Matti Forss (C)		St. Louis Blues	Rauma (Finland)
118	Bob Gould (RW)		Atlanta Flames	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
119	Lynn Jorgenson (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
120	Bob Suter (D)		Los Angeles Kings	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
121	Harald Luckner (C)		New York Islanders	Karlstad (Sweden)
122	Ralph Cox (RW)		Boston Bruins	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
123	Richard Dalpe (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
124	Richard Sevigny (G)		Montreal Canadiens	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[13]

Round eight

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
125	Raymond Roy (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
126	Joe Contini (C)		Colorado Rockies	St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL)
127	Brent Tremblay (D)		Washington Capitals	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
128	Grant Eakin (LW)		Cleveland Barons	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
129	Jeff Geiger (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
130	Greg Tebbutt (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Regina Pats (WCHL)
131	Lance Nethery (C)		New York Rangers	Cornell University (ECAC)
132	Raimo Hirvonen (D)		St. Louis Blues	Helsinki IFK (Finland)
133	Jim Bennett (LW)		Atlanta Flames	Brown University (ECAC)
134	Kevin Howe (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
135	Pete Peeters (G)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)^1	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
136	Clint Eccles (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)^2	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
137	Keith Hendrickson (D)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^3	University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
138	Mario Claude (D)		Boston Bruins	Sherbrooke Castors(QMJHL)
139	Mike Greeder (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL)
140	Michael Reilly (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Colorado College (WCHA)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[14]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eighth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 8, 1976 that sent Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to Pittsburgh in exchange for Gary Inness and future considerations. The future considerations became Pittsburgh's ninth-round, tenth-round, eleventh-round and twelfth-round picks in 1977 NHL amateur draft and this pick.
2. The Buffalo Sabres' eighth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
3. The New York Islanders' eighth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round nine

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
141	Kip Churchill (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Union College (ECAC)
142	Jack Hughes (D)		Colorado Rockies	Harvard University (ECAC)
143	Don Micheletti (LW)		Washington Capitals	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
144	Steve Ough (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Laval National (QMJHL)
145	Keith Hanson (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Austin Mavericks (MidJHL)
146	Alex Jeans (C)		New York Rangers	University of Toronto (CIAU)
147	Bjorn Olsson (D)		St. Louis Blues	Karlstad (Sweden)
148	Tim Harrer (RW)		Atlanta Flames	Shattuck's St. Marys (WCHA)
149	Ray Robertson (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
150	Tom Bauer (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)^1	Orange County Hockey Club (NAPHL)
151	Michel Bauman (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)^2	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
152	Barry Borrett (G)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^3	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
153	Bruce Crowder (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
154	Sid Tanchak (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Clarkson University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[15]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' ninth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 8, 1976 that sent Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to Pittsburgh in exchange for Gary Inness and future considerations. The future considerations became Pittsburgh's eighth-round, tenth-round, eleventh-round and twelfth-round picks in 1977 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick.
2. The Buffalo Sabres' ninth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
3. The New York Islanders' ninth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round ten

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
155	Lance Gatoni (D)		Detroit Red Wings	University of Toronto (CIAU)
156	Archie Henderson (RW)		Washington Capitals	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
157	Pete Raps (LW)		New York Rangers	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
158	Rob Nicholson (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)^1	St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL)
159	Dave Isherwood (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)^2	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
160	Mark Holden (G)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^3	Brown University (ECAC)
161	Steve Jones (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	Ohio State University (CCHA)
162	Craig Laughlin (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Clarkson University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[16]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' tenth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 8, 1976 that sent Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to Pittsburgh in exchange for Gary Inness and future considerations. The future considerations became Pittsburgh's eighth-round, ninth-round, eleventh-round and twelfth-round picks in 1977 NHL amateur draft and this pick.
2. The Buffalo Sabres' tenth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
3. The New York Islanders' tenth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round eleven

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
163	Robert Plumb (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
164	Mike Brown (RW)		New York Rangers	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
165	Jim Trainor (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)^1	Harvard University (ECAC)
166	Barry Duench (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)^2	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
167	Dan Poulin (D)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^3	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
168	Rod McNair (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Ohio State University (CCHA)
169	Tom McDonell (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[17]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eleventh-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 8, 1976 that sent Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to Pittsburgh in exchange for Gary Inness and future considerations. The future considerations became Pittsburgh's eighth-round, ninth-round, tenth-round and twelfth-round picks in 1977 NHL amateur draft and this pick.
2. The Buffalo Sabres' eleventh-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
3. The New York Islanders' eleventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round twelve

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
170	Alain Belanger (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
171	Mark Miller (LW)		New York Rangers	University of Michigan (WCHA)
172	Mike Laycock (G)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)^1	Brown University (ECAC)
173	Cary Farelli (RW)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^2	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
174	Carey Walker (G)		Montreal Canadiens	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[18]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' twelfth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 8, 1976 that sent Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to Pittsburgh in exchange for Gary Inness and future considerations. The future considerations became Pittsburgh's eighth-round, ninth-round, tenth-round and eleventh-round picks in 1977 NHL amateur draft and this pick.
2. The New York Islanders' twelfth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round thirteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
175	Dean Willers (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	Union College (ECAC)
176	Mark Wells (C)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^1	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
177	Stan Palmer (D)		Montreal Canadiens	University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[19]

1. The New York Islanders' thirteenth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round fourteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
178	Roland Cloutier (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
179	Jean Belisle (G)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^1	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
180	Bob Daly (G)		Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[20]

1. The New York Islanders' thirteenth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round fifteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
181	Ed Hill (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	University of Vermont (ECAC)
182	Bob Boileau (RW)		Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)^1	Boston University (ECAC)
183	John Costello (C)		Montreal Canadiens	University of Massachusetts Lowell (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[21]

1. The New York Islanders' fifteenth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 14, 1977 that sent cash to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round sixteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
184	Val James (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[22]

Round seventeen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
185	Grant Morin (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
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Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Amount
	North America	178
1		142
2		36
	Europe	7
3		3
		3
4		1

See also

• 1977–78 NHL season
• 1977 WHA amateur draft
• List of NHL players

External links

• HockeyDraftCentral.com
• 1977 NHL Amateur Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. 26 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20090122105454/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1977/77main.htm. 22 January 2009 . live.
2. Web site: NHL Trade Tracker. 2021-07-26. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/. dead.
3. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 783 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
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5. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 633 and 816 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
6. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 502 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
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9. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 721 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
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