1978 NHL amateur draft explained

1978 NHL amateur draft
Logosize:	180px
Date:	June 15, 1978
Location:	Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada
First:	Bobby Smith (Minnesota North Stars)
Overall:	234
Rounds:	22
Prev:	1977
Next:	1979

The 1978 NHL amateur draft was the 16th NHL entry draft. It was hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "amateur draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL entry draft in 1979.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Viacheslav Fetisov, who retired after the 1997–98 season, although he was re-drafted in 1983.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1978 NHL amateur draft. The Washington Capitals chose to take an extra pick in the first round instead of participating in the dispersal draft (Tim Coulis), and were allowed to pick in Cleveland's position in the second round to complete the Bob Girard/Walt McKechnie trade.^[1] The New York Islanders had traded their fourth round selection to Cleveland, so that pick was forfeited.^[2]

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Bobby Smith (C)			Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2	Ryan Walter (C)			Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
3	Wayne Babych (RW)			Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
4	Bill Derlago (C)			Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
5	Mike Gillis (LW)			Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6	Behn Wilson (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)^1	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
7	Ken Linseman (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from the Rangers)^2	Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
8	Dan Geoffrion (RW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)^3	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
9	Willie Huber (D)			Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
10	Tim Higgins (RW)			Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
11	Brad Marsh (D)			London Knights (OMJHL)
12	Brent Peterson (C)		Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)^4	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
13	Larry Playfair (D)			Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
14	Danny Lucas (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
15	Steve Tambellini (C)			Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
16	Al Secord (LW)			Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
17	Dave Hunter (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
18	Tim Coulis (LW)		Washington Capitals^5	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[3]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 14, 1978, that sent Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry to Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations (Pittsburgh's eighth-round pick in 1978) and this pick.
2. The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of compensation on June 2, 1978, for the right to hire Fred Shero as their new head coach. Philadelphia received this pick as compensation for the hire.
3. The Los Angeles Kings' first-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 third-round pick in 1977 and this pick.
4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 13, 1978, that sent Dan Maloney and a second-round pick in 1980 to Toronto in exchange for Errol Thompson, a second-round pick in 1978, a first-round pick in 1980 and this pick.
5. The Washington Capitals chose to take an extra pick in the first round instead of participating in the Dispersal Draft. They were awarded pick #18.

Round two

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
19	Steve Payne (LW)		Minnesota North Stars	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
20	Paul Mulvey (LW)		Washington Capitals	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
21	Joel Quenneville (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis)^1	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
22	Curt Fraser (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
23	Paul MacKinnon (D)		Washington Capitals (from Cleveland)^2	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
24	Steve Christoff (C)		Minnesota North Stars (from Colorado)^3	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
25	Mike Meeker (C)			Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
26	Don Maloney (LW)			Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
27	Merlin Malinowski (C)		Colorado Rockies (from Los Angeles via Philadelphia)^4	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
28	Glenn Hicks (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)
29	Doug Lecuyer (LW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
30	Dale Yakiwchuk (C)		Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)^5	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
31	Al Jensen (G)		Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)^6	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
32	Tony McKegney (LW)		Buffalo Sabres	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
33	Mike Simurda (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
34	Randy Johnston (D)		New York Islanders	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
35	Graeme Nicolson (D)		Boston Bruins	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
36	Ron Carter (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[4]

1. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a compensation to Toronto with cash from St. Louis for restricted free agent Rod Seiling on September 9, 1976.
2. The Cleveland Barons' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on December 9, 1977, that sent Walt McKechnie to Cleveland in exchange for Bob Girard and this pick.

The Washington Capitals chose to take an extra pick in the first round instead of participating in the Dispersal Draft and were allowed to pick in Cleveland's position in the second round to complete the trade.

1. The Colorado Rockies' second-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on December 9, 1975, that sent the rights to Henry Boucha to Kansas City in exchange for this pick. The Kansas City Scouts relocated to become the Colorado Rockies for the 1976–77 NHL season.
2. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 1979 in exchange for this pick.

Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 29, 1976, that sent Dave Schultz to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 1977 and this pick.

1. The Atlanta Flames' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973, that sent Montreal's two first-round pick (#2 - Tom Lysiak and #16 - Vic Mercredi) and second-round pick (Eric Vail) in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's first-round pick ((#5 - STL - John Davidson) in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, first-round pick in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft (Mark Napier) and this pick.^{[5] [6]}
2. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 13, 1978, that sent Dan Maloney and a second-round pick in 1980 to Toronto in exchange for Errol Thompson, a first-round pick in 1978, a first-round pick in 1980 and this pick.

Round three

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
37	Gord Salt (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota)^1	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
38	Glen Currie (C)		Washington Capitals	Laval National (QMJHL)
39	Steve Harrison (D)		St. Louis Blues	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
40	Stan Smyl (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41	Paul Messier (C)		Colorado Rockies	University of Denver (WCHA)
42	Richard David (LW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)^2	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
43	Ray Markham (C)		New York Rangers	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
44	Dean Turner (D)		New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)^3	University of Michigan (WCHA)
45	Jay Johnston (D)		Washington Capitals (from Detroit)^4	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
46	Rick Paterson (C)		Chicago Black Hawks	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
47	Tim Bernhardt (G)		Atlanta Flames	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
48	Mark Kirton (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
49	Rob McClanahan (C)		Buffalo Sabres	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
50	Glen Cochrane (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
51	Dwayne Lowdermilk (D)		New York Islanders	Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
52	Brad Knelson (D)		Boston Bruins	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
53	Doug Derkson (C)		Detroit Red Wings (from Montreal via Los Angeles)^5	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[7]

1. The Minnesota North Stars' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on October 28, 1977, that sent Harvey Bennett Jr. to Minnesota in exchange for Blake Dunlop and this pick.
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 11, 1976, that sent Don Awrey to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
3. The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on August 31, 1977, that sent the rights to Pete Stemkowski to Los Angeles in exchange for future considerations. The future considerations became this pick.
4. The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on August 17, 1977, that sent the rights to Ron Low and a third-round pick in 1979 to Detroit in exchange for Walt McKechnie, a second-round pick in 1979 and this pick.
5. The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on January 9, 1978, that sent Danny Grant to Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to Barry Long and this pick.

Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Montreal on June 12, 1976, that sent a third-round pick in 1977 and a first-round pick in 1978 in exchange for Glenn Goldup and this pick.

Round four

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
54	Curt Giles (D)		Minnesota North Stars	University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
55	Bengt Gustafsson (RW)		Washington Capitals	Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
56	Harald Luckner (C)		Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)^1	Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
57	Brad Smith (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
	Pick forfeited		New York Islanders (from Cleveland)^2
58	Dave Watson (LW)		Colorado Rockies	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
59	Dave Silk (RW)		New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh)^3	Boston University (ECAC)
60	Andre Dore (D)		New York Rangers	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
61	Shane Pearsall (LW)		Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles)^4	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
62	Bjorn Skaare (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
63	Brian Young (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
64	Jim MacRae (LW)		Atlanta Flames	London Knights (OMJHL)
65	Bob Parent (G)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
66	Mike Gazdic (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
67	Russ Wilderman (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
	Not exercised		Cleveland Barons (from the Islanders)^5
68	George Buat (RW)		Boston Bruins	Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
69	Kevin Reeves (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[8]

1. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 12, 1978, that sent Mike Walton to St. Louis in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
2. Draft pick forfeited by the Islanders due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

Originally, the Cleveland Barons' fourth-round pick would have gone to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on January 10, 1978, that sent Jean-Paul Parise, Jean Potvin Wayne Merrick, and the Islanders' fourth-round pick in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft to Cleveland in exchange for Wayne Merrick, Darcy Regier and this pick.

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 8, 1976, that sent Dunc Wilson to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
2. The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 1977, that sent Syl Apps Jr. and Hartland Monahan to Los Angeles in exchange for Gene Carr, Dave Schultz and this pick.
3. Draft pick not exercised by Cleveland due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

Originally, the New York Islanders fourth-round pick would have gone to the Cleveland Barons' as the result of a trade on January 10, 1978, that sent Wayne Merrick, Darcy Regier and Cleveland's fourth-round pick in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft to the Islanders in exchange for Jean-Paul Parise, Jean Potvin and this pick.

Round five

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
70	Roy Kerling (LW)		Minnesota North Stars	Cornell University (ECAC)
71	Lou Franceschetti (LW)		Washington Capitals	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
72	Kevin Willison (D)		St. Louis Blues	Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
73	Tim Thomlison (G)		Colorado Rockies (from Vancouver)^1	Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
74	Rod Guimont (RW)		Colorado Rockies	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
75	Rob Garner (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
76	Mike McDougal (RW)		New York Rangers	Port Huron Flags (IHL)
77	Paul Mancini (LW)			Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
78	Ted Nolan (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
79	Mark Murphy (LW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
80	Gord Wappel (D)		Atlanta Flames	Regina Pats (WCHL)
81	Jordy Douglas (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
82	Randy Ireland (G)		Buffalo Sabres	Flint Generals (IHL)
83	Brad Tamblyn (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	University of Toronto (CIAU)
84	Greg Hay (LW)		New York Islanders	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
85	Daryl MacLeod (LW)		Boston Bruins	Boston University (ECAC)
86	Mike Boyd (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[9]

1. The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of a trade on September 12, 1976, that sent Colorado's fourth-round pick in 1977 NHL Amateur Draft to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.

Round six

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
87	Bob Bergloff (D)		Minnesota North Stars	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
88	Vince Magnan (LW)		Washington Capitals	University of Denver (WCHA)
89	Jim Nill (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
90	Gerry Minor (C)		Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WCHL)
91	John Hynes (G)		Colorado Rockies	Harvard University (ECAC)
92	Mel Hewitt (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)^1	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
93	Tom Laidlaw (D)		New York Rangers	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
94	Doug Keans (G)		Los Angeles Kings	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
95	Sylvain Locas (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
96	Dave Feamster (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Colorado College (WCHA)
97	Greg Meredith (RW)		Atlanta Flames	University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
98	Norm Lefebvre (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
99	Cam MacGregor (LW)		Buffalo Sabres	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
100	Mark Taylor (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
101	Kelly Davis (D)		New York Islanders	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
102	Jeff Brubaker (LW)		Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
103	Keith Acton (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[10]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 13, 1978, that sent Randy Carlyle and George Ferguson to Pittsburgh in exchange for Dave Burrows and this pick.

Round seven

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
104	Kim Spencer (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
105	Mats Hallin (LW)		Washington Capitals	Södertälje SK (Sweden)
106	Steve Stockman (C)		St. Louis Blues	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
107	Dave Ross (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
108	Andy Clark (D)		Colorado Rockies	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
109	Paul MacLean (RW)		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^1	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
110	Dan Clark (D)		New York Rangers	Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
111	Don Waddell (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
112	Wes George (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
113	Dave Mancuso (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
114	Dave Hindmarch (RW)		Atlanta Flames	University of Alberta (CIAU)
115	John Scammell (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
116	Dan Eastman (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
117	Mike Ewanouski (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Boston College (ECAC)
118	Richard Pepin (LW)		New York Islanders	Laval National (QMJHL)
119	Murray Skinner (G)		Boston Bruins	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
120	Jim Lawson (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Brown University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[11]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

Round eight

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
121	Mike Cotter (D)		Minnesota North Stars	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
122	Rich Sirois (G)		Washington Capitals	Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
123	Denis Houle (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
124	Steve O'Neill (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Providence College (ECAC))
125	John Olver (RW)		Colorado Rockies	University of Michigan (WCHA)
126	Jerry Price (G)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)^1	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
127	Greg Kostenko (D)		New York Rangers	Ohio State University (CCHA)
128	Rob Mierkalns (C)		Los Angeles Kings	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
129	John Barrett (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
130	Sandy Ross (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Colgate University (ECAC)
131	Dave Morrison (RW)		Atlanta Flames	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
132	Kevin Reinhart (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
133	Eric Strobel (C)		Buffalo Sabres	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
134	Darre Switzer (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
135	Dave Cameron (C)		New York Islanders	University of Prince Edward Island (CIAU)
136	Bobby Hehir (C)		Boston Bruins	Boston College (ECAC)
137	Larry Landon (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[12]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eighth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 14, 1978, that sent Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 1978 and future considerations (this pick).

Round nine

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
138	Brent Gogol (RW)		Minnesota North Stars	Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
139	Denis Pomerleau (RW)		Washington Capitals	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
140	Tony Meagher (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Boston University (ECAC)
141	Charlie Antetomaso (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Boston College (ECAC)
142	Kevin Krook (D)		Colorado Rockies	Regina Pats (WCHL)
143	Rick Simpson (RW)		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^1	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
144	Brian McDavid (D)		New York Rangers	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
145	Rick Scully (LW)		Los Angeles Kings	Brown University (ECAC)
146	Jim Malazdrewicz (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	St. Boniface Saints (MJHL)
147	Mark Locken (G)		Chicago Black Hawks	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
148	Doug Todd (RW)		Atlanta Flames	University of Michigan (WCHA)
149	Mike Waghorne (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
150	Eugene O'Sullivan (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
151	Greg Francis (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
152	Paul Joswiak (G)		New York Islanders	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
153	Craig MacTavish (C)		Boston Bruins	University of Massachusetts Lowell (ECAC)
154	Kevin Constantine (G)		Montreal Canadiens	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[13]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' ninth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

Round ten

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
155	Mike Seide (LW)		Minnesota North Stars	Bloomington Junior Stars (USHL)
156	Barry Heard (G)		Washington Capitals	London Knights (OMJHL)
157	Jim Lockhurst (G)		St. Louis Blues	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
158	Richard Martens (G)		Vancouver Canucks	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
159	Jeff Jensen (LW)		Colorado Rockies	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
160	Bob Froese (G)		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^1	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
161	Mark Rodrigues (G)		New York Rangers	Yale University (ECAC)
162	Brad Thiessen (C)		Los Angeles Kings	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
163	Geoff Shaw (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
164	Glenn Van (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Colorado College (WCHA)
165	Mark Green (C)		Atlanta Flames	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
166	Laurie Cuvelier (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU)
167	Rick Berard (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)^2	St. Mary's University (CIAU)
168	Don Lucia (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
169	Scott Cameron (D)		New York Islanders	University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
170	Dan Lerg (C)		St. Louis Blues (from Boston)^3	University of Michigan (WCHA)
171	John Swan (C)		Montreal Canadiens	McGill University (CIAU)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[14]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' tenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
2. The Buffalo Sabres' tenth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
3. The Boston Bruins' tenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round eleven

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
172	Mark Toffolo (D)		Washington Capitals	Port Huron Flags (IHL)
173	Risto Siltanen (D)		St. Louis Blues	Ilves (Finland)
174	Bo Ericson (D)		Colorado Rockies	AIK (Sweden)
175	Dan Hermansson (LW)		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^1	Karlskoga (Sweden)
176	Steve Weeks (G)		New York Rangers	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
177	Jim Armstrong (LW)		Los Angeles Kings	Clarkson University (ECAC)
178	Carl Van Harrewyn (D)		Detroit Red Wings	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
179	Darryl Sutter (LW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
180	Bob Sullivan (LW)		Atlanta Flames	Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL)
181	Jean-Francois Boutin (LW)		St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)^2	Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL)
182	Mark Berge (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)^3	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
183	Ken Moore (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	Clarkson University (ECAC)
184	Christer Lowdahl (C)		New York Islanders	Örebro (Sweden)
185	John Sullivan (RW)		St. Louis Blues (from Boston)^4	Providence College (ECAC)
186	Daniel Metivier (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[15]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eleventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
2. The Toronto Maple Leafs' eleventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
3. The Buffalo Sabres' eleventh-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
4. The Boston Bruins' eleventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round twelve

Ladislav Svozil was the first Czechoslovakian player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Red Wings selected Svozil in the 12th round.^[16] Bernhardt Engelbrecht was the first German player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Flames selected him in the 12th round.^[16]

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
187	Paul Hogan (LW)		Washington Capitals	Regina Pats (WCHL)
188	Serge Menard (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
189	Steve Barger (RW)		Washington Capitals (from Vancouver)^1	Boston College (ECAC)
190	Jari Viitala (C)		Colorado Rockies	Ilves (Finland)
191	Don Boyd (D)		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^2	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
192	Pierre Daigneault (LW)		New York Rangers	Cégep de Saint-Laurent (CIAU)
193	Claude Larochelle (C)		Los Angeles Kings	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
194	Ladislav Svozil (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	HC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
195	Jim Olson (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Chicago)^3	St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
196	Bernhard Engelbrecht (G)		Atlanta Flames	EV Landshut (West Germany)
197	Paul Stasiuk (LW)		St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)^4	Providence College (ECAC)
198	Anton Stastny (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers	HC Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
199	Gunnar Persson (D)		New York Islanders	Brynäs IF Gävle (Sweden)
200	Gerd Truntschka (C)		St. Louis Blues (from Boston)^5	EV Cologne (West Germany)
201	Viacheslav Fetisov (D)		Montreal Canadiens	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[17]

1. The Vancouver Canucks' twelfth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' twelfth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
3. The Chicago Black Hawks' twelfth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' twelfth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
5. The Boston Bruins' twelfth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round thirteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
202	Rod Pacholzuk (D)		Washington Capitals	University of Michigan (WCHA)
203	Viktor Shkurdyuk (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Leningrad (USSR)
204	Ulf Zetterstrom (LW)		Colorado Rockies	Kiruna (Sweden)
205	Carl Bloomberg (G)		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^1	St. Louis University (CCHA)
206	Chris McLaughlin (D)		New York Rangers	Dartmouth College (ECAC)
207	Terry Kitching (LW)		St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)^2	St. Louis University (CCHA)
208	Tom Bailey (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
209	Brian O'Connor (D)		St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)^3	Boston University (ECAC)
210	Brian Crombeen (D)		St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)^4	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
211	Mike Pidgeon (C)		St. Louis Blues (from Boston)^5	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
212	Jeff Mars (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	University of Michigan (WCHA)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[18]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' thirteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
2. The Los Angeles Kings' thirteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
3. The Atlanta Flames' thirteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' thirteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
5. The Boston Bruins' thirteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round fourteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
213	Wes Jarvis (C)		Washington Capitals	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
214	John Cochrane (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Harvard University (ECAC)
215	Ray Irwin (D)		Washington Capitals (from Colorado)^1	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
216	Joe Casey (D)		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^2	Boston College (ECAC)
217	Todd Johnson (C)		New York Rangers	Boston University (ECAC)
218	Jim Farrell (C)		St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)^3	Princeton University (ECAC)
219	Larry Lozinski (G)		Detroit Red Wings	Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)
220	Frank Johnson (D)		St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)^4	Providence College (ECAC)
221	Blair Wheeler (D)		St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)^5	Yale University (ECAC)
222	Greg Tignanelli (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[19]

1. The Colorado Rockies' fourteenth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
3. The Los Angeles Kings' fourteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
4. The Atlanta Flames' fourteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
5. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourteenth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 15, 1978, that sent cash to Toronto in exchange for this pick.

Round fifteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
223	Dan McCarthy (C)		New York Rangers	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHA)
224	Randy Betty (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
225	George Goulakos (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[20]

Round sixteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
226	Brian Crawley (D)		Detroit Red Wings	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
227	Ken Moodie (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Colgate University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[21]

Round seventeen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
228	Doug Feasby (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
229	Serge LeBlanc (D)		Montreal Canadiens	University of Vermont (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[22]

Round eighteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
230	Bob Magnuson (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Merrimack College (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[23]

Round nineteen

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
231	Chris Nilan (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Northeastern University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[24]

Round twenty

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
232	Rick Wilson (G)		Montreal Canadiens	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[25]

Round twenty-one

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
233	Louis Sleigher (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[26]

Round twenty-two

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
234	Doug Robb (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^[27]

Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Amount
	North America	217
1		170
2		47
	Europe	17
3		8
4		2
		2
		2
		2
5		1

References

HockeyDB 1978 Draft Centre

• Book: Duplacey, James . Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League . 1998 . Total Sports . 0-8362-7114-9 . registration .

External links

• 1978 NHL Draft list and stats at Hockey-Reference
• 1978 NHL Amateur Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Notes and References

1. Duplacey p.1293
2. Duplacey p.1397
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5. Web site: NHL Trade Tracker. 2021-07-27. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/. dead.
6. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 978-1-57243-604-6. }
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