1978 NHL amateur draft explained

1978 NHL Amateur Draft
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Date:June 15, 1978
Location:Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
First: Bobby Smith
(Minnesota North Stars)
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]

= NHL All-Star[3] = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Hall of Famers

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2 Centre Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
3 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
4 Centre Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
5 Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6 Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)1 Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
7 Centre Philadelphia Flyers (from the Rangers)2 Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
8 Right wing Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)3 Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
9 Defence Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
10 Right wing Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
11 Defence London Knights (OMJHL)
12 Centre Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)4 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
13 Defence Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
14 Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
15 Centre Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
16 Left wing Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
17 Left wing Montreal Canadiens Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
18 Left wing Washington Capitals5 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
19 Left wing Minnesota North Stars Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
20 Left wing Washington Capitals Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
21 Defence Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis)1 Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
22 Left wing Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
23 Defence Washington Capitals (from Cleveland)2 Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
24 Centre Minnesota North Stars (from Colorado)3 University of Minnesota (WCHA)
25 Centre Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
26 Left wing Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
27 Centre Colorado Rockies (from Los Angeles via Philadelphia)4 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
28 Left wing Detroit Red Wings Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)
29 Left wing Chicago Black Hawks Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
30 Centre Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)5 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
31 Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)6 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
32 Left wing Buffalo Sabres Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
33 Mike Simurda Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
34 Defence New York Islanders Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
35 Defence Boston Bruins Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
36 Right wing Montreal Canadiens Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
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  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.[6] [7]
  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
37 Gord Salt Right wing Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota)1 Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
38 Centre Washington Capitals Laval National (QMJHL)
39 Defence St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
40 Right wing Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41 Centre Colorado Rockies University of Denver (WCHA)
42 Left wing Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)2 Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
43 Centre New York Rangers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
44 Defence New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)3 University of Michigan (WCHA)
45 Defence Washington Capitals (from Detroit)4 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
46 Centre Chicago Black Hawks Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
47 Goaltender Atlanta Flames Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
48 Centre Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
49 Centre Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (WCHA)
50 Defence Philadelphia Flyers Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
51 Defence New York Islanders Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
52 Brad Knelson Defence Boston Bruins Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
53 Doug Derkson Centre Detroit Red Wings (from Montreal via Los Angeles)5 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
54 Defence Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
55 Right wing Washington Capitals Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
56 Centre Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)1 Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
57 Right wing Vancouver Canucks Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
pick forfeited New York Islanders (from Cleveland)2
58 Left wing Colorado Rockies Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
59 Right wing New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh)3 Boston University (ECAC)
60 Defence New York Rangers Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
61 Shane Pearsall Left wing Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles)4 Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
62 Centre Detroit Red Wings Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
63 Defence Chicago Black Hawks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
64 Jim MacRae Left wingAtlanta Flames London Knights (OMJHL)
65 Goaltender Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
66 Mike Gazdic Defence Buffalo Sabres Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
67 Russ Wilderman Centre Philadelphia Flyers Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
Not exercised Cleveland Barons (from the Islanders)5
68 George Buat Right wing Boston Bruins Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
69 Centre Montreal Canadiens Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
70 Roy Kerling Left wing Minnesota North Stars Cornell University (ECAC)
71 Left wing Washington Capitals Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
72 Defence St. Louis Blues Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
73 Tim Thomlison Goaltender Colorado Rockies (from Vancouver)1 Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
74 Rod Guimont Right wing Colorado Rockies Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
75 Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
76 Right wing New York Rangers Port Huron Flags (IHL)
77 Paul Mancini Left wing Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
78 Centre Detroit Red Wings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
79 Mark Murphy Left wing Chicago Black Hawks Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
80 Defence Atlanta Flames Regina Pats (WCHL)
81 Left wing Toronto Maple Leafs Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
82 Goaltender Buffalo Sabres Flint Generals (IHL)
83 Brad Tamblyn Defence Philadelphia Flyers University of Toronto (CIAU)
84 Greg Hay Left wing New York Islanders Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
85 Left wing Boston Bruins Boston University (ECAC)
86 Mike Boyd Defence Montreal Canadiens Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
87 Defence Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota (WCHA)
88 Vince Magnan Left wing Washington Capitals University of Denver (WCHA)
89 Right wing St. Louis Blues Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
90 Centre Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WCHL)
91 John Hynes Goaltender Colorado Rockies Harvard University (ECAC)
92 Mel Hewitt Defence Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)1 Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
93 Defence New York Rangers Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
94 Goaltender Los Angeles Kings Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
95 Centre Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
96 Defence Chicago Black Hawks Colorado College (WCHA)
97 Right wing Atlanta Flames University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
98 Norm Lefebvre Right wing Toronto Maple Leafs Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
99 Cam MacGregor Left wing Buffalo Sabres Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
100 Centre Philadelphia Flyers University of North Dakota (WCHA)
101 Defence New York Islanders Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
102 Left wing Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
103 Centre Montreal Canadiens Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
104 Kim Spencer Defence Minnesota North Stars Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
105 Left wing Washington Capitals Södertälje SK (Sweden)
106 Steve Stockman Centre St. Louis Blues Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
107 Dave Ross Left wing Vancouver Canucks Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
108 Andy Clark Defence Colorado Rockies Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
109 Right wing St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
110 Defence New York Rangers Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
111 Defence Los Angeles Kings Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
112 Left wing Detroit Red Wings Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
113 Dave Mancuso Defence Chicago Black Hawks Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
114 Right wing Atlanta Flames University of Alberta (CIAU)
115 John Scammell Defence Toronto Maple Leafs Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
116 Dan Eastman Centre Buffalo Sabres Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
117 Mike Ewanouski Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Boston College (ECAC)
118 Richard Pepin Left wing New York Islanders Laval National (QMJHL)
119 Murray Skinner Goaltender Boston Bruins Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
120 Right wing Montreal Canadiens Brown University (ECAC)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
121 Mike Cotter Defence Minnesota North Stars Bowling Green University (CCHA)
122 Goaltender Washington Capitals Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
123 Denis Houle Right wing St. Louis Blues Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
124 Steve O'Neill Left wing Vancouver Canucks Providence College (ECAC))
125 Right wing Colorado Rockies University of Michigan (WCHA)
126 Jerry Price Goaltender Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)1 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
127 Greg Kostenko Defence New York Rangers Ohio State University (CCHA)
128 Rob Mierkalns Centre Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
129 Defence Detroit Red Wings Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
130 Sandy Ross Defence Chicago Black Hawks Colgate University (ECAC)
131 Dave Morrison Right wing Atlanta Flames Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
132 Kevin Reinhart Defence Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
133 Centre Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (WCHA)
134 Darre Switzer Centre Philadelphia Flyers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
135 Centre New York Islanders University of Prince Edward Island (CIAU)
136 Bobby Hehir Centre Boston Bruins Boston College (ECAC)
137 Right wing Montreal Canadiens Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
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  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

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

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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
172 Mark Toffolo Defence Washington Capitals Port Huron Flags (IHL)
173 Defence St. Louis Blues Ilves (Finland)
174 Defence Colorado Rockies AIK (Sweden)
175 Dan Hermansson Left wing St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Karlskoga (Sweden)
176 Goaltender New York Rangers Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
177 Jim Armstrong Left wing Los Angeles Kings Clarkson University (ECAC)
178 Carl Van Harrewyn Defence Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
179 Left wing Chicago Black Hawks Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
180 Left wing Atlanta Flames Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL)
181 Jean-Francois Boutin Left wing St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)2 Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL)
182 Mark Berge Defence Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)3 University of North Dakota (WCHA)
183 Ken Moore Goaltender Philadelphia Flyers Clarkson University (ECAC)
184 Christer Lowdahl Centre New York Islanders Örebro (Sweden)
185 John Sullivan Right wing St. Louis Blues (from Boston)4 Providence College (ECAC)
186 Daniel Metivier Right wing Montreal Canadiens Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
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  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.[17] Bernhardt Engelbrecht was the first German player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Flames selected him in the 12th round.[17]

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
187 Paul Hogan Left wing Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WCHL)
188 Serge Menard Right wing St. Louis Blues Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
189 Steve Barger Right wing Washington Capitals (from Vancouver)1 Boston College (ECAC)
190 Centre Colorado Rockies Ilves (Finland)
191 Don Boyd Defence St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
192 Pierre Daigneault Left wing New York Rangers Cégep de Saint-Laurent (CIAU)
193 Claude Larochelle Centre Los Angeles Kings Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
194 Ladislav Svozil Left wing Detroit Red Wings HC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
195 Jim Olson Centre Philadelphia Flyers (from Chicago)3 St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
196 Goaltender Atlanta Flames EV Landshut (West Germany)
197 Paul Stasiuk Left wing St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)4 Providence College (ECAC)
198 Left wing Philadelphia Flyers HC Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
199 Gunnar Persson Defence New York Islanders Brynäs IF Gävle (Sweden)
200 Centre St. Louis Blues (from Boston)5 EV Cologne (West Germany)
201 Defence Montreal Canadiens CSKA Moscow (Russia)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
202 Rod Pacholzuk Defence Washington Capitals University of Michigan (WCHA)
203 Viktor Shkurdyuk Right wing St. Louis Blues Leningrad (USSR)
204 Left wing Colorado Rockies Kiruna (Sweden)
205 Carl Bloomberg Goaltender St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 St. Louis University (CCHA)
206 Chris McLaughlin Defence New York Rangers Dartmouth College (ECAC)
207 Terry Kitching Left wing St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2 St. Louis University (CCHA)
208 Tom Bailey Right wing Detroit Red Wings Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
209 Brian O'Connor Defence St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)3 Boston University (ECAC)
210 Brian Crombeen Defence St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)4 Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
211 Mike Pidgeon Centre St. Louis Blues (from Boston)5 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
212 Jeff Mars Right wing Montreal Canadiens University of Michigan (WCHA)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
213 Centre Washington Capitals Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
214 John Cochrane Right wing St. Louis Blues Harvard University (ECAC)
215 Ray Irwin Defence Washington Capitals (from Colorado)1 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
216 Joe Casey Defence St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)2 Boston College (ECAC)
217 Todd Johnson Centre New York Rangers Boston University (ECAC)
218 Jim Farrell Centre St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)3 Princeton University (ECAC)
219 Goaltender Detroit Red Wings Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)
220 Frank Johnson Defence St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)4 Providence College (ECAC)
221 Blair Wheeler Defence St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)5 Yale University (ECAC)
222 Greg Tignanelli Left wing Montreal Canadiens Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
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  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

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
223 Centre New York Rangers Sudbury Wolves (OMJHA)
224 Randy Betty Left wing Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
225 George Goulakos Left wing Montreal Canadiens St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
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Round sixteen

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
226 Brian Crawley Defence Detroit Red Wings St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
227 Ken Moodie Right wing Montreal Canadiens Colgate University (ECAC)
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Round seventeen

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
228 Doug Feasby Centre Detroit Red Wings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
229 Serge LeBlanc Defence Montreal Canadiens University of Vermont (ECAC)
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Round eighteen

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
230 Bob Magnuson Centre Montreal Canadiens Merrimack College (ECAC)
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Round nineteen

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
231 Right wing Montreal Canadiens Northeastern University (ECAC)
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Round twenty

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
232 Rick Wilson Goaltender Montreal Canadiens St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
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Round twenty-one

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
233 Right wing Montreal Canadiens Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
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Round twenty-two

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
234 Doug Robb Right wing Montreal Canadiens Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
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= NHL All-Star = Hall of Famers

Draftees based on nationality

RankCountryAmount
North America 217
1 170
2 47
Europe 17
3 8
4 2
2
2
2
5 1

References

HockeyDB 1978 Draft Centre

External links

Notes and References

  1. Duplacey p.1293
  2. Duplacey p.1397
  3. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
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  6. Web site: NHL Trade Tracker. 2021-07-27. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/. dead.
  7. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 978-1-57243-604-6. }
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  17. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press,
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