14th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
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 [ edit ] Below are listed the selections in the 1976 NHL amateur draft.
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one [ edit ] 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.[3] [4] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] The Buffalo Sabres ' third-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on January 27, 1975 that sent Fred Stanfield to Buffalo in exchange for Norm Gratton and this pick.[3] [7] 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 [ edit ] The Kansas City Scouts ' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on October 29, 1974 that sent Larry Giroux to Kansas City in exchange for Chris Evans and this pick.[3] [9] Round five [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 73 Doug Patey Right wing Canada Washington Capitals Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 74 Rick McIntyre Left wing Canada Kansas City Scouts Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 75 Phil Verchota Left wing United States Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota (WCHA) 76 Dwight Schofield Defence United States Detroit Red Wings London Knights (OMJHL) 77 Darcy Regier Defence Canada California Golden Seals Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 78 Doug Caines Centre Canada New York Rangers St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) 79 Cal Sandbeck Defence United States California Golden Seals (from St. Louis)1 University of Denver (WCHA) 80 Rick Durston Left wing Canada Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 81 Terry McDonald Centre Canada Chicago Black Hawks Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) 82 Mark Earp Goaltender Canada Atlanta Flames Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 83 Brendan Lowe Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 84 Greg Hotham Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 85 Rob Palmer Defence Canada Los Angeles Kings University of Michigan (WCHA) 86 Mike Hordy Defence Canada New York Islanders Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 87 Ron Roscoe Defence Canada Buffalo Sabres Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 88 Peter Vandemark Left wing Canada Boston Bruins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 89 Robin Lang Goaltender Canada Philadelphia Flyers Cornell University (ECAC) 90 Maurice Barrette Goaltender Canada Montreal Canadiens Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) [10]
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 [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 91 Jim Bedard Goaltender Canada Washington Capitals Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 92 Larry Skinner Centre Canada Kansas City Scouts Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 93 Dave Delich Centre United States Minnesota North Stars Colorado College (WCHA) 94 Tony Horvath Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 95 Jouni Rinne Right wing Finland California Golden Seals Rauma (Finland) 96 Barry Scully Right wing Canada New York Rangers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 97 Nels Goddard Defence Canada St. Louis Blues Michigan Technological University (WCHA) 98 Rob Tudor Right wing Canada Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WCHL) 99 John Peterson Goaltender Canada Chicago Black Hawks University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 100 Don Wilson Defence Canada Washington Capitals St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) 101 Vic Sirko Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 102 Dan Djakalovic Centre Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 103 Larry McRae Goaltender Canada Los Angeles Kings Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 104 Yvon Vautour Right wing Canada New York Islanders Laval National (QMJHL) 105 Don Lemieux Defence Canada Buffalo Sabres Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 106 Ted Olson Left wing Canada Boston Bruins Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 107 Paul Klasinski Left wing United States Philadelphia Flyers St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL) 108 Pierre Brassard Left wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) [11]
Round seven [ edit ] Round eight [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 119 Al Dumba Right wing Canada Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WCHL) 120 Claude Legris Goaltender Canada Detroit Red Wings Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 121 Jacques Soguel Centre Switzerland St. Louis Blues Davos (Switzerland) 122 Stuart Ostlund Centre Canada Vancouver Canucks Michigan Technological University (WCHA) 123 John Gregory Defence Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Wisconsin (WCHA) [13]
Round nine [ edit ] Round ten [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 126 Brad Wilson Centre United States St. Louis Blues Providence College (ECAC) 127 John Tavella Left wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) [15]
Round eleven [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 128 Dan Hoene Right wing United States St. Louis Blues University of Michigan (WCHA) 129 Mark Davidson Left wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) [16]
Round twelve [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 130 Goran Lindblom Defence Sweden St. Louis Blues Skelleftea (Sweden) 131 Bill Wells Left wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) [17]
Round thirteen [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 132 Jim Bales Goaltender Canada St. Louis Blues University of Denver (WCHA) 133 Ron Wilson Left wing Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) [18]
Round fourteen [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 134 Anders Hakansson Left wing Sweden St. Louis Blues Solna (Sweden) [19]
Round fifteen [ edit ] Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 135 Juhani Wallenius Centre Finland St. Louis Blues Rauma (Finland) [20]
= NHL All-Star[1] = Hall of famers
Draftees based on nationality [ edit ] See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ] ^ a b c Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ a b c "NHL Trade Tracker" . Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021 . ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL . Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 593. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL . Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 581 and 810. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL . Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 552 and 575. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 23, 2008 . External links [ edit ]
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