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1978 NHL Amateur Draft

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Round 1 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
1 Minnesota North Stars Bobby Smith Ottawa 1077 357 679 1036 -10 917
2 Washington Capitals Ryan Walter Seattle 1003 264 382 646 -3 946
3 St. Louis Blues Wayne Babych Portland 519 192 246 438 -28 498
4 Vancouver Canucks Bill Derlago Brandon 555 189 227 416 -89 247
5 Colorado Rockies Mike Gillis Kingston 246 33 43 76 -55 186
6 Philadelphia Flyers Behn Wilson Kingston 601 98 260 358 52 1480
7 Philadelphia Flyers Ken Linseman Kingston 860 256 551 807 224 1727
8 Montreal Canadiens Danny Geoffrion Cornwall 111 20 32 52 -31 99
9 Detroit Red Wings Willie Huber Hamilton 655 104 217 321 -203 950
10 Chicago Blackhawks Tim Higgins Ottawa 706 154 198 352 -2 719
11 Atlanta Flames Brad Marsh London 1086 23 175 198 57 1241
12 Detroit Red Wings Brent Peterson Portland 620 72 141 213 -8 484
13 Buffalo Sabres Larry Playfair Portland 688 26 94 120 -26 1812
14 Philadelphia Flyers Danny Lucas Sault Ste. Marie 6 1 0 1 -2 0
15 New York Islanders Steve Tambellini Lethbridge 553 160 150 310 -132 105
16 Boston Bruins Al Secord Hamilton 766 273 222 495 1 2093
17 Montreal Canadiens Dave Hunter Sudbury 746 133 190 323 103 918
18 Washington Capitals Tim Coulis Hamilton 47 4 5 9 -13 138
Round 2 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
19 Minnesota North Stars Steve Payne Ottawa 613 228 238 466 28 435
20 Washington Capitals Paul Mulvey Portland 225 30 51 81 -42 613
21 Toronto Maple Leafs Joel Quenneville Windsor 803 54 136 190 -89 705
22 Vancouver Canucks Curt Fraser Victoria 704 193 240 433 -34 1306
23 Washington Capitals Paul MacKinnon Peterborough 147 5 23 28 -12 91
24 Minnesota North Stars Steve Christoff U. of Minnesota 248 77 64 141 -19 108
25 Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Meeker Peterborough 4 0 0 0 -1 5
26 New York Rangers Don Maloney Kitchener 765 214 350 564 39 815
27 Colorado Rockies Merlin Malinowski Medicine Hat 282 54 111 165 -104 121
28 Detroit Red Wings Glenn Hicks Flin Flon 108 6 12 18 -21 127
29 Chicago Blackhawks Doug Lecuyer Portland 126 11 31 42 -39 178
30 Montreal Canadiens Dale Yakiwchuk Cardston
31 Detroit Red Wings Al Jensen Hamilton 179 0 4 4 0 44 179 95 53 18 3.35 .801
32 Buffalo Sabres Tony McKegney Kingston 912 320 319 639 3 517
33 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Simurda Kingston
34 New York Islanders Randy Johnston Peterborough 4 0 0 0 -2 4
35 Boston Bruins Graeme Nicolson Cornwall 52 2 7 9 -21 60
36 Montreal Canadiens Ron Carter Sherbrooke 2 0 0 0 0 0
Round 3 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
37 Philadelphia Flyers Gord Salt Calgary
38 Washington Capitals Glen Currie Laval 326 39 79 118 18 100
39 St. Louis Blues Steve Harrison Scarborough
40 Vancouver Canucks Stan Smyl New Westminster 896 262 411 673 -77 1556
41 Colorado Rockies Paul Messier U. of Denver 9 0 0 0 -6 4
42 Montreal Canadiens Richard David Trois-Rivieres 31 4 4 8 -7 10
43 New York Rangers Ray Markham Flin Flon 14 1 1 2 -3 21
44 New York Rangers Dean Turner U. of Michigan 35 1 0 1 -5 59
45 Washington Capitals Jay Johnston Hamilton 8 0 0 0 -2 13
46 Chicago Blackhawks Rick Paterson Cornwall 430 50 43 93 -12 136
47 Atlanta Flames Tim Bernhardt Cornwall 67 0 3 3 0 4 67 17 36 7 4.27 .855
48 Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Kirton Peterborough 266 57 56 113 -75 121
49 Buffalo Sabres Rob McClanahan U. of Minnesota 224 38 63 101 1 126
50 Philadelphia Flyers Glen Cochrane Victoria 411 17 72 89 59 1556
51 New York Islanders Dwayne Lowdermilk Seattle 2 0 1 1 -1 2
52 Boston Bruins Brad Knelson Moose Jaw
53 Detroit Red Wings Doug Derkson New Westminster
Round 4 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
54 Minnesota North Stars Curt Giles Minnesota-Duluth 895 43 199 242 25 733
55 Washington Capitals Bengt-Ake Gustafsson Farjestad 629 196 359 555 49 196
56 Vancouver Canucks Harald Luckner Karlstad
57 Vancouver Canucks Brad Smith Sudbury 222 28 34 62 -29 591
58 Colorado Rockies Dave Watson Sault Ste. Marie 18 0 1 1 -3 10
59 New York Rangers Dave Silk Boston U. 249 54 59 113 3 271
60 New York Rangers Andre Dore Quebec 257 14 81 95 36 261
61 Pittsburgh Penguins Shane Pearsall Barrie
62 Detroit Red Wings Bjorn Skaare Ottawa 1 0 0 0 0 0
63 Chicago Blackhawks Brian Young New Westminster 8 0 2 2 -4 6
64 Atlanta Flames Jim MacRae Montague
65 Toronto Maple Leafs Bob Parent Kitchener 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5.63
66 Buffalo Sabres Mike Gazdic Sudbury
67 Philadelphia Flyers Russ Wilderman Prince George
68 Boston Bruins George Buat Seattle
69 Montreal Canadiens Kevin Reeves Verdun
Round 5 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
70 Minnesota North Stars Roy Kerling St. Catharines
71 Washington Capitals Lou Franceschetti Niagara Falls 459 59 81 140 -32 747
72 St. Louis Blues Kevin Willison Calgary
73 Colorado Rockies Tim Thomlison Edmonton
74 Colorado Rockies Rod Guimont Trail
75 Pittsburgh Penguins Rob Garner Toronto 1 0 0 0 0 0
76 New York Rangers Mike McDougal Port Huron (IHL) 61 8 10 18 -32 43
77 Los Angeles Kings Paul Mancini Sault Ste. Marie
78 Detroit Red Wings Ted Nolan Sault Ste. Marie 78 6 16 22 -18 105
79 Chicago Blackhawks Mark Murphy Toronto
80 Atlanta Flames Gord Wappel Regina 20 1 1 2 -2 10
81 Toronto Maple Leafs Jordy Douglas Flin Flon 268 76 62 138 -69 160
82 Buffalo Sabres Randy Ireland Portland 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.00
83 Philadelphia Flyers Brad Tamblyn Barrie
84 New York Islanders Greg Hay Portland
85 Boston Bruins Darryl MacLeod Charlestown
86 Montreal Canadiens Mike Boyd Sault Ste. Marie
Round 6 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
87 Minnesota North Stars Bob Bergloff U. of Minnesota 2 0 0 0 -1 5
88 Washington Capitals Vince Magnan Edmonton
89 St. Louis Blues Jim Nill Medicine Hat 524 58 87 145 -66 854
90 Vancouver Canucks Gerry Minor Regina 140 11 21 32 -8 173
91 Colorado Rockies John Hynes Chatham
92 Toronto Maple Leafs Mel Hewitt Moose Jaw
93 New York Rangers Tom Laidlaw Northern Michigan 705 25 139 164 -9 717
94 Los Angeles Kings Doug Keans Ottawa 210 0 6 6 0 53 210 96 64 26 3.51 .829
95 Detroit Red Wings Sylvain Locas Chicoutimi
96 Chicago Blackhawks Dave Feamster Colorado College 169 13 24 37 6 154
97 Atlanta Flames Greg Meredith U. of Notre Dame 38 6 4 10 -4 8
98 Toronto Maple Leafs Normand Lefebvre Montreal
99 Buffalo Sabres Cam MacGregor Kingston
100 Philadelphia Flyers Mark Taylor North Dakota 209 42 68 110 -8 73
101 New York Islanders Kelly Davis Flin Flon
102 Boston Bruins Jeff Brubaker Peterborough 178 16 9 25 -24 512
103 Montreal Canadiens Keith Acton Peterborough 1023 226 358 584 -24 1172
Round 7 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
104 Minnesota North Stars Kim Spencer Edmonton
105 Washington Capitals Mats Hallin Sodertalje 152 17 14 31 -11 193
106 St. Louis Blues Steve Stockman Toronto
107 Vancouver Canucks Dave Ross Indian Head
108 Colorado Rockies Andy Clark Lake Superior State
109 St. Louis Blues Paul MacLean Hull 719 324 349 673 -35 968
110 New York Rangers Dan Clark Milwaukee (IHL) 4 0 1 1 1 6
111 Los Angeles Kings Don Waddell Northern Michigan 1 0 0 0 -1 0
112 Detroit Red Wings Wes George Saskatoon
113 Chicago Blackhawks Dave Mancuso Sault Ste. Marie
114 Atlanta Flames Dave Hindmarch U. of Alberta 99 21 17 38 -14 25
115 Toronto Maple Leafs John Scammel North York
116 Buffalo Sabres Dan Eastman Peterborough
117 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Ewanouski Brookline
118 New York Islanders Richard Pepin Montreal
119 Boston Bruins Murray Skinner Fort Frances
120 Montreal Canadiens Jim Lawson Hamilton
Round 8 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
121 Minnesota North Stars Mike Cotter Bowling Green
122 Washington Capitals Richard Sirois Montreal
123 St. Louis Blues Denis Houle Sudbury
124 Vancouver Canucks Steve O'Neill Framingham
125 Colorado Rockies John Olver Vancouver
126 Philadelphia Flyers Jerry Price Coronation
127 New York Rangers Greg Kostenko Winnipeg
128 Los Angeles Kings Rob Mierkalns Hamilton
129 Detroit Red Wings John Barrett Windsor 488 20 77 97 -130 604
130 Chicago Blackhawks Sandy Ross Windsor
131 Atlanta Flames Dave Morrison Port Arthur
132 Toronto Maple Leafs Kevin Reinhart Kitchener
133 Buffalo Sabres Eric Strobel Rochester
134 Philadelphia Flyers Darre Switzer Pouce Coupe
135 New York Islanders Dave Cameron University of PEI 168 25 28 53 -33 238
136 Boston Bruins Richard Hehir Worcester
137 Montreal Canadiens Larry Landon RPI 9 0 0 0 -2 2
Round 9 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
138 Minnesota North Stars Brent Gogol Calgary
139 Washington Capitals Denis Pomerleau Noranda
140 St. Louis Blues Tony Meagher Belleville
141 Vancouver Canucks Charlie Antetomaso Boston College
142 Colorado Rockies Kevin Krook Regina 3 0 0 0 0 2
143 St. Louis Blues Rick Simpson Hay River
144 New York Rangers Brian McDavid Sudbury
145 Los Angeles Kings Ric Scully Moncton
146 Detroit Red Wings Jim Malazdrewicz Winnipeg
147 Chicago Blackhawks Mark Locken Scarborough
148 Atlanta Flames Doug Todd Stouffville
149 Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Waghorne Chicago/Medinah
150 Buffalo Sabres Eugene O'Sullivan Winnipeg
151 Philadelphia Flyers Greg Francis Halifax
152 New York Islanders Paul Joswiak Mahtomedi
153 Boston Bruins Craig MacTavish U. Mass-Lowell 1093 213 267 480 34 891
154 Montreal Canadiens Kevin Constantine R.P.I.
Round 10 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
155 Minnesota North Stars Mark Seide Minneapolis
156 Washington Capitals Barry Heard Port Perry
157 St. Louis Blues Jim Lockhurst Kingston
158 Vancouver Canucks Richard Martens Vancouver
159 Colorado Rockies Jeff Jensen Minneapolis
160 St. Louis Blues Bob Froese Niagara Falls 242 0 10 10 0 90 242 128 72 20 3.10 .879
161 New York Rangers Mark Rodrigues Stoughton
162 Los Angeles Kings Brad Thiessen Winnipeg
163 Detroit Red Wings Geoff Shaw Maple
164 Chicago Blackhawks Glenn Van St. Paul
165 Atlanta Flames Mark Green Philadelphia
166 Toronto Maple Leafs Laurie Cuvelier Dartmouth College
167 Philadelphia Flyers Rick Berard St. Mary's
168 Philadelphia Flyers Don Lucia Grand Rapids
169 New York Islanders Scott Cameron Notre Dame
170 St. Louis Blues Dan Lerg Southfield
171 Montreal Canadiens John Swan McGill
Round 11 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
172 Washington Capitals Mark Toffolo Buffalo
173 St. Louis Blues Risto Siltanen Ilves Tampere 562 90 265 355 -76 266
174 Colorado Rockies Bo Ericson Solna
175 St. Louis Blues Dan Hermansson Karlskoga
176 New York Rangers Steve Weeks Northern Michigan 290 0 7 7 0 21 290 111 119 33 3.74 .830
177 Los Angeles Kings Jim Armstrong Clarkson
178 Detroit Red Wings Carl Van Harrewyn Winnipeg
179 Chicago Blackhawks Darryl Sutter Lethbridge 406 161 118 279 -10 288
180 Atlanta Flames Robert Sullivan Noranda
181 St. Louis Blues Jean-Francois Boutin Verdun
182 Philadelphia Flyers Mark Berge North Dakota
183 Philadelphia Flyers Ken Moore Clarkson
184 New York Islanders Christer Lowdahl Linkoping
185 St. Louis Blues John Sullivan Bloomington (High-MN)
186 Montreal Canadiens Daniel Metivier Montreal
Round 12 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
187 Washington Capitals Paul Hogan London
188 St. Louis Blues Serge Menard Sorel
189 Washington Capitals Steve Barger Boston College
190 Colorado Rockies Jari Viitala Tappara Tampere
191 St. Louis Blues Don Boyd R.P.I.
192 New York Rangers Pierre Daigneault Montreal
193 Los Angeles Kings Claude Larochelle St. Laurent-Gallichan
194 Detroit Red Wings Ladislav Svozil Prostejov
195 Philadelphia Flyers Jim Olson St. Paul
196 Atlanta Flames Bernhard Englbrecht Landshut
197 St. Louis Blues Paul Stasiuk Toronto
198 Philadelphia Flyers Anton Stastny Slovan Bratislava 650 252 384 636 13 150
199 New York Islanders Gunnar Persson Brynas Gavle
200 St. Louis Blues Gerd Truntschka Landshut
201 Montreal Canadiens Viacheslav Fetisov CSKA Moscow 546 36 192 228 114 656
Round 13 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
202 Washington Capitals Rod Pacholsuk Penticton
203 St. Louis Blues Viktor Shkurdyuk Leningrad
204 Colorado Rockies Ulf Zetterstrom Kiruna
205 St. Louis Blues Carl Bloomberg St. Louis U. (High-MN)
206 New York Rangers Chris McLaughlin Ithaca
207 St. Louis Blues Terry Kitching St. Louis
208 Detroit Red Wings Tom Bailey Kingston
209 St. Louis Blues Brian O'Connor New Haven
210 St. Louis Blues Brian Crombeen Kingston
211 St. Louis Blues Mike Pidgeon Oshawa
212 Montreal Canadiens Jeff Mars Duluth
Round 14 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
213 Washington Capitals Wes Jarvis Windsor 237 31 55 86 -23 98
214 St. Louis Blues John Cochrane Harvard
215 Washington Capitals Ray Irwin Sudbury
216 St. Louis Blues Joe Casey Boston College
217 New York Rangers Todd Johnson Wayland
218 St. Louis Blues Jim Farrell Weston
219 Detroit Red Wings Larry Lozinski Flin Flon 30 0 1 1 0 0 30 6 11 7 4.32
220 St. Louis Blues Frank Johnson Canton
221 St. Louis Blues Blair Wheeler Moose Jaw
222 Montreal Canadiens Greg Tiganelli St. Clair Shores
Round 15 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
223 New York Rangers Dan McCarthy Sudbury 5 4 0 4 3 4
224 Detroit Red Wings Randy Betty New Westminster
225 Montreal Canadiens George Goulakos Montreal
Round 16 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
226 Detroit Red Wings Brian Crawley St. Lawrence
227 Montreal Canadiens Ken Moodie Oakville
Round 17 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
228 Detroit Red Wings Doug Feasby Stouffville
229 Montreal Canadiens Serge Leblanc Montreal
Round 18 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
230 Montreal Canadiens Bob Magnuson Belmont Sudbury
Round 19 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
231 Montreal Canadiens Chris Nilan Northeastern 688 110 115 225 -7 3043
Round 20 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
232 Montreal Canadiens Rick Wilson Toronto
Round 21 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
233 Montreal Canadiens Louis Sleigher Chicoutimi 194 46 53 99 23 146
Round 22 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
234 Montreal Canadiens Doug Robb Orillia