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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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