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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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Pick #
Player
Position
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
134
Anders Hakansson
Left wing
Sweden
St. Louis Blues
Solna (Sweden)
[ 19]
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 ]
^ 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 .
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