1978 NHL amateur draft

1978 North American ice hockey draft 1978 NHL draft 1978 NHL dispersal draft August 2023 1978 NHL amateur draft 180px June 15, 1978 Queen Elizabeth HotelMontreal, Quebec, Canada CAN Bobby Smith(Minnesota North Stars) 234 22 1 D Viacheslav Fetisov 1977 1979 The 1978 NHL amateur draft was the 16th draft for the National Hockey League. It was hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal 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.Duplacey p.1293 The New York Islanders had traded their fourth round selection to Cleveland, so that pick was forfeited.Duplacey p.1397 yes Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted. Round one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Bobby Smith (C) Minnesota North Stars Ottawa 67's (OHL) 2 Ryan Walter (C) Washington Capitals Seattle Breakers (WCHL) 3 Wayne Babych (RW) St. Louis Blues Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 4 Bill Derlago (C) Vancouver Canucks Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 5 Mike Gillis (LW) Colorado Rockies Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 6 Behn Wilson (D) Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)1 Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 7 Ken Linseman (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from the Rangers)2 Birmingham Bulls (WHA) 8 Dan Geoffrion (RW) Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)3 Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 9 Willie Huber (D) Detroit Red Wings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 10 Tim Higgins (RW) Chicago Black Hawks Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 11 Brad Marsh (D) Atlanta Flames London Knights (OMJHL) 12 Brent Peterson (C) Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)4 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 13 Larry Playfair (D) Buffalo Sabres Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 14 Danny Lucas (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 15 Steve Tambellini (C) New York Islanders Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 16 Al Secord (LW) Boston Bruins Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 17 Dave Hunter (LW) Montreal Canadiens Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 18 Tim Coulis (LW) Washington Capitals5 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78main.htm 11 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090124213318/http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78main.htm 24 January 2009 live 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 19 Steve Payne (LW) Minnesota North Stars Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 20 Paul Mulvey (LW) Washington Capitals Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 21 Joel Quenneville (D) Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis)1 Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 22 Curt Fraser (LW) Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 23 Paul MacKinnon (D) Washington Capitals (from Cleveland)2 Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 24 Steve Christoff (C) Minnesota North Stars (from Colorado)3 University of Minnesota (WCHA) 25 Mike Meeker (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 26 Don Maloney (LW) New York Rangers Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 27 Merlin Malinowski (C) Colorado Rockies (from Los Angeles via Philadelphia)4 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 28 Glenn Hicks (LW) Detroit Red Wings Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) 29 Doug Lecuyer (LW) Chicago Black Hawks Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 30 Dale Yakiwchuk (C) Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)5 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 31 Al Jensen (G) Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)6 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 32 Tony McKegney (LW) Buffalo Sabres Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 33 Mike Simurda (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 34 Randy Johnston (D) New York Islanders Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 35 Graeme Nicolson (D) Boston Bruins Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 36 Ron Carter (RW) Montreal Canadiens Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd2.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. NHL Trade Tracker https://www.http://nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1967-68/2 2021-07-27 2011-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/ deadDiamond Dan Total NHL 2003 Triumph Books Chicago 978-1-57243-604-6 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 37 Gord Salt (RW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota)1 Michigan Technological University (WCHA) 38 Glen Currie (C) Washington Capitals Laval National (QMJHL) 39 Steve Harrison (D) St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 40 Stan Smyl (RW) Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 41 Paul Messier (C) Colorado Rockies University of Denver (WCHA) 42 Richard David (LW) Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)2 Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 43 Ray Markham (C) New York Rangers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 44 Dean Turner (D) New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)3 University of Michigan (WCHA) 45 Jay Johnston (D) Washington Capitals (from Detroit)4 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 46 Rick Paterson (C) Chicago Black Hawks Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 47 Tim Bernhardt (G) Atlanta Flames Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 48 Mark Kirton (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 49 Rob McClanahan (C) Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (WCHA) 50 Glen Cochrane (D) Philadelphia Flyers Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 51 Dwayne Lowdermilk (D) New York Islanders Seattle Breakers (WCHL) 52 Brad Knelson (D) Boston Bruins Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 53 Doug Derkson (C) Detroit Red Wings (from Montreal via Los Angeles)5 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd3.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 54 Curt Giles (D) Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) 55 Bengt Gustafsson (RW) Washington Capitals Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL) 56 Harald Luckner (C) Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)1 Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL) 57 Brad Smith (RW) Vancouver Canucks Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) Pick forfeited New York Islanders (from Cleveland)2 58 Dave Watson (LW) Colorado Rockies Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 59 Dave Silk (RW) New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh)3 Boston University (ECAC) 60 Andre Dore (D) New York Rangers Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 61 Shane Pearsall (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles)4 Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 62 Bjorn Skaare (C) Detroit Red Wings Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 63 Brian Young (D) Chicago Black Hawks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 64 Jim MacRae (LW) Atlanta Flames London Knights (OMJHL) 65 Bob Parent (G) Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 66 Mike Gazdic (D) Buffalo Sabres Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 67 Russ Wilderman (C) Philadelphia Flyers Seattle Breakers (WCHL) Not exercised Cleveland Barons (from the Islanders)5 68 George Buat (RW) Boston Bruins Seattle Breakers (WCHL) 69 Kevin Reeves (C) Montreal Canadiens Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd4.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 70 Roy Kerling (LW) Minnesota North Stars Cornell University (ECAC) 71 Lou Franceschetti (LW) Washington Capitals Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 72 Kevin Willison (D) St. Louis Blues Billings Bighorns (WCHL) 73 Tim Thomlison (G) Colorado Rockies (from Vancouver)1 Billings Bighorns (WCHL) 74 Rod Guimont (RW) Colorado Rockies Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 75 Rob Garner (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 76 Mike McDougal (RW) New York Rangers Port Huron Flags (IHL) 77 Paul Mancini (LW) Los Angeles Kings Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 78 Ted Nolan (C) Detroit Red Wings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 79 Mark Murphy (LW) Chicago Black Hawks Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 80 Gord Wappel (D) Atlanta Flames Regina Pats (WCHL) 81 Jordy Douglas (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 82 Randy Ireland (G) Buffalo Sabres Flint Generals (IHL) 83 Brad Tamblyn (D) Philadelphia Flyers University of Toronto (CIAU) 84 Greg Hay (LW) New York Islanders Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 85 Daryl MacLeod (LW) Boston Bruins Boston University (ECAC) 86 Mike Boyd (D) Montreal Canadiens Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd5.htm 11 January 2009 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 87 Bob Bergloff (D) Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota (WCHA) 88 Vince Magnan (LW) Washington Capitals University of Denver (WCHA) 89 Jim Nill (RW) St. Louis Blues Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 90 Gerry Minor (C) Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WCHL) 91 John Hynes (G) Colorado Rockies Harvard University (ECAC) 92 Mel Hewitt (D) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)1 Calgary Wranglers (WCHL) 93 Tom Laidlaw (D) New York Rangers Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 94 Doug Keans (G) Los Angeles Kings Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 95 Sylvain Locas (C) Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 96 Dave Feamster (D) Chicago Black Hawks Colorado College (WCHA) 97 Greg Meredith (RW) Atlanta Flames University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 98 Norm Lefebvre (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 99 Cam MacGregor (LW) Buffalo Sabres Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 100 Mark Taylor (C) Philadelphia Flyers University of North Dakota (WCHA) 101 Kelly Davis (D) New York Islanders Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 102 Jeff Brubaker (LW) Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 103 Keith Acton (C) Montreal Canadiens Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd6.htm 11 January 2009 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 104 Kim Spencer (D) Minnesota North Stars Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 105 Mats Hallin (LW) Washington Capitals Södertälje SK (Sweden) 106 Steve Stockman (C) St. Louis Blues Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 107 Dave Ross (LW) Vancouver Canucks Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 108 Andy Clark (D) Colorado Rockies Lake Superior State University (CCHA) 109 Paul MacLean (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 110 Dan Clark (D) New York Rangers Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) 111 Don Waddell (D) Los Angeles Kings Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 112 Wes George (LW) Detroit Red Wings Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 113 Dave Mancuso (D) Chicago Black Hawks Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 114 Dave Hindmarch (RW) Atlanta Flames University of Alberta (CIAU) 115 John Scammell (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 116 Dan Eastman (C) Buffalo Sabres Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 117 Mike Ewanouski (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Boston College (ECAC) 118 Richard Pepin (LW) New York Islanders Laval National (QMJHL) 119 Murray Skinner (G) Boston Bruins Lake Superior State University (CCHA) 120 Jim Lawson (RW) Montreal Canadiens Brown University (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd7.htm 11 January 2009 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 121 Mike Cotter (D) Minnesota North Stars Bowling Green University (CCHA) 122 Rich Sirois (G) Washington Capitals Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) 123 Denis Houle (RW) St. Louis Blues Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 124 Steve O'Neill (LW) Vancouver Canucks Providence College (ECAC)) 125 John Olver (RW) Colorado Rockies University of Michigan (WCHA) 126 Jerry Price (G) Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)1 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) 127 Greg Kostenko (D) New York Rangers Ohio State University (CCHA) 128 Rob Mierkalns (C) Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 129 John Barrett (D) Detroit Red Wings Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 130 Sandy Ross (D) Chicago Black Hawks Colgate University (ECAC) 131 Dave Morrison (RW) Atlanta Flames Calgary Wranglers (WCHL) 132 Kevin Reinhart (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 133 Eric Strobel (C) Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (WCHA) 134 Darre Switzer (C) Philadelphia Flyers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 135 Dave Cameron (C) New York Islanders University of Prince Edward Island (CIAU) 136 Bobby Hehir (C) Boston Bruins Boston College (ECAC) 137 Larry Landon (RW) Montreal Canadiens Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd8.htm 11 January 2009 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 138 Brent Gogol (RW) Minnesota North Stars Billings Bighorns (WCHL) 139 Denis Pomerleau (RW) Washington Capitals Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 140 Tony Meagher (RW) St. Louis Blues Boston University (ECAC) 141 Charlie Antetomaso (D) Vancouver Canucks Boston College (ECAC) 142 Kevin Krook (D) Colorado Rockies Regina Pats (WCHL) 143 Rick Simpson (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 144 Brian McDavid (D) New York Rangers Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 145 Rick Scully (LW) Los Angeles Kings Brown University (ECAC) 146 Jim Malazdrewicz (LW) Detroit Red Wings St. Boniface Saints (MJHL) 147 Mark Locken (G) Chicago Black Hawks Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 148 Doug Todd (RW) Atlanta Flames University of Michigan (WCHA) 149 Mike Waghorne (D) Toronto Maple Leafs University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 150 Eugene O'Sullivan (C) Buffalo Sabres Calgary Wranglers (WCHL) 151 Greg Francis (D) Philadelphia Flyers St. Lawrence University (ECAC) 152 Paul Joswiak (G) New York Islanders University of Minnesota (WCHA) 153 Craig MacTavish (C) Boston Bruins University of Massachusetts Lowell (ECAC) 154 Kevin Constantine (G) Montreal Canadiens Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd9.htm 11 January 2009 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 155 Mike Seide (LW) Minnesota North Stars Bloomington Junior Stars (USHL) 156 Barry Heard (G) Washington Capitals London Knights (OMJHL) 157 Jim Lockhurst (G) St. Louis Blues Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 158 Richard Martens (G) Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 159 Jeff Jensen (LW) Colorado Rockies Lake Superior State University (CCHA) 160 Bob Froese (G) St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 161 Mark Rodrigues (G) New York Rangers Yale University (ECAC) 162 Brad Thiessen (C) Los Angeles Kings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 163 Geoff Shaw (RW) Detroit Red Wings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 164 Glenn Van (D) Chicago Black Hawks Colorado College (WCHA) 165 Mark Green (C) Atlanta Flames Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 166 Laurie Cuvelier (D) Toronto Maple Leafs St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU) 167 Rick Berard (D) Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)2 St. Mary's University (CIAU) 168 Don Lucia (D) Philadelphia Flyers University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 169 Scott Cameron (D) New York Islanders University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 170 Dan Lerg (C) St. Louis Blues (from Boston)3 University of Michigan (WCHA) 171 John Swan (C) Montreal Canadiens McGill University (CIAU) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd10.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 172 Mark Toffolo (D) Washington Capitals Port Huron Flags (IHL) 173 Risto Siltanen (D) St. Louis Blues Ilves (Finland) 174 Bo Ericson (D) Colorado Rockies AIK (Sweden) 175 Dan Hermansson (LW) St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Karlskoga (Sweden) 176 Steve Weeks (G) New York Rangers Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 177 Jim Armstrong (LW) Los Angeles Kings Clarkson University (ECAC) 178 Carl Van Harrewyn (D) Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 179 Darryl Sutter (LW) Chicago Black Hawks Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 180 Bob Sullivan (LW) Atlanta Flames Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL) 181 Jean-Francois Boutin (LW) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)2 Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL) 182 Mark Berge (D) Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)3 University of North Dakota (WCHA) 183 Ken Moore (G) Philadelphia Flyers Clarkson University (ECAC) 184 Christer Lowdahl (C) New York Islanders Örebro (Sweden) 185 John Sullivan (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Boston)4 Providence College (ECAC) 186 Daniel Metivier (RW) Montreal Canadiens Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd11.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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. 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 Czechoslovak player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Red Wings selected Svozil in the 12th round.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, 978-1-57215-037-9 Bernhardt Engelbrecht was the first German player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Flames selected him in the 12th round. # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 187 Paul Hogan (LW) Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WCHL) 188 Serge Menard (RW) St. Louis Blues Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 189 Steve Barger (RW) Washington Capitals (from Vancouver)1 Boston College (ECAC) 190 Jari Viitala (C) Colorado Rockies Ilves (Finland) 191 Don Boyd (D) St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) 192 Pierre Daigneault (LW) New York Rangers Cégep de Saint-Laurent (CIAU) 193 Claude Larochelle (C) Los Angeles Kings Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 194 Ladislav Svozil (LW) Detroit Red Wings HC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) 195 Jim Olson (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from Chicago)3 St. Paul Vulcans (USHL) 196 Bernhard Engelbrecht (G) Atlanta Flames EV Landshut (West Germany) 197 Paul Stasiuk (LW) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)4 Providence College (ECAC) 198 Anton Stastny (LW) Philadelphia Flyers HC Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) 199 Gunnar Persson (D) New York Islanders Brynäs IF Gävle (Sweden) 200 Gerd Truntschka (C) St. Louis Blues (from Boston)5 EV Cologne (West Germany) 201 Viacheslav Fetisov (D) Soviet Union 1955 Montreal Canadiens CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd12.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 202 Rod Pacholzuk (D) Washington Capitals University of Michigan (WCHA) 203 Viktor Shkurdyuk (RW) Soviet Union 1955 St. Louis Blues Leningrad (USSR) 204 Ulf Zetterstrom (LW) Colorado Rockies Kiruna (Sweden) 205 Carl Bloomberg (G) St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 St. Louis University (CCHA) 206 Chris McLaughlin (D) New York Rangers Dartmouth College (ECAC) 207 Terry Kitching (LW) St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2 St. Louis University (CCHA) 208 Tom Bailey (RW) Detroit Red Wings Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 209 Brian O'Connor (D) St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)3 Boston University (ECAC) 210 Brian Crombeen (D) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)4 Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 211 Mike Pidgeon (C) St. Louis Blues (from Boston)5 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 212 Jeff Mars (RW) Montreal Canadiens University of Michigan (WCHA) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd13.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 213 Wes Jarvis (C) Washington Capitals Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 214 John Cochrane (RW) St. Louis Blues Harvard University (ECAC) 215 Ray Irwin (D) Washington Capitals (from Colorado)1 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 216 Joe Casey (D) St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)2 Boston College (ECAC) 217 Todd Johnson (C) New York Rangers Boston University (ECAC) 218 Jim Farrell (C) St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)3 Princeton University (ECAC) 219 Larry Lozinski (G) Detroit Red Wings Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) 220 Frank Johnson (D) St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)4 Providence College (ECAC) 221 Blair Wheeler (D) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)5 Yale University (ECAC) 222 Greg Tignanelli (LW) Montreal Canadiens Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd14.htm 11 January 2009 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 223 Dan McCarthy (C) New York Rangers Sudbury Wolves (OMJHA) 224 Randy Betty (LW) Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 225 George Goulakos (LW) Montreal Canadiens St. Lawrence University (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd15.htm 11 January 2009 Round sixteen # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 226 Brian Crawley (D) Detroit Red Wings St. Lawrence University (ECAC) 227 Ken Moodie (RW) Montreal Canadiens Colgate University (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd16.htm 11 January 2009 Round seventeen # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 228 Doug Feasby (C) Detroit Red Wings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 229 Serge LeBlanc (D) Montreal Canadiens University of Vermont (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd17.htm 11 January 2009 Round eighteen # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 230 Bob Magnuson (C) Montreal Canadiens Merrimack College (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd18.htm 11 January 2009 Round nineteen # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 231 Chris Nilan (RW) Montreal Canadiens Northeastern University (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd19.htm 11 January 2009 Round twenty # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 232 Rick Wilson (G) Montreal Canadiens St. Lawrence University (ECAC) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd20.htm 11 January 2009 Round twenty-one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 233 Louis Sleigher (RW) Montreal Canadiens Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd21.htm 11 January 2009 Round twenty-two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 234 Doug Robb (RW) Montreal Canadiens Billings Bighorns (WCHL) 1978 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78rnd22.htm 11 January 2009 yes Draftees based on nationality Rank Country Amount North America 217 1 170 2 47 Europe 17 3 84 2 2 URS 1955 2 2 5 1 Notes References Duplacey James Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League 1998 Total Sports 0-8362-7114-9 registration https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse External links 1978 NHL Draft list and stats at Hockey-Reference 1978 NHL Amateur Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database Category:NHL entry draft Draft