1977–78 NHL transactions

none August 2023 July 2022 The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1977–78 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable. Trades between teams May May 23, 1977 To Los Angeles KingsRandy Manery To Atlanta FlamesAb DeMarco Jr. June June 14, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers8th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 136 - Clint Eccles)9th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 151 - Michel Bauman)10th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 159 - Dave Isherwood)11th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 166 - Barry Duench) To Buffalo Sabrescash June 14, 1977 To Montreal Canadiens8th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 137 - Keith Hendrickson)9th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 152 - Barry Borrett)10th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 160 - Mark Holden)11th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 166 - Dan Poulin)12th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 173 - Cary Farelli)13th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 176 - Mark Wells)14th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 179 - Jean Belisle)15th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft(# 182 - Bob Boileau) To New York Islanderscash June 17, 1977 To Los Angeles KingsSteve Short To Philadelphia Flyersfuture considerations1(Paul Evans) Trade completed on November 3, 1977. August August, 1977exact date unknown To Atlanta Flamesfuture considerations To Detroit Red WingsAl McDonough August 5, 1977 To Colorado RockiesMark Suzor To Philadelphia FlyersBarry Dean August 9, 1977 To St. Louis BluesDick Redmond To Chicago Black HawksPierre Plante August 17, 1977 To Detroit Red Wingsrights to Ron Low3rd-rd pick - 1979 Amateur Draft(# 46 - Boris Fistric) To Washington CapitalsWalt McKechnie3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft(# 45 - Jay Johnston)2nd-rd pick - 1979 Amateur Draft(# 24 - Errol Rausse) August 17, 1977 To Cleveland Baronsrights to Mike Eaves To St. Louis BluesLen Frig August 18, 1977 To Atlanta Flamescash To Detroit Red WingsRick Bowness August 18, 1977 To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1979 Amateur Draft(# 44 - Guy Carbonneau) To St. Louis BluesJim Roberts August 31, 1977 To Los Angeles Kingsrights to Pete Stemkowski To New York Rangersfuture considerations1(3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft# 45 - Dean Turner) Trade completed on June 15, 1978, at the 1978 Amateur Draft. September September 20, 1977 To Buffalo SabresRon Schock To Pittsburgh PenguinsBrian Spencer September 22, 1977 To Buffalo Sabrescash To Colorado RockiesRick Jodzio October October 1, 1977 To Washington Capitalsrights to Don Awrey To Pittsburgh PenguinsBob Paradise October 16, 1977 To Washington Capitals1st-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft(MIN - # 10 - Tom McCarthy)1 To Pittsburgh PenguinsHartland Monahan October 20, 1977 To Detroit Red WingsAndre St. Laurent To New York IslandersMichel Bergeron October 28, 1977 To Philadelphia FlyersBlake Dunlop3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft(# 37 - Gord Salt) To Minnesota North StarsHarvey Bennett Jr. Washington's first-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on October 18, 1978, that sent Dennis Maruk to Washington in exchange for this pick. November November 1, 1977 To Detroit Red Wingscash To Philadelphia FlyersTerry Murray November 1, 1977 To Toronto Maple LeafsJerry Butler To St. Louis BluesInge Hammarstrom November 2, 1977 To Los Angeles KingsSyl Apps Jr.Hartland Monahan To Pittsburgh PenguinsGene CarrDave Schultz4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft(# 61 - Shane Pearsall) November 4, 1977 To Vancouver CanucksPit Martin To Chicago Black Hawksfuture considerations1(Murray Bannerman) November 21, 1977 To Los Angeles KingsLarry Carriere To Vancouver CanucksSheldon Kannegiesser November 23, 1977 To Cleveland BaronsRandy Holt To Chicago Black HawksReg Kerr November 29, 1977 To Montreal CanadiensPierre Larouchefuture considerations2(rights to Peter Marsh) To Pittsburgh PenguinsPeter LeePeter Mahovlich Trade completed on May 27, 1978. Trade completed on December 15, 1977. December December 2, 1977 To Colorado RockiesDennis Owchar To Pittsburgh PenguinsTom Edur December 2, 1977 To Detroit Red WingsDennis Hull To Chicago Black Hawks4th-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 67 - Carey Wilson) December 9, 1977 To Cleveland BaronsWalt McKechnie To Washington CapitalsBob Girard2nd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft(# 23 - Paul MacKinnon) December 12, 1977 To St. Louis BluesCurt BennettBarry GibbsPhil Myre To Atlanta FlamesYves BelangerBob MacMillanDick Redmond2nd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft(# 23 - Mike Perovich) January January 9, 1978 To Cleveland BaronsChuck ArnasonRick Jodzio To Colorado RockiesFred AhernRalph Klassen January 9, 1978 To Toronto Maple Leafscash To Colorado RockiesBob Neely January 9, 1978 To Los Angeles KingsDanny Grant To Detroit Red Wings3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft(# 53 - Doug Derkson)rights to Barry Long January 10, 1978 To Cleveland BaronsJean-Paul PariseJean Potvin4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft1 To New York IslandersWayne MerrickDarcy Regier4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft2 January 12, 1978 To Cleveland BaronsDennis O'Brien To Colorado RockiesMike Christie January 14, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings2nd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 33 - Greg Terrion) To St. Louis BluesNeil Komadoski January 27, 1978 To St. Louis Bluescash To Chicago Black HawksEddie Johnston January 29, 1978 To Toronto Maple Leafscash To Vancouver CanucksClaire Alexander Draft pick not exercised by Cleveland due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Draft pick forfeited by the Islanders due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. February February 19, 1978 To Minnesota North StarsGary Smith To Washington Capitalscash March March 13, 1978 To Toronto Maple LeafsDan Maloney2nd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 25 - Craig Muni) To Detroit Red WingsErrol Thompson1st-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft(# 12 - Brent Peterson)2nd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft(# 31 - Al Jensen)1st-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft(# 11 - Mike Blaisdell) March 13, 1978 To Boston Bruinscash To Los Angeles KingsDarryl Edestrand March 14, 1978 To Minnesota North Starsrights to Eddie Miofuture considerations1(Pierre Plante) To Chicago Black HawksDoug Hicks3rd-rd pick - 1980 NHL entry draft Trade completed on May 4, 1978. References Additional sources hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades" NHL trades for 1977-1978 http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1977-78/1 2021-07-22 NHL Trade Tracker Category:NHL transactions Category:1977–78 NHL season