1978 NHL Amateur Draft

Montreal, Quebec - June 15, 1978

Summary statistics

POSITION SPLITNATIONALITY SPLIT
ROUNDTO NHLGPFWDDEFGOA..CAUSSERUFIOTH
Round 1100.00%602.577.8%22.2%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 288.89%287.472.2%22.2%5.6%88.9%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 376.47%159.964.7%29.4%5.9%82.4%11.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.9%
Round 456.25%142.668.8%25.0%6.3%75.0%6.3%12.5%0.0%0.0%6.3%
Round 541.18%52.364.7%23.5%11.8%82.4%17.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 658.82%188.164.7%23.5%11.8%76.5%23.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 729.41%57.464.7%29.4%5.9%82.4%11.8%5.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 817.65%39.158.8%29.4%11.8%82.4%17.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 911.76%64.552.9%29.4%17.6%76.5%23.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 105.88%14.235.3%35.3%29.4%58.8%41.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 1126.67%88.153.3%33.3%13.3%40.0%33.3%20.0%0.0%6.7%0.0%
Round 1213.33%79.780.0%13.3%6.7%40.0%13.3%6.7%6.7%6.7%26.7%
Round 130.00%0.054.5%36.4%9.1%45.5%36.4%9.1%9.1%0.0%0.0%
Round 1420.00%26.750.0%40.0%10.0%40.0%60.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 1533.33%1.7100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 160.00%0.050.0%50.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 170.00%0.050.0%50.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 180.00%0.0100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 19100.00%688.0100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 200.00%0.00.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 21100.00%194.0100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Round 220.00%0.0100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
TOTAL1135.762.8%26.9%10.3%72.2%20.1%3.4%0.9%0.9%2.6%
TO NHL240.60%42.2%39.7%33.3%45.6%23.4%25.0%50.0%50.0%50.0%
1) Percentage of drafted players in each category (e.g. 72.2% of all drafted players were Canadian).
2) Percentage of players that made it to NHL (e.g. 45.6% of all drafted Canadians have played in NHL).

Summary statistics on team draft performance

OVERALLPER DRAFT PICK
RkTEAMWAPP1PICKSTO NHLGPGAPGPGAP
1Minnesota North Stars8.551050.0%283570511801885283.570.5118.0188.5
2Washington Capitals23.651952.6%323364410491693170.233.955.289.1
3Vancouver Canucks25.141050.0%25176839321615251.768.393.2161.5
4Philadelphia Flyers34.001931.6%273766613362002144.135.170.3105.4
5Colorado Rockies38.531435.7%5588715524239.96.211.117.3
6Pittsburgh Penguins43.03366.7%50001.70.00.00.0
7Buffalo Sabres47.66944.4%1826384476860202.942.752.995.6
8Chicago Black Hawks47.781154.6%1845389416805167.735.437.873.2
9Detroit Red Wings49.501942.1%2159208468676113.610.924.635.6
10Boston Bruins53.30944.4%20895045061010232.156.056.2112.2
11Atlanta Flames57.741154.6%137269219288124.76.319.926.2
12St. Louis Blues58.863215.6%2566664957162180.220.829.950.7
13Montreal Canadiens62.032437.5%33505759441519139.624.039.363.3
14New York Islanders62.381136.4%72718517936466.116.816.333.1
15Toronto Maple Leafs68.371040.0%1340187254441134.018.725.444.1
16New York Rangers78.241566.7%2386321648969159.121.443.264.6
17Los Angeles Kings124.33825.0%21106626.40.00.80.8
1) The Weighted Average Pick Position (WAPP) is determined using a harmonic mean, which gives the highest weight to the first overall pick, the second highest to the second overall pick, etc. The thinking behind this approach is that the relative difference between the first and the fifth pick is much higher than the difference between e.g. the 130th and 135th pick. The smallest number is granted to the team with the lowest overall pick position in the draft.

Round 1

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
1CABobby Smith1958Minnesota North StarsF10773576791036919-8
2CARyan Walter1958Washington CapitalsF1003264382646946-1
3CAWayne Babych1958St. Louis BluesF519192246438500-24
4CABill Derlago1958Vancouver CanucksF555189227416247-93
5CAMike Gillis1958Colorado RockiesF246334376186-55
6CABehn Wilson1958Philadelphia FlyersD60198261359148057
7CAKen Linseman1958Philadelphia FlyersF8602565518071725221
8CADan Geoffrion1958Montreal CanadiensF11120325299-31
9CAWillie Huber1958Detroit Red WingsD655104217321950-199
10CATim Higgins1958Chicago Black HawksF7061541983527191
11CABrad Marsh1958Atlanta FlamesD108623175198124155
12CABrent Peterson1958Detroit Red WingsF62072141213484-4
13CALarry Playfair1958Buffalo SabresD68826941201814-22
14CADan Lucas1958Philadelphia FlyersF61010-2
15CASteve Tambellini1958New York IslandersF553160150310105-130
16CAAl Secord1958Boston BruinsF76627322349620957
17CADave Hunter1958Montreal CanadiensF746133190323918112
18CATim Coulis1958Washington CapitalsF47459138-13

Round 2

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
19CASteve Payne1958Minnesota North StarsF61322823846643531
20CAPaul Mulvey1958Washington CapitalsF225305181613-40
21CAJoel Quenneville1958Toronto Maple LeafsD80354136190705-85
22CACurt Fraser1958Vancouver CanucksF7041932394321306-27
23CAPaul MacKinnon1958Washington CapitalsD1475232891-9
24CASteve Christoff1958Minnesota North StarsF2487764141108-18
25CAMike Meeker1958Pittsburgh PenguinsF40005-1
26CADon Maloney1958New York RangersF76521435056481542
27CAMerlin Malinowski1958Colorado RockiesF28254111165121-105
28CAGlenn Hicks1958Detroit Red WingsF10861218127-21
29CADoug Lecuyer1958Chicago Black HawksF126113142178-39
30CADale Yakiwchuk1958Montreal CanadiensF
31CAAl Jensen1958Detroit Red WingsG17904444
32CATony McKegney1958Buffalo SabresF9123203196395175
33CAMike Simurda1958Philadelphia FlyersF
34CARandy Johnston1958New York IslandersD40004-2
35CAGraeme Nicolson1958Boston BruinsD5227960-21
36CARon Carter1958Montreal CanadiensF200000

Round 3

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
37CAGord Salt1958Philadelphia FlyersF
38CAGlen Currie1958Washington CapitalsF326397911810017
39CASteve Harrison1958St. Louis BluesF
40CAStan Smyl1958Vancouver CanucksF8962624116731556-87
41CAPaul Messier1958Colorado RockiesF90004-6
42CARichard David1958Montreal CanadiensF3144810-7
43CARay Markham1958New York RangersF1411221-3
44CADean Turner1958New York RangersD3510159-5
45CAJay Johnston1958Washington CapitalsD800013-2
46CARick Paterson1958Chicago Black HawksF430504393136-7
47CATim Bernhardt1958Atlanta FlamesG670334
48CAMark Kirton1958Toronto Maple LeafsF2665756113121-70
49CARob McClanahan1958Buffalo SabresF22438631011261
50CAGlen Cochrane1958Philadelphia FlyersD411177289155660
51CADwayne Lowdermilk1958New York IslandersD20112-1
52CABrad Knelson1958Boston BruinsD
53CADoug Derkson1958Detroit Red WingsF

Round 4

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
54CACurt Giles1958Minnesota North StarsD8954319924273326
55CABengt-Åke Gustafsson1958Washington CapitalsF62919535955419645
56CAHarald Lückner1957Vancouver CanucksF
57CABrad Smith1958Vancouver CanucksF222283462593-31
58CADave Watson1958Colorado RockiesF1801110-3
59CADave Silk1958New York RangersF2495459113271-8
60CAAndre Dore1958New York RangersD25714819526137
61CAShane Pearsall1958Pittsburgh PenguinsF
62CABjørne Skaare1958Detroit Red WingsF100000
63CABrian Young1958Chicago Black HawksD80226-4
64CAJim MacRae1958Atlanta FlamesF
65CABob Parent1958Toronto Maple LeafsG30000
66CAMike Gazdic1958Buffalo SabresD
67CARuss Wilderman1958Philadelphia FlyersF
68CAGeorge Buat1958Boston BruinsF
69CAKevin Reeves1958Montreal CanadiensF

Round 5

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
70CARoy Kerling1958Minnesota North StarsF
71CALou Franceschetti1958Washington CapitalsF4595981140747-30
72CAKevin Willison1958St. Louis BluesD
73CATim Thomlison1958Colorado RockiesG
74CARod Guimont1958Colorado RockiesF
75CARob Garner1958Pittsburgh PenguinsF100000
76CAMike McDougal1958New York RangersF618101843-30
77CAPaul Mancini1958Los Angeles KingsF
78CATed Nolan1958Detroit Red WingsF7861622105-18
79CAMark Murphy1958Chicago Black HawksF
80CAGord Wappel1958Atlanta FlamesD2011210-3
81CAJordy Douglas1958Toronto Maple LeafsF2687662138160-66
82CARandy Ireland1957Buffalo SabresG20000
83CABrad Tamblyn1958Philadelphia FlyersD
84CAGreg Hay1958New York IslandersF
85CADarryl McLeod1960Boston BruinsF
86CAMike Boyd1958Montreal CanadiensD

Round 6

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
87CABob Bergloff1958Minnesota North StarsD20005-1
88CAVince Magnan1958Washington CapitalsF
89CAJim Nill1958St. Louis BluesF5245887145854-65
90CAGerry Minor1958Vancouver CanucksF140112132173-8
91CAJohn HynesColorado RockiesG
92CAMel Hewitt1958Toronto Maple LeafsF
93CATom Laidlaw1958New York RangersD70525139164717-4
94CADoug Keans1958Los Angeles KingsG21006653
95CASylvain Locas1958Detroit Red WingsF
96CADave Feamster1958Chicago Black HawksD1691324371547
97CAGreg Meredith1958Atlanta FlamesF3864108-4
98CANormand Lefebvre1958Toronto Maple LeafsF
99CACam MacGregor1958Buffalo SabresF
100CAMark Taylor1958Philadelphia FlyersF209426811073-6
101CAKelly Davis1958New York IslandersD
102CAJeff Brubaker1958Boston BruinsF17816925512-27
103CAKeith Acton1958Montreal CanadiensF10232263585841172-28

Round 7

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
104CAKim Spencer1958Minnesota North StarsD
105CAMats Hallin1958Washington CapitalsF152171431193-13
106CASteven Stockman1958St. Louis BluesF
107CADave Ross1958Vancouver CanucksF
108CAAndy Clark1958Colorado RockiesF
109CAPaul MacLean1958St. Louis BluesF719324349673968-34
110CADan Clark1957New York RangersD401161
111CADon Waddell1958Los Angeles KingsD10000-1
112CAWes George1958Detroit Red WingsF
113CADave Mancuso1958Chicago Black HawksD
114CADave Hindmarch1958Atlanta FlamesF9921173825-14
115CAJohn Scammell1958Toronto Maple LeafsD
116CADan Eastman1957Buffalo SabresF
117CAMike Ewanouski1958Philadelphia FlyersF
118CARichard Pepin1958New York IslandersF
119CAMurray SkinnerBoston BruinsG
120CAJim Lawson1958Montreal CanadiensF

Round 8

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
121CAMike CotterMinnesota North StarsD
122CARichard Sirois1957Washington CapitalsG
123CADenis Houle1958St. Louis BluesF
124CASteve O'Neill1958Vancouver CanucksF
125CAJohn Olver1958Colorado RockiesF
126CAJerry Price1958Philadelphia FlyersG
127CAGreg Kostenko1958New York RangersD
128CABob Mierkalns1958Los Angeles KingsF
129CAJohn Barrett1958Detroit Red WingsD488207797604-140
130CASandy Ross1958Chicago Black HawksD
131CADave Morrison1958Atlanta FlamesF
132CAKevin Reinhart1958Toronto Maple LeafsD
133CAEric Strobel1958Buffalo SabresF
134CADarre Switzer1958Philadelphia FlyersF
135CADave Cameron1958New York IslandersF168252853238-33
136CABobby Hehir1958Boston BruinsF
137CALarry Landon1958Montreal CanadiensF90002-3

Round 9

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
138CABrent Gogol1958Minnesota North StarsF
139CADenis Pomerleau1958Washington CapitalsF
140CATony MeagherSt. Louis BluesF
141CACharlie Antetomaso1958Vancouver CanucksD
142CAKevin Krook1958Colorado RockiesD300020
143CARick Simpson1958St. Louis BluesF
144CABrian McDavid1958New York RangersD
145CARick Scully1958Los Angeles KingsF
146CAJim Malazdrewicz1958Detroit Red WingsF
147CAMark Locken1958Chicago Black HawksG
148CADoug Todd1958Atlanta FlamesF
149CAMike Waghorne1958Toronto Maple LeafsD
150CAEugene O'Sullivan1958Buffalo SabresF
151CAGreg Francis1958Philadelphia FlyersD
152CAPaul JoswiakNew York IslandersG
153CACraig MacTavish1958Boston BruinsF109321326748089134
154CAKevin Constantine1958Montreal CanadiensG

Round 10

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
155CAMike SeideMinnesota North StarsD
156CABarry Heard1958Washington CapitalsG
157CAJim Lockhurst1958St. Louis BluesG
158CARick Martens1958Vancouver CanucksG
159CAJeff JensenColorado RockiesF
160CABob Froese1958St. Louis BluesG2420101090
161CAMark RodriguesNew York RangersG
162CABrad Thiessen1958Los Angeles KingsF
163CAGeoff Shaw1958Detroit Red WingsF
164CAGlenn Van1958Chicago Black HawksD
165CAMark Green1958Atlanta FlamesF
166CALaurie Cuvelier1958Toronto Maple LeafsD
167CARick BerardPhiladelphia FlyersD
168CADon Lucia1958Philadelphia FlyersD
169CAScott Cameron1958New York IslandersD
170CADan Lerg1958St. Louis BluesF
171CAJohn SwanMontreal CanadiensF

Round 11

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
172CAMark Toffolo1957Washington CapitalsD
173CARisto Siltanen1958St. Louis BluesD56290265355266-79
174CABo Ericson1958Colorado RockiesD
175CADan Hermansson1958St. Louis BluesF
176CASteve Weeks1958New York RangersG29107721
177CAJim Armstrong1958Los Angeles KingsF
178CACarl Van Harrewyn1958Detroit Red WingsD
179CADarryl Sutter1958Chicago Black HawksF406161118279286-11
180CABob Sullivan1957Atlanta FlamesF6218193718-16
181CAJean-Francois Boutin1958St. Louis BluesF
182CAMark Berge1958Philadelphia FlyersD
183CAKen MoorePhiladelphia FlyersG
184CAChrister Löwdahl1958New York IslandersF
185CAJohn Sullivan1958St. Louis BluesF
186CADaniel Metivier1958Montreal CanadiensF

Round 12

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
187CAPaul Hogan1958Washington CapitalsF
188CASerge Menard1958St. Louis BluesF
189CASteve Barger1958Washington CapitalsF
190CAJari Viitala1958Colorado RockiesF
191CADon Boyd1958St. Louis BluesF
192CASerge Menard1958St. Louis BluesF
193CAClaude Larochelle1958Los Angeles KingsF
194CALadislav Svozil1958Detroit Red WingsF
195CAJim Olson1958Philadelphia FlyersF
196CABernard Engelbrecht1958Atlanta FlamesG
197CAPaul Stasiuk1958St. Louis BluesF
198CAAnton Stastny1959Philadelphia FlyersF65025238463615011
199CAGunnar Persson1958New York IslandersD
200CAGerd Truntschka1958St. Louis BluesF
201CAVyacheslav Fetisov1958Montreal CanadiensD54636192228656114

Round 13

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
202CARod Pacholzuk1958Washington CapitalsD
203CAViktor Shkurdyuk1958St. Louis BluesF
204CAUlf Zetterström1958Colorado RockiesF
205CACarl Bloomberg1958St. Louis BluesG
206CAChris McLaughlin1958New York RangersD
207CATerry Kitching1958St. Louis BluesF
208CATom Bailey1958Detroit Red WingsF
209CABrian O'ConnorSt. Louis BluesD
210CABrian Crombeen1958St. Louis BluesD
211CAMike Pidgeon1958St. Louis BluesF
212CAJeff Mars1958Montreal CanadiensF

Round 14

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
213CAWes Jarvis1958Washington CapitalsF23731558698-24
214CAJohn CochraneSt. Louis BluesF
215CARay Irwin1958Washington CapitalsD
216CAJoe Casey1958St. Louis BluesD
217CATodd Johnson1958New York RangersF
218CAJim Farrell1958St. Louis BluesF
219CALarry Lozinski1958Detroit Red WingsG300110
220CAFrank Johnson1958St. Louis BluesD
221CABlair WheelerSt. Louis BluesD
222CAGreg TignanelliMontreal CanadiensF

Round 15

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
223CADan McCarthy1958New York RangersF540443
224CARandy Betty1958Detroit Red WingsF
225CAGeorge Goulakos1958Montreal CanadiensF

Round 16

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
226CABrian CrawleyDetroit Red WingsD
227CAKen Moodie1958Montreal CanadiensF

Round 17

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
228CADoug FeasbyDetroit Red WingsF
229CASerge LeBlancMontreal CanadiensD

Round 18

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
230CABob MagnusonMontreal CanadiensF

Round 19

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
231CAChris Nilan1958Montreal CanadiensF6881101152253043-1

Round 20

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
232CARick Wilson1958Montreal CanadiensG

Round 21

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
233CALouis Sleigher1958Montreal CanadiensF19446539914622

Round 22

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
234CADoug Robb1958Montreal CanadiensF

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