1976 NHL Entry Draft Picks

The top 3 overall picks in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft were Rick Green by Washington Capitals, Blair Chapman by Pittsburgh Penguins, and Glen Sharpley by Minnesota North Stars.

Explore all 135 picks across 15 rounds by sorting tables for any of the columns. Stats include NHL & Junior games played, goals, assists, and PIM.

Round 1

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
1	Washington Capitals	Rick Green	D	L	61	13	47	60	69	OHA	London Knights	845	43	220	263	588
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Blair Chapman	RW	R	69	71	86	157	67	WCHL	Saskatoon Blades	402	106	125	231	158
3	Minnesota North Stars	Glen Sharpley	C	L	69	60	74	134	99	QMJHL	Hull Festivals	389	117	161	278	199
4	Detroit Red Wings	Fred Williams	RW	L	72	31	87	118	129	WCHL	Saskatoon Blades	44	2	5	7	10
5	California Golden Seals	Bjorn Johansson	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	-	15	1	1	2	10
6	New York Rangers	Don Murdoch	RW	R	70	88	77	165	202	WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	320	121	117	238	155
7	St. Louis Blues	Bernie Federko	C	L	72	72	115	187	108	WCHL	Saskatoon Blades	1000	369	761	1130	487
8	Atlanta Flames	Dave Shand	D	L	62	9	37	46	169	OHA	Peterborough Petes	421	19	84	103	544
9	Chicago Blackhawks	Real Cloutier	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WHA	Quebec Nordiques	318	146	198	344	119
10	Atlanta Flames	Harold Phillipoff	LW	L	67	38	51	89	146	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	141	26	57	83	267
11	Kansas City Scouts	Paul Gardner	C	L	65	69	75	144	75	OHA	Oshawa Generals	447	201	201	402	207
12	Montréal Canadiens	Peter Lee	RW	R	66	81	80	161	59	OHA	Ottawa 67's	431	114	131	245	257
13	Montréal Canadiens	Rod Schutt	LW	L	63	72	63	135	42	OHA	Sudbury Wolves	286	77	92	169	177
14	New York Islanders	Alex McKendry	LW	L	65	43	59	102	121	OHA	Sudbury Wolves	46	3	6	9	21
15	Washington Capitals	Greg Carroll	C	L	71	60	111	171	118	WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	131	20	34	54	44
16	Boston Bruins	Clayton Pachal	RW	L	65	41	47	88	259	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	35	2	3	5	95
17	Philadelphia Flyers	Mark Suzor	D	L	48	16	30	46	108	OHA	Kingston Canadians	64	4	16	20	60
18	Montréal Canadiens	Bruce Baker	RW	R	64	31	40	71	44	OHA	Ottawa 67's	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 1 per nation:

Round 2

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Greg Malone	C	L	61	36	36	72	75	OHA	Oshawa Generals	704	191	310	501	661
20	St. Louis Blues	Brian Sutter	LW	L	72	36	56	92	233	WCHL	Lethbridge Broncos	779	303	333	636	1786
21	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Clippingdale	LW	L	72	51	66	117	80	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	19	1	2	3	9
22	Detroit Red Wings	Reed Larson	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota	904	222	463	685	1388
23	California Golden Seals	Vern Stenlund	C	L	64	44	75	119	24	OHA	London Knights	4	0	0	0	0
24	New York Rangers	Dave Farrish	D	L	66	26	49	75	155	OHA	Sudbury Wolves	430	17	110	127	440
25	St. Louis Blues	John Smrke	LW	-	64	39	46	85	32	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	103	11	17	28	33
26	Vancouver Canucks	Bob Manno	D	L	55	9	54	63	187	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	371	41	132	173	274
27	Chicago Blackhawks	Jeffrey McDill	RW	R	72	55	66	121	197	WCHL	Victoria Cougars	1	0	0	0	0
28	Atlanta Flames	Bobby Simpson	LW	L	68	56	77	133	126	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	175	35	29	64	98
29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Peter Marsh	RW	L	70	75	81	156	103	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	278	48	71	119	224
30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Randy Carlyle	D	L	60	15	64	79	126	OHA	Sudbury Wolves	1055	148	499	647	1400
31	Minnesota North Stars	Jim Roberts	RW	L	64	27	56	83	62	OHA	Ottawa 67's	106	17	23	40	33
32	New York Islanders	Mike Kaszycki	C	L	66	51	119	170	38	OHA	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	226	42	80	122	108
33	Buffalo Sabres	Joe Kowal	LW	L	56	32	47	79	113	OHA	Hamilton Fincups	22	0	5	5	13
34	Boston Bruins	Larry Gloekner	D	L	71	7	48	55	123	WCHL	Victoria Cougars	13	0	2	2	6
35	Philadelphia Flyers	Drew Callander	RW	R	72	49	56	105	64	WCHL	Regina Pats	39	6	2	8	7
36	Montréal Canadiens	Barry Melrose	D	R	72	12	49	61	112	WCHL	Kamloops Chiefs	300	10	23	33	728

Total players drafted in Round 2 per nation:

Round 3

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
37	Washington Capitals	Tom Rowe	RW	R	60	39	55	94	98	OHA	London Knights	357	85	100	185	615
38	Kansas City Scouts	Mike Kitchen	D	L	65	6	18	24	148	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	474	12	62	74	370
39	Minnesota North Stars	Don Jackson	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Notre Dame	315	16	52	68	640
40	Detroit Red Wings	Fred Berry	C	L	72	59	87	146	164	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	3	0	0	0	0
41	California Golden Seals	Mike Fidler	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Boston University	271	84	97	181	124
42	New York Rangers	Mike McEwen	D	R	65	23	40	63	63	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	716	108	296	404	460
43	St. Louis Blues	Jim Kirkpatrick	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	-	-	-	-	-
44	Vancouver Canucks	Rob Flockhart	RW	L	72	51	47	98	91	WCHL	Kamloops Chiefs	55	2	5	7	14
45	Chicago Blackhawks	Thomas Gradin	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	Sweden	Modo	677	209	384	593	298
46	Atlanta Flames	Rick Hodgson	D	R	50	7	48	55	168	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	6	0	0	0	6
47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Morris Lukowich	LW	L	72	65	77	142	195	WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	582	199	219	418	584
48	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alain Belanger	RW	R	65	26	25	51	274	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	9	0	1	1	6
49	Los Angeles Kings	Don Moores	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Kamloops Chiefs	-	-	-	-	-
50	New York Islanders	Garth Macguigan	C	L	69	47	46	93	94	QMJHL	Montreal Juniors	5	0	1	1	2
51	Minnesota North Stars	Ron Zanussi	RW	R	40	17	19	36	55	OHA	London Knights	299	52	83	135	373
52	Toronto Maple Leafs	Gary McFadyen	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Hull Festivals	-	-	-	-	-
53	Philadelphia Flyers	Craig Hamner	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NAHL	Mohawk Valley Comets	-	-	-	-	-
54	Montréal Canadiens	Bill Baker	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota	143	7	25	32	175

Total players drafted in Round 3 per nation:

Round 4

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
55	Washington Capitals	Al Glendenning	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
56	St. Louis Blues	Mike Liut	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Bowning Green	663	0	13	0	22
57	Minnesota North Stars	Mike Fedorko	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Fincups	-	-	-	-	-
58	Detroit Red Wings	Kevin Schamehorn	RW	R	62	32	42	74	276	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	10	0	0	0	17
59	California Golden Seals	Warren Young	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan Tech	236	72	77	149	472
60	New York Rangers	Claude Periard	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Draveurs	-	-	-	-	-
61	St. Louis Blues	Paul Skidmore	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Boston College	2	0	0	0	0
62	Vancouver Canucks	Elmer Ray	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
63	Chicago Blackhawks	Dave Debol	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Michigan	92	26	26	52	4
64	Atlanta Flames	Kent Nilsson	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	SEL	Djurgardens IF Stockholm	553	264	422	686	116
65	Pittsburgh Penguins	Greg Redquest	G	L	56	0	0	0	0	OHA	Oshawa Generals	1	0	0	0	0
66	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tim Williams	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Victoria Cougars	-	-	-	-	-
67	Los Angeles Kings	Bob Mears	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-
68	New York Islanders	Ken Morrow	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Bowning Green	550	17	88	105	309
69	Buffalo Sabres	Henry Maze	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	-	-	-	-	-
70	Boston Bruins	Bob Miller	C	L	6	5	5	10	5	OHA	Ottawa 67's	404	75	119	194	220
71	Philadelphia Flyers	Dave Hynek	RW	L	56	13	23	36	130	OHA	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-
72	Montréal Canadiens	Ed Clarey	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 4 per nation:

Round 5

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
73	Washington Capitals	Douglas Patey	RW	-	59	45	65	110	52	OHA	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	45	4	2	6	8
74	Kansas City Scouts	Rick McIntyre	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
75	Minnesota North Stars	Phil Verchota	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota	-	-	-	-	-
76	Detroit Red Wings	Dwight Schofield	D	L	59	14	29	43	121	OHA	London Knights	211	8	22	30	628
77	California Golden Seals	Darcy Regier	D	L	53	5	22	27	125	WCHL	Lethbridge Broncos	26	0	2	2	35
78	New York Rangers	Douglas Caines	C	L	63	38	56	94	42	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
79	California Golden Seals	Calvin Sandbeck	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Denver	-	-	-	-	-
80	Vancouver Canucks	Rick Durston	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Victoria Cougars	-	-	-	-	-
81	Chicago Blackhawks	Terry McDonald	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	-	-	-	-	-
82	Atlanta Flames	Mark Earp	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Kamloops Chiefs	-	-	-	-	-
83	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brendan Lowe	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	-	-	-	-	-
84	Toronto Maple Leafs	Greg Hotham	D	R	49	10	32	42	72	OHA	Kingston Canadians	230	15	74	89	139
85	Los Angeles Kings	Rob Palmer	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Michigan	320	9	101	110	115
86	New York Islanders	Mike Hordy	D	R	63	17	51	68	84	OHA	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	11	0	0	0	7
87	Buffalo Sabres	Ron Roscoe	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Fincups	-	-	-	-	-
88	Boston Bruins	Pete Vandemark	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
89	Philadelphia Flyers	Robin Lang	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Cornell U.	-	-	-	-	-
90	Montréal Canadiens	Maurice Barrette	G	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 5 per nation:

Round 6

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
91	Washington Capitals	Jim Bedard	G	L	58	0	0	0	0	OHA	Sudbury Wolves	73	0	2	0	10
92	Kansas City Scouts	Larry Skinner	C	L	58	37	78	115	8	OHA	Ottawa 67's	47	10	12	22	8
93	Minnesota North Stars	Dave Delich	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Colorado College	-	-	-	-	-
94	Detroit Red Wings	Tony Horvath	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	-	-	-	-	-
95	California Golden Seals	Jouni Rinne	F	L	-	-	-	-	-	FINLAND	Lukko Rauma	-	-	-	-	-
96	New York Rangers	Barry Scully	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-
97	St. Louis Blues	Nels Goddard	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan Tech	-	-	-	-	-
98	Vancouver Canucks	Robert Tudor	C	R	72	46	60	106	228	WCHL	Regina Pats	28	4	4	8	19
99	Chicago Blackhawks	John Peterson	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Notre Dame	-	-	-	-	-
100	Washington Capitals	Don Wilson	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
101	Pittsburgh Penguins	Vic Sirko	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
102	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dan Djakalovic	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
103	Los Angeles Kings	Larry McRae	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Windsor Spitfires	-	-	-	-	-
104	New York Islanders	Yvon Vautour	RW	L	72	43	60	103	61	QMJHL	Laval National	204	26	33	59	401
105	Buffalo Sabres	Don Lemieux	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Draveurs	-	-	-	-	-
106	Boston Bruins	Ted Olson	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
107	Philadelphia Flyers	Paul Klasinski	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	MJHL	St. Paul Vulcans	-	-	-	-	-
108	Montréal Canadiens	Pierre Brassard	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 6 per nation:

Round 7

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
109	Washington Capitals	Dale Rideout	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	-	-	-	-	-
110	Minnesota North Stars	Jeff Barr	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan State U.	-	-	-	-	-
111	Detroit Red Wings	Fern LeBlanc	C	L	71	63	71	134	31	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	34	5	6	11	0
112	New York Rangers	Remi Levesque	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	-	-	-	-	-
113	St. Louis Blues	Mike Eaves	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	324	83	143	226	80
114	Vancouver Canucks	Bradley Rhiness	C	L	65	52	60	112	28	OHA	Kingston Canadians	-	-	-	-	-
115	Chicago Blackhawks	John Rothstein	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	-	-	-	-	-
116	Toronto Maple Leafs	Charles Skjodt	C	-	66	41	48	89	32	OHA	Windsor Spitfires	-	-	-	-	-
117	Philadelphia Flyers	Raymond Kurpis	RW	R	47	11	23	34	23	MJHL	Austin Mavericks	-	-	-	-	-
118	Montréal Canadiens	Rich Gosselin	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 7 per nation:

Round 8

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
119	Washington Capitals	Allan Dumba	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Regina Pats	-	-	-	-	-
120	Detroit Red Wings	Claude Legris	G	L	88	0	0	0	0	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	4	0	1	0	0
121	St. Louis Blues	Jacques Soguel	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	Switzerland	-	-	-	-	-	-
122	Vancouver Canucks	Stuart Ostlund	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan Tech	-	-	-	-	-
123	Montréal Canadiens	John Gregory	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-