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1976 NHL amateur draft

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.

1976 NHL amateur draft
General information
Date(s)June 1, 1976
LocationNHL Offices
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
135 total selections in 15 rounds
First selectionCanada Rick Green
(Washington Capitals)
Hall of Famers
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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

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Below are listed the selections in the 1976 NHL amateur draft.

 = NHL All-Star[a] ·  = NHL All-Star[a] and NHL All-Star team ·  = Hall of Famers


Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Rick Green (D)   Canada Washington Capitals London Knights (OHA)
2 Blair Chapman (RW)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Kansas City)1 Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
3 Glen Sharpley (C)   Canada Minnesota North Stars Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
4 Fred Williams (C)   Canada Detroit Red Wings Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
5 Bjorn Johansson (D)   Sweden California Golden Seals Örebro IK (Sweden)
6 Don Murdoch (RW)   Canada New York Rangers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7 Bernie Federko (F)   Canada St. Louis Blues Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
8 David Shand (D)   Canada Atlanta Flames (from Vancouver)2 Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9 Real Cloutier (F)   Canada Chicago Black Hawks Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
10 Harold Phillipoff (LW)   Canada Atlanta Flames New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11 Paul Gardner (C)   Canada Kansas City Scouts (from Pittsburgh)3 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
12 Peter Lee (RW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)4 Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 Rod Schutt (LW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)5 Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
14 Alex McKendry (F)   Canada New York Islanders Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
15 Greg Carroll (C)   Canada Washington Capitals (from Buffalo via Atlanta)6 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
16 Clayton Pachal (C)   Canada Boston Bruins New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
17 Mark Suzor (D)   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
18 Bruce Baker (RW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
[1]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.[2][3]
  6. 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.

Round two

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
19 Greg Malone (C)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Washington)1 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
20 Brian Sutter (LW)   Canada St. Louis Blues (from Kansas City)2 Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
21 Steve Clippingdale (LW)   Canada Los Angeles Kings (from Minnesota)3 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
22 Reed Larson (D)   United States Detroit Red Wings University of Minnesota (WCHA)
23 Vern Stenlund (C)   Canada California Golden Seals London Knights (OMJHL)
24 Dave Farrish (D)   Canada New York Rangers Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
25 John Smrke (LW)   Canada St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
26 Bob Manno (D)   Canada Vancouver Canucks St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
27 Jeff McDill (RW)   Canada Chicago Black Hawks Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
28 Bobby Simpson (LW)   Canada Atlanta Flames Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
29 Peter Marsh (RW)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
30 Randy Carlyle (D)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
31 Jim Roberts (LW)   Canada Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles via Detroit)4 Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
32 Mike Kaszycki (C)   Canada New York Islanders Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
33 Joe Kowal (LW)   Canada Buffalo Sabres Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
34 Lorry Gloeckner (D)   Canada Boston Bruins Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
35 Drew Callander (C)   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Regina Pats (WCHL)
36 Barry Melrose (D)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
[4]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Round three

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
37 Tom Rowe (RW)   United States Washington Capitals London Knights (OMJHL)
38 Mike Kitchen (D)   Canada Kansas City Scouts Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
39 Don Jackson (D)   United States Minnesota North Stars University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
40 Fred Berry (C)   Canada Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41 Mike Fidler (LW)   United States California Golden Seals Boston University (ECAC)
42 Mike McEwen (D)   Canada New York Rangers Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
43 Jim Kirkpatrick (D)   Canada St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
44 Rob Flockhart (LW)   Canada Vancouver Canucks Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
45 Thomas Gradin (C)   Sweden Chicago Black Hawks Ornskoldsvik (Sweden)
46 Rick Hodgson (D)   Canada Atlanta Flames Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
47 Morris Lukowich (LW)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
48 Alain Belanger (RW)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
49 Don Moores (C)   Canada Los Angeles Kings Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
50 Garth MacGuigan (C)   Canada New York Islanders Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
51 Ron Zanussi (RW)   Canada Minnesota North Stars (from Buffalo)1 London Knights (OMJHL)
52 Gary McFayden (RW)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston)2 Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
53 Craig Hanmer (D)   United States Philadelphia Flyers Mohawk Valley Comets (NAJHL)
54 Bill Baker (D)   United States Montreal Canadiens University of Minnesota (WCHA)
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  1. 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.[2][6]
  2. 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.

Round four

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
55 Al Glendinning (D)   Canada Washington Capitals Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
56 Mike Liut (G)   Canada St. Louis Blues (from Kansas City)1 Bowling Green University (CCHA)
57 Mike Fedorko (D)   Canada Minnesota North Stars Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
58 Kevin Schamehorn (RW)   Canada Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
59 Warren Young (C)   Canada California Golden Seals Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
60 Claude Periard (LW)   Canada New York Rangers Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
61 Paul Skidmore (G)   United States St. Louis Blues Boston College (ECAC)
62 Elmer Ray (LW)   Canada Vancouver Canucks Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
63 Dave Debol (C)   United States Chicago Black Hawks University of Michigan (WCHA)
64 Kent Nilsson (RW)   Sweden Atlanta Flames Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
65 Greg Redquest (G)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
66 Tim Williams (D)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
67 Bob Mears (G)   Canada Los Angeles Kings Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
68 Ken Morrow (D)   United States New York Islanders Bowling Green University (CCHA)
69 Rocky Maze (LW)   Canada Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
70 Bob Miller (C)   United States Boston Bruins Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
71 Dave Hynek (LW)   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
72 Ed Clarey (RW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
[7]
  1. 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.[2][8]

Round five

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
73 Doug Patey (RW)   Canada Washington Capitals Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
74 Rick McIntyre (LW)   Canada Kansas City Scouts Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
75 Phil Verchota (LW)   United States Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota (WCHA)
76 Dwight Schofield (D)   United States Detroit Red Wings London Knights (OMJHL)
77 Darcy Regier (D)   Canada California Golden Seals Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
78 Doug Caines (C)   Canada New York Rangers St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
79 Cal Sandbeck (D)   United States California Golden Seals (from St. Louis)1 University of Denver (WCHA)
80 Rick Durston (LW)   Canada Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
81 Terry McDonald (C)   Canada Chicago Black Hawks Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
82 Mark Earp (G)   Canada Atlanta Flames Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
83 Brendan Lowe (D)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
84 Greg Hotham (D)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
85 Rob Palmer (D)   Canada Los Angeles Kings University of Michigan (WCHA)
86 Mike Hordy (D)   Canada New York Islanders Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
87 Ron Roscoe (D)   Canada Buffalo Sabres Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
88 Peter Vandemark (LW)   Canada Boston Bruins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
89 Robin Lang (G)   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Cornell University (ECAC)
90 Maurice Barrette (G)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
[9]
  1. 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.

Round six

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
91 Jim Bedard (G)   Canada Washington Capitals Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
92 Larry Skinner (C)   Canada Kansas City Scouts Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
93 Dave Delich (C)   United States Minnesota North Stars Colorado College (WCHA)
94 Tony Horvath (D)   Canada Detroit Red Wings Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
95 Jouni Rinne (RW)   Finland California Golden Seals Rauma (Finland)
96 Barry Scully (RW)   Canada New York Rangers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
97 Nels Goddard (D)   Canada St. Louis Blues Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
98 Rob Tudor (RW)   Canada Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WCHL)
99 John Peterson (G)   Canada Chicago Black Hawks University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
100 Don Wilson (D)   Canada Washington Capitals St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
101 Vic Sirko (D)   Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
102 Dan Djakalovic (C)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
103 Larry McRae (G)   Canada Los Angeles Kings Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
104 Yvon Vautour (RW)   Canada New York Islanders Laval National (QMJHL)
105 Don Lemieux (D)   Canada Buffalo Sabres Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
106 Ted Olson (LW)   Canada Boston Bruins Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
107 Paul Klasinski (LW)   United States Philadelphia Flyers St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL)
108 Pierre Brassard (LW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
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Round seven

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
109 Dale Rideout (G)   Canada Washington Capitals Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
110 Jeff Barr (D)   United States Minnesota North Stars Michigan State University (WCHA)
111 Fern LeBlanc (C)   Canada Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
112 Remi Levesque (C)   Canada New York Rangers Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
113 Mike Eaves (C)   Canada/
  United States		 St. Louis Blues University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
114 Brad Rhiness (C)   Canada Vancouver Canucks Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
115 John Rothstein (RW)   United States Chicago Black Hawks University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
116 Charlie Skjodt (C)   Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
117 Sammy Bains (LW)   Canada Philadelphia Flyers Austin Mavericks (MWJHL)
118 Rich Gosselin (C)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
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Round eight

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
119 Al Dumba (RW)   Canada Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WCHL)
120 Claude Legris (G)   Canada Detroit Red Wings Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
121 Jacques Soguel (C)   Switzerland St. Louis Blues Davos (Switzerland)
122 Stuart Ostlund (C)   Canada Vancouver Canucks Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
123 John Gregory (D)   Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
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Round nine

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
124 Dave Dornseif (D)   United States St. Louis Blues Providence College (ECAC)
125 Bruce Horsch (G)   United States Montreal Canadiens Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
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Round ten

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
126 Brad Wilson (C)   United States St. Louis Blues Providence College (ECAC)
127 John Tavella (LW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
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Round eleven

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
128 Dan Hoene (RW)   United States St. Louis Blues University of Michigan (WCHA)
129 Mark Davidson (LW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
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Round twelve

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
130 Goran Lindblom (D)   Sweden St. Louis Blues Skelleftea (Sweden)
131 Bill Wells (LW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
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Round thirteen

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
132 Jim Bales (G)   Canada St. Louis Blues University of Denver (WCHA)
133 Ron Wilson (LW)   Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
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Round fourteen

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
134 Anders Hakansson (LW)   Sweden St. Louis Blues Solna (Sweden)
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Round fifteen

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
135 Juhani Wallenius (C)   Finland St. Louis Blues Rauma (Finland)
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 = NHL All-Star[a] ·  = NHL All-Star[a] and NHL All-Star team ·  = Hall of Famers


Draftees based on nationality

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Rank Country Amount
North America 127
1   Canada 104
2   United States 23
Europe 8
3   Sweden 5
4   Finland 2
5   Switzerland 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

References

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  • 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8
  1. ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "NHL Trade Tracker". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 593. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  4. ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 23, 2008.
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  6. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 581 and 810. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  7. ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  8. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 552 and 575. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
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