1978 NHL Amateur Draft

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1978 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)June 15, 1978
LocationQueen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selectionCanada Bobby Smith
(Minnesota North Stars)
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The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft was the 16th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, 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[edit]

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.[1] The New York Islanders had traded their fourth round selection to Cleveland, so that pick was forfeited.[2]

= NHL All-Star[3] = NHL All-Star[3] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of famers

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Bobby Smith Centre  Canada Minnesota North Stars Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2 Ryan Walter Centre  Canada Washington Capitals Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
3 Wayne Babych Right wing  Canada St. Louis Blues Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
4 Bill Derlago Centre  Canada Vancouver Canucks Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
5 Mike Gillis Left wing  Canada Colorado Rockies Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6 Behn Wilson Defence  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)1 Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
7 Ken Linseman Centre  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from the Rangers)2 Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
8 Dan Geoffrion Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)3 Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
9 Willie Huber Defence  Canada Detroit Red Wings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
10 Tim Higgins Right wing  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
11 Brad Marsh Defence  Canada Atlanta Flames London Knights (OMJHL)
12 Brent Peterson Centre  Canada Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)4 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
13 Larry Playfair Defence  Canada Buffalo Sabres Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
14 Danny Lucas Right wing  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
15 Steve Tambellini Centre  Canada New York Islanders Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
16 Al Secord Left wing  Canada Boston Bruins Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
17 Dave Hunter Left wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
18 Tim Coulis Left wing  Canada Washington Capitals5 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
[4]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
19 Steve Payne Left wing  Canada Minnesota North Stars Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
20 Paul Mulvey Left wing  Canada Washington Capitals Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
21 Joel Quenneville Defence  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis)1 Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
22 Curt Fraser Left wing  United States Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
23 Paul MacKinnon Defence  Canada Washington Capitals (from Cleveland)2 Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
24 Steve Christoff Centre  United States Minnesota North Stars (from Colorado)3 University of Minnesota (WCHA)
25 Mike Meeker Centre  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
26 Don Maloney Left wing  Canada New York Rangers Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
27 Merlin Malinowski Centre  Canada Colorado Rockies (from Los Angeles via Philadelphia)4 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
28 Glenn Hicks Left wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)
29 Doug Lecuyer Left wing  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
30 Dale Yakiwchuk Centre  Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)5 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
31 Al Jensen Goaltender  Canada Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)6 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
32 Tony McKegney Left wing  Canada Buffalo Sabres Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
33 Mike Simurda Right wing  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
34 Randy Johnston Defence  Canada New York Islanders Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
35 Graeme Nicolson Defence  Canada Boston Bruins Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
36 Ron Carter Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
[5]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.[6][7]
  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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
37 Gord Salt Right wing  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota)1 Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
38 Glen Currie Centre  Canada Washington Capitals Laval National (QMJHL)
39 Steve Harrison Defence  Canada St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
40 Stan Smyl Right wing  Canada Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41 Paul Messier Centre  Canada Colorado Rockies University of Denver (WCHA)
42 Richard David Left wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)2 Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
43 Ray Markham Centre  Canada New York Rangers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
44 Dean Turner Defence  United States New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)3 University of Michigan (WCHA)
45 Jay Johnston Defence  Canada Washington Capitals (from Detroit)4 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
46 Rick Paterson Centre  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
47 Tim Bernhardt Goaltender  Canada Atlanta Flames Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
48 Mark Kirton Centre  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
49 Rob McClanahan Centre  United States Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (WCHA)
50 Glen Cochrane Defence  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
51 Dwayne Lowdermilk Defence  Canada New York Islanders Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
52 Brad Knelson Defence  Canada Boston Bruins Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
53 Doug Derkson Centre  Canada Detroit Red Wings (from Montreal via Los Angeles)5 New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
[8]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
54 Curt Giles Defence  Canada Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
55 Bengt Gustafsson Right wing  Sweden Washington Capitals Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
56 Harald Luckner Centre  Sweden Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)1 Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
57 Brad Smith Right wing  Canada Vancouver Canucks Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
pick forfeited New York Islanders (from Cleveland)2
58 Dave Watson Left wing  Canada Colorado Rockies Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
59 Dave Silk Right wing  United States New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh)3 Boston University (ECAC)
60 Andre Dore Defence  Canada New York Rangers Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
61 Shane Pearsall Left wing  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles)4 Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
62 Bjorn Skaare Centre  Norway Detroit Red Wings Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
63 Brian Young Defence  Canada Chicago Black Hawks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
64 Jim MacRae Left wing  Canada Atlanta Flames London Knights (OMJHL)
65 Bob Parent Goaltender  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
66 Mike Gazdic Defence  Canada Buffalo Sabres Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
67 Russ Wilderman Centre  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
Not exercised Cleveland Barons (from the Islanders)5
68 George Buat Right wing  Canada Boston Bruins Seattle Breakers (WCHL)
69 Kevin Reeves Centre  Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
[9]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
70 Roy Kerling Left wing  Canada Minnesota North Stars Cornell University (ECAC)
71 Lou Franceschetti Left wing  Canada Washington Capitals Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
72 Kevin Willison Defence  Canada St. Louis Blues Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
73 Tim Thomlison Goaltender  Canada Colorado Rockies (from Vancouver)1 Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
74 Rod Guimont Right wing  Canada Colorado Rockies Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
75 Rob Garner Centre  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
76 Mike McDougal Right wing  United States New York Rangers Port Huron Flags (IHL)
77 Paul Mancini Left wing  Canada Los Angeles Kings Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
78 Ted Nolan Centre  Canada Detroit Red Wings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
79 Mark Murphy Left wing  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
80 Gord Wappel Defence  Canada Atlanta Flames Regina Pats (WCHL)
81 Jordy Douglas Left wing  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
82 Randy Ireland Goaltender  Canada Buffalo Sabres Flint Generals (IHL)
83 Brad Tamblyn Defence  Canada Philadelphia Flyers University of Toronto (CIAU)
84 Greg Hay Left wing  United States New York Islanders Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
85 Daryl MacLeod Left wing  United States Boston Bruins Boston University (ECAC)
86 Mike Boyd Defence  Canada Montreal Canadiens Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
[10]
  1. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
87 Bob Bergloff Defence  United States Minnesota North Stars University of Minnesota (WCHA)
88 Vince Magnan Left wing  Canada Washington Capitals University of Denver (WCHA)
89 Jim Nill Right wing  Canada St. Louis Blues Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
90 Gerry Minor Centre  Canada Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WCHL)
91 John Hynes Goaltender  United States Colorado Rockies Harvard University (ECAC)
92 Mel Hewitt Defence  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)1 Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
93 Tom Laidlaw Defence  Canada New York Rangers Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
94 Doug Keans Goaltender  Canada Los Angeles Kings Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
95 Sylvain Locas Centre  Canada Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
96 Dave Feamster Defence  United States Chicago Black Hawks Colorado College (WCHA)
97 Greg Meredith Right wing  Canada Atlanta Flames University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
98 Norm Lefebvre Right wing  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
99 Cam MacGregor Left wing  Canada Buffalo Sabres Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
100 Mark Taylor Centre  Canada Philadelphia Flyers University of North Dakota (WCHA)
101 Kelly Davis Defence  Canada New York Islanders Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
102 Jeff Brubaker Left wing  United States Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
103 Keith Acton Centre  Canada Montreal Canadiens Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
[11]
  1. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
104 Kim Spencer Defence  Canada Minnesota North Stars Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
105 Mats Hallin Left wing  Sweden Washington Capitals Södertälje SK (Sweden)
106 Steve Stockman Centre  Canada St. Louis Blues Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
107 Dave Ross Left wing  Canada Vancouver Canucks Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
108 Andy Clark Defence  Canada Colorado Rockies Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
109 Paul MacLean Right wing  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
110 Dan Clark Defence  Canada New York Rangers Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
111 Don Waddell Defence  United States Los Angeles Kings Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
112 Wes George Left wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
113 Dave Mancuso Defence  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
114 Dave Hindmarch Right wing  Canada Atlanta Flames University of Alberta (CIAU)
115 John Scammell Defence  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
116 Dan Eastman Centre  Canada Buffalo Sabres Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
117 Mike Ewanouski Right wing  United States Philadelphia Flyers Boston College (ECAC)
118 Richard Pepin Left wing  Canada New York Islanders Laval National (QMJHL)
119 Murray Skinner Goaltender  Canada Boston Bruins Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
120 Jim Lawson Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Brown University (ECAC)
[12]
  1. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
121 Mike Cotter Defence  Canada Minnesota North Stars Bowling Green University (CCHA)
122 Rich Sirois Goaltender  Canada Washington Capitals Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
123 Denis Houle Right wing  Canada St. Louis Blues Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
124 Steve O'Neill Left wing  United States Vancouver Canucks Providence College (ECAC))
125 John Olver Right wing  Canada Colorado Rockies University of Michigan (WCHA)
126 Jerry Price Goaltender  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Pittsburgh)1 Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
127 Greg Kostenko Defence  Canada New York Rangers Ohio State University (CCHA)
128 Rob Mierkalns Centre  Canada Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
129 John Barrett Defence  Canada Detroit Red Wings Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
130 Sandy Ross Defence  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Colgate University (ECAC)
131 Dave Morrison Right wing  Canada Atlanta Flames Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
132 Kevin Reinhart Defence  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
133 Eric Strobel Centre  United States Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (WCHA)
134 Darre Switzer Centre  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
135 Dave Cameron Centre  Canada New York Islanders University of Prince Edward Island (CIAU)
136 Bobby Hehir Centre  United States Boston Bruins Boston College (ECAC)
137 Larry Landon Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
[13]
  1. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
138 Brent Gogol Right wing  Canada Minnesota North Stars Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
139 Denis Pomerleau Right wing  Canada Washington Capitals Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
140 Tony Meagher Right wing  Canada St. Louis Blues Boston University (ECAC)
141 Charlie Antetomaso Defence  United States Vancouver Canucks Boston College (ECAC)
142 Kevin Krook Defence  Canada Colorado Rockies Regina Pats (WCHL)
143 Rick Simpson Right wing  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
144 Brian McDavid Defence  Canada New York Rangers Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
145 Rick Scully Left wing  Canada Los Angeles Kings Brown University (ECAC)
146 Jim Malazdrewicz Left wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings St. Boniface Saints (MJHL)
147 Mark Locken Goaltender  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
148 Doug Todd Right wing  Canada Atlanta Flames University of Michigan (WCHA)
149 Mike Waghorne Defence  United States Toronto Maple Leafs University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
150 Eugene O'Sullivan Centre  Canada Buffalo Sabres Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
151 Greg Francis Defence  Canada Philadelphia Flyers St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
152 Paul Joswiak Goaltender  United States New York Islanders University of Minnesota (WCHA)
153 Craig MacTavish Centre  Canada Boston Bruins University of Massachusetts Lowell (ECAC)
154 Kevin Constantine Goaltender  United States Montreal Canadiens Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
[14]
  1. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
155 Mike Seide Left wing  United States Minnesota North Stars Bloomington Junior Stars (USHL)
156 Barry Heard Goaltender  Canada Washington Capitals London Knights (OMJHL)
157 Jim Lockhurst Goaltender  Canada St. Louis Blues Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
158 Richard Martens Goaltender  Canada Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
159 Jeff Jensen Left wing  United States Colorado Rockies Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
160 Bob Froese Goaltender  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
161 Mark Rodrigues Goaltender  United States New York Rangers Yale University (ECAC)
162 Brad Thiessen Centre  Canada Los Angeles Kings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
163 Geoff Shaw Right wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
164 Glenn Van Defence  United States Chicago Black Hawks Colorado College (WCHA)
165 Mark Green Centre  United States Atlanta Flames Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
166 Laurie Cuvelier Defence  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU)
167 Rick Berard Defence  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)2 St. Mary's University (CIAU)
168 Don Lucia Defence  United States Philadelphia Flyers University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
169 Scott Cameron Defence  Canada New York Islanders University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
170 Dan Lerg Centre  United States St. Louis Blues (from Boston)3 University of Michigan (WCHA)
171 John Swan Centre  Canada Montreal Canadiens McGill University (CIAU)
[15]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
172 Mark Toffolo Defence  United States Washington Capitals Port Huron Flags (IHL)
173 Risto Siltanen Defence  Finland St. Louis Blues Ilves (Finland)
174 Bo Ericson Defence  Sweden Colorado Rockies AIK (Sweden)
175 Dan Hermansson Left wing  Sweden St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Karlskoga (Sweden)
176 Steve Weeks Goaltender  Canada New York Rangers Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
177 Jim Armstrong Left wing  United States Los Angeles Kings Clarkson University (ECAC)
178 Carl Van Harrewyn Defence  Canada Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
179 Darryl Sutter Left wing  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
180 Bob Sullivan Left wing  Canada Atlanta Flames Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL)
181 Jean-Francois Boutin Left wing  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)2 Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL)
182 Mark Berge Defence  United States Philadelphia Flyers (from Buffalo)3 University of North Dakota (WCHA)
183 Ken Moore Goaltender  United States Philadelphia Flyers Clarkson University (ECAC)
184 Christer Lowdahl Centre  Sweden New York Islanders Örebro (Sweden)
185 John Sullivan Right wing  United States St. Louis Blues (from Boston)4 Providence College (ECAC)
186 Daniel Metivier Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
[16]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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[edit]

Ladislav Svozil was the first Czechoslovakian player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Red Wings selected Svozil in the 12th round.[17] Bernhardt Engelbrecht was the first German player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Flames selected him in the 12th round.[17]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
187 Paul Hogan Left wing  Canada Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WCHL)
188 Serge Menard Right wing  Canada St. Louis Blues Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
189 Steve Barger Right wing  United States Washington Capitals (from Vancouver)1 Boston College (ECAC)
190 Jari Viitala Centre  Finland Colorado Rockies Ilves (Finland)
191 Don Boyd Defence  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
192 Pierre Daigneault Left wing  Canada New York Rangers Cégep de Saint-Laurent (CIAU)
193 Claude Larochelle Centre  Canada Los Angeles Kings Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
194 Ladislav Svozil Left wing  Czechoslovakia Detroit Red Wings HC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
195 Jim Olson Centre  United States Philadelphia Flyers (from Chicago)3 St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
196 Bernhard Engelbrecht Goaltender  West Germany Atlanta Flames EV Landshut (West Germany)
197 Paul Stasiuk Left wing  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)4 Providence College (ECAC)
198 Anton Stastny Left wing  Czechoslovakia Philadelphia Flyers HC Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
199 Gunnar Persson Defence  Sweden New York Islanders Brynäs IF Gävle (Sweden)
200 Gerd Truntschka Centre  West Germany St. Louis Blues (from Boston)5 EV Cologne (West Germany)
201 Viacheslav Fetisov Defence  Soviet Union Montreal Canadiens CSKA Moscow (Russia)
[18]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
202 Rod Pacholzuk Defence  Canada Washington Capitals University of Michigan (WCHA)
203 Viktor Shkurdyuk Right wing  Soviet Union St. Louis Blues Leningrad (USSR)
204 Ulf Zetterstrom Left wing  Sweden Colorado Rockies Kiruna (Sweden)
205 Carl Bloomberg Goaltender  United States St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 St. Louis University (CCHA)
206 Chris McLaughlin Defence  United States New York Rangers Dartmouth College (ECAC)
207 Terry Kitching Left wing  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2 St. Louis University (CCHA)
208 Tom Bailey Right wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
209 Brian O'Connor Defence  United States St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)3 Boston University (ECAC)
210 Brian Crombeen Defence  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)4 Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
211 Mike Pidgeon Centre  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Boston)5 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
212 Jeff Mars Right wing  United States Montreal Canadiens University of Michigan (WCHA)
[19]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
213 Wes Jarvis Centre  Canada Washington Capitals Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
214 John Cochrane Right wing  United States St. Louis Blues Harvard University (ECAC)
215 Ray Irwin Defence  Canada Washington Capitals (from Colorado)1 Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
216 Joe Casey Defence  United States St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)2 Boston College (ECAC)
217 Todd Johnson Centre  United States New York Rangers Boston University (ECAC)
218 Jim Farrell Centre  United States St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)3 Princeton University (ECAC)
219 Larry Lozinski Goaltender  Canada Detroit Red Wings Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL)
220 Frank Johnson Defence  United States St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)4 Providence College (ECAC)
221 Blair Wheeler Defence  Canada St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)5 Yale University (ECAC)
222 Greg Tignanelli Left wing  United States Montreal Canadiens Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
[20]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
223 Dan McCarthy Centre  Canada New York Rangers Sudbury Wolves (OMJHA)
224 Randy Betty Left wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
225 George Goulakos Left wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
[21]

Round sixteen[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
226 Brian Crawley Defence  Canada Detroit Red Wings St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
227 Ken Moodie Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Colgate University (ECAC)
[22]

Round seventeen[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
228 Doug Feasby Centre  Canada Detroit Red Wings Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
229 Serge LeBlanc Defence  Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Vermont (ECAC)
[23]

Round eighteen[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
230 Bob Magnuson Centre  United States Montreal Canadiens Merrimack College (ECAC)
[24]

Round nineteen[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
231 Chris Nilan Right wing  United States Montreal Canadiens Northeastern University (ECAC)
[25]

Round twenty[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
232 Rick Wilson Goaltender  Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
[26]

Round twenty-one[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
233 Louis Sleigher Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
[27]

Round twenty-two[edit]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
234 Doug Robb Right wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens Billings Bighorns (WCHL)
[28]
= NHL All-Star[3] = Hall of famers

Draftees based on nationality[edit]

Rank Country Amount
North America 217
1  Canada 170
2  United States 47
Europe 17
3  Sweden 8
4  Czechoslovakia 2
 Finland 2
 Soviet Union 2
 West Germany 2
5  Norway 1

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

HockeyDB 1978 Draft Centre

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  2. ^ Duplacey p.1397
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