DRAFT HISTORY
1977 NHL Draft
Dale McCourt went first overall to DET. 180 players selected across 17 rounds.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET | Dale McCourt | C | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) | — | — |
| 2 | CLR | Barry Beck | D | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 3 | WSH | Robert Picard | D | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 4 | VAN | Jere Gillis | LW | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 5 | CLE | Mike Crombeen | RW | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | — | — |
| 6 | CHI | Doug Wilson | D | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 7 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | D | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 8 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois | C | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 9 | STL | Scott Campbell | D | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 10 | MTL | Mark Napier | RW | Birmingham Bulls (WHA) | — | — |
| 11 | TOR | John Anderson | RW | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 12 | TOR | Trevor Johansen | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 13 | NYR | Ron Duguay | C | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | — | — |
| 14 | BUF | Ric Seiling | RW | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) | — | — |
| 15 | NYI | Mike Bossy | RW | Laval National (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 16 | BOS | Dwight Foster | RW | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 17 | PHI | Kevin McCarthy | D | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) | — | — |
| 18 | MTL | Norm Dupont | LW | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | CHI | Jean Savard | C | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 20 | AFM | Miles Zaharko | D | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 21 | WSH | Mark Lofthouse | RW | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 22 | VAN | Jeff Bandura | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) | — | — |
| 23 | CLE | Dan Chicoine | RW | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 24 | TOR | Bob Gladney | D | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 25 | MNS | Dave Semenko | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 26 | NYR | Mike Keating | LW | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) | — | — |
| 27 | STL | Neil Labatte | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 28 | AFM | Don Laurence | C | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 29 | TOR | Rocky Saganiuk | RW | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | — | — |
| 30 | PIT | Jim Hamilton | RW | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 31 | AFM | Brian Hill | C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 32 | BUF | Ron Areshenkoff | C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 33 | NYI | John Tonelli | LW | Houston Aeros (WHA) | — | — |
| 34 | BOS | Dave Parro | G | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | — | — |
| 35 | PHI | Tom Gorence | RW | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 36 | MTL | Rod Langway | D | U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | DET | Rick Vasko | D | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 38 | CLR | Doug Berry | C | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 39 | WSH | Eddy Godin | RW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 40 | VAN | Glen Hanlon | G | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 41 | CLE | Reg Kerr | C | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | — | — |
| 42 | CLE | Guy Lash | RW | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) | — | — |
| 43 | MTL | Alain Cote | LW | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 44 | NYR | Steve Baker | G | Union College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 45 | STL | Tom Roulston | C | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) | — | — |
| 46 | MTL | Pierre Lagace | D | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 47 | CLR | Randy Pierce | RW | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | — | — |
| 48 | PIT | Kim Davis | C | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 49 | MTL | Morris Robinson | D | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | — | — |
| 50 | NYI | Hector Marini | RW | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | — | — |
| 51 | NYI | Bruce Andres | RW | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 52 | BOS | Mike Forbes | D | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) | — | — |
| 53 | PHI | Dave Hoyda | LW | Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) | — | — |
| 54 | MTL | Gordie Roberts | D | New England Whalers (WHA) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | DET | John Hilworth | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 56 | VAN | Dave Morrow | D | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 57 | WSH | Nelson Burton | LW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 58 | VAN | Murray Bannerman | G | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | — | — |
| 59 | CLE | John Baby | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | — | — |
| 61 | MNS | Kevin McCloskey | D | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 62 | NYR | Mario Marois | D | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 63 | STL | Tony Currie | RW | Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) | — | — |
| 64 | MTL | Rob Holland | G | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 65 | TOR | Dan Eastman | C | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 66 | PIT | Mark Johnson | C | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 67 | PHI | Yves Guillemette | G | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 68 | BUF | Bill Stewart | D | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 69 | NYI | Steve Stoyanovich | LW | R.P.I. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 70 | BOS | Brian McGregor | RW | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | — | — |
| 71 | PHI | Rene Hamelin | RW | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 72 | AFM | Jim Craig | G | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | DET | Jim Korn | D | Providence College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 74 | CLR | Mike Dwyer | LW | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 75 | WSH | Denis Turcotte | C | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 76 | VAN | Steve Hazlett | C | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) | — | — |
| 77 | CLE | Owen Lloyd | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 78 | CHI | Gary Platt | D | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 79 | MNS | Bob Parent | D | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | — | — |
| 80 | NYR | Benoit Gosselin | LW | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 81 | STL | Bruce Hamilton | LW | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | — | — |
| 82 | AFM | Curt Christopherson | D | Colorado College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 83 | TOR | John Wilson | LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHA) | — | — |
| 84 | LAK | Julian Baretta | G | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 85 | LAK | Warren Holmes | C | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 87 | NYI | Markus Mattsson | G | Ilves Tampere (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 88 | BOS | Douglas Butler | D | St. Louis University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 90 | MTL | Gaetan Rochette | LW | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | DET | Jim Baxter | G | Union College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 92 | CLR | Daniel Lempe | C | U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | — | — |
| 93 | WSH | Perry Schnarr | RW | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 94 | VAN | Brian Drumm | LW | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 95 | CLE | Jeff Allan | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 96 | CHI | Jack O'Callahan | D | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 97 | MNS | Jamie Gallimore | RW | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | — | — |
| 98 | NYR | John Bethel | LW | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 99 | STL | Gary McMonagle | F | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 100 | AFM | Bernie Harbec | C | Laval National (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 101 | TOR | Roy Sommer | C | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 102 | PIT | Greg Millen | G | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 103 | LAK | Randy Rudnyk | RW | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 104 | BUF | Wayne Ramsey | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 105 | NYI | Stephen Letzgus | D | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | — | — |
| 106 | BOS | Keith Johnson | D | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | — | — |
| 107 | PHI | Alain Chaput | C | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 108 | MTL | William Himmelright | D | U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | DET | Randy Wilson | LW | Providence College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 110 | CLR | Rick Doyle | C | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 111 | WSH | Rollie Boutin | G | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | — | — |
| 112 | VAN | Ray Creasy | C | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 114 | CHI | Floyd Lahache | D | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 115 | MNS | Jean-Pierre Sanvido | G | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 117 | STL | Matti Forss | C | Lukko Rauma (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 118 | AFM | Bobby Gould | RW | U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — |
| 119 | TOR | Lynn Jorgenson | LW | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 120 | LAK | Bob Suter | D | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 121 | NYI | Harald Lückner | LW | — | — | — |
| 122 | BOS | Ralph Cox | RW | U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — |
| 123 | PHI | Richard Dalpe | C | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 124 | MTL | Richard Sevigny | G | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 8
Round 8
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | DET | Ray Roy | C | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 126 | CLR | Joe Contini | C | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) | — | — |
| 127 | WSH | Brent Tremblay | D | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 128 | CLE | Grant Eakin | LW | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | — | — |
| 129 | CHI | Jeff Geiger | D | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 130 | MNS | Gregory Tebbutt | D | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | — | — |
| 131 | NYR | Lance Nethery | C | Cornell U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 132 | STL | Raimo Hirvonen | D | — | — | — |
| 133 | AFM | James Bennett | C | Brown U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 134 | TOR | Kevin Howe | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | — | — |
| 135 | PHI | Pete Peeters | G | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 136 | PHI | Clint Eccles | C | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | — | — |
| 137 | MTL | Keith Hendrickson | D | U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | — | — |
| 138 | BOS | Mario Claude | D | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 139 | PHI | Michael Greeder | D | St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) | — | — |
| 140 | MTL | Mike Reilly | RW | Colorado College (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 9
Round 9
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | DET | Kip Churchill | C | Union College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 142 | CLR | Jack Hughes | D | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 143 | WSH | Don Micheletti | LW | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 144 | CHI | Steve Ough | D | Laval National (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 145 | MNS | Keith Hanson | D | Austin Mavericks (MJHL) | — | — |
| 146 | NYR | Alex Jeans | C | U. of Toronto (CIAU) | — | — |
| 147 | STL | Bjorn Olsson | D | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 148 | AFM | Tim Harrer | RW | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 149 | TOR | Ray Robertson | D | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 150 | PHI | Tom Bauer | LW | Providence College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 151 | PHI | Mike Bauman | LW | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 152 | MTL | Barry Borrett | G | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 153 | PHI | Bruce Crowder | RW | U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — |
| 154 | MTL | Sid Tanchak | C | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 10
Round 10
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | DET | Lance Gatoni | D | U. of Toronto (CIAU) | — | — |
| 156 | WSH | Archie Henderson | RW | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | — | — |
| 157 | NYR | Peter Raps | LW | Western Michigan University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 158 | PHI | Rob Nicholson | D | St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) | — | — |
| 159 | PHI | Dave Isherwood | C | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) | — | — |
| 160 | MTL | Mark Holden | G | Brown U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 161 | PHI | Steve Jones | G | Ohio State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 162 | MTL | Craig Laughlin | RW | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 11
Round 11
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | DET | Robert Plumb | LW | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | — | — |
| 164 | NYR | Michael Brown | D | Western Michigan University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 165 | PHI | James Trainor | D | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 166 | PHI | Barry Duench | C | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 167 | MTL | Daniel Poulin | D | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 168 | PHI | Rodney McNair | D | Ohio State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 169 | MTL | Tom McDonell | C | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
ROUND 12
Round 12
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | DET | Alain Belanger | LW | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 171 | NYR | Mark Miller | LW | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 172 | PHI | Mike Laycock | G | Brown U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 173 | MTL | Cary Farelli | RW | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 174 | MTL | Carey Walker | G | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
ROUND 13
Round 13
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | DET | Dean Willers | LW | Union College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 176 | MTL | Mark Wells | C | Bowling Green (NCAA) | — | — |
| 177 | MTL | Stan Palmer | D | U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 14
Round 14
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | DET | Roland Cloutier | C | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 179 | MTL | Jean Belisle | G | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 180 | MTL | Robert Daly | G | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
ROUND 15
Round 15
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | DET | Ed Hill | RW | U. of Vermont (NCAA) | — | — |
| 182 | MTL | Robert Boileau | LW | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 183 | MTL | John Costello | C | U. of Lowell (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 16
Round 16
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | DET | Val James | LW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 17
Round 17
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | DET | Grant Morin | RW | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
1977 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 1977 NHL draft?
- Dale McCourt was selected first overall by DET, out of St. Catharines Fincups (OHA).
- How many players were drafted in 1977?
- 180 players were selected across 17 rounds of the 1977 NHL draft.