1977 WHA Amateur Draft

Date:	June 16, 1977
Players with WHA Experience	13
First Overall Pick:	Scott Campbell (Houston Aeros)

The 1977 WHA amateur draft was the fifth and final draft held by the World Hockey Association.

1977 WHA Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		D	Scott Campbell	London Knights [OHA]
2		D	Barry Beck	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
3		C	Ron Duguay	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
4		F	Mike Crombeen	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
5		D	Doug Wilson	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
6		D	Rod Langway	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
7		F	Jere Gillis	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
8		D	Miles Zaharko	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
9		F	Lucien DeBlois	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
10		F	Dwight Foster	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
11		C	Ron Areshenkoff	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
12		D	Brad Maxwell	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
13		R	Tom Gorence	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
14		L	John Anderson	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
15		D	Moe Robinson	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
16		D	Wayne Ramsey	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
17		C	Doug Berry	U. of Denver [WCHA]
18		D	Dave Morrow	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
19	New England	R	Randy Pierce	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
20		L	Benoit Gosselin	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL]
21		L	Dave Semenko	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
22		F	Mark Johnson	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
23		D	John Baby	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
24		C	Kim Davis	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
25		D	Floyd Lahache	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
26		D	Bob Gladney	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
27		C	Colin Ahern	Providence College [ECAC]
28		R	Mark Lofthouse	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
29		R	Tom Roulston	Winnipeg Monarchs [WCHL]
30		G	Glen Hanlon	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
31		L	Norm Dupont	Montreal Juniors [QMJHL]
32		C	Steve Stoyanovich	R.P.I. [ECAC]
33		D	Neil LaBatte	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
34		D	Dan Clark	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
35		F	Dale McCourt	St. Catharines Fincups [OHA]
36		D	Jeff Allan	Hull Olympiques [QMJHL]
37		C	Don “Red” Laurence	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
38		D	Robert Picard	Montreal Juniors [QMJHL]
39		D	Reg Kerr	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
40		G	Steve Baker	Union College [ECAC-2]
41		L	Perry Schnarr	U. of Denver [WCHA]
42		R	Rocky Saganiuk	Lethbridge Broncos [WCHL]
43		R	Brian Hill	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
44		F	Mike Bossy	Laval National [QMJHL]
45		D	Jim Trainor	Harvard University [ECAC]
46		D	Bill Stewart	Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA]
47		L	Alain Cote	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
48		D	Kevin McCarthy	Winnipeg Monarchs [WCHL]

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
49		D	Greg Tebbutt	Regina Pats [WCHL]
50		W	Don Micheletti	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
51		G	Julian Baretta	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
52		D	Jim Korn	Providence College [ECAC]
53		D	Rick Vasko	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
54		D	Bill Himmelright	U. of North Dakota [WCHA]
55		R	Ric Seiling	St. Catharines Fincups [OHA]
56		G	Yves Guillemette	Shawinigan Dynamos [QMJHL]
57		G	Markus Mattsson	Finland

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
58		D	Bob Suter	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
59		D	Doug Butler	St. Louis University [CCHA]
60		L	Dave Hoyda	Portland Winter Hawks [WCHL]
61		D	Steve Letzgus	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
62		L	Brian Drumm	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
63		W	Tom Byers	Providence College [ECAC]
64		L	Jim Hamilton	London Knights [OHA]
65		R	Eddy Godin	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
66		F	Harald Luckner	Sweden

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
67		D	Curt Christopherson	Colorado College [WCHA]
68		D	Jack O’Callahan	Boston University [ECAC]
69			Ray Creasy	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
70		F	Bob Gould	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
71		C	Bob Boileau	Boston University [ECAC]
72		C	Warren Holmes	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
73		C	Pierre Lagace	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
74		F	Matti Forss	Finland

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
75		F	Jean Savard	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
76		D	Keith Hendrickson	U. of Minnesota-Duluth [WCHA]
77		R	Guy Lash	Winnipeg Monarchs [WCHL]
78		R	Tim Harrer	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
79		G	Jim Craig	Boston University [ECAC]
80		L	Mike Keating	St. Catharines Fincups [OHA]
81		R	Dan Chicoine	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
82		L	Mike Dwyer	Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA]

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
83		F	Ken Linseman	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
84		F	Bruce Crowder	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
85		D	Owen Lloyd	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
86		F	Mark Miller	U. of Michigan [WCHA]
87		D	Dave Kelley	Princeton University [ECAC]
88		G	Murray Bannerman	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
89		C	Roland Cloutier	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL]
90		G	Dave Parro	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]