1976 NHL Amateur Draft

Location:	NHL Offices (Montreal, QC)	Dates:	June 1, 1976
First Overall Pick:	Rick Green (Washington Capitals)	Players with NHL Experience:	73

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 is 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.

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.

Biggest Steals of the 1976 NHL Draft

• Ron Wilson (Montreal Canadiens – 133rd Overall)
  • 326 points in 831 career games
• Mike Eaves (St. Louis Blues – 113th Overall)
  • 225 points in 324 career games

Biggest Busts of the 1976 NHL Draft

• Fred Williams (Detroit Red Wings – 4th Overall)
  • 7 points in 44 career games
• Bjorn Johansson (California Golden Seals – 5th Overall)
  • 2 points in 15 career games
• Alex McKendry (New York Islanders – 14th Overall)
  • 9 points in 46 career games
  • 1980 Stanley Cup winner
• Clayton Pachal (Boston Bruins – 16th Overall)
  • 5 points in 35 career games
• Bruce Baker (Montreal Canadiens – 18th Overall)
  • 0 career games

1976 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		D	Rick Green	London Knights (OMJHL)
2		RW	Blair Chapman	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
3		C	Glen Sharpley	Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
4		C	Fred Williams	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
5		D	Bjorn Johansson	Orebro IK (Sweden-2)
6		RW	Don Murdoch	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7		C	Bernie Federko	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
8		D	Dave Shand	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9		RW	Real Cloutier	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
10		LW	Harold Phillipoff	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11		C	Paul Gardner	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
12		RW	Peter Lee	Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)
13		LW	Rod Schutt	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
14		W	Alex McKendry	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
15		C	Greg Carroll	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
16		C/LW	Clayton Pachal	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
17		D	Mark Suzor	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
18		RW	Bruce Baker	Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
19		C	Greg Malone	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
20		LW	Brian Sutter	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
21		LW	Steve Clippingdale	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
22		D	Reed Larson	Minnesota (WCHA)
23		C	Vern Stenlund	London Knights (OMJHL)
24		D	Dave Farrish	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
25		LW	John Smrke	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
26		D	Bob Manno	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
27		RW	Jeff McDill	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
28		LW	Bobby Simpson	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
29		RW	Peter Marsh	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
30		D	Randy Carlyle	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
31		LW	Jim Roberts	Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)
32		C	Mike Kaszycki	Soo Greyhounds (OMJHL)
33		LW	Joe Kowal	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
34		D	Lorry Gloeckner	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
35		C/RW	Drew Callander	Regina Pats (WCHL)
36		D	Barry Melrose	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
37		RW	Tom Rowe	London Knights (OMJHL)
38		D	Mike Kitchen	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
39		D	Don Jackson	Notre Dame (WCHA)
40		C	Fred Berry	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41		LW	Mike Fidler	Boston University (ECAC)
42		D	Mike McEwen	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
43		D	Jim Kirkpatrick	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
44		LW	Rob Flockhart	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
45		C	Thomas Gradin	Modo AIK (Sweden)
46		D	Rick Hodgson	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
47		LW	Morris Lukowich	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
48		RW	Alain Belanger	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
49		C	Don Moores	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
50		C	Garth MacGuigan	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
51		RW	Ron Zanussi	London Knights (OMJHL)
52		RW	Gary McFayden	Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
53		D	Craig Hanmer	Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL-Sr.)
54		D	Bill Baker	Minnesota (WCHA)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
55		D	Al Glendinning	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
56		G	Mike Liut	Bowling Green (CCHA)
57		D	Mike Fedorko	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
58		RW	Kevin Schamehorn	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
59		C	Warren Young	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
60		LW	Claude Periard	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
61		G	Paul Skidmore	Boston College (ECAC)
62		LW	Elmer Ray	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
63		C	Dave Debol	Michigan (WCHA)
64		C	Kent Nilsson	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
65		G	Greg Redquest	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
66		D	Tim Williams	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
67		G	Bob Mears	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
68		D	Ken Morrow	Bowling Green (CCHA)
69		LW	Henry Maze	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
70		C	Bob Miller	Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)
71		LW	Dave Hynek	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
72		RW	Ed Clarey	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
73		RW	Doug Patey	Soo Greyhounds (OMJHL)
74		LW	Rick McIntyre	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
75		C	Phil Verchota	Minnesota (WCHA)
76		D	Dwight Schofield	London Knights (OMJHL)
77		D	Darcy Regier	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
78		C	Doug Gaines	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
79		D	Cal Sandbeck	Denver (WCHA)
80		LW	Rick Durston	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
81		C	Terry McDonald	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
82		G	Mark Earp	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
83		D	Brendan Lowe	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
84		D	Greg Hotham	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
85		D	Robert Palmer	Denver (WCHA)
86		D	Mike Hordy	Soo Greyhounds (OMJHL)
87		D	Ron Roscoe	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
88		LW	Peter Vandemark	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
89		D	Robin Lang	Cornell (ECAC)
90		G	Maurice Barrette	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
91		G	Jim Bedard	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
92		C	Larry Skinner	Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)
93		C	Dave Delich	Colorado College (WCHA)
94		D	Tony Horvath	Soo Greyhounds (OMJHL)
95		RW	Jouni Rinne	Lukko (Finland)
96		RW	Barry Scully	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
97		D	Nels Goddard	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
98		RW/C	Rob Tudor	Regina Pats (WCHL)
99		G	John Peterson	Notre Dame (WCHA)
100		D	Don Wilson	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
101		D	Vic Sirko	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
102		C	Dan Djakalovic	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
103		G	Larry McRae	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
104		RW	Yvon Vautour	Laval National (QMJHL)
105		D	Don Lemieux	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
106		LW	Ted Olson	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
107		LW	Paul Klasinski	St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)
108		LW	Pierre Brassard	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
109		G	Dale Rideout	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
110		D	Jeff Barr	Michigan State (WCHA)
111		C	Fern LeBlanc	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
112		C	Remi Levesque	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
113		C	Mike Eaves	Wisconsin (WCHA)
114		C	Brad Rhiness	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
115		RW	John Rothstein	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
116		C	Chuck Skjodt	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
117		RW	Ray Kurpis	Austin Mavericks (MidJHL)
118		C	Rick Gosselin	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
119		RW	Allan Dumba	Regina Pats (WCHL)
120		G	Claude Legris	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
121		C	Jacques Soguel	HC Davos (Swiss-2)
122		C	Stu Ostlund	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
123		D	John Gregory	Wisconsin (WCHA)

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
124		D	David Dornself	Providence (ECAC)
125		G	Bruce Horsch	Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
126		C	Brad Wilson	Providence (ECAC)
127		LW	John Tavella	Soo Greyhounds (OMJHL)

Round 11

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
128		RW	Don Hoene	Michigan (WCHA)
129		RW	Mark Davidson	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

Round 12

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
130		D	Goran Lindblom	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
131		LW	Bill Wells	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

Round 13

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
132		G	Jim Bales	Denver (WCHA)
133		C	Ron Wilson	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)

Round 14

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
134		LW	Anders Hakansson	AIK (Sweden)

Round 15

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
135		C	Juhani Wallenius	Lukko (Finland)