1976 WHA Amateur Draft

Date:	May 17 & 26, 1976
Players with WHA Experience	10
First Overall Pick:	Blair Chapman (Edmonton Oilers)

The 1976 WHA amateur draft was the fourth draft held by the World Hockey Association.

1976 WHA Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		R	Blair Chapman	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
2		L	Peter Marsh	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
3		C	Glen Sharpley	Hull Festivals [QMJHL]
4		L	Bobby Simpson	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
5		D	Dave Farrish	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
6		C	Bernie Federko	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
7		D	Randy Carlyle	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
8		D	Bjorn Johansson	Sweden
9		F	Thomas Gradin	MoDo AIK [SEL]

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
10		D	Rick Green	London Knights [OHA]
11		F	Kent Nilsson	Djurgardens IF Stockholm [SEL]
12		R	Don Murdoch	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
13		L	Mike Fidler	Boston University [ECAC]
14		L	Rod Schutt	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
15		F	Alex McKendry	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
16		C	Greg Carroll	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
17		C	Clayton Pachal	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
18		D	David Shand	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
19		F	Bob Manno	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
20		R	Tom Rowe	London Knights [OHA]
21		L	Peter Lee	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
22		L	Morris Lukowich	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
23			Romano Carlucci	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
24		C	Paul Gardner	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
25		D	Mark Suzor	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
26		C	Fred Williams	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
27		R	Jeff McDill	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
28		W	Harold Phillipoff	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
29		D	Tony Horvath	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
30		C	Drew Callander	Regina Pats [WCHL]
31		C	Dave Debol	U. of Michigan [WCHA]
32		D	Al Glendenning	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
33		L	Steve Clippingdale	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
34		L	Jim Roberts	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
35		D	Don Lemieux	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL]
36		L	Brian Sutter	Lethbridge Broncos [WCHL]
37		D	Barry Melrose	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
38		F	Mike Kaszycki	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
39		L	Rocky Maze	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
40		D	Dave Dornseif	Providence College [ECAC]
41		C	John Smrke	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
42		F	Kari Makkonen	Assat Pori [SM-liiga]
43		R	Alain Belanger	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
44		G	Maurice Barrette	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
45		D	Goran Lindblom	Skelleftea AIK [SEL]
46		D	Mike Fedorko	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
47		C	Vern Stenlund	London Knights [OHA]
48		F	Yvon Vautour	Laval National [QMJHL]
49		D	Bill Baker	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
50		G	Mike Liut	Bowling Green State University [CCHA]
51		W	Bob Miller	U.S. National Team [Intl]
52		D	Jean Gagnon	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
53		R	Archie King	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
54		F	Juhani Wallenius	Lukko Rauma [SM-liiga]
55		R	Bruce Baker	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
56		C	Garth MacGuigan	Montreal Juniors [QMJHL]
57		D	Doug Johnston	Lethbridge Broncos [WCHL]
58		C	Larry Skinner	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
59		F	Dan Djakalovic	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
60		D	Tim Williams	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
61		D	Joe Oslin	U. of Vermont [ECAC]
62		D	Dwight Schofield	London Knights [OHA]
63		L	Rob Flockhart	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
64		L	Joe Kowal	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
65		D	Rick Hodgson	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
66			Doug Patey	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
67		D	Lorry Gloeckner	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
68			Claude Periard	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL]
69		C	Fred Berry	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
70		R	Kevin Schamehorn	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
71		D	Mike McEwen	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
72		C	Gord Blumenschein	Winnipeg Clubs [WCHL]
73		G	Paul Skidmore	Boston College [ECAC]
74		F	Warren Young	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
75		G	Mark Earp	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
76		C	Greg Malone	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
77		C	Rob Tudor	Regina Pats [WCHL]
78		L	Mark Davidson	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
79		F	Phil Verchota	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
80		G	Denis Charbonneau	Laval National [QMJHL]
81		C	Greg Craig	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
82		D	Mike Hordy	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
83		D	Mike Kitchen	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
84		L	John Tavella	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
85		C	Stu Ostlund	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
86		D	Ken Morrow	Bowling Green State University [CCHA]
87		W	Ron Zanussi	London Knights [OHA]
88		D	Jim Kirkpatrick	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
89		G	Claude Legris	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
90			Jari Takio	Finland
91		D	Don Jackson	Notre Dame [WCHA]
92		D	Brian Granfield	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
93		D	Larry Riggin	London Knights [OHA]

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
94			Marc Desforges	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
95		R	Al Dumba	Regina Pats [WCHL]
96		L	Fern LeBlanc	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
97		F	Ed Clarey	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
98		C	Charlie Skjodt	Windsor Spitfires [OHA]
99			Rik Garcia	Hull Festivals [QMJHL]
100		C	Don Moores	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
101		F	Jouni Rinne	Lukko Rauma [SM-liiga]
102		D	Rob Palmer	U. of Michigan [WCHA]
103		F	Anders Hakansson	AIK [SEL]
104		L	Bill Wells	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
105			Brian Dillon	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
106		G	Jim Bedard	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
107		D	Terry Ballingall	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
108		L	Jon Hammond	Regina Pats [WCHL]
109		G	Larry McRae	Windsor Spitfires [OHA]
110		C	Remi Levesque	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
111		D	Ron Roscoe	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
112		D	Hannu Helander	Ilves Tampere [SM-liiga]
113		D	Cal Sandbeck	U. of Denver [WCHA]
114		F	Pierre Brassard	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
115		F	Jorgen Pettersson	Vastra Frolunda IF [SEL]
116		F	Bob Pazzelli	U. of Denver [WCHA]