Location: Queen Elizabeth Hotel Dates: June 14, 1977 First Overall Pick: Dale McCourt (Detroit Red Wings)Players with NHL Experience: 97
The 1977 NHL amateur draft was the 15th NHL entry draft. It was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. It was notable for the inclusion of players being drafted at 20 years of age.
This was the only draft in which the Cleveland Barons as a distinctive franchise drafted, as they would fold prior to the 1978 draft.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Gordie Roberts, who played his last NHL game in the 1993–94 season.
Biggest Steals of the 1977 NHL Draft
Craig Laughlin (Montreal Canadiens – 162nd Overall)
341 points in 549 career games
3-time 30-goal scorer
Pete Peeters (Philadelphia Flyers- 135th Overall)
246-156-51 record in career games, 21 shutouts, 3.09 goals-against average (GAA), .886 save percentage (SV%)
1983 Vezina Trophy winner
1-time All-Star
Barry Gould (Atlanta Flames – 118th Overall)
304 points in 967 career games
4-time 20-goal scorer
Greg Millen (Pittsburgh Penguins – 102nd Overall)
215-284-89 record in 604 career games, 17 shutouts, 3.88 GAA, .873 SV%
1977 NHL Draft Selections by Round
Round 1
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 1 C Dale McCourt St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) 2 D Barry Beck New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 3 D Robert Picard Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 4 LW Jere Gillis Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 5 RW Mike Crombeen Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 6 D Doug Wilson Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL) 7 D Brad Maxwell New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 8 C Lucien DeBlois Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 9 D Scott Campbell London Knights (OMJHL) 10 RW Mark Napier Birmingham Bulls (WHA) 11 RW John Anderson Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 12 D Trevor Johansen Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 13 C/RW Ron Duguay Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 14 RW/C Ric Seiling St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) 15 RW Mike Bossy Laval National (QMJHL) 16 RW Dwight Foster Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 17 D Kevin McCarthy Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) 18 LW Norm Dupont Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
Canadian hockey player Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders on the ice, February 1982. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
Round 2
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 19 C Jean Savard Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 20 D Miles Zaharko New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 21 RW/C Mark Lofthouse New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 22 D Jeff Bandura Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) 23 RW Dan Chicoine Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 24 D Bob Gladney Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 25 LW Dave Semenko Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 26 LW Mike Keating St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) 27 C/D Neil Labatte Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 28 C Don Laurence Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 29 RW/C Rocky Saganiuk Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 30 RW Jim Hamilton London Knights (OMJHL) 31 RW Brian Hill Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 32 C Ron Areshenkoff Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 33 LW John Tonelli Houston Aeros (WHA) 34 G Dave Parro Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 35 RW Tom Gorence Minnesota (WCHA) 36 D Rod Langway New Hampshire (ECAC)
Dave Semenko (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
Round 3
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 37 D Rick Vasko Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 38 C Doug Berry Denver (WCHA) 39 RW Eddy Godin Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 40 G Glen Hanlon Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 41 LW Reg Kerr Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 42 RW Guy Lash Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) 43 LW Alain Cote Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 44 G Steve Baker Union (ECAC III) 45 C/RW Tom Roulston Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) 46 LW Pierre Lagace Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 47 RW Randy Pierce Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 48 C Kim Davis Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 49 D Moe Robinson Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 50 RW Hector Marini Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 51 LW Bruce Andres New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 52 D Mike Forbes St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) 53 LW Dave Hoyda Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) 54 D Gordie Roberts New England Whalers (WHA)
Round 4
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 55 D John Hilworth Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 56 C/D Dave Morrow Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 57 LW Nelson Burton Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 58 G Murray Bannerman Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 59 D John Baby Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 60 G Randy Ireland Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) 61 D Kevin McCloskey Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 62 D Mario Marois Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 63 RW Tony Currie Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) 64 G Rob Holland Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 65 C Dan Eastman London Knights (OMJHL) 66 C Mark Johnson Wisconsin (WCHA) 67 G Yves Guillemette Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 68 D Bill Stewart Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 69 C Steve Stoyanovich RPI (ECAC) 70 RW Brian McGregor Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 71 LW Rene Hamelin Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 72 G Jim Craig Boston University (ECAC)
Round 5
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 73 D/LW Jim Korn Providence (ECAC) 74 LW Mike Dwyer Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) 75 C Denis Turcotte Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 76 LW Steve Hazlett St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) 77 D Owen Lloyd Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 78 D Gary Platt Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 79 D Robert Parent Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 80 LW Benoit Gosselin Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 81 LW Bruce Hamilton Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 82 D Kurt Christoferson Colorado College (WCHA) 83 LW John Wilson Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) 84 G Julian Baretta Wisconsin (WCHA) 85 C Warren Holmes Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL) 86 G Richard Sirois Laval National (QMJHL) 87 G Markus Mattsson Ilves (Finland) 88 D Douglas Butler St. Louis (CCHA) 89 D Dan Clark Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 90 RW Gaetan Rochette Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
Round 6
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 91 G Jim Baxter Union (ECAC III) 92 C Dan Lempe Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) 93 RW Perry Schnarr Denver (WCHA) 94 LW Brian Drumm Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 95 D Jeff Allan Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 96 D Jack O’Callahan Boston University (ECAC) 97 RW Jamie Gallimore Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 98 LW John Bethel Boston University (ECAC) 99 C Gary McMonagle Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 100 C Bernard Harbec Laval National (QMJHL) 101 LW/C Roy Sommer Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 102 G Greg Millen Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 103 RW Randy Rudnyk New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 104 D Wayne Ramsey Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 105 D Steve Letzgus Michigan Tech (WCHA) 106 D Keith Johnson Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 107 C Alain Chaput Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 108 D Bill Himmelright North Dakota (WCHA)
Greg Millen, St. Louis Blues (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
Round 7
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 109 LW Randy Wilson Providence (ECAC) 110 LW Rick Doyle London Knights (OMJHL) 111 G Rollie Boutin Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 112 C Ray Creasey New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 113 D Mark Toffolo Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 114 RW Floyd Lahache Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 115 G Jean-Pierre Sanvido Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 116 LW Bob Sullivan Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 117 C Matti Forss Lukko (Finland) 118 RW Bobby Gould New Hampshire (ECAC) 119 LW Lynn Jorgensen Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 120 D Robert Suter Wisconsin (WCHA) 121 C Harald Luckner Farjestad BK (Sweden) 122 RW Ralph Cox New Hampshire (ECAC) 123 C Richard Dalpe Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 124 G Richard Sevigny Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
Round 8
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 125 C Raymond Roy Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 126 C Joe Contini St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL) 127 D Brent Tremblay Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 128 LW Grant Eakin Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) 129 D Jeff Geiger Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL) 130 D Greg Tebbutt Regina Pats (WCHL) 131 C Lance Nethery Cornell (ECAC) 132 C Raimo Hirvonen HIFK (Finland) 133 LW Jim Bennett Brown (ECAC) 134 C/D Kevin Howe Soo Greyhounds (OMJHL) 135 G Pete Peeters Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 136 LW Clint Eccles Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 137 D Keith Hendrickson Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) 138 D Mario Claude Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 139 D Mike Greeder St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL) 140 RW Mike Reilly Colorado College (WCHA)
Round 9
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 141 C Kip Churchill Union (ECAC III) 142 D Jack Hughes Harvard (ECAC) 143 LW Don Micheletti Minnesota (WCHA) 144 D Stephen Ough Laval National (QMJHL) 145 D Keith Hanson Austin Mavericks (MidJHL) 146 RW Alex Jeans Toronto (CIAU) 147 D Bjorn Olsson Farjestad BK (Sweden) 148 RW Tim Harrer Minnesota (WCHA) 149 D Ray Robertson St. Lawrence (ECAC) 150 LW Tom Bauer Providence (ECAC) 151 LW Mike Bauman Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 152 G Barry Borrett Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 153 RW Bruce Crowder New Hampshire (ECAC) 154 C Sid Tanchak Clarkson (ECAC)
Round 10
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 155 D Lance Gatoni Toronto (CIAU) 156 RW Archie Henderson Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 157 LW Peter Raps Western Michigan (CCHA) 158 D Rob Nicholson St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL) 159 C Dave Isherwood Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) 160 G Mark Holden Brown (ECAC) 161 G Steve Jones Ohio State (CCHA) 162 RW Craig Laughlin Clarkson (ECAC)
Round 11
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 163 LW Rob Plumb Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 164 RW Mike Brown Western Michigan (CCHA) 165 D Jim Trainor Harvard (ECAC) 166 D Daniel Duench Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 167 D Daniel Poulin Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 168 D Rod McNair Ohio State (CCHA) 169 C Tom McDonnell Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)
Round 12
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 170 LW Alain Belanger Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 171 LW Mark Miller Michigan (WCHA) 172 G Mike Laycock Brown (ECAC) 173 C/RW Gary Farelli Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 174 G Carey Walker New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
Round 13
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 175 C Dean Willers Union (ECAC III) 176 C Mark Wells Bowling Green (CCHA) 177 D Stan Palmer Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
Round 14
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 178 C Roland Cloutier Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 179 G Jean Belisle Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 180 G Bob Daly Ottawa 67’s (OMJHL)
Round 15
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 181 RW Edward Hill Vermont (ECAC) 182 RW Bob Boileau Boston University (ECAC) 183 C John Costello Massachusetts-Lowell (NCAA-II-Ind.)
Round 16
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 184 LW Val James Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
Round 17
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 185 RW Grant Morin Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
