1976 NHL Amateur Draft

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The 1976 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. It is notable as featuring one of the weakest first rounds in draft history, as only two players (Green and Federko) played more than 450 career NHL games.

[edit] Selections By Round

Selections By Round

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7

[edit] Round 1

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1	Rick Green (D)	Canada	Washington Capitals	London Knights (OHA)
2	Blair Chapman (R)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
3	Glen Sharpley (C)	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
4	Fred Williams	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
5	Bjorn Johansson (D)	Sweden	California Golden Seals	Sweden
6	Don Murdoch (R)	Canada	New York Rangers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7	Bernie Federko (F)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
8	David Shand (D)	Canada	Atlanta Flames	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
9	Real Cloutier (F)	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
10	Harold Phillipoff	Canada	Atlanta Flames	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11	Paul Gardner (C)	Canada	Kansas City Scouts	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
12	Peter Lee (L)	England/  Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13	Rod Schutt (L)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
14	Alex McKendry (F)	Canada	New York Islanders	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
15	Greg Carroll (C)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
16	Clayton Pachal (C)	Canada	Boston Bruins	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
17	Mark Suzor (D)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
18	Bruce Baker	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHA)

[edit] Round 2

• 20) Brian Sutter - STL
• 22) Reed Larson - DET
• 30) Randy Carlyle - TOR

[edit] See also

• 1976-77 NHL season
• 1976 WHA Amateur Draft
• List of NHL players

[edit] References

2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8

Preceded by: 1975 NHL Amateur Draft

NHL Entry Draft

Followed by: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft

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