1978 NHL Amateur Draft
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The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "Amateur Draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL Entry Draft in 1979.
[edit] Selections By Round
| Selections By Round |
[edit] Round 1
[edit] Round 2
[edit] Round 3
[edit] Round 4
[edit] Round 5
[edit] Round 6
[edit] Round 7
[edit] Round 8
[edit] Round 9
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | Brent Gogol (R) |  Canada |
Minnesota North Stars | Billings Bighorns (WCHL) |
| 139 | Denis Pomerleau (R) | Canada |
Washington Capitals | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) |
| 140 | Tony Meagher (R) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 141 | Charlie Antetomaso (D) |  United States |
Vancouver Canucks | Boston College (NCAA) |
| 142 | Kevin Krook (D) | Canada |
Colorado Rockies | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 143 | Rick Simpson (R) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 144 | Brian McDavid (D) | Canada |
New York Rangers | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 145 | Rick Scully (L) | Canada |
Los Angeles Kings | Brown University (NCAA) |
| 146 | Jim Malazdrewicz (L) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | St. Boniface [MJHL] |
| 147 | Mark Locken (G) | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 148 | Doug Todd (R) | Canada |
Atlanta Flames | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 149 | Mike Waghorne (D) | United States |
Toronto Maple Leafs | University of New Hampshire (NCAA) |
| 150 | Eugene O'Sullivan (C) | Canada |
Buffalo Sabres | Calgary Wranglers (WCHL) |
| 151 | Greg Francis (D) | Canada |
Philadelphia Flyers | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) |
| 152 | Paul Joswiak (G) | United States |
New York Islanders | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 153 | Craig MacTavish (C) | Canada |
Boston Bruins | University of Lowell (NCAA) |
| 154 | Kevin Constantine (G) | United States |
Montreal Canadiens | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 10
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Mike Seide (L) | United States |
Minnesota North Stars | Bloomington Junior Stars (USHL) |
| 156 | Barry Heard (G) | Canada |
Washington Capitals | London Knights (OHA) |
| 157 | Jim Lockhurst (G) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 158 | Richard Martens (G) | Canada |
Vancouver Canucks | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 159 | Jeff Jensen (L) | United States |
Colorado Rockies | Lake Superior State University (NCAA) |
| 160 | Bob Froese (G) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 161 | Mark Rodrigues (G) | United States |
New York Rangers | Yale University (NCAA) |
| 162 | Brad Thiessen (C) | Canada |
Los Angeles Kings | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 163 | Geoff Shaw (R) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Hamilton Fincups (OHA) |
| 164 | Glenn Van (D) | United States |
Chicago Black Hawks | Colorado College (NCAA) |
| 165 | Mark Green (C) | United States |
Atlanta Flames | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) |
| 166 | Laurie Cuvelier (D) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU) |
| 167 | Rick Berard (D) | Canada |
Philadelphia Flyers | St. Mary's University (CIAU) |
| 168 | Don Lucia (D) | United States |
Philadelphia Flyers | Notre Dame (NCAA) |
| 169 | Scott Cameron (D) | Canada |
New York Islanders | Notre Dame (NCAA) |
| 170 | Dan Lerg (C) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 171 | John Swan (C) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | McGill University (CIAU) |
[edit] Round 11
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | Mark Toffolo (D) | United States |
Washington Capitals | Port Huron Flags (IHL) |
| 173 | Risto Siltanen (D) |  Finland |
St. Louis Blues | Ilves Tampere (FNL) |
| 174 | Bo Ericson (D) |  Sweden |
Colorado Rockies | AIK (Allsvenskan) |
| 175 | Dan Hermansson (L) | Sweden |
St. Louis Blues | Karlskoga (Sweden) |
| 176 | Steve Weeks (G) | Canada |
New York Rangers | Northern Michigan University (NCAA) |
| 177 | Jim Armstrong (L) | United States |
Los Angeles Kings | Clarkson University (NCAA) |
| 178 | Carl Van Harrewyn (D) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 179 | Darryl Sutter (L) | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
| 180 | Bob Sullivan (L) | Canada |
Atlanta Flames | Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL) |
| 181 | Jean-Francois Boutin (L) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Verdun Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
| 182 | Mark Berge (D) | United States |
Philadelphia Flyers | University of North Dakota (NCAA) |
| 183 | Ken Moore (G) | United States |
Philadelphia Flyers | Clarkson University (NCAA) |
| 184 | Christer Lowdahl (C) | Sweden |
New York Islanders | Orebro (Sweden) |
| 185 | John Sullivan (R) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | Providence College (NCAA) |
| 186 | Daniel Metivier (R) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
[edit] Round 12
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | Paul Hogan (L) | Canada |
Washington Capitals | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 188 | Serge Menard (R) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 189 | Steve Barger (R) | United States |
Washington Capitals | Boston College (NCAA) |
| 190 | Jari Viitala (C) | Finland |
Colorado Rockies | Ilves Tampere (SM-liiga) |
| 191 | Don Boyd (D) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA) |
| 192 | Pierre Daigneault (L) | Canada |
New York Rangers | St. Laurent College (CIAU) |
| 193 | Claude Larochelle (C) | Canada |
Los Angeles Kings | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 194 | Ladislav Svozil (L) |  Czechoslovakia |
Detroit Red Wings | HC Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) |
| 195 | Jim Olson (C) | United States |
Philadelphia Flyers | St. Paul Vulcans (USHL) |
| 196 | Bernhard Englbrecht (G) |  West Germany |
Atlanta Flames | Landshut EV (Germany) |
| 197 | Paul Stasiuk (L) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Providence College (NCAA) |
| 198 | Anton Stastny (L) | Czechoslovakia |
Philadelphia Flyers | Bratislava (Slovakia) |
| 199 | Gunnar Persson (D) | Sweden |
New York Islanders | Brynäs IF (Elitserien) |
| 200 | Gerd Truntschka (G) | West Germany |
St. Louis Blues | Cologne (West Germany) |
| 201 | Viacheslav Fetisov (D) |  Soviet Union |
Montreal Canadiens | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
[edit] Round 13
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Rod Pacholzuk (D) | Canada |
Washington Capitals | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 203 | Viktor Shkurdyuk (R) | Soviet Union |
St. Louis Blues | Leningrad (USSR) |
| 204 | Ulf Zetterstrom (L) | Sweden |
Colorado Rockies | Kiruna (Sweden) |
| 205 | Carl Bloomberg (G) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | St. Louis University (NCAA) |
| 206 | Chris McLaughlin (D) | United States |
New York Rangers | Dartmouth College (NCAA) |
| 207 | Terry Kitching (L) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 208 | Tom Bailey (R) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 209 | Brian O'Connor (D) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 210 | Brian Crombeen (D) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 211 | Mike Pidgeon (C) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 212 | Jeff Mars (R) | United States |
Montreal Canadiens | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 14
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | Wes Jarvis (C) | Canada |
Washington Capitals | Windsor Spitfires (OHA) |
| 214 | John Cochrane (R) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | Harvard University (NCAA) |
| 215 | Ray Irwin (D) | Canada |
Washington Capitals | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 216 | Joe Casey (D) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | Boston College (NCAA) |
| 217 | Todd Johnson (C) | United States |
New York Rangers | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 218 | Jim Farrell (C) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | Princeton University (NCAA) |
| 219 | Larry Lozinski (G) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 220 | Frank Johnson (D) | United States |
St. Louis Blues | Providence College {NCAA) |
| 221 | Blair Wheeler (D) | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Yale University (NCAA) |
| 222 | Greg Tignanelli (L) | United States |
Montreal Canadiens | Northern Michigan University (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 15
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | Dan McCarthy (C) | Canada |
New York Rangers | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 224 | Randy Betty (L) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 225 | George Goulakos (L) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 16
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Brian Crawley (D) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) |
| 227 | Ken Moodie (R) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Colgate University (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 17
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228 | Doug Feasby (C) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 229 | Serge Leblanc (D) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | University of Vermont (NCAA)) |
[edit] Round 18
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | Bob Magnuson (C) | United States |
Montreal Canadiens | Merrimack College (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 19
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | Chris Nilan (R) | United States |
Montreal Canadiens | Northeastern University (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 20
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Rick Wilson (G) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) |
[edit] Round 21
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | Louis Sleigher (R) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) |
[edit] Round 22
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | Douglas Robb (R) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Billings Bighorns (WCHL) |
[edit] Reference
| Preceded by: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft |
NHL Entry Draft | Succeeded by: 1979 NHL Entry Draft |
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