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14th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
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's 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 .
Selections by round [ edit ] Below are listed the selections in the 1976 NHL amateur draft.
The Kansas City Scouts ' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on January 9, 1976 that sent Chuck Arnason , Steve Durbano and Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 1976 to Kansas City in exchange for Ed Gilbert , Simon Nolet and this pick.
The Vancouver Canucks ' first-round pick went to the Atlanta Flames as the result of a trade on January 20, 1976 that sent Curt Ridley to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins ' first-round pick went to the Kansas City Scouts as the result of a trade on January 9, 1976 that sent Ed Gilbert , Simon Nolet and Kansas City's first-round pick in 1976 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Chuck Arnason , Steve Durbano and this pick.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 17, 1975 that sent Wayne Thomas to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
The Los Angeles Kings ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 22, 1972 that sent Terry Harper to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' second-round pick in 1974 , third-round pick in 1975 and this pick.[ 2] [ 3]
The Buffalo Sabres ' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on January 22, 1976 that sent Bill Clement to Atlanta in exchange for Jean Lemieux , Gerry Meehan and this pick.
Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 1, 1975 that sent Jacques Richard to Buffalo in exchange for Larry Carriere and this pick. The Washington Capitals ' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 26, 1975 that sent Bob Paradise to Washington in exchange for this pick.
The Kansas City Scouts ' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 18, 1975 that sent Denis Dupere , Craig Patrick and cash to Kansas City in exchange for Lynn Powis and this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars ' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 15, 1975 that sent Tim Young to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
The Detroit Red Wings ' second-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on February 27, 1976 that sent Dennis Hextall to Detroit in exchange for Bill Hogaboam and this pick.
Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 1975 that sent Bart Crashley and Marcel Dionne to Los Angeles in exchange for Terry Harper , Dan Maloney and this pick. The Buffalo Sabres ' third-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on January 27, 1975 that sent Fred Stanfield to Buffalo in exchange for Norm Gratton and this pick.[ 2] [ 6]
The Boston Bruins ' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent Toronto's fourth-round pick in 1975 to Boston in exchange for this pick. The Kansas City Scouts ' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on October 29, 1974 that sent Larry Giroux to Kansas City in exchange for Chris Evans and this pick.[ 2] [ 8] The St. Louis Blues ' fifth-round pick went to the California Golden Seals as the result of a trade on March 9, 1976 that sent Dave Hrechkosy to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 1977 and this pick.
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Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
91
Jim Bedard (G)Canada Washington Capitals
Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
92
Larry Skinner (C)Canada Kansas City Scouts
Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
93
Dave Delich (C)
United States Minnesota North Stars
Colorado College (WCHA)
94
Tony Horvath (D)
Canada Detroit Red Wings
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
95
Jouni Rinne (RW)Finland California Golden Seals
Rauma (Finland)
96
Barry Scully (RW)
Canada New York Rangers
Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
97
Nels Goddard (D)
Canada St. Louis Blues
Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
98
Rob Tudor (RW)Canada Vancouver Canucks
Regina Pats (WCHL)
99
John Peterson (G)
Canada Chicago Black Hawks
University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
100
Don Wilson (D)
Canada Washington Capitals
St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
101
Vic Sirko (D)
Canada Pittsburgh Penguins
Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
102
Dan Djakalovic (C)
Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
103
Larry McRae (G)
Canada Los Angeles Kings
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
104
Yvon Vautour (RW)Canada New York Islanders
Laval National (QMJHL)
105
Don Lemieux (D)
Canada Buffalo Sabres
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
106
Ted Olson (LW)
Canada Boston Bruins
Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
107
Paul Klasinski (LW)
United States Philadelphia Flyers
St. Paul Vulcans (MWJHL)
108
Pierre Brassard (LW)
Canada Montreal Canadiens
Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
[ 10]
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
119
Al Dumba (RW)
Canada Washington Capitals
Regina Pats (WCHL)
120
Claude Legris (G)Canada Detroit Red Wings
Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
121
Jacques Soguel (C)
Switzerland St. Louis Blues
Davos (Switzerland)
122
Stuart Ostlund (C)Canada Vancouver Canucks
Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
123
John Gregory (D)
Canada Montreal Canadiens
University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
[ 12]
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
126
Brad Wilson (C)
United States St. Louis Blues
Providence College (ECAC)
127
John Tavella (LW)
Canada Montreal Canadiens
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
[ 14]
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
128
Dan Hoene (RW)
United States St. Louis Blues
University of Michigan (WCHA)
129
Mark Davidson (LW)
Canada Montreal Canadiens
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
[ 15]
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
130
Goran Lindblom (D)Sweden St. Louis Blues
Skelleftea (Sweden)
131
Bill Wells (LW)
Canada Montreal Canadiens
Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
[ 16]
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
132
Jim Bales (G)
Canada St. Louis Blues
University of Denver (WCHA)
133
Ron Wilson (LW)Canada Montreal Canadiens
St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
[ 17]
Draftees based on nationality [ edit ]
^ a b c d Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
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