| Year | Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | From | To | Notes | ROY | HOF | Allstar | Heismann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 1 | Rick Green | D | London Knights (OHA) | Washington | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 2 | Blair Chapman | R | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 3 | Glen Sharpley | C | Hull Festivals (QMJHL) | Minnesota | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 4 | Fred Williams | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | Detroit | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 5 | Bjorn Johansson | D | Sweden | Cleveland | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 6 | Don Murdoch | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | NY Rangers | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 7 | Bernie Federko | F | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 8 | David Shand | D | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | Atlanta | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 9 | Real Cloutier | F | Quebec Nordiques (WHA) | Chicago | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 10 | Harold Phillipoff | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | Atlanta | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 11 | Paul Gardner | C | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 12 | Peter Lee | L | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 13 | Rod Schutt | L | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 14 | Alex McKendry | F | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 15 | Greg Carroll | C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 16 | Clayton Pachal | C | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 17 | Mark Suzor | D | Kingston Canadiens (OHA) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 18 | Bruce Baker | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 19 | Greg Malone | C | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 20 | Brian Sutter | F | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 21 | Steve Clippingdale | L | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 22 | Reed Larson | D | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | Detroit | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 23 | Vern Stenlund | C | London Knights (OHA) | Cleveland | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 24 | Dave Farrish | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 25 | John Smrke | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 26 | Bob Manno | F | St.-Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 27 | Jeff McDill | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | Chicago | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Simpson | L | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | Atlanta | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 29 | Peter Marsh | L | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 30 | Randy Carlyle | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | Toronto | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 31 | Jim Roberts | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | Minnesota | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 32 | Mike Kaszycki | F | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 33 | Joe Kowal | L | Hamilton Fincups (OHA) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 34 | Lorry Gloeckner | D | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 35 | Drew Callander | C | Regina Pats (WCHL) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 36 | Barry Melrose | D | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 37 | Tom Rowe | London Knights (OHA) | Washington | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 38 | Mike Kitchen | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 39 | Don Jackson | D | Notre Dame (NCAA) | Minnesota | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 40 | Fred Berry | C | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 41 | Mike Fidler | L | Boston University (NCAA) | Cleveland | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 42 | Mike McEwen | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 43 | Jim Kirkpatrick | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 44 | Rob Flockhart | L | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 45 | Thomas Gradin | F | Modo, Sweden | Chicago | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 46 | Rick Hodgson | D | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | Atlanta | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 47 | Morris Lukowich | L | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 48 | Alain Belanger | R | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 49 | Don Moores | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | Los Angeles | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 50 | Garth MacGuigan | C | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 51 | Ron Zanussi | London Knights (OHA) | Minnesota | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 52 | Gary McFadyen | R | Hull Festivals (QMJHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 53 | Craig Hamner | D | Mohawk-Valley Comets (NAHL) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 54 | Bill Baker | D | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 55 | Al Glendenning | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | Washington | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 56 | Mike Liut | G | Bowling Green State University (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 57 | Mike Fedorko | Hamilton Fincups (OHA) | Minnesota | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 58 | Kevin Schamehorn | R | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 59 | Warren Young | F | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | Cleveland | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 60 | Claude Periard | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | NY Rangers | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 61 | Paul Skidmore | G | Boston College (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 62 | Elmer Ray | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | Vancouver | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 63 | Dave Debol | C | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | Chicago | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 64 | Kent Nilsson | F | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | Atlanta | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 65 | Greg Redquest | G | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 66 | Tim Williams | D | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 67 | Bob Mears | G | Kingston Canadiens (OHA) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 68 | Ken Morrow | D | Bowling Green State University (NCAA) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 69 | Rocky Maze | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | Buffalo | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 70 | Bob Miller | W | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | Boston | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 71 | Dave Hynek | D | Kingston Canadiens (OHA) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 72 | Ed Clarey | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 73 | Doug Patey | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | Washington | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 74 | Rick McIntyre | L | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 75 | Phil Verchota | F | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | Minnesota | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 76 | Dwight Schofield | D | London Knights (OHA) | Detroit | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 77 | Darcy Regier | D | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | Cleveland | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 78 | Doug Caines | St.-Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | NY Rangers | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 79 | Cal Sandbeck | U. of Denver (NCAA) | Cleveland | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 80 | Rick Durston | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | Vancouver | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 81 | Terry McDonald | C | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | Chicago | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 82 | Mark Earp | G | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) | Atlanta | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 83 | Brendan Lowe | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 84 | Greg Hotham | D | Kingston Canadiens (OHA) | Toronto | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 85 | Rob Palmer | D | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 86 | Mike Hordy | D | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 87 | Ron Roscoe | Hamilton Fincups (OHA) | Buffalo | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 88 | Pete Vandemark | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | Boston | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 89 | Robin Lang | Cornell University (NCAA) | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 90 | Maurice Barrette | G | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 91 | Jim Bedard | G | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | Washington | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 92 | Larry Skinner | C | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 93 | Dave Delich | C | Colorado College (NCAA) | Minnesota | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 94 | Tony Horvath | D | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | Detroit | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 95 | Jouni Rinne | Lukko Rauma (FNL) | Cleveland | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 96 | Barry Scully | R | Kingston Canadiens (OHA) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 97 | Nels Goddard | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 98 | Rob Tudor | F | Regina Pats (WCHL) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 99 | John Peterson | G | Notre Dame (NCAA) | Chicago | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 100 | Don Wilson | St.-Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | Washington | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 101 | Vic Sirko | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 102 | Dan Djakalovic | F | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | Toronto | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 103 | Larry McRae | G | Windsor Spitfires (OHA) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 104 | Yvon Vautour | F | Laval National (QMJHL) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 105 | Don Lemieux | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | Buffalo | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 106 | Ted Olson | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | Boston | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 107 | Paul Klasinski | St.-Paul Vulcans (MJHL) | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 108 | Pierre Brassard | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 109 | Dale Rideout | G | Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 110 | Jeff Barr | Michigan State University (NCAA) | Minnesota | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 111 | Fern LeBlanc | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | Detroit | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 112 | Remi Levesque | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | NY Rangers | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 113 | Mike Eaves | F | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 114 | Brad Rhiness | C | Kingston Canadiens (OHA) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 115 | John Rothstein | U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | Chicago | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 116 | Charlie Skjodt | C | Windsor Spitfires (OHA) | Toronto | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 117 | Ray Kurpis | R | Austin Mavericks (MJHL) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 7 | 118 | Rich Gosselin | Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 8 | 119 | Al Dumba | R | Regina Pats (WCHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 8 | 120 | Claude Legris | G | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 8 | 121 | Jacques Soguel | Switzerland | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 8 | 122 | Stu Ostlund | C | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 8 | 123 | John Gregory | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 9 | 124 | Dave Dornseif | D | Providence College (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 9 | 125 | Bruce Horsch | G | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 10 | 126 | Bradley Wilson | C | Providence College (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 10 | 127 | John Tavella | L | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 11 | 128 | Dan Hoene | F | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 11 | 129 | Mark Davidson | Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 12 | 130 | Goran Lindblom | Sweden (Skelleftea) | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 12 | 131 | Bill Wells | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 13 | 132 | Jim Bales | G | U. of Denver (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 13 | 133 | Ron Wilson | C | St.-Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | Montreal | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 14 | 134 | Anders Hakansson | F | Sweden (Aik) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 15 | 135 | Juhani Wallenius | Finland | St. Louis | ||||||
RetroSeasons
RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
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Recap
The Philadelphia Flyers, who had won the Stanley Cup two years in a row, had another excellent season. They won 51 games and accumulated 118 points to lead the Patrick Division. But that was overshadowed by the Montreal Canadiens' performance. They set records with 58 victories and 128 points to run away with the Norris Division.
For seven years in a row, a Boston Bruin had led the NHL in scoring, Phil Esposito five times and Bobby Orr twice over that stretch. But Orr played in only 10 games this season because of two knee operations and Esposito was sent to the New York Rangers, with Carol Vadnais, for Brad Park, Jean Ratelle, and Joe Zanussi. The new scoring leader was Montreal's Guy LaFleur. Montreal also had the league's top goaltender in Ken Dryden.
The retooled Bruins won the Adams Division and the Chicago Blackhawks supplanted the Vancouver Canucks atop the Smythe Division.
For the first time, two expansion teams met in the finals. The Philadelphia Flyers, the defending Stanley Cup champions, took a 3-0 lead in their semifinal series against the New York Islanders, only to see the Islanders win three in a row to force a seventh game. But the Flyers took that game at home to advance to the finals.
The Buffalo Sabres, meanwhile, beat two of the 'Original Six,' the Chicago Blackhawks and the Canadiens, to get there. The Flyers took the first two games at home and Buffalo also won two home games. After Philadelphia's easy 5-1 win in Game 5, the series went back to Buffalo. As he had the year before, Bernie Parent came up with a shutout. The Flyers were also scoreless for two periods, but they scored two goals in the final period to win the game and the cup.
For the second year in a row, Rick MacLeish was the leading scorer in the playoffs, but Parent won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the post-season MVP. He was the first player to win the trophy twice in a row.
Close
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.