Canadian players in the 1976 NHL Draft

103 Canadian players were picked in the 1976 NHL Draft, 16 of them in the first round. Rick Green went first overall, to the Washington Capitals. No country had more players picked that year. 51 of them have played in the NHL.

103

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

16 picks

Rick Green (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1991 · INACTIVE

WSH

Blair Chapman (R)Right wingNHL 1976–1982 · INACTIVE

PIT

Glen Sharpley (C)CenterNHL 1976–1981 · INACTIVE

MNS

Fred Williams (R)Right wingNHL 1976 · INACTIVE

DET

Don Murdoch (R)Right wingNHL 1976–1981 · INACTIVE

NYR

Bernie Federko (C)CenterNHL 1976–1989 · INACTIVE

STL

Dave Shand (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1984 · INACTIVE

AFM

Real Cloutier (R)Right wingNHL 1979–1984 · INACTIVE

CHI

Harold Phillipoff (L)Left wingNHL 1977–1979 · INACTIVE

AFM

Paul Gardner (C)CenterNHL 1976–1985 · INACTIVE

KCS

Rod Schutt (L)Left wingNHL 1977–1985 · INACTIVE

MTL

Alex McKendry (L)Left wingNHL 1977–1980 · INACTIVE

NYI

Greg Carroll (C)CenterNHL 1978–1979 · INACTIVE

WSH

Clayton Pachal (R)Right wingNHL 1976–1978 · INACTIVE

BOS

Mark Suzor (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1977 · INACTIVE

PHI

Bruce Baker (R)Right wing

MTL

Round 2

17 picks

Greg Malone (C)CenterNHL 1976–1986 · INACTIVE

PIT

Brian Sutter (L)Left wingNHL 1976–1987 · INACTIVE

STL

Steve Clippingdale (L)Left wingNHL 1976–1979 · INACTIVE

LAK

Vern Stenlund (C)Center

CGS

Dave Farrish (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1983 · INACTIVE

NYR

John Smrke (L)Left wingNHL 1977–1979 · INACTIVE

STL

Bob Manno (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1984 · INACTIVE

VAN

Jeffrey McDill (R)Right wing

CHI

Bobby Simpson (L)Left wingNHL 1976–1982 · INACTIVE

AFM

Peter Marsh (R)Right wingNHL 1979–1983 · INACTIVE

PIT

Randy Carlyle (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1992 · INACTIVE

TOR

Jim Roberts (R)Right wingNHL 1976–1978 · INACTIVE

MNS

Mike Kaszycki (C)CenterNHL 1977–1982 · INACTIVE

NYI

Joe Kowal (L)Left wingNHL 1976–1977 · INACTIVE

BUF

Larry Gloekner (D)DefensemanNHL 1978 · INACTIVE

BOS

Drew Callander (R)Right wingNHL 1976–1979 · INACTIVE

PHI

Barry Melrose (D)DefensemanNHL 1979–1985 · INACTIVE

MTL

Round 3

12 picks

Mike Kitchen (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1983 · INACTIVE

KCS

Fred Berry (C)Center

DET

Mike McEwen (D)DefensemanNHL 1976–1987 · INACTIVE

NYR

Jim Kirkpatrick (D)Defenseman

STL

Rob Flockhart (R)Right wingNHL 1976–1980 · INACTIVE

VAN

Rick Hodgson (D)Defenseman

AFM

Morris Lukowich (L)Left wingNHL 1979–1986 · INACTIVE

PIT

Alain Belanger (R)Right wingNHL 1977 · INACTIVE

TOR

Don Moores (C)Center

LAK

Garth MacGuigan (C)CenterNHL 1979–1983 · INACTIVE

NYI

Ron Zanussi (R)Right wingNHL 1977–1981 · INACTIVE

MNS

Gary McFadyen (R)Right wing

TOR

Round 4

13 picks

Al Glendenning (D)Defenseman

WSH

Mike Liut (G)GoaltenderNHL 1979–1991 · INACTIVE

STL

Mike Fedorko (D)Defenseman

MNS

Kevin Schamehorn (R)Right wing

DET

Warren Young (C)CenterNHL 1981–1987 · INACTIVE

CGS

Claude Periard (L)Left wing

NYR

Elmer Ray (L)Left wing

VAN

Greg Redquest (G)GoaltenderNHL 1977 · INACTIVE

PIT

Tim Williams (D)Defenseman

TOR

Bob Mears (G)Goaltender

LAK

Henry Maze (C)Center

BUF

Dave Hynek (R)Right wing

PHI

Ed Clarey (R)Right wing

MTL

Round 5

15 picks

Douglas Patey (R)Right wingNHL 1976–1978 · INACTIVE

WSH

Rick McIntyre (L)Left wing

KCS

Darcy Regier (D)DefensemanNHL 1977–1983 · INACTIVE

CGS

Douglas Caines (C)Center

NYR

Rick Durston (L)Left wing

VAN

Terry McDonald (C)Center

CHI

Mark Earp (G)Goaltender

AFM

Brendan Lowe (D)Defenseman

PIT

Greg Hotham (D)DefensemanNHL 1979–1984 · INACTIVE

TOR

Rob Palmer (D)DefensemanNHL 1977–1983 · INACTIVE

LAK

Mike Hordy (D)Defenseman

NYI

Ron Roscoe (D)Defenseman

BUF

Pete Vandemark (L)Left wing

BOS

Robin Lang (D)Defenseman

PHI

Maurice Barrette (G)Goaltender

MTL

Round 6

15 picks

Jim Bedard (G)GoaltenderNHL 1977–1978 · INACTIVE

WSH

Larry Skinner (C)CenterNHL 1976–1979 · INACTIVE

KCS

Tony Horvath (D)Defenseman

DET

Barry Scully (R)Right wing

NYR

Nels Goddard (D)Defenseman

STL

Robert Tudor (C)CenterNHL 1978–1982 · INACTIVE

VAN

John Peterson (G)Goaltender

CHI

100

Don Wilson (D)Defenseman

WSH

101

Vic Sirko (D)Defenseman

PIT

102

Dan Djakalovic (F)Forward

TOR

103

Larry McRae (G)Goaltender

LAK

104

Yvon Vautour (R)Right wingNHL 1979–1984 · INACTIVE

NYI

105

Don Lemieux (D)Defenseman

BUF

106

Ted Olson (R)Right wing

BOS

108

Pierre Brassard (L)Left wing

MTL

Round 7

6 picks

109

Dale Rideout (G)Goaltender

WSH

111

Fern LeBlanc (C)CenterNHL 1976–1978 · INACTIVE

DET

112

Remi Levesque (C)Center

NYR

114

Bradley Rhiness (C)Center

VAN

116

Charles Skjodt (C)Center

TOR

118

Rich Gosselin (C)Center

MTL

Round 8

4 picks

119

Allan Dumba (R)Right wing

WSH

120

Claude Legris (G)GoaltenderNHL 1980–1981 · INACTIVE

DET

122

Stuart Ostlund (C)Center

VAN

123

John Gregory (D)Defenseman

MTL

Round 10

1 pick

127

John Tavella (L)Left wing

MTL

Round 11

1 pick

129

Mark Davidson (R)Right wing

MTL

Round 12

1 pick

131

Bill Wells (L)Left wing

MTL

Round 13

2 picks

132

Jim Bales (G)Goaltender

STL

133

Ron Wilson (C)CenterNHL 1979–1993 · INACTIVE

MTL

The teams that drafted them

MTLMontréal Canadiens12 picks, first at 13

WSHWashington Capitals8 picks, first at 1

PITPittsburgh Penguins7 picks, first at 2

NYRNew York Rangers7 picks, first at 6

STLSt. Louis Blues7 picks, first at 7

VANVancouver Canucks7 picks, first at 26

TORToronto Maple Leafs7 picks, first at 30

DETDetroit Red Wings6 picks, first at 4

AFMAtlanta Flames5 picks, first at 8

NYINew York Islanders5 picks, first at 14

LAKLos Angeles Kings5 picks, first at 21

MNSMinnesota North Stars4 picks, first at 3

CHIChicago Blackhawks4 picks, first at 9

KCSKansas City Scouts4 picks, first at 11

BOSBoston Bruins4 picks, first at 16

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 picks, first at 17

BUFBuffalo Sabres4 picks, first at 33

CGSCalifornia Golden Seals3 picks, first at 23

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.