1978 NHL Draft
Al Secord in the 1978 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Al Secord 16th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 766, and only 10 have scored more points than his 496.
- Overall pick
- 16
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 16
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 13–19 in the 1978 draft
- 13Larry PlayfairD688 GP · 120 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Daniel LucasR6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 15Steve TambelliniC553 GP · 310 PNYINew York Islanders
- 16Al SecordL766 GP · 496 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 17Dave HunterL746 GP · 323 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Tim CoulisL47 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Steve PayneL613 GP · 466 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
16th
of 234 players selected
12th
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Al Secord made his NHL debut on October 12, 1978, 119 days after the draft.
766
Games
273
Goals
223
Assists
496
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1978 draft
- 16Al SecordL766 GP · 496 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Graeme NicolsonD52 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 52Brad KnelsonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 68George BuatCBOSBoston Bruins
- 85Darryl McLeodLBOSBoston Bruins
- 102Jeff BrubakerL178 GP · 25 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 119Murray SkinnerGBOSBoston Bruins
- 136Bobby HehirCBOSBoston Bruins
- 153Craig MacTavishC1093 GP · 480 PBOSBoston Bruins