1976 NHL Draft
Alain Belanger in the 1976 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Alain Belanger 48th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 7 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 65th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 48
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 45–51 in the 1976 draft
- 45Thomas GradinC677 GP · 593 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Rick HodgsonD6 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 47Morris LukowichL582 GP · 418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 48Alain BelangerR9 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Don MooresCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Garth MacGuiganC5 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Ron ZanussiR299 GP · 135 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
48th
of 135 players selected
33rd
of 83 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFMAtlanta Flames
+ 125 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alain Belanger made his NHL debut on February 1, 1978, 1 year and 245 days after the draft.
9
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1976 draft
- 30Randy CarlyleD1055 GP · 647 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 48Alain BelangerR9 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 52Gary McFadyenRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 66Tim WilliamsDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 84Greg HothamD230 GP · 89 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 102Dan DjakalovicFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 116Charles SkjodtCTORToronto Maple Leafs