1976 NHL Draft
Barry Melrose in the 1976 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Barry Melrose 36th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 15 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 300 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 36
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 33–39 in the 1976 draft
- 33Joe KowalL22 GP · 5 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34Larry GloeknerD13 GP · 2 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Drew CallanderR39 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Barry MelroseD300 GP · 33 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 37Tom RoweR357 GP · 185 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Mike KitchenD474 GP · 74 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 39Don JacksonD315 GP · 68 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
36th
of 135 players selected
10th
of 39 defensemen 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
Barry Melrose made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 3 years and 131 days after the draft.
300
Games
10
Goals
23
Assists
33
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1976 draft
- 12Peter LeeR431 GP · 245 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Rod SchuttL286 GP · 169 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Bruce BakerRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Barry MelroseD300 GP · 33 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 54Bill BakerD143 GP · 32 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 72Ed ClareyRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 90Maurice BarretteGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 108Pierre BrassardLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Rich GosselinCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 123John GregoryDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 125Bruce HorschGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 127John TavellaLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 129Mark DavidsonRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 131Bill WellsLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Ron WilsonC831 GP · 326 PMTLMontréal Canadiens