1978 NHL Draft
Behn Wilson in the 1978 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Behn Wilson 6th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 19 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 601 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1978 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
6th
of 234 players selected
1st
of 63 defensemen 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
Behn Wilson made his NHL debut on October 12, 1978, 119 days after the draft.
601
Games
98
Goals
261
Assists
359
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1978 draft
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 14Daniel LucasR6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 33Michael SimurdaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 37Gordon SaltRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 50Glen CochraneD411 GP · 89 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 67Russ WildermanCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 83Brad TamblynDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 100Mark TaylorC209 GP · 110 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 117Mike EwanowskiRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 126Jerry PriceGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 134Darre SwitzerCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 151Greg FrancisDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 167Rick BerardDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Don LuciaDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182Mark BergeRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 183Ken MooreGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 195Jim OlsonLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 198Anton StastnyL650 GP · 636 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers