1976 NHL Draft
Bill Baker in the 1976 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Bill Baker 54th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 3.
It was the fifth 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 143 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 54
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 18
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 51–57 in the 1976 draft
- 51Ron ZanussiR299 GP · 135 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 52Gary McFadyenRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 53Craig HamnerDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 54Bill BakerD143 GP · 32 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 55Al GlendenningDWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Mike LiutG663 GP · 293 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 57Mike FedorkoDMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
54th
of 135 players selected
17th
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
Bill Baker made his NHL debut on October 28, 1980, 4 years and 149 days after the draft.
143
Games
7
Goals
25
Assists
32
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