1976 NHL Draft
Bob Manno in the 1976 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Bob Manno 26th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 7 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 371 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 8
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 1976 draft
- 23Vern StenlundC4 GP · 0 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 24Dave FarrishD430 GP · 127 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 25John SmrkeL103 GP · 28 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 26Bob MannoD371 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 27Jeffrey McDillR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Bobby SimpsonL175 GP · 64 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 29Peter MarshR278 GP · 119 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
26th
of 135 players selected
7th
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
Bob Manno made his NHL debut on October 6, 1976, 127 days after the draft.
371
Games
41
Goals
132
Assists
173
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1976 draft
- 26Bob MannoD371 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 44Rob FlockhartR55 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 62Elmer RayLVANVancouver Canucks
- 80Rick DurstonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 98Robert TudorC28 GP · 8 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 114Bradley RhinessCVANVancouver Canucks
- 122Stuart OstlundCVANVancouver Canucks