1978 NHL Draft
Curt Giles in the 1978 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Curt Giles 54th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 895.
- Overall pick
- 54
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 1
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 51–57 in the 1978 draft
- 51Dwayne LowdermilkD2 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 52Brad KnelsonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Douglas DerksonCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 54Curt GilesD895 GP · 242 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 55Bengt-Åke GustafssonL629 GP · 554 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Harald LücknerLVANVancouver Canucks
- 57Brad SmithR222 GP · 62 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
54th
of 234 players selected
15th
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
Curt Giles made his NHL debut on October 14, 1979, 1 year and 121 days after the draft.
895
Games
43
Goals
199
Assists
242
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1978 draft
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 19Steve PayneL613 GP · 466 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 24Steve ChristoffC248 GP · 141 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 54Curt GilesD895 GP · 242 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 70Roy KerlingLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 87Bob BergloffD2 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 104Kim SpencerDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 121Mike CotterDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 138Brent GogolRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 155Michael SeideLMNSMinnesota North Stars