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1976 NHL Draft

Dave Shand in the 1976 NHL Draft

Atlanta Flames selected Dave Shand 8th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 6 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 421 games put him 18th in the class.

Overall pick
8
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 8
Drafting team
AFMAtlanta Flames
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 5–11 in the 1976 draft

  1. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  2. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  3. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  4. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  5. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI
  6. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM
  7. 11Paul GardnerC447 GP · 402 PKCS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1976 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1976 class

8th
of 135 players selected
3rd
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

  1. 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSH
  2. 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPIT
  3. 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNS
  4. 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDET
  5. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  7. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  8. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  9. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI
  10. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM

+ 125 more

The 1976 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Dave Shand made his NHL debut on October 30, 1976, 151 days after the draft.

421
Games
19
Goals
84
Assists
103
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Atlanta Flames picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  2. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM
  3. 28Bobby SimpsonL175 GP · 64 PAFM
  4. 46Rick HodgsonD6 GP · 0 PAFM
  5. 64Kent NilssonC553 GP · 686 PAFM
  6. 82Mark EarpGAFM