1978 NHL Draft
Don Maloney in the 1978 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Don Maloney 26th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 16 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 765 games put him 12th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 564.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 8
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 1978 draft
- 23Paul MacKinnonD147 GP · 28 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Steve ChristoffC248 GP · 141 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 25Michael MeekerR4 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 26Don MaloneyL765 GP · 564 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 27Merlin MalinowskiC282 GP · 165 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 28Glenn HicksL108 GP · 18 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 29Doug LecuyerL126 GP · 42 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
26th
of 234 players selected
20th
of 146 forwards 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
Don Maloney made his NHL debut on February 14, 1979, 244 days after the draft.
765
Games
214
Goals
350
Assists
564
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1978 draft
- 26Don MaloneyL765 GP · 564 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 43Ray MarkhamC14 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 44Dean TurnerD35 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 59Dave SilkR249 GP · 113 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 60Andre DoreD257 GP · 95 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 76Mike McDougallR61 GP · 18 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 93Tom LaidlawD705 GP · 164 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 110Dan ClarkD4 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 127Greg KostenkoDNYRNew York Rangers
- 144Brian McDavidDNYRNew York Rangers
- 161Mark RodriguesGNYRNew York Rangers
- 176Steve WeeksG291 GP · 112 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 192Pierre DaigneaultRNYRNew York Rangers
- 206Chris McLaughlinDNYRNew York Rangers
- 217Todd JohnsonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 223Dan McCarthyC5 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers