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1976 NHL Draft

Don Murdoch in the 1976 NHL Draft

New York Rangers selected Don Murdoch 6th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 7 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 320 games put him 26th in the class.

Overall pick
6
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 6
Drafting team
NYRNew York Rangers
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 3–9 in the 1976 draft

  1. 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNS
  2. 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDET
  3. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  4. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  5. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  6. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  7. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI

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

6th
of 135 players selected
4th
of 83 forwards 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

Don Murdoch made his NHL debut on October 6, 1976, 127 days after the draft.

320
Games
121
Goals
117
Assists
238
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Rangers picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  2. 24Dave FarrishD430 GP · 127 PNYR
  3. 42Mike McEwenD716 GP · 404 PNYR
  4. 60Claude PeriardLNYR
  5. 78Douglas CainesCNYR
  6. 96Barry ScullyRNYR
  7. 112Remi LevesqueCNYR