1976 NHL Draft
Garth MacGuigan in the 1976 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Garth MacGuigan 50th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 6 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 5 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 1976 draft
- 47Morris LukowichL582 GP · 418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 48Alain BelangerR9 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Don MooresCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Garth MacGuiganC5 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Ron ZanussiR299 GP · 135 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 52Gary McFadyenRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 53Craig HamnerDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
50th
of 135 players selected
35th
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
- 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
Garth MacGuigan made his NHL debut on March 4, 1980, 3 years and 277 days after the draft.
5
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1976 draft
- 14Alex McKendryL46 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 32Mike KaszyckiC226 GP · 122 PNYINew York Islanders
- 50Garth MacGuiganC5 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 68Ken MorrowD550 GP · 105 PNYINew York Islanders
- 86Mike HordyD11 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 104Yvon VautourR204 GP · 59 PNYINew York Islanders