1976 NHL Draft

Glen Sharpley in the 1976 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Glen Sharpley 3rd overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 8 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 389 games put him 21st in the class.

Overall pick: 3
Round and pick: Round 1, pick 3
Drafting team: MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date: June 1, 1976
Age at the draft: 19 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–6 in the 1976 draft

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

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

3rd

of 135 players selected

2nd

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

The 1976 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Glen Sharpley made his NHL debut on October 6, 1976, 127 days after the draft.

389

Games

117

Goals

161

Assists

278

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 1–6 in the 1976 draft

Where he came in the 1976 class

First off the board

The road to the NHL

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1976 draft