1976 NHL Draft
Jim Bedard in the 1976 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Jim Bedard 91st overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 9 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 73 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 91
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 1
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 88–94 in the 1976 draft
- 88Pete VandemarkLBOSBoston Bruins
- 89Robin LangDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 90Maurice BarretteGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 91Jim BedardG73 GP · 17 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 92Larry SkinnerC47 GP · 22 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 93Dave DelichCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 94Tony HorvathDDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
91st
of 135 players selected
7th
of 13 goaltenders 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
Jim Bedard made his NHL debut on December 2, 1977, 1 year and 184 days after the draft.
73
Games
17
Wins
1
Shutouts
.872
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1976 draft
- 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 15Greg CarrollC131 GP · 54 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 37Tom RoweR357 GP · 185 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 55Al GlendenningDWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Douglas PateyR45 GP · 6 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 91Jim BedardG73 GP · 17 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 100Don WilsonDWSHWashington Capitals
- 109Dale RideoutGWSHWashington Capitals
- 119Allan DumbaRWSHWashington Capitals