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1976 NHL Draft

Joe Kowal in the 1976 NHL Draft

Buffalo Sabres selected Joe Kowal 33rd overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 2.

It was the first of the 4 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 22 games put him 59th in the class.

Overall pick
33
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 15
Drafting team
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 30–36 in the 1976 draft

  1. 30Randy CarlyleD1055 GP · 647 PTOR
  2. 31Jim RobertsR106 GP · 40 PMNS
  3. 32Mike KaszyckiC226 GP · 122 PNYI
  4. 33Joe KowalL22 GP · 5 PBUF
  5. 34Larry GloeknerD13 GP · 2 PBOS
  6. 35Drew CallanderR39 GP · 8 PPHI
  7. 36Barry MelroseD300 GP · 33 PMTL

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

33rd
of 135 players selected
25th
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

Joe Kowal made his NHL debut on November 7, 1976, 159 days after the draft.

22
Games
0
Goals
5
Assists
5
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 33Joe KowalL22 GP · 5 PBUF
  2. 69Henry MazeCBUF
  3. 87Ron RoscoeDBUF
  4. 105Don LemieuxDBUF