1978 NHL Draft
Joel Quenneville in the 1978 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Joel Quenneville 21st overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 10 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 803.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1978 draft
- 18Tim CoulisL47 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Steve PayneL613 GP · 466 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 20Paul MulveyL225 GP · 81 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 21Joel QuennevilleD803 GP · 190 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 22Curt FraserL704 GP · 432 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 23Paul MacKinnonD147 GP · 28 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Steve ChristoffC248 GP · 141 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
21st
of 234 players selected
5th
of 63 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Joel Quenneville made his NHL debut on October 22, 1978, 129 days after the draft.
803
Games
54
Goals
136
Assists
190
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1978 draft
- 21Joel QuennevilleD803 GP · 190 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 48Mark KirtonC266 GP · 113 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 65Robert ParentG3 GP · 0 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 81Jordy DouglasL268 GP · 138 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 92Mel HewittDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 98Normand LefebvreRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 115John ScammellDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 132Kevin ReinhartDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 149Mike WaghorneDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 166Laurie CuvelierDTORToronto Maple Leafs