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1977 NHL Draft

John Anderson in the 1977 NHL Draft

Toronto Maple Leafs selected John Anderson 11th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 10 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 814, and only 3 have scored more points than his 631.

Overall pick
11
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 11
Drafting team
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 8–14 in the 1977 draft

  1. 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYR
  2. 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTL
  3. 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTL
  4. 11John AndersonR814 GP · 631 PTOR
  5. 12Trevor JohansenD286 GP · 57 PTOR
  6. 13Ron DuguayC864 GP · 620 PNYR
  7. 14Ric SeilingR738 GP · 387 PBUF

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1977 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1977 class

11th
of 185 players selected
6th
of 102 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDET
  2. 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLR
  3. 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSH
  4. 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVAN
  5. 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLE
  6. 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHI
  7. 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNS
  8. 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYR
  9. 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTL
  10. 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTL

+ 175 more

The 1977 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

John Anderson made his NHL debut on December 4, 1977, 173 days after the draft.

814
Games
282
Goals
349
Assists
631
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1977 draft

  1. 11John AndersonR814 GP · 631 PTOR
  2. 12Trevor JohansenD286 GP · 57 PTOR
  3. 24Bob GladneyD14 GP · 6 PTOR
  4. 29Rocky SaganiukR259 GP · 122 PTOR
  5. 65Dan EastmanCTOR
  6. 83John WilsonLTOR
  7. 101Roy SommerC3 GP · 1 PTOR
  8. 119Lynn JorgensonLTOR
  9. 134Kevin HoweDTOR
  10. 149Ray RobertsonDTOR