1977 NHL Draft
John Baby in the 1977 NHL Draft
Cleveland Barons selected John Baby 59th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Cleveland Barons made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 26 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 59
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CLECleveland Barons
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 56–62 in the 1977 draft
- 56Dave MorrowDVANVancouver Canucks
- 57Nelson BurtonL8 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Murray BannermanG289 GP · 116 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 59John BabyD26 GP · 10 PCLECleveland Barons
- 60Randy IrelandG2 GP · 0 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 61Kevin McCloskeyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 62Mario MaroisD956 GP · 433 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
59th
of 185 players selected
20th
of 59 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLECleveland Barons
- 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 175 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
John Baby made his NHL debut on October 15, 1977, 123 days after the draft.
26
Games
2
Goals
8
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Cleveland Barons picks in the 1977 draft
- 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLECleveland Barons
- 23Dan ChicoineR31 GP · 3 PCLECleveland Barons
- 41Reg KerrC263 GP · 160 PCLECleveland Barons
- 42Guy LashRCLECleveland Barons
- 59John BabyD26 GP · 10 PCLECleveland Barons
- 77Owen LloydDCLECleveland Barons
- 95Jeff AllanD4 GP · 0 PCLECleveland Barons
- 113Mark ToffoloDCLECleveland Barons
- 128Grant EakinLCLECleveland Barons