1977 NHL Draft
John Tonelli in the 1977 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected John Tonelli 33rd overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1028, and only one has scored more points than his 836.
- Overall pick
- 33
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 15
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 30–36 in the 1977 draft
- 30Jim HamiltonR95 GP · 32 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Brian HillC19 GP · 2 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 32Ron AreshenkoffC4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33John TonelliL1028 GP · 836 PNYINew York Islanders
- 34Dave ParroG77 GP · 21 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Tom GorenceR303 GP · 111 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Rod LangwayD994 GP · 329 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
33rd
of 185 players selected
22nd
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
- 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 Tonelli made his NHL debut on October 12, 1978, 1 year and 120 days after the draft.
1028
Games
325
Goals
511
Assists
836
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1977 draft
- 15Mike BossyR752 GP · 1126 PNYINew York Islanders
- 33John TonelliL1028 GP · 836 PNYINew York Islanders
- 50Hector MariniR154 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Bruce AndresRNYINew York Islanders
- 69Steve StoyanovichL23 GP · 8 PNYINew York Islanders
- 87Markus MattssonG92 GP · 21 WNYINew York Islanders
- 105Stephen LetzgusDNYINew York Islanders
- 121Harald LücknerLNYINew York Islanders