1977 NHL Draft
Kim Davis in the 1977 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Kim Davis 48th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 4 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 36 games put him 62nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 48
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 45–51 in the 1977 draft
- 45Tom RoulstonC195 GP · 96 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 46Pierre LagaceDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 47Randy PierceR277 GP · 138 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 48Kim DavisC36 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 49Morris RobinsonD1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 50Hector MariniR154 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Bruce AndresRNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
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
Kim Davis made his NHL debut on January 31, 1978, 231 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1977 draft
- 30Jim HamiltonR95 GP · 32 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 48Kim DavisC36 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 66Mark JohnsonC669 GP · 508 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 102Greg MillenG604 GP · 215 WPITPittsburgh Penguins