1978 NHL Draft
Mark Kirton in the 1978 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Mark Kirton 48th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
It was the second 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. His 266 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 48
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 45–51 in the 1978 draft
- 45Jay JohnstonD8 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 46Rick PatersonC430 GP · 93 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 47Tim BernhardtG67 GP · 17 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 48Mark KirtonC266 GP · 113 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Rob McClanahanC224 GP · 101 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 50Glen CochraneD411 GP · 89 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 51Dwayne LowdermilkD2 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
48th
of 234 players selected
35th
of 146 forwards 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
Mark Kirton made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 1 year and 117 days after the draft.
266
Games
57
Goals
56
Assists
113
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