1978 NHL Draft
Mike Gillis in the 1978 NHL Draft
Colorado Rockies selected Mike Gillis 5th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Colorado Rockies made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 246 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CLRColorado Rockies
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1978 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
5th
of 234 players selected
5th
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
Mike Gillis made his NHL debut on January 19, 1979, 218 days after the draft.
246
Games
33
Goals
43
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Rockies picks in the 1978 draft
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 27Merlin MalinowskiC282 GP · 165 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 41Paul MessierC9 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 58David WatsonL18 GP · 1 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 73Tim ThomlinsonGCLRColorado Rockies
- 74Rodney GuimontRCLRColorado Rockies
- 91John HynesGCLRColorado Rockies
- 108Andy ClarkDCLRColorado Rockies
- 125John OlverRCLRColorado Rockies
- 142Kevin KrookD3 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 159Jeff JensenLCLRColorado Rockies
- 174Bo EricssonDCLRColorado Rockies
- 190Jari ViitalaCCLRColorado Rockies
- 204Ulf ZetterstromCCLRColorado Rockies