1976 NHL Draft
Mike Liut in the 1976 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Mike Liut 56th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 16 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 663.
- Overall pick
- 56
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 2
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 53–59 in the 1976 draft
- 53Craig HamnerDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 54Bill BakerD143 GP · 32 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 55Al GlendenningDWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Mike LiutG663 GP · 293 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 57Mike FedorkoDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 58Kevin SchamehornR10 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 59Warren YoungC236 GP · 149 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFMAtlanta Flames
+ 125 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mike Liut made his NHL debut on October 23, 1979, 3 years and 144 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1976 draft
- 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 20Brian SutterL779 GP · 636 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 25John SmrkeL103 GP · 28 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 43Jim KirkpatrickDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 56Mike LiutG663 GP · 293 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 61Paul SkidmoreG2 GP · 1 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 97Nels GoddardDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 113Mike EavesC324 GP · 226 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 121Jacques SoguelCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 124David DornseifDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 126Bradley WilsonCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 128Dan HoeneFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 130Goran LindblomDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 132Jim BalesGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 134Anders HåkanssonL330 GP · 98 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 135Juhani WalleniusFSTLSt. Louis Blues