1976 NHL Draft
Mike McEwen in the 1976 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Mike McEwen 42nd overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 716, and only 8 have scored more points than his 404.
- Overall pick
- 42
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 6
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 39–45 in the 1976 draft
- 39Don JacksonD315 GP · 68 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 40Fred BerryC3 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 41Mike FidlerL271 GP · 181 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 42Mike McEwenD716 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 43Jim KirkpatrickDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 44Rob FlockhartR55 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 45Thomas GradinC677 GP · 593 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
42nd
of 135 players selected
13th
of 39 defensemen selected
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 McEwen made his NHL debut on October 6, 1976, 127 days after the draft.
716
Games
108
Goals
296
Assists
404
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1976 draft
- 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 24Dave FarrishD430 GP · 127 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 42Mike McEwenD716 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 60Claude PeriardLNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Douglas CainesCNYRNew York Rangers
- 96Barry ScullyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 112Remi LevesqueCNYRNew York Rangers