1977 NHL Draft
Miles Zaharko in the 1977 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Miles Zaharko 20th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 9 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 129 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1977 draft
- 17Kevin McCarthyD537 GP · 258 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 18Norm DupontL256 GP · 140 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Jean SavardC43 GP · 19 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 20Miles ZaharkoD129 GP · 37 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 21Mark LofthouseR181 GP · 80 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 22Jeff BanduraD2 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 23Dan ChicoineR31 GP · 3 PCLECleveland Barons
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
20th
of 185 players selected
8th
of 59 defensemen selected
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
Miles Zaharko made his NHL debut on October 13, 1977, 121 days after the draft.
129
Games
5
Goals
32
Assists
37
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1977 draft
- 20Miles ZaharkoD129 GP · 37 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 28Don LaurenceC79 GP · 36 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 31Brian HillC19 GP · 2 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 72Jim CraigG30 GP · 11 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 82Curt ChristophersonDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 100Bernie HarbecCAFMAtlanta Flames
- 118Bobby GouldR697 GP · 304 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 133James BennettCAFMAtlanta Flames
- 148Tim HarrerR3 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames