1976 NHL Draft
Morris Lukowich in the 1976 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Morris Lukowich 47th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 582, and only 7 have scored more points than his 418.
- Overall pick
- 47
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 11
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 44–50 in the 1976 draft
- 44Rob FlockhartR55 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 45Thomas GradinC677 GP · 593 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Rick HodgsonD6 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 47Morris LukowichL582 GP · 418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 48Alain BelangerR9 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Don MooresCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Garth MacGuiganC5 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
47th
of 135 players selected
32nd
of 83 forwards 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
Morris Lukowich made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 3 years and 131 days after the draft.
582
Games
199
Goals
219
Assists
418
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1976 draft
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 19Greg MaloneC704 GP · 501 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 29Peter MarshR278 GP · 119 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 47Morris LukowichL582 GP · 418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 65Greg RedquestG1 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 83Brendan LoweDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 101Vic SirkoDPITPittsburgh Penguins