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1977 NHL Draft

Neil Labatte in the 1977 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Neil Labatte 27th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.

It was the second of the 9 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 26 games put him 69th in the class.

Overall pick
27
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 9
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 24–30 in the 1977 draft

  1. 24Bob GladneyD14 GP · 6 PTOR
  2. 25Dave SemenkoL575 GP · 153 PMNS
  3. 26Mike KeatingL1 GP · 0 PNYR
  4. 27Neil LabatteD26 GP · 2 PSTL
  5. 28Don LaurenceC79 GP · 36 PAFM
  6. 29Rocky SaganiukR259 GP · 122 PTOR
  7. 30Jim HamiltonR95 GP · 32 PPIT

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1977 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1977 class

27th
of 185 players selected
11th
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

  1. 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDET
  2. 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLR
  3. 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSH
  4. 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVAN
  5. 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLE
  6. 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHI
  7. 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNS
  8. 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYR
  9. 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTL
  10. 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTL

+ 175 more

The 1977 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Neil Labatte made his NHL debut on January 11, 1979, 1 year and 211 days after the draft.

26
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 1977 draft

  1. 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTL
  2. 27Neil LabatteD26 GP · 2 PSTL
  3. 45Tom RoulstonC195 GP · 96 PSTL
  4. 63Tony CurrieR290 GP · 211 PSTL
  5. 81Bruce HamiltonLSTL
  6. 99Gary McMonagleFSTL
  7. 117Matti ForssCSTL
  8. 132Raimo HirvonenDSTL
  9. 147Bjorn OlssonDSTL