1977 NHL Draft
Nelson Burton in the 1977 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Nelson Burton 57th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 3
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1977 draft
- 54Gordie RobertsD1097 GP · 420 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 55John HilworthD57 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 56Dave MorrowDVANVancouver Canucks
- 57Nelson BurtonL8 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Murray BannermanG289 GP · 116 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 59John BabyD26 GP · 10 PCLECleveland Barons
- 60Randy IrelandG2 GP · 0 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
57th
of 185 players selected
35th
of 102 forwards 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
Nelson Burton made his NHL debut on November 2, 1977, 141 days after the draft.
8
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1977 draft
- 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 21Mark LofthouseR181 GP · 80 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 39Eddy GodinR27 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 57Nelson BurtonL8 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 75Denis TurcotteCWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Perry SchnarrRWSHWashington Capitals
- 111Rollie BoutinG22 GP · 7 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 127Brent TremblayD10 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Don MichelettiLWSHWashington Capitals
- 156Archie HendersonR23 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals