1978 NHL Draft
Paul Messier in the 1978 NHL Draft
Colorado Rockies selected Paul Messier 41st overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 14 picks Colorado Rockies made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CLRColorado Rockies
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 1978 draft
- 38Glen CurrieC326 GP · 118 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 39Stephen HarrisonDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 40Stan SmylR896 GP · 673 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 41Paul MessierC9 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 42Richard DavidL31 GP · 8 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 43Ray MarkhamC14 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 44Dean TurnerD35 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
1st
of 1 Britons selected
31st
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Paul Messier made his NHL debut on October 11, 1978, 118 days after the draft.
9
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Rockies picks in the 1978 draft
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 27Merlin MalinowskiC282 GP · 165 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 41Paul MessierC9 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 58David WatsonL18 GP · 1 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 73Tim ThomlinsonGCLRColorado Rockies
- 74Rodney GuimontRCLRColorado Rockies
- 91John HynesGCLRColorado Rockies
- 108Andy ClarkDCLRColorado Rockies
- 125John OlverRCLRColorado Rockies
- 142Kevin KrookD3 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 159Jeff JensenLCLRColorado Rockies
- 174Bo EricssonDCLRColorado Rockies
- 190Jari ViitalaCCLRColorado Rockies
- 204Ulf ZetterstromCCLRColorado Rockies