1976 NHL Draft
Peter Lee in the 1976 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Peter Lee 12th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 15 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 431 games put him 16th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1976 draft
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 11Paul GardnerC447 GP · 402 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 12Peter LeeR431 GP · 245 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Rod SchuttL286 GP · 169 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 14Alex McKendryL46 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 15Greg CarrollC131 GP · 54 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
1st
of 1 Britons selected
9th
of 83 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
Peter Lee made his NHL debut on November 29, 1977, 1 year and 181 days after the draft.
431
Games
114
Goals
131
Assists
245
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1976 draft
- 12Peter LeeR431 GP · 245 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Rod SchuttL286 GP · 169 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Bruce BakerRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Barry MelroseD300 GP · 33 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 54Bill BakerD143 GP · 32 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 72Ed ClareyRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 90Maurice BarretteGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 108Pierre BrassardLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Rich GosselinCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 123John GregoryDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 125Bruce HorschGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 127John TavellaLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 129Mark DavidsonRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 131Bill WellsLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Ron WilsonC831 GP · 326 PMTLMontréal Canadiens