1976 NHL Draft
Real Cloutier in the 1976 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Real Cloutier 9th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 318 games put him 28th in the class, but only 10 have scored more points than his 344.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 1976 draft
- 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
- 11Paul GardnerC447 GP · 402 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 12Peter LeeR431 GP · 245 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
9th
of 135 players selected
6th
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
Real Cloutier made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 3 years and 131 days after the draft.
318
Games
146
Goals
198
Assists
344
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1976 draft
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 27Jeffrey McDillR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Thomas GradinC677 GP · 593 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 63Dave DebolC92 GP · 52 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 81Terry McDonaldCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99John PetersonGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 115John RothsteinRCHIChicago Blackhawks