1976 NHL Draft
Rob Flockhart in the 1976 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Rob Flockhart 44th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 7 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 55 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 44
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 8
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 41–47 in the 1976 draft
- 41Mike FidlerL271 GP · 181 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 42Mike McEwenD716 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 43Jim KirkpatrickDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 44Rob FlockhartR55 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 45Thomas GradinC677 GP · 593 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Rick HodgsonD6 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 47Morris LukowichL582 GP · 418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
44th
of 135 players selected
30th
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
Rob Flockhart made his NHL debut on February 24, 1977, 268 days after the draft.
55
Games
2
Goals
5
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1976 draft
- 26Bob MannoD371 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 44Rob FlockhartR55 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 62Elmer RayLVANVancouver Canucks
- 80Rick DurstonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 98Robert TudorC28 GP · 8 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 114Bradley RhinessCVANVancouver Canucks
- 122Stuart OstlundCVANVancouver Canucks