1978 NHL Draft
Rob Garner in the 1978 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Rob Garner 75th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 5.
It was the third and last of the 3 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 93rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 75
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 6
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 72–78 in the 1978 draft
- 72Kevin WillisonDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 73Tim ThomlinsonGCLRColorado Rockies
- 74Rodney GuimontRCLRColorado Rockies
- 75Rob GarnerC1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 76Mike McDougallR61 GP · 18 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 77Paul ManciniLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 78Ted NolanR78 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
75th
of 234 players selected
52nd
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rob Garner made his NHL debut on November 17, 1982, 4 years and 155 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1978 draft
- 25Michael MeekerR4 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Shane PearsallLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 75Rob GarnerC1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins