1978 NHL Draft
Robert Sullivan in the 1978 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Robert Sullivan 180th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 11.
It was the tenth of the 11 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 62 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 180
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 9
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
New York Rangers had already picked him in 1977, 116th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 177–183 in the 1978 draft
- 177Jim ArmstrongLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 178Carl Van HarrewynD/FDETDetroit Red Wings
- 179Darryl SutterC406 GP · 279 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 180Robert SullivanL62 GP · 37 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 181Jean BoutinLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 182Mark BergeRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 183Ken MooreGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
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
Robert Sullivan made his NHL debut on October 6, 1982, 4 years and 113 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1978 draft
- 11Brad MarshD1086 GP · 198 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 47Tim BernhardtG67 GP · 17 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 64Jim MacraeLAFMAtlanta Flames
- 80Gordon WappelD20 GP · 2 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 97Greg MeredithR38 GP · 10 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 114Dave HindmarchR99 GP · 38 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 131Dave MorrisonRAFMAtlanta Flames
- 148Douglas ToddCAFMAtlanta Flames
- 165Mark GreenCAFMAtlanta Flames
- 180Robert SullivanL62 GP · 37 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 196Bernhard EngelbrechtGAFMAtlanta Flames