1977 NHL Draft
Ron Areshenkoff in the 1977 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Ron Areshenkoff 32nd overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 5 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 1977 draft
- 29Rocky SaganiukR259 GP · 122 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 30Jim HamiltonR95 GP · 32 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Brian HillC19 GP · 2 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 32Ron AreshenkoffC4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33John TonelliL1028 GP · 836 PNYINew York Islanders
- 34Dave ParroG77 GP · 21 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Tom GorenceR303 GP · 111 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLECleveland Barons
- 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 175 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ron Areshenkoff made his NHL debut on October 23, 1979, 2 years and 131 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1977 draft
- 14Ric SeilingR738 GP · 387 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Ron AreshenkoffC4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 68Bill StewartD261 GP · 71 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 86Richard SiroisGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 104Wayne RamseyD2 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres