1978 NHL Draft
Stan Smyl in the 1978 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Stan Smyl 40th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 10 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 896, and only 2 have scored more points than his 673.
- Overall pick
- 40
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 4
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 37–43 in the 1978 draft
- 37Gordon SaltRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 38Glen CurrieC326 GP · 118 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 39Stephen HarrisonDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 40Stan SmylR896 GP · 673 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 41Paul MessierC9 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 42Richard DavidL31 GP · 8 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 43Ray MarkhamC14 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
40th
of 234 players selected
30th
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
Stan Smyl made his NHL debut on October 11, 1978, 118 days after the draft.
896
Games
262
Goals
411
Assists
673
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1978 draft
- 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 22Curt FraserL704 GP · 432 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 40Stan SmylR896 GP · 673 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 56Harald LücknerLVANVancouver Canucks
- 57Brad SmithR222 GP · 62 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 90Gerry MinorC140 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 107Dave RossRVANVancouver Canucks
- 124Steve O'NeillLVANVancouver Canucks
- 141Charles AntetomasoDVANVancouver Canucks
- 158Richard MartensGVANVancouver Canucks