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1976 NHL Draft

Steve Clippingdale in the 1976 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Steve Clippingdale 21st overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.

It was the first of the 5 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 19 games put him 60th in the class.

Overall pick
21
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 3
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 18–24 in the 1976 draft

  1. 18Bruce BakerRMTL
  2. 19Greg MaloneC704 GP · 501 PPIT
  3. 20Brian SutterL779 GP · 636 PSTL
  4. 21Steve ClippingdaleL19 GP · 3 PLAK
  5. 22Reed LarsonD904 GP · 685 PDET
  6. 23Vern StenlundC4 GP · 0 PCGS
  7. 24Dave FarrishD430 GP · 127 PNYR

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1976 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1976 class

21st
of 135 players selected
17th
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

  1. 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSH
  2. 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPIT
  3. 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNS
  4. 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDET
  5. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  7. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  8. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  9. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI
  10. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM

+ 125 more

The 1976 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Steve Clippingdale made his NHL debut on February 19, 1977, 263 days after the draft.

19
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 21Steve ClippingdaleL19 GP · 3 PLAK
  2. 49Don MooresCLAK
  3. 67Bob MearsGLAK
  4. 85Rob PalmerD320 GP · 110 PLAK
  5. 103Larry McRaeGLAK