1978 NHL Draft
Steve Payne in the 1978 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Steve Payne 19th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 613 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 1978 draft
- 16Al SecordL766 GP · 496 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 17Dave HunterL746 GP · 323 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Tim CoulisL47 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Steve PayneL613 GP · 466 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 20Paul MulveyL225 GP · 81 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 21Joel QuennevilleD803 GP · 190 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 22Curt FraserL704 GP · 432 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
19th
of 234 players selected
15th
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
Steve Payne made his NHL debut on October 11, 1978, 118 days after the draft.
613
Games
228
Goals
238
Assists
466
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1978 draft
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 19Steve PayneL613 GP · 466 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 24Steve ChristoffC248 GP · 141 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 54Curt GilesD895 GP · 242 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 70Roy KerlingLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 87Bob BergloffD2 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 104Kim SpencerDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 121Mike CotterDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 138Brent GogolRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 155Michael SeideLMNSMinnesota North Stars