1978 NHL Draft
Tony McKegney in the 1978 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Tony McKegney 32nd overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 9 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 912, and only 5 have scored more points than his 639.
- 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 1978 draft
- 29Doug LecuyerL126 GP · 42 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Dale YakiwchukCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 31Al JensenG179 GP · 95 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 32Tony McKegneyL912 GP · 639 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Michael SimurdaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 34Randy JohnstonD4 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 35Graeme NicolsonD52 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
32nd
of 234 players selected
25th
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
Tony McKegney made his NHL debut on October 12, 1978, 119 days after the draft.
912
Games
320
Goals
319
Assists
639
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1978 draft
- 13Larry PlayfairD688 GP · 120 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Tony McKegneyL912 GP · 639 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 49Rob McClanahanC224 GP · 101 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Mike GazdicDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 82Randy IrelandG2 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Cameron MacgregorLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 116Dan EastmanCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 133Eric StrobelCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 150Eugene O'SullivanCBUFBuffalo Sabres