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The 1977 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Selections by round[]

Below are listed the selections in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.

= NHL All-Star [1] = Hall of Famers

Round one[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Dale McCourt Centre Flag of Canada Detroit Red Wings St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
2 Barry Beck Defence Flag of Canada Colorado Rockies New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3 Robert Picard Defence Flag of Canada Washington Capitals Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
4 Jere Gillis Left wing Flag of Canada Vancouver Canucks Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
5 Mike Crombeen Right wing Flag of Canada Cleveland Barons Kingston Canadians (OHA)
6 Doug Wilson Defence Flag of Canada Chicago Black Hawks Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7 Brad Maxwell Defence Flag of Canada Minnesota North Stars New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
8 Lucien DeBlois Right wing Flag of Canada New York Rangers Sorel Éperviers (QMJHL)
9 Scott Campbell Defence Flag of Canada St. Louis Blues London Knights (OHA)
10 Mark Napier Right wing Flag of Canada Montreal Canadiens Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
11 John Anderson Right wing Flag of Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
12 Trevor Johansen Defence Flag of Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
13 Ron Duguay Centre Flag of Canada New York Rangers Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
14 Ric Seiling Right wing Flag of Canada Buffalo Sabres St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
15 Mike Bossy Right wing Flag of Canada New York Islanders Laval National (QMJHL)
16 Dwight Foster Right wing Flag of Canada Boston Bruins Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
17 Kevin McCarthy Defence Flag of Canada Philadelphia Flyers Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
18 Norm Dupont Left wing Flag of Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round two[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
19 Jean Savard Centre Flag of Canada Chicago Black Hawks St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
20 Miles Zaharko Defence Flag of Canada Atlanta Flames New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
21 Mark Lofthouse Right wing Flag of Canada Washington Capitals Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
22 Jeff Bandura Defence Flag of Canada Vancouver Canucks Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
23 Daniel Chicoine Right wing Flag of Canada Cleveland Barons Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
24 Bob Gladney Defence Flag of Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Oshawa Generals (OHA)
25 Dave Semenko Left wing Flag of Canada Minnesota Brandon (WCHL)
26 Mike Keating Left wing Flag of Canada New York Rangers St. Catharines (OMJHL)
27 Neil Labatte Defence Flag of Canada St. Louis Toronto (OMJHL)
28 Red Laurence Centre Flag of Canada Atlanta Kitchener (OMJHL)
29 Rocky Saganiuk Right wing Flag of Canada Toronto Lethbridge (WCHL)
30 Jim Hamilton Right wing Flag of Canada Pittsburgh London (OMJHL)
31 Brian Hill Right wing Flag of Canada Atlanta Medicine Hat (WCHL)
32 Ron Areshenkoff Centre Flag of Canada Buffalo Medicine Hat (WCHL)
33 John Tonelli Centre Flag of Canada New York Islanders Houston (WHA)
34 Dave Parro Goaltender Flag of Canada Boston Saskatoon (WCHL)
35 Tom Gorence Right wing Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Minnesota (WCHA)
36 Rod Langway Defence Flag of the United States United States Montreal New Hampshire (ECAC)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round three[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
37 Rick Vasko Defence Flag of Canada Detroit Peterborough (OMJHL)
38 Doug Berry Centre Flag of Canada Colorado Denver (WCHA)
39 Eddy Godin Right wing Flag of Canada Washington Quebec (QMJHL)
40 Glen Hanlon Goaltender Flag of Canada Vancouver Brandon (WCHL)
41 Reg Kerr Left wing Flag of Canada Cleveland Kamloops (WCHL)
42 Guy Lash Right wing Flag of Canada Cleveland Winnipeg (WCHL)
43 Alain Côté Left wing Flag of Canada Montreal Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
44 Steve Baker Goaltender Flag of the United States United States New York Rangers Union (ECAC D-II)
45 Tom Roulston Centre Flag of Canada St. Louis Winnipeg (WCHL)
46 Pierre Lagace Left wing Flag of Canada Montreal Quebec (QMJHL)
47 Randy Pierce Right wing Flag of Canada Colorado Sudbury (OMJHL)
48 Kim Davis Centre Flag of Canada Pittsburgh Flin Flon (WCHL)
49 Moe Robinson Defence Flag of Canada Montreal Kingston (OMJHL)
50 Hector Marini Right wing Flag of Canada New York Islanders Sudbury (OMJHL)
51 Bruce Andres Right wing Flag of Canada New York Islanders New Westminster (WCHL)
52 Mike Forbes Defence Flag of Canada Boston St. Catharines (OMJHL)
53 Dave Hoyda Left wing Flag of Canada Philadelphia Portland (WCHL)
54 Gordie Roberts Defence Flag of the United States United States Montreal New England (WHA)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round four[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
55 John Hilworth Defence Flag of Canada Detroit Medicine Hat (WCHL)
56 Dave Morrow Defence Flag of Canada Vancouver Calgary (WCHL)
57 Nelson Burton Left wing Flag of Canada Washington Quebec (QMJHL)
58 Murray Bannerman Goaltender Flag of Canada Vancouver Victoria (WCHL)
59 John Baby Defence Flag of Canada Cleveland Sudbury (OMJHL)
60 Randy Ireland Goaltender Flag of Canada Chicago Portland (WCHL)
61 Kevin McCloskey Defence Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Calgary (WCHL)
62 Mario Marois Defence Flag of Canada New York Rangers Quebec (QMJHL)
63 Tony Currie Right wing Flag of Canada St. Louis Portland (WCHL)
64 Rob Holland Goaltender Flag of Canada Montreal Montreal (QMJHL)
65 Dan Eastman Right wing Flag of Canada Toronto London (OMJHL)
66 Mark Johnson Centre Flag of the United States United States Pittsburgh Wisconsin (WCHA)
67 Yves Guillemette Goaltender Flag of Canada Philadelphia Shawinigan (QMJHL)
68 Bill Stewart Defence Flag of Canada Buffalo Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
69 Steve Stoyanovich Centre Flag of Canada New York Islanders RPI (ECAC)
70 Brian McGregor Right wing Flag of Canada Boston Saskatoon (WCHL)
71 Rene Hamelin Left wing Flag of Canada Philadelphia Shawinigan (QMJHL)
72 Jim Craig Goaltender Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Boston University (ECAC)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round five[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
73 Jim Korn Defence Flag of the United States United States Detroit Providence (ECAC)
74 Mike Dwyer Left wing Flag of Canada Colorado Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
75 Denis Turcotte Centre Flag of Canada Washington Quebec (QMJHL)
76 Steve Hazlett Centre Flag of Canada Vancouver St. Catharines (OMJHL)
77 Owen Lloyd Defence Flag of Canada Cleveland Medicine Hat (WCHL)
78 Gary Platt Defence Flag of Canada Chicago Sorel (QMJHL)
79 Bob Parent Defence Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Minnesota Kingston (OMJHL)
80 Benoit Gosselin Left wing Flag of Canada New York Rangers Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
81 Bruce Hamilton Left wing Flag of Canada St. Louis Saskatoon (WCHL)
82 Curt Christofferson Defence Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Colorado College (WCHA)
83 John Wilson Left wing Flag of Canada Toronto Windsor (OMJHL)
84 Julian Baretta Goaltender Flag of Canada Los Angeles Wisconsin (WCHA)
85 Warren Holmes Centre Flag of Canada Los Angeles Ottawa (OMJHL)
86 Rich Sirois Goaltender Flag of Canada Buffalo Laval (QMJHL)
87 Markus Mattsson Goaltender Flag of Finland Finland New York Islanders Tampere Ilves (Finland)
88 Doug Butler Defence Flag of Canada Boston Saint Louis (CCHA)
89 Dan Clark Defence Flag of Canada Philadelphia Kamloops (WCHL)
90 Gaetan Rochette Left wing Flag of Canada Montreal Shawinigan (QMJHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round six[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
91 Jim Baxter Goaltender Flag of Canada Detroit Union (ECAC D-II)
92 Dan Lempe Centre Flag of the United States United States Colorado Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
93 Perry Schnarr Right wing Flag of Canada Washington Denver (WCHA)
94 Brian Drumm Left wing Flag of Canada Vancouver Peterborough (OMJHL)
95 Jeff Allan Defence Flag of Canada Cleveland Hull (QMJHL)
96 Jack O'Callahan Defence Flag of the United States United States Chicago Boston University (ECAC)
97 Jamie Gallimore Right wing Flag of Canada Minnesota Kamloops (WCHL)
98 John Bethel Left wing Flag of Canada New York Rangers Boston University (ECAC)
99 Gary McMonagle Centre Flag of Canada St. Louis Peterborough (OMJHL)
100 Bernard Harbec Centre Flag of Canada Atlanta Laval (QMJHL)
101 Roy Sommer Left wing Flag of the United States United States Toronto Calgary (WCHL)
102 Greg Millen Goaltender Flag of Canada Pittsburgh Peterborough (OMJHL)
103 Randy Rudnyk Right wing Flag of Canada Los Angeles New Westminster (WCHL)
104 Wayne Ramsey Defence Flag of Canada Buffalo Brandon (WCHL)
105 Steve Letzgus Defence Flag of the United States United States New York Islanders Michigan Tech (WCHA)
106 Keith Johnson Defence Flag of Canada Boston Saskatoon (WCHL)
107 Alain Chaput Centre Flag of Canada Philadelphia Sorel (QMJHL)
108 Bill Himmelright Defence Flag of the United States United States Montreal North Dakota (WCHA)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round seven[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
109 Randy Wilson Left wing Flag of the United States United States Detroit Providence (ECAC)
110 Rick Doyle Left wing Flag of Canada Colorado London (OMJHL)
111 Rollie Boutin Goaltender Flag of Canada Washington Lethbridge (WCHL)
112 Ray Creasy Centre Flag of Canada Vancouver New Westminster (WCHL)
113 Mark Toffolo Defence Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
114 Floyd Lahache Defence Flag of Canada Chicago Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
115 Jean-Pierre Sanvido Goaltender Flag of Canada Minnesota Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
116 Bob Sullivan Left wing Flag of Canada New York Rangers Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
117 Matti Forss Centre Flag of Finland Finland St. Louis Rauma (Finland)
118 Bob Gould Right wing Flag of Canada Atlanta New Hampshire (ECAC)
119 Lynn Jorgenson Left wing Flag of Canada Toronto Toronto (OMJHL)
120 Bob Suter Defence Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Wisconsin (WCHA)
121 Harald Luckner Centre Flag of Sweden Sweden New York Islanders Karlstad (Sweden)
122 Ralph Cox Right wing Flag of the United States United States Boston New Hampshire (ECAC)
123 Richard Dalpe Centre Flag of Canada Philadelphia Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
124 Richard Sevigny Goaltender Flag of Canada Montreal Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round eight[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
125 Ray Roy Centre Flag of the United States United States Detroit Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
126 Joe Contini Centre Flag of Canada Colorado St. Catharines (OMJHL)
127 Brent Tremblay Defence Flag of Canada Washington Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
128 Grant Eakin Left wing Flag of Canada Cleveland Lethbridge (WCHL)
129 Jeff Geiger Defence Flag of Canada Chicago Ottawa (OMJHL)
130 Greg Tebbutt Defence Flag of Canada Minnesota Regina (WCHL)
131 Lance Nethery Centre Flag of Canada New York Rangers Cornell (ECAC)
132 Raimo Hirvonen Defence Flag of Finland Finland St. Louis Helsinki IFK (Finland)
133 Jim Bennett Left wing Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Brown (ECAC)
134 Kevin Howe Defence Flag of Canada Toronto Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
135 Pete Peeters Goaltender Flag of Canada Philadelphia Medicine Hat (WCHL)
136 Clint Eccles Left wing Flag of Canada Philadelphia Kamloops (WCHL)
137 Keith Hendrickson Defence Flag of the United States United States Montreal Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
138 Mario Claude Defence Flag of Canada Boston Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
139 Mike Greeder Defence Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia St. Paul (MWJHL)
140 Mike Reilly Right wing Flag of the United States United States Montreal Colorado College (WCHA)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round nine[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
141 Kip Churchill Centre Flag of Canada Detroit Union (ECAC D-II)
142 Jack Hughes Defence Flag of the United States United States Colorado Harvard (ECAC)
143 Don Micheletti Left wing Flag of the United States United States Washington Minnesota (WCHA)
144 Steve Ough Defence Flag of Canada Chicago Laval (QMJHL)
145 Keith Hanson Defence Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Austin (MWJHL)
146 Alex Jeans Centre Flag of Canada New York Rangers Toronto (OUAA)
147 Bjorn Olsson Defence Flag of Sweden Sweden St. Louis Karlstad (Sweden)
148 Tim Harrer Right wing Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Minnesota (WCHA)
149 Ray Robertson Defence Flag of Canada Toronto St. Lawrence (ECAC)
150 Tom Bauer Left wing Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Providence (ECAC)
151 Michel Bauman Left wing Flag of Canada Philadelphia Hull (QMJHL)
152 Barry Borrett Goaltender Flag of Canada Montreal Cornwall (QMJHL)
153 Bruce Crowder Right wing Flag of Canada Philadelphia New Hampshire (ECAC)
154 Sid Tanchak Centre Flag of Canada Montreal Clarkson (ECAC)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round ten[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
155 Lance Gattoni Defence Flag of Canada Detroit Toronto (OUAA)
156 Archie Henderson Right wing Flag of Canada Washington Victoria (WCHL)
157 Pete Raps Left wing Flag of Canada New York Rangers Western Michigan (CCHA)
158 Rob Nicholson Defence Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia St. Paul (MWJHL)
159 Dave Isherwood Centre Flag of Canada Philadelphia Winnipeg (WCHL)
160 Mark Holden Goaltender Flag of the United States United States Montreal Brown (ECAC)
161 Steve Jones Goaltender Flag of Canada Philadelphia Ohio State (CCHA)
162 Craig Laughlin Right wing Flag of Canada Montreal Clarkson (ECAC)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round eleven[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
163 Rob Plumb Left wing Flag of Canada Detroit Kingston (OMJHL)
164 Mike Brown Right wing Flag of the United States United States New York Rangers Western Michigan (CCHA)
165 Jim Trainor Defence Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Harvard (ECAC)
166 Barry Duench Centre Flag of Canada Philadelphia Kitchener (OMJHL)
167 Dan Poulin Defence Flag of Canada Montreal Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
168 Rod McNair Defence Flag of Canada Philadelphia Ohio State (CCHA)
169 Tom McDonell Centre Flag of Canada Montreal Ottawa (OMJHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round twelve[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
170 Alain Belanger Left wing Flag of Canada Detroit Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
171 Mark Miller Left wing Flag of Canada New York Rangers Michigan (WCHA)
172 Mike Laycock Goaltender Flag of Canada Philadelphia Brown (ECAC)
173 Cary Farelli Right wing Flag of Canada Montreal Toronto (OMJHL)
174 Carey Walker Goaltender Flag of Canada Montreal New Westminster (WCHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round thirteen[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
175 Dean Willers Right wing Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Detroit Union (ECAC D-II)
176 Mark Wells Centre Flag of the United States United States Montreal Bowling Green (CCHA)
177 Stan Palmer Defence Flag of the United States United States Montreal Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round fourteen[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
178 Roland Cloutier Centre Flag of Canada Detroit Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
179 Jean Belisle Goaltender Flag of Canada Montreal Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
180 Bob Daly Goaltender Flag of Canada Montreal Ottawa (OMJHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round fifteen[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
181 Ed Hill Right wing Flag of the United States United States Detroit Vermont (ECAC)
182 Bob Boileau Right wing Flag of Canada Montreal Boston University (ECAC)
183 John Costello Centre Flag of the United States United States Montreal Lowell (ECAC D-II)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round sixteen[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
184 Val James Left wing Flag of the United States United States Detroit Quebec (QMJHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.

Round seventeen[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
185 Grant Morin Right wing Flag of Canada Detroit Calgary (WCHL)
Reference: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2008.
= NHL All-Star [1] = Hall of Famers
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  1. 1.0 1.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
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