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1977 World Hockey Association (WHA) Draft
By Patrick Mondout
The World Hockey Association was a
professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to
1979. The league held annual drafts from 1973 to 1977. We have the 1973-74
draft by round below. We also have the 1973,
1974, 1975,
and 1976 drafts.
Round 1
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 1 |
Houston |
Scott Campbell |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 2 |
Calgary |
Barry Beck |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 3 |
Winnipeg |
Ron Duguay |
Sudbury Wolves
(OHA) |
| 4 |
Edmonton |
Mike Crombeen |
Kingston Canadiens
(OHA) |
| 5 |
Indianapolis |
Doug Wilson |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 6 |
Birmingham |
Rod Langway |
U. of New
Hampshire (NCAA) |
| 7 |
Cincinnati |
Jere Gillis |
Sherbrooke Beavers
(QMJHL) |
| 8 |
Winnipeg |
Miles Zaharko |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 9 |
Québec |
Lucien DeBlois |
Sorel Black Hawks
(QMJHL) |
Round 2
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 10 |
Houston |
Dwight Foster |
Kitchener Rangers
(OHA) |
| 11 |
New England |
Ron Areshenkoff |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 12 |
Birmingham |
Brad Maxwell |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 13 |
Calgary |
Tom Gorence |
U. of Minnesota
(NCAA) |
| 14 |
Québec |
John Anderson |
Toronto Marlboros
(OHA) |
| 15 |
New England |
Moe Robinson |
Kingston Canadiens
(OHA) |
| 16 |
Indianapolis |
Wayne Ramsey |
Brandon Wheat
Kings (WCHL) |
| 17 |
Calgary |
Doug Berry |
U. of Denver
(NCAA) |
| 18 |
Cincinnati |
Dave Morrow |
Calgary
Centennials (WCHL) |
| 19 |
New England |
Randy Pierce |
Sudbury Wolves
(OHA) |
| 20 |
Quebec |
Benoit Gosselin |
Trois Rivières
Draveurs (QMJHL) |
Round 3
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 21 |
Houston |
Dave Semenko |
Brandon Wheat
Kings (WCHL) |
| 22 |
Birmingham |
Mark Johnson |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
| 23 |
New England |
John Baby |
Sudbury Wolves
(OHA) |
| 24 |
Edmonton |
Kim Davis |
Flin-Flon Bombers
(WCHL) |
| 25 |
Cincinnati |
Floyd Lahache |
Sherbrooke Castors
(QMJHL) |
| 26 |
Cincinnati |
Bob Gladney |
Oshawa Generals
(OHA) |
| 27 |
Cincinnati |
Colin Ahern |
Providence College
(NCAA) |
| 28 |
Winnipeg |
Mark Lofthouse |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 29 |
Québec |
Tom Roulston |
Winnipeg Monarchs
(WCHL) |
Round 4
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 30 |
Houston |
Glen Hanlon |
Brandon Wheat
Kings (WCHL) |
| 31 |
Birmingham |
Norm Dupont |
Montréal Juniors
(QMJHL) |
| 32 |
Calgary |
Steve
Stoyanovich |
R.P.I. (NCAA) |
| 33 |
Edmonton |
Neil LaBatte |
Toronto Marlboros
(OHA) |
| 34 |
Edmonton |
Dan Clark |
Kamloops Chiefs
(WCHL) |
| 35 |
Indianapolis |
Dale McCourt |
St.-Catharines
Fincups (OHA) |
| 36 |
Cincinnati |
Jeff Allan |
Hull Olympiques
(QMJHL) |
| 37 |
Winnipeg |
Don Laurence |
Kitchener Rangers
(OHA) |
| 38 |
Québec |
Robert Picard |
Montréal Juniors
(QMJHL) |
Round 5
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 39 |
Houston |
Reg Kerr |
Kamloops Chiefs
(WCHL) |
| 40 |
Birmingham |
Steve Baker |
Union College
(NCAA) |
| 41 |
Calgary |
Perry Schnarr |
U. of Denver
(NCAA) |
| 42 |
Edmonton |
Rocky Saganiuk |
Lethbridge Broncos
(WCHL) |
| 43 |
New England |
Brian Hill |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 44 |
Indianapolis |
Mike Bossy |
Laval National
(QMJHL) |
| 45 |
Cincinnati |
Jim Trainor |
Harvard University
(NCAA) |
| 46 |
Winnipeg |
Bill Stewart |
Niagara-Falls
Flyers (OHA) |
| 47 |
Québec |
Alain Cote |
Chicoutimi
Sagueneens (QMJHL) |
Round 6
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 48 |
Houston |
Kevin McCarthy |
Winnipeg Monarchs
(WCHL) |
| 49 |
Birmingham |
Greg Tebbutt |
Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 50 |
Calgary |
Don Micheletti |
U. of Minnesota
(NCAA) |
| 51 |
Edmonton |
Julian Baretta |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
| 52 |
New England |
Jim Korn |
Providence College
(NCAA) |
| 53 |
Indianapolis |
Rick Vasko |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 54 |
Cincinnati |
Bill
Himmelright |
U. of North Dakota
(NCAA) |
| 55 |
Winnipeg |
Ric Seiling |
St.-Catharines
Fincups (OHA) |
| 56 |
Québec |
Yves
Guillemette |
Shawinigan Dynamos
(QMJHL) |
Round 7
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 57 |
Houston |
Markus Mattsson |
Finlande |
| 58 |
Birmingham |
Bob Suter |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
| 59 |
Calgary |
Doug Butler |
St. Louis
University (NCAA) |
| 60 |
Edmonton |
Dave Hoyda |
Portland Winter
Hawks (WCHL) |
| 61 |
Calgary |
Steve Letzgus |
Michigan Tech
(NCAA) |
| 62 |
Indianapolis |
Brian Drumm |
Oshawa Generals
(OHA) |
| 63 |
Cincinnati |
Tom Byers |
Providence College
(NCAA) |
| 64 |
Winnipeg |
Jim Hamilton |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 65 |
Québec |
Eddy Godin |
Québec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
Round 8
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 66 |
Houston |
Harold Luckner |
Suède |
| 67 |
Birmingham |
Curt
Christopherson |
Colorado College
(NCAA) |
| 68 |
Calgary |
Jack O'Callahan |
Boston University
(NCAA) |
| 69 |
Edmonton |
Ray Creasy |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 70 |
Calgary |
Bob Gould |
U. of New
Hampshire (NCAA) |
| 71 |
Cincinnati |
Bob Boileau |
Boston University
(NCAA) |
| 72 |
Winnipeg |
Warren Holmes |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 73 |
Québec |
Pierre Lagacé |
Québec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
Round 9
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 74 |
Houston |
Matti Forss |
Finlande |
| 75 |
Birmingham |
Jean Savard |
Québec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
| 76 |
Calgary |
Keith
Hendrickson |
U. of
Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) |
| 77 |
Edmonton |
Guy Lash |
Winnipeg Monarchs
(WCHL) |
| 78 |
Calgary |
Tim Harrer |
U. of Minnesota
(NCAA) |
| 79 |
Cincinnati |
Jim Craig |
Boston University
(NCAA) |
| 80 |
Winnipeg |
Mike Keating |
St.-Catharines
Fincups (OHA) |
| 81 |
Québec |
Dan Chicoine |
Sherbrooke Castors
(QMJHL) |
Round 10
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 82 |
Houston |
Mike Dwyer |
Niagara-Falls
Flyers (OHA) |
| 83 |
Birmingham |
Ken Linseman |
Kingston Canadiens
(OHA) |
| 84 |
Calgary |
Bruce Crowder |
U. of New
Hampshire (NCAA) |
| 85 |
Edmonton |
Owen Lloyd |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 86 |
Calgary |
Mark Miller |
U. of Michigan
(NCAA) |
| 87 |
Cincinnati |
Dave Kelley |
Princeton
University (NCAA) |
| 88 |
Winnipeg |
Murray
Bannerman |
Victoria Cougars
(WCHL) |
| 89 |
Québec |
Roland Cloutier |
Trois Rivières
Draveurs (QMJHL) |
| 90 |
Houston |
Dave Parro |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
WHA Bibliography
The
Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association by
Ed Willes
The
Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association
by Scott Adam Surgent
WHA
Pro Hockey '75 - '76 by Dan Proudfoot
WHA Media Guides (each team published one each year)
These and many other WHA items can be found at
eBay - check our links on the far right of this page!
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--Patrick Mondout
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