1978 NHL Amateur Draft
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Round 1
No.TeamPlayerPos.Last teamLeagueNationality
1.MinnesotaBobby Smith COttawaOMJHLCanada
2.WashingtonRyan Walter CSeattleWCHLCanada
3.St. LouisWayne Babych RWPortlandWCHLCanada
4.VancouverBill Derlago CBrandonWCHLCanada
5.ColoradoMike Gillis LWKingstonOMJHLCanada
6.PhiladelphiaBehn Wilson DKingstonOMJHLCanada
7.PhiladelphiaKen Linseman CBirminghamWHACanada
8.MontrealDanny Geoffrion RWCornwallQMJHLCanada
9.DetroitWillie Huber DHamiltonOMJHLCanada
10.ChicagoTim Higgins RWOttawaOMJHLCanada
11.AtlantaBrad Marsh DLondonOMJHLCanada
12.DetroitBrent Peterson CPortlandWCHLCanada
13.BuffaloLarry Playfair DPortlandWCHLCanada
14.PhiladelphiaDanny Lucas RWSault Ste. MarieOMJHLCanada
15.N.Y. IslandersSteve TambelliniCLethbridgeWCHLCanada
16.BostonAl Secord LWHamiltonOMJHLCanada
17.MontrealDave Hunter LWSudburyOMJHLCanada
18.WashingtonTim Coulis LWHamiltonOMJHLCanada
SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
American: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46