1978 NHL Amateur Draft
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Round 4
No.TeamPlayerPos.Last teamLeagueNationality
54.MinnesotaCurt Giles DMinnesota-DuluthWCHACanada
55.WashingtonBengt Gustafsson RWKarlstadElitserien Sweden
56.VancouverHarald Luckner CKarlstadElitserien Sweden
57.VancouverBrad Smith RWSudburyOMJHLCanada
58.ColoradoDave Watson LWSault Ste. MarieOMJHLCanada
59.N.Y. RangersDave Silk RWBoston UniversityECACUSA
60.N.Y. RangersAndre Dore DQuebecQMJHLCanada
61.PittsburghShane Pearsall LWOttawaOMJHLCanada
62.DetroitBjorn Skaare COttawaOMJHLNorway
63.ChicagoBrian Young DNew WestminsterWCHLCanada
64.AtlantaJim MacRae LWLondonOMJHLCanada
65.TorontoBob Parent GKitchenerOMJHLCanada
66.BuffaloMike Gazdic DSudburyOMJHLCanada
67.PhiladelphiaRuss Wilderman CSeattleWCHLCanada
68.BostonGeorge Buat RWSeattleWCHLCanada
69.MontrealKevin Reeves CMontrealQMJHLCanada
NOTE: N.Y. Islanders had traded pick No.68 to defunct Cleveland franchise, so pick was skipped entirely.
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