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1977 Amateur Draft
1977-78
Phoenix and San Diego had folded so did not participate in the draft. Calgary was still ostensibly in business and had a regular pick, but then would fold later in August 1977. Listed by order of draft picks.
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Round 1
Houston: Scott Campbell (London) Calgary: Barry Beck (New Westminster) Winnipeg: Ron Duguay (Sudbury) Edmonton: Mike Crombeen (Kingston) Indianapolis: Doug Wilson (Ottawa) Birmingham: Rod Langway (U New Hampshire) Cincinnati: Jere Gillis (Sherbrooke) Winnipeg: Miles Zaharko (New Westminster) Quebec: Lucien Deblois (Sorel) Houston: Dwight Foster (Kitchener) New England: Ron Areshenkoff (Medicine Hat).
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Round 2
Birmingham: Brad Maxwell (New Westminster) Calgary: Tom Gorence (U Minnesota) Quebec: John Anderson (Toronto) New England: Moe Robinson (Kingston) Indianapolis: Wayne Ramsay (Brandon) Calgary: Doug Berry (Denver U) Cincinnati: Dave Morrow (Calgary) New England: Randy Pierce (Sudbury) Quebec: Benoit Gosselin (Trois Rivieres) Houston: Dave Semenko (Brandon).
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Round 3
Birmingham: Mark Johnson (U Wisconsin) New England: John Baby (Sudbury) Edmonton: Kim Davis (Flin Flon) Cincinnati: Floyd Lahache (Sherbrooke) Cincinnati: Colin Ahern (Providence College) Winnipeg: Mark Lofthouse (New Westminster) Quebec: Tom Roulston (Winnipeg) Houston: Glen Hanlon (Brandon).
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Round 4
Birmingham: Norm Dupont (Montreal) Calgary: Steve Stoyanovich (Rensselaer) Edmonton: Neil Labatte (Toronto) Edmonton: Dan Clark (Kamloops) Indianapolis: Dale McCourt (St. Catherines) Cincinnati: Jeff Allan (Hull) Winnipeg: Red Laurence (Kitchener) Quebec: Robert Picard (Montreal) Houston: Reg Kerr (Kamloops).
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Round 5
Birmingham: Steve Baker (Union College) Calgary: Perry Schnarr (Denver U) Edmonton: Rocky Saganiuk (Lethbridge) New England: Brian Hill (Medicine Hat) Indianapolis: Mike Bossy (Laval) Cincinnati: Jim Trainor (Harvard) Winnipeg: Bill Stewart (Niagara Falls) Quebec: Alain Cote (Chicoutimi) Houston: Kevin McCarthy (Winnipeg).
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Round 6
Birmingham: Greg Tebbutt (Regina) Calgary: Don Micheletti (U Minnesota) Edmonton: Julian Baretta (U Wisconsin) New England: James Korn (Providence College) Indianapolis: Rick Vasko (Peterborough) Cincinnati: Bill Himmlewright (U North Dakota) Winnipeg: Ric Seiling (St Catherines) Quebec: Yves Guillemette (Shawinigan) Houston: Markus Mattsson (Finland).
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Round 7
Birmingham: Bob Suter (U Wisconson) Calgary: Doug Butler (St. Louis U) Edmonton: Steve Hoyda (Portland) Calgary: Steve Letzgus (U Michigan) Indianapolis: Brian Drumm (Oshawa) Cincinnati: Tom Byers (Providence College) Winnipeg: Jim Hamilton (London) Quebec: Eddy Godin (Quebec) Houston: Herald Luckner (Sweden).
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Round 8
Birmingham: Curt Christofferson (Colorado College) Calgary: Jack O'Callahan (Boston U) Edmonton: Ray Creasy (New Westminster) Calgary: Bob Gould (U New Hampshire) Cincinnati: Bob Boileau (Boston U) Winnipeg: Warren Holmes (Ottawa) Quebec: Pierre Lagace (Quebec) Houston: Matti Forss (Finland).
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Round 9
Birmingham: Jean Savard (Quebec) Calgary: Keith Hendrickson (U Minnesota-Duluth) Edmonton: Guy Lash (Winnipeg) Calgary: Jim Harrar (U Minnesota) Cincinnati: Jim Craig (Boston U) Winnipeg: Mike Keating (St. Catherines) Quebec: Daniel Chicoine (Sherbrooke) Houston: Mike Dwyer (Niagara Falls).
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Round 10
Birmingham: Ken Linseman (Kingston) Calgary: Bruce Crowder (New Hampshire) Edmonton: Owen Lloyd (Medicine Hat) Calgary: Mark Miller (U Michigan) Cincinnati: Dave Kelley (Princeton U) Winnipeg: Murray Bannerman (Victoria) Quebec: Roland Cloutier (Trois Rivieres) Houston: Miroslaw Sikora (Poland).
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