1976 NHL Draft
Alex McKendry in the 1976 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Alex McKendry 14th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 46 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 1976 draft
- 11Paul GardnerC447 GP · 402 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 12Peter LeeR431 GP · 245 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Rod SchuttL286 GP · 169 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 14Alex McKendryL46 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 15Greg CarrollC131 GP · 54 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 16Clayton PachalR35 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 17Mark SuzorD64 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
14th
of 135 players selected
11th
of 83 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFMAtlanta Flames
+ 125 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alex McKendry made his NHL debut on April 1, 1978, 1 year and 304 days after the draft.
46
Games
3
Goals
6
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1976 draft
- 14Alex McKendryL46 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 32Mike KaszyckiC226 GP · 122 PNYINew York Islanders
- 50Garth MacGuiganC5 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 68Ken MorrowD550 GP · 105 PNYINew York Islanders
- 86Mike HordyD11 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 104Yvon VautourR204 GP · 59 PNYINew York Islanders