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1977 NHL Draft

Bill Stewart in the 1977 NHL Draft

Buffalo Sabres selected Bill Stewart 68th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 4.

It was the third of the 5 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 261 games put him 36th in the class.

Overall pick
68
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 14
Drafting team
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 65–71 in the 1977 draft

  1. 65Dan EastmanCTOR
  2. 66Mark JohnsonC669 GP · 508 PPIT
  3. 67Yves GuillemetteGPHI
  4. 68Bill StewartD261 GP · 71 PBUF
  5. 69Steve StoyanovichL23 GP · 8 PNYI
  6. 70Brian McGregorRBOS
  7. 71Rene HamelinRPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1977 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1977 class

68th
of 185 players selected
23rd
of 59 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDET
  2. 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLR
  3. 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSH
  4. 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVAN
  5. 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLE
  6. 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHI
  7. 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNS
  8. 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYR
  9. 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTL
  10. 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTL

+ 175 more

The 1977 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Bill Stewart made his NHL debut on October 29, 1977, 137 days after the draft.

261
Games
7
Goals
64
Assists
71
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1977 draft

  1. 14Ric SeilingR738 GP · 387 PBUF
  2. 32Ron AreshenkoffC4 GP · 0 PBUF
  3. 68Bill StewartD261 GP · 71 PBUF
  4. 86Richard SiroisGBUF
  5. 104Wayne RamseyD2 GP · 0 PBUF