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Bjorn Skaare in the 1978 NHL Draft

Detroit Red Wings selected Bjorn Skaare 62nd overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 4.

It was the sixth of the 19 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 93rd in the class.

Overall pick
62
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 9
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

Picks 59–65 in the 1978 draft

  1. 59Dave SilkR249 GP · 113 PNYR
  2. 60Andre DoreD257 GP · 95 PNYR
  3. 61Shane PearsallLPIT
  4. 62Bjorn SkaareC1 GP · 0 PDET
  5. 63Brian YoungD8 GP · 2 PCHI
  6. 64Jim MacraeLAFM
  7. 65Robert ParentG3 GP · 0 WTOR

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1978 class

1st
of 1 Norwegians selected
44th
of 146 forwards selected

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

The road to the NHL

Bjorn Skaare made his NHL debut on November 29, 1978, 167 days after the draft.

1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1978 draft

  1. 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDET
  2. 12Brent PetersonC620 GP · 213 PDET
  3. 28Glenn HicksL108 GP · 18 PDET
  4. 31Al JensenG179 GP · 95 WDET
  5. 53Douglas DerksonCDET
  6. 62Bjorn SkaareC1 GP · 0 PDET
  7. 78Ted NolanR78 GP · 22 PDET
  8. 95Sylvain LocasCDET
  9. 112Wes GeorgeLDET
  10. 129John BarrettD488 GP · 97 PDET
  11. 146James MalazdrewiczRDET
  12. 163Geoffrey ShawRDET
  13. 178Carl Van HarrewynD/FDET
  14. 194Ladislav SvozilLDET
  15. 208Tom BaileyFDET
  16. 219Larry LozinskiG30 GP · 6 WDET
  17. 224Randal BettyLDET
  18. 226Brian CrawleyDDET
  19. 228Douglas FeasbyCDET