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1976 NHL Draft

Blair Chapman in the 1976 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Blair Chapman 2nd overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 402 games put him 20th in the class.

Overall pick
2
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 2
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–5 in the 1976 draft

  1. 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSH
  2. 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPIT
  3. 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNS
  4. 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDET
  5. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1976 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1976 class

2nd
of 135 players selected
1st
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

  1. 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSH
  2. 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPIT
  3. 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNS
  4. 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDET
  5. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  7. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  8. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  9. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI
  10. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM

+ 125 more

The 1976 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Blair Chapman made his NHL debut on October 6, 1976, 127 days after the draft.

402
Games
106
Goals
125
Assists
231
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPIT
  2. 19Greg MaloneC704 GP · 501 PPIT
  3. 29Peter MarshR278 GP · 119 PPIT
  4. 47Morris LukowichL582 GP · 418 PPIT
  5. 65Greg RedquestG1 GP · 0 WPIT
  6. 83Brendan LoweDPIT
  7. 101Vic SirkoDPIT