1978 NHL Draft
Brian Young in the 1978 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Brian Young 63rd overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 10
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 1978 draft
- 60Andre DoreD257 GP · 95 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 61Shane PearsallLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Bjorn SkaareC1 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 63Brian YoungD8 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 64Jim MacraeLAFMAtlanta Flames
- 65Robert ParentG3 GP · 0 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 66Mike GazdicDBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
63rd
of 234 players selected
17th
of 63 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brian Young made his NHL debut on October 17, 1980, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.
8
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1978 draft
- 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 29Doug LecuyerL126 GP · 42 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Rick PatersonC430 GP · 93 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 63Brian YoungD8 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 79Mark MurphyLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 96Dave FeamsterD169 GP · 37 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 113Dave MancusoDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 130Sandy RossDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 147Mark LockenGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 164Glen VanDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 179Darryl SutterC406 GP · 279 PCHIChicago Blackhawks