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1978 NHL Draft

Chris Nilan in the 1978 NHL Draft

Montréal Canadiens selected Chris Nilan 231st overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 19.

It was the 21st of the 24 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 688 games put him 18th in the class.

Overall pick
231
Round and pick
Round 19, pick 1
Drafting team
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 228–234 in the 1978 draft

  1. 228Douglas FeasbyCDET
  2. 229Serge LeblancDMTL
  3. 230Robert MagnusonCMTL
  4. 231Chris NilanR688 GP · 225 PMTL
  5. 232Rick WilsonGMTL
  6. 233Louis SleigherR194 GP · 99 PMTL
  7. 234Douglas RobbRMTL

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1978 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1978 class

231st
of 234 players selected
144th
of 146 forwards selected

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

First off the board

  1. 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNS
  2. 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSH
  3. 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTL
  4. 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVAN
  5. 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLR
  6. 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHI
  7. 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHI
  8. 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTL
  9. 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDET
  10. 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHI

+ 224 more

The 1978 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Chris Nilan made his NHL debut on February 26, 1980, 1 year and 256 days after the draft.

688
Games
110
Goals
115
Assists
225
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1978 draft

  1. 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTL
  2. 17Dave HunterL746 GP · 323 PMTL
  3. 30Dale YakiwchukCMTL
  4. 36Ron CarterR2 GP · 0 PMTL
  5. 42Richard DavidL31 GP · 8 PMTL
  6. 69Kevin ReevesCMTL
  7. 86Mike BoydDMTL
  8. 103Keith ActonC1023 GP · 584 PMTL
  9. 120James LawsonRMTL
  10. 137Larry LandonL9 GP · 0 PMTL
  11. 154Kevin ConstantineGMTL
  12. 171John SwanCMTL
  13. 186Daniel MetivierRMTL
  14. 201Viacheslav FetisovD546 GP · 228 PMTL
  15. 212Jeffrey MarsRMTL
  16. 222Greg TignanelliRMTL
  17. 225George GoulakosLMTL
  18. 227Ken MoodieRMTL
  19. 229Serge LeblancDMTL
  20. 230Robert MagnusonCMTL
  21. 231Chris NilanR688 GP · 225 PMTL
  22. 232Rick WilsonGMTL
  23. 233Louis SleigherR194 GP · 99 PMTL
  24. 234Douglas RobbRMTL