1976 NHL Draft
Dave Debol in the 1976 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Dave Debol 63rd overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 7 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 92 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 9
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 1976 draft
- 60Claude PeriardLNYRNew York Rangers
- 61Paul SkidmoreG2 GP · 1 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 62Elmer RayLVANVancouver Canucks
- 63Dave DebolC92 GP · 52 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 64Kent NilssonC553 GP · 686 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 65Greg RedquestG1 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 66Tim WilliamsDTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
63rd
of 135 players selected
42nd
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
- 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFMAtlanta Flames
+ 125 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dave Debol made his NHL debut on December 19, 1979, 3 years and 201 days after the draft.
92
Games
26
Goals
26
Assists
52
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1976 draft
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 27Jeffrey McDillR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Thomas GradinC677 GP · 593 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 63Dave DebolC92 GP · 52 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 81Terry McDonaldCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99John PetersonGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 115John RothsteinRCHIChicago Blackhawks