1976 NHL Draft
Fred Berry in the 1976 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Fred Berry 40th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 40
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 4
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 37–43 in the 1976 draft
- 37Tom RoweR357 GP · 185 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Mike KitchenD474 GP · 74 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 39Don JacksonD315 GP · 68 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 40Fred BerryC3 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 41Mike FidlerL271 GP · 181 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 42Mike McEwenD716 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 43Jim KirkpatrickDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
40th
of 135 players selected
28th
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
Fred Berry made his NHL debut on January 4, 1977, 217 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1976 draft
- 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 22Reed LarsonD904 GP · 685 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 40Fred BerryC3 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 58Kevin SchamehornR10 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 76Dwight SchofieldD211 GP · 30 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 94Tony HorvathDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 111Fern LeBlancC34 GP · 11 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 120Claude LegrisG4 GP · 0 WDETDetroit Red Wings