1976 NHL Draft
Fred Williams in the 1976 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Fred Williams 4th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 44 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1976 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
4th
of 135 players selected
3rd
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 Williams made his NHL debut on October 7, 1976, 128 days after the draft.
44
Games
2
Goals
5
Assists
7
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