1978 NHL Draft
Gordon Wappel in the 1978 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Gordon Wappel 80th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 20 games put him 75th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 80
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 11
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 77–83 in the 1978 draft
- 77Paul ManciniLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 78Ted NolanR78 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 79Mark MurphyLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Gordon WappelD20 GP · 2 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 81Jordy DouglasL268 GP · 138 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 82Randy IrelandG2 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 83Brad TamblynDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
80th
of 234 players selected
20th
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
Gordon Wappel made his NHL debut on March 10, 1980, 1 year and 269 days after the draft.
20
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1978 draft
- 11Brad MarshD1086 GP · 198 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 47Tim BernhardtG67 GP · 17 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 64Jim MacraeLAFMAtlanta Flames
- 80Gordon WappelD20 GP · 2 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 97Greg MeredithR38 GP · 10 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 114Dave HindmarchR99 GP · 38 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 131Dave MorrisonRAFMAtlanta Flames
- 148Douglas ToddCAFMAtlanta Flames
- 165Mark GreenCAFMAtlanta Flames
- 180Robert SullivanL62 GP · 37 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 196Bernhard EngelbrechtGAFMAtlanta Flames