1977 NHL Draft
Hector Marini in the 1977 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Hector Marini 50th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 154 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 1977 draft
- 47Randy PierceR277 GP · 138 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 48Kim DavisC36 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 49Morris RobinsonD1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 50Hector MariniR154 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Bruce AndresRNYINew York Islanders
- 52Mike ForbesD50 GP · 12 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Dave HoydaL132 GP · 23 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLECleveland Barons
- 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 175 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Hector Marini made his NHL debut on March 7, 1979, 1 year and 266 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1977 draft
- 15Mike BossyR752 GP · 1126 PNYINew York Islanders
- 33John TonelliL1028 GP · 836 PNYINew York Islanders
- 50Hector MariniR154 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Bruce AndresRNYINew York Islanders
- 69Steve StoyanovichL23 GP · 8 PNYINew York Islanders
- 87Markus MattssonG92 GP · 21 WNYINew York Islanders
- 105Stephen LetzgusDNYINew York Islanders
- 121Harald LücknerLNYINew York Islanders