1978 NHL Draft
Jeff Brubaker in the 1978 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Jeff Brubaker 102nd overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 9 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 178 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 102
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 16
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 99–105 in the 1978 draft
- 99Cameron MacgregorLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 100Mark TaylorC209 GP · 110 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 101Kelly DavisDNYINew York Islanders
- 102Jeff BrubakerL178 GP · 25 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 103Keith ActonC1023 GP · 584 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 104Kim SpencerDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 105Mats HallinC152 GP · 31 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
102nd
of 234 players selected
67th
of 146 forwards 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
Jeff Brubaker made his NHL debut on December 19, 1979, 1 year and 187 days after the draft.
178
Games
16
Goals
9
Assists
25
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1978 draft
- 16Al SecordL766 GP · 496 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Graeme NicolsonD52 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 52Brad KnelsonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 68George BuatCBOSBoston Bruins
- 85Darryl McLeodLBOSBoston Bruins
- 102Jeff BrubakerL178 GP · 25 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 119Murray SkinnerGBOSBoston Bruins
- 136Bobby HehirCBOSBoston Bruins
- 153Craig MacTavishC1093 GP · 480 PBOSBoston Bruins