1976 NHL Draft
Jeffrey McDill in the 1976 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Jeffrey McDill 27th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 1976 draft
- 24Dave FarrishD430 GP · 127 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 25John SmrkeL103 GP · 28 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 26Bob MannoD371 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 27Jeffrey McDillR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Bobby SimpsonL175 GP · 64 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 29Peter MarshR278 GP · 119 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 30Randy CarlyleD1055 GP · 647 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
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
Jeffrey McDill made his NHL debut on March 12, 1977, 284 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1976 draft
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 27Jeffrey McDillR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Thomas GradinC677 GP · 593 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 63Dave DebolC92 GP · 52 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 81Terry McDonaldCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99John PetersonGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 115John RothsteinRCHIChicago Blackhawks