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1977 NHL Draft

Jim Hamilton in the 1977 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Jim Hamilton 30th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.

It was the first of the 4 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 95 games put him 47th in the class.

Overall pick
30
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 12
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 27–33 in the 1977 draft

  1. 27Neil LabatteD26 GP · 2 PSTL
  2. 28Don LaurenceC79 GP · 36 PAFM
  3. 29Rocky SaganiukR259 GP · 122 PTOR
  4. 30Jim HamiltonR95 GP · 32 PPIT
  5. 31Brian HillC19 GP · 2 PAFM
  6. 32Ron AreshenkoffC4 GP · 0 PBUF
  7. 33John TonelliL1028 GP · 836 PNYI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1977 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1977 class

30th
of 185 players selected
19th
of 102 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDET
  2. 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLR
  3. 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSH
  4. 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVAN
  5. 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLE
  6. 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHI
  7. 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNS
  8. 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYR
  9. 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTL
  10. 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTL

+ 175 more

The 1977 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Jim Hamilton made his NHL debut on October 12, 1977, 120 days after the draft.

95
Games
14
Goals
18
Assists
32
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1977 draft

  1. 30Jim HamiltonR95 GP · 32 PPIT
  2. 48Kim DavisC36 GP · 12 PPIT
  3. 66Mark JohnsonC669 GP · 508 PPIT
  4. 102Greg MillenG604 GP · 215 WPIT