1977 NHL Draft
Mario Marois in the 1977 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Mario Marois 62nd overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 13 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 956, and only 9 have scored more points than his 433.
- Overall pick
- 62
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 8
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 59–65 in the 1977 draft
- 59John BabyD26 GP · 10 PCLECleveland Barons
- 60Randy IrelandG2 GP · 0 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 61Kevin McCloskeyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 62Mario MaroisD956 GP · 433 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 63Tony CurrieR290 GP · 211 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 64Rob HollandG44 GP · 11 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 65Dan EastmanCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
62nd
of 185 players selected
22nd
of 59 defensemen selected
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
Mario Marois made his NHL debut on November 16, 1977, 155 days after the draft.
956
Games
76
Goals
357
Assists
433
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1977 draft
- 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 13Ron DuguayC864 GP · 620 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 26Mike KeatingL1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 44Steve BakerG57 GP · 20 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 62Mario MaroisD956 GP · 433 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Benoit GosselinL7 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 98John BethelL17 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 116Robert SullivanL62 GP · 37 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 131Lance NetheryC41 GP · 25 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 146Alex JeansCNYRNew York Rangers
- 157Peter RapsLNYRNew York Rangers
- 164Michael BrownDNYRNew York Rangers
- 171Mark MillerLNYRNew York Rangers