1977 NHL Draft
Mark Lofthouse in the 1977 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Mark Lofthouse 21st overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 181 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1977 draft
- 18Norm DupontL256 GP · 140 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Jean SavardC43 GP · 19 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 20Miles ZaharkoD129 GP · 37 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 21Mark LofthouseR181 GP · 80 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 22Jeff BanduraD2 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 23Dan ChicoineR31 GP · 3 PCLECleveland Barons
- 24Bob GladneyD14 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
21st
of 185 players selected
13th
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
- 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
Mark Lofthouse made his NHL debut on November 11, 1977, 150 days after the draft.
181
Games
42
Goals
38
Assists
80
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1977 draft
- 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 21Mark LofthouseR181 GP · 80 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 39Eddy GodinR27 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 57Nelson BurtonL8 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 75Denis TurcotteCWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Perry SchnarrRWSHWashington Capitals
- 111Rollie BoutinG22 GP · 7 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 127Brent TremblayD10 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Don MichelettiLWSHWashington Capitals
- 156Archie HendersonR23 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals