1977 NHL Draft
Mike Forbes in the 1977 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Mike Forbes 52nd overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 50 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 52
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 49–55 in the 1977 draft
- 49Morris RobinsonD1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 50Hector MariniR154 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Bruce AndresRNYINew York Islanders
- 52Mike ForbesD50 GP · 12 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Dave HoydaL132 GP · 23 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 54Gordie RobertsD1097 GP · 420 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 55John HilworthD57 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
52nd
of 185 players selected
16th
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
Mike Forbes made his NHL debut on October 13, 1977, 121 days after the draft.
50
Games
1
Goals
11
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1977 draft
- 16Dwight FosterR541 GP · 274 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 34Dave ParroG77 GP · 21 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 52Mike ForbesD50 GP · 12 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 70Brian McGregorRBOSBoston Bruins
- 88Douglas ButlerDBOSBoston Bruins
- 106Keith JohnsonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 122Ralph CoxRBOSBoston Bruins
- 138Mario ClaudeDBOSBoston Bruins