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1976 NHL Draft

Paul Gardner in the 1976 NHL Draft

Kansas City Scouts selected Paul Gardner 11th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 4 picks Kansas City Scouts made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 447 games put him 15th in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 402.

Overall pick
11
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 11
Drafting team
KCSKansas City Scouts
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 8–14 in the 1976 draft

  1. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  2. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI
  3. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM
  4. 11Paul GardnerC447 GP · 402 PKCS
  5. 12Peter LeeR431 GP · 245 PMTL
  6. 13Rod SchuttL286 GP · 169 PMTL
  7. 14Alex McKendryL46 GP · 9 PNYI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1976 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1976 class

11th
of 135 players selected
8th
of 83 forwards selected

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

First off the board

  1. 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSH
  2. 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPIT
  3. 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNS
  4. 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDET
  5. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  7. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  8. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  9. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI
  10. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM

+ 125 more

The 1976 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Paul Gardner made his NHL debut on November 13, 1976, 165 days after the draft.

447
Games
201
Goals
201
Assists
402
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Kansas City Scouts picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 11Paul GardnerC447 GP · 402 PKCS
  2. 38Mike KitchenD474 GP · 74 PKCS
  3. 74Rick McIntyreLKCS
  4. 92Larry SkinnerC47 GP · 22 PKCS