1976 NHL Draft
Peter Marsh in the 1976 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Peter Marsh 29th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 278 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 1976 draft
- 26Bob MannoD371 GP · 173 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 27Jeffrey McDillR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Bobby SimpsonL175 GP · 64 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 29Peter MarshR278 GP · 119 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 30Randy CarlyleD1055 GP · 647 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 31Jim RobertsR106 GP · 40 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 32Mike KaszyckiC226 GP · 122 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
29th
of 135 players selected
22nd
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
- 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFMAtlanta Flames
+ 125 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Peter Marsh made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 3 years and 131 days after the draft.
278
Games
48
Goals
71
Assists
119
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1976 draft
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 19Greg MaloneC704 GP · 501 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 29Peter MarshR278 GP · 119 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 47Morris LukowichL582 GP · 418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 65Greg RedquestG1 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 83Brendan LoweDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 101Vic SirkoDPITPittsburgh Penguins