1977 NHL Draft
Randy Pierce in the 1977 NHL Draft
Colorado Rockies selected Randy Pierce 47th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks Colorado Rockies made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 277 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 47
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 11
- Drafting team
- CLRColorado Rockies
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 44–50 in the 1977 draft
- 44Steve BakerG57 GP · 20 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 45Tom RoulstonC195 GP · 96 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 46Pierre LagaceDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 47Randy PierceR277 GP · 138 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 48Kim DavisC36 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 49Morris RobinsonD1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 50Hector MariniR154 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
47th
of 185 players selected
30th
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
Randy Pierce made his NHL debut on November 22, 1977, 161 days after the draft.
277
Games
62
Goals
76
Assists
138
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Rockies picks in the 1977 draft
- 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 38Doug BerryC121 GP · 43 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 47Randy PierceR277 GP · 138 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 74Mike DwyerL31 GP · 8 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 92Daniel LempeCCLRColorado Rockies
- 110Rick DoyleCCLRColorado Rockies
- 126Joe ContiniC68 GP · 38 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 142Jack HughesD46 GP · 7 PCLRColorado Rockies