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1977 NHL Draft

Ric Seiling in the 1977 NHL Draft

Buffalo Sabres selected Ric Seiling 14th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 5 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 738 games put him 12th in the class.

Overall pick
14
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 14
Drafting team
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 11–17 in the 1977 draft

  1. 11John AndersonR814 GP · 631 PTOR
  2. 12Trevor JohansenD286 GP · 57 PTOR
  3. 13Ron DuguayC864 GP · 620 PNYR
  4. 14Ric SeilingR738 GP · 387 PBUF
  5. 15Mike BossyR752 GP · 1126 PNYI
  6. 16Dwight FosterR541 GP · 274 PBOS
  7. 17Kevin McCarthyD537 GP · 258 PPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1977 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1977 class

14th
of 185 players selected
8th
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

  1. 1Dale McCourtC532 GP · 478 PDET
  2. 2Barry BeckD615 GP · 355 PCLR
  3. 3Robert PicardD899 GP · 423 PWSH
  4. 4Jere GillisL386 GP · 173 PVAN
  5. 5Mike CrombeenR475 GP · 123 PCLE
  6. 6Doug WilsonD1024 GP · 827 PCHI
  7. 7Brad MaxwellD613 GP · 368 PMNS
  8. 8Lucien DeBloisC993 GP · 525 PNYR
  9. 9Scott CampbellD80 GP · 25 PSTL
  10. 10Mark NapierR767 GP · 541 PMTL

+ 175 more

The 1977 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Ric Seiling made his NHL debut on October 13, 1977, 121 days after the draft.

738
Games
179
Goals
208
Assists
387
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1977 draft

  1. 14Ric SeilingR738 GP · 387 PBUF
  2. 32Ron AreshenkoffC4 GP · 0 PBUF
  3. 68Bill StewartD261 GP · 71 PBUF
  4. 86Richard SiroisGBUF
  5. 104Wayne RamseyD2 GP · 0 PBUF