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1976 NHL Draft

Rob Palmer in the 1976 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Rob Palmer 85th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 5.

It was the fourth of the 5 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 320 games put him 26th in the class.

Overall pick
85
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 13
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 82–88 in the 1976 draft

  1. 82Mark EarpGAFM
  2. 83Brendan LoweDPIT
  3. 84Greg HothamD230 GP · 89 PTOR
  4. 85Rob PalmerD320 GP · 110 PLAK
  5. 86Mike HordyD11 GP · 0 PNYI
  6. 87Ron RoscoeDBUF
  7. 88Pete VandemarkLBOS

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

85th
of 135 players selected
27th
of 39 defensemen 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

Rob Palmer made his NHL debut on October 12, 1977, 1 year and 133 days after the draft.

320
Games
9
Goals
101
Assists
110
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 21Steve ClippingdaleL19 GP · 3 PLAK
  2. 49Don MooresCLAK
  3. 67Bob MearsGLAK
  4. 85Rob PalmerD320 GP · 110 PLAK
  5. 103Larry McRaeGLAK