1977 NHL Draft
Rocky Saganiuk in the 1977 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Rocky Saganiuk 29th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 259 games put him 37th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 1977 draft
- 26Mike KeatingL1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 27Neil LabatteD26 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 28Don LaurenceC79 GP · 36 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 29Rocky SaganiukR259 GP · 122 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 30Jim HamiltonR95 GP · 32 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Brian HillC19 GP · 2 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 32Ron AreshenkoffC4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
29th
of 185 players selected
18th
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
Rocky Saganiuk made his NHL debut on December 13, 1978, 1 year and 182 days after the draft.
259
Games
57
Goals
65
Assists
122
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1977 draft
- 11John AndersonR814 GP · 631 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 12Trevor JohansenD286 GP · 57 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 24Bob GladneyD14 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 29Rocky SaganiukR259 GP · 122 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 65Dan EastmanCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83John WilsonLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 101Roy SommerC3 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 119Lynn JorgensonLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 134Kevin HoweDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 149Ray RobertsonDTORToronto Maple Leafs