1976 NHL Draft
Ron Wilson in the 1976 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Ron Wilson 133rd overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 13.
It was the 15th and last of the 15 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 831.
- Overall pick
- 133
- Round and pick
- Round 13, pick 2
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 130–135 in the 1976 draft
- 130Goran LindblomDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 131Bill WellsLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 132Jim BalesGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 133Ron WilsonC831 GP · 326 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 134Anders HåkanssonL330 GP · 98 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 135Juhani WalleniusFSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
133rd
of 135 players selected
81st
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
Ron Wilson made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 3 years and 131 days after the draft.
831
Games
110
Goals
216
Assists
326
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1976 draft
- 12Peter LeeR431 GP · 245 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Rod SchuttL286 GP · 169 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Bruce BakerRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Barry MelroseD300 GP · 33 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 54Bill BakerD143 GP · 32 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 72Ed ClareyRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 90Maurice BarretteGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 108Pierre BrassardLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Rich GosselinCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 123John GregoryDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 125Bruce HorschGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 127John TavellaLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 129Mark DavidsonRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 131Bill WellsLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Ron WilsonC831 GP · 326 PMTLMontréal Canadiens