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1976 NHL Draft

Vern Stenlund in the 1976 NHL Draft

California Golden Seals selected Vern Stenlund 23rd overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.

It was the second of the 7 picks California Golden Seals made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 68th in the class.

Overall pick
23
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 5
Drafting team
CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 20–26 in the 1976 draft

  1. 20Brian SutterL779 GP · 636 PSTL
  2. 21Steve ClippingdaleL19 GP · 3 PLAK
  3. 22Reed LarsonD904 GP · 685 PDET
  4. 23Vern StenlundC4 GP · 0 PCGS
  5. 24Dave FarrishD430 GP · 127 PNYR
  6. 25John SmrkeL103 GP · 28 PSTL
  7. 26Bob MannoD371 GP · 173 PVAN

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

23rd
of 135 players selected
18th
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

  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

Vern Stenlund made his NHL debut on March 29, 1977, 301 days after the draft.

4
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

California Golden Seals picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  2. 23Vern StenlundC4 GP · 0 PCGS
  3. 41Mike FidlerL271 GP · 181 PCGS
  4. 59Warren YoungC236 GP · 149 PCGS
  5. 77Darcy RegierD26 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 79Calvin SandbeckDCGS
  7. 95Jouni RinneFCGS