# 1977 WHA amateur draft

The 1977 WHA amateur draft was the fifth and final draft held by the World Hockey Association.

## Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1977 WHA amateur draft.

### Round 1

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | Scott Campbell (D) | Canada | Houston Aeros (from Birmingham) | London Knights (OHA) |
| 2 | Barry Beck (D) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 3 | Ron Duguay (C) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets (from Edmonton) | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 4 | Mike Crombeen (F) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers (from New England) | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 5 | Doug Wilson (D) | Canada | Indianapolis Racers | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 6 | Rod Langway (D) | United States | Birmingham Bulls (from Cincinnati) | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 7 | Jere Gillis (F) | United States | Cincinnati Stingers (from San Diego) | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 8 | Miles Zaharko (D) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 9 | Lucien DeBlois (F) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
| 10 | Dwight Foster (F) | Canada | Houston Aeros | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 11 | Ron Areshenkoff (C) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers (from New England) | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |

### Round 2

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 12 | Brad Maxwell (D) | Canada | Birmingham Bulls | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 13 | Tom Gorence (RW) | United States | Calgary Cowboys | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 14 | John Anderson (LW) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques (from Edmonton) | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 15 | Moe Robinson (D) | Canada | New England Whalers | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 16 | Wayne Ramsey (D) | Canada | Indianapolis Racers | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |
| 17 | Doug Berry (C) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys (from Cincinnati) | University of Denver (WCHA) |
| 18 | Dave Morrow (D) | Canada | Cincinnati Stingers (from San Diego) | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 19 | Randy Pierce (RW) | Canada | New England Whalers (from Winnipeg) | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 20 | Benoit Gosselin (LW) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) |
| 21 | Dave Semenko (LW) | Canada | Houston Aeros | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |

### Round 3

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 22 | Mark Johnson (F) | United States | Birmingham Bulls | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 23 | John Baby (D) | Canada | New England Whalers (from Calgary) | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 24 | Kim Davis (C) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 25 | Floyd Lahache (D) | Canada | Cincinnati Stingers (from New England) | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 26 | Bob Gladney (D) | Canada | Cincinnati Stingers (from Indianapolis) | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 27 | Colin Ahern (C) | United States | Cincinnati Stingers | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 28 | Mark Lofthouse (RW) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 29 | Tom Roulston (RW) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) |
| 30 | Glen Hanlon (G) | Canada | Houston Aeros | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |

### Round 4

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 31 | Norm Dupont (LW) | Canada | Birmingham Bulls | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 32 | Steve Stoyanovich (C) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys | R.P.I. (ECAC) |
| 33 | Neil LaBatte (D) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 34 | Dan Clark (D) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers (from New England) | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) |
| 35 | Dale McCourt (F) | Canada | Indianapolis Racers | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) |
| 36 | Jeff Allan (D) | Canada | Cincinnati Stingers | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 37 | Don Laurence (C) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 38 | Robert Picard (D) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 39 | Reg Kerr (D) | Canada | Houston Aeros | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) |

### Round 5

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 40 | Steve Baker (G) | United States | Birmingham Bulls | Union College (ECAC-2) |
| 41 | Perry Schnarr (LW) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys | University of Denver (WCHA) |
| 42 | Rocky Saganiuk (RW) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
| 43 | Brian Hill (RW) | Austria | New England Whalers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 44 | Mike Bossy (F) | Canada | Indianapolis Racers | Laval National (QMJHL) |
| 45 | Jim Trainor (D) | United States | Cincinnati Stingers | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 46 | Bill Stewart (D) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 47 | Alain Cote (LW) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) |
| 48 | Kevin McCarthy (D) | Canada | Houston Aeros | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) |

### Round 6

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 49 | Greg Tebbutt (D) | Canada | Birmingham Bulls | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 50 | Don Micheletti (W) | United States | Calgary Cowboys | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 51 | Julian Baretta (G) | United States | Edmonton Oilers | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 52 | Jim Korn (D) | United States | New England Whalers | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 53 | Rick Vasko (D) | Canada | Indianapolis Racers | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 54 | Bill Himmelright (D) | United States | Cincinnati Stingers | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
| 55 | Ric Seiling (RW) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) |
| 56 | Yves Guillemette (G) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
| 57 | Markus Mattsson (G) | Finland | Houston Aeros | Ilves (Liiga) |

### Round 7

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 58 | Bob Suter (D) | United States | Birmingham Bulls | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 59 | Doug Butler (D) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys | St. Louis University (CCHA) |
| 60 | Dave Hoyda (LW) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) |
| 61 | Steve Letzgus (D) | United States | Calgary Cowboys (from New England) | Michigan Tech (WCHA) |
| 62 | Brian Drumm (LW) | Canada | Indianapolis Racers | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 63 | Tom Byers (W) | United States | Cincinnati Stingers | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 64 | Jim Hamilton (LW) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | London Knights (OHA) |
| 65 | Eddy Godin (RW) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 66 | Harald Luckner (F) | Sweden | Houston Aeros | Farjestads BK (Elitserien) |

### Round 8

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 67 | Curt Christopherson (D) | United States | Birmingham Bulls | Colorado College (WCHA) |
| 68 | Jack O'Callahan (D) | United States | Calgary Cowboys | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 69 | Ray Creasy (F) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 70 | Bobby Gould (F) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys (from New England) | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 71 | Bob Boileau (C) | Canada | Cincinnati Stingers | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 72 | Warren Holmes (C) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 73 | Pierre Lagace (C) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 74 | Matti Forss (F) | Finland | Houston Aeros | Lukko Rauma (Liiga) |

### Round 9

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 75 | Jean Savard (F) | Canada | Birmingham Bulls | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 76 | Keith Hendrickson (D) | United States | Calgary Cowboys | University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) |
| 77 | Guy Lash (RW) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) |
| 78 | Tim Harrer (RW) | United States | Calgary Cowboys (from New England) | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 79 | Jim Craig (G) | United States | Cincinnati Stingers | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 80 | Mike Keating (LW) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | St. Catharines Fincups (OHA) |
| 81 | Dan Chicoine (RW) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 82 | Mike Dwyer (LW) | Canada | Houston Aeros | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |

### Round 10

| # | Player | Nationality | WHA team | College/junior/club team |
| 83 | Ken Linseman (F) | Canada | Birmingham Bulls | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 84 | Bruce Crowder (F) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 85 | Owen Lloyd (D) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 86 | Mark Miller (F) | Canada | Calgary Cowboys (from New England) | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
| 87 | David Kelley (D) | United States | Cincinnati Stingers | Princeton University (ECAC) |
| 88 | Murray Bannerman (G) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 89 | Roland Cloutier (C) | Canada | Quebec Nordiques | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) |
| 90 | Dave Parro (G) | Canada | Houston Aeros | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |

## Draftees based on nationality

| Rank | Country | Amount |
| | North America | 86 |
| 1 | Canada | 66 |
| 2 | United States | 20 |
| | Europe | 4 |
| 3 | Finland | 2 |
| 4 | Austria | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 |