# 1977–78 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1977–78 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

## Trades between teams
### May

| May 23, 1977 | To Los Angeles KingsRandy Manery | To Atlanta FlamesAb DeMarco Jr. |

### June

| June 14, 1977 | To Philadelphia Flyers8th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 136 - Clint Eccles) 9th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 151 - Michel Bauman) 10th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 159 - Dave Isherwood) 11th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 166 - Barry Duench) | To Buffalo Sabrescash |
| June 14, 1977 | To Montreal Canadiens8th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 137 - Keith Hendrickson) 9th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 152 - Barry Borrett) 10th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 160 - Mark Holden) 11th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 166 - Dan Poulin) 12th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 173 - Cary Farelli) 13th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 176 - Mark Wells) 14th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 179 - Jean Belisle) 15th-rd pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (# 182 - Bob Boileau) | To New York Islanderscash |
| June 17, 1977 | To Los Angeles KingsSteve Short | To Philadelphia Flyersfuture considerations$^1$ (Paul Evans) |
* Trade completed on November 3, 1977.

### August

| August, 1977 exact date unknown | To Atlanta Flamesfuture considerations | To Detroit Red WingsAl McDonough |
| August 5, 1977 | To Colorado RockiesMark Suzor | To Philadelphia FlyersBarry Dean |
| August 9, 1977 | To St. Louis BluesDick Redmond | To Chicago Black HawksPierre Plante |
| August 17, 1977 | To Detroit Red Wingsrights to Ron Low 3rd-rd pick - 1979 Amateur Draft (# 46 - Boris Fistric) | To Washington CapitalsWalt McKechnie 3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 45 - Jay Johnston) 2nd-rd pick - 1979 Amateur Draft (# 24 - Errol Rausse) |
| August 17, 1977 | To Cleveland Baronsrights to Mike Eaves | To St. Louis BluesLen Frig |
| August 18, 1977 | To Atlanta Flamescash | To Detroit Red WingsRick Bowness |
| August 18, 1977 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1979 Amateur Draft (# 44 - Guy Carbonneau) | To St. Louis BluesJim Roberts |
| August 31, 1977 | To Los Angeles Kingsrights to Pete Stemkowski | To New York Rangersfuture considerations$^1$ (3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft # 45 - Dean Turner) |
* Trade completed on June 15, 1978, at the 1978 Amateur Draft.

### September

| September 20, 1977 | To Buffalo SabresRon Schock | To Pittsburgh PenguinsBrian Spencer |
| September 22, 1977 | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To Colorado RockiesRick Jodzio |

### October

| October 1, 1977 | To Washington Capitalsrights to Don Awrey | To Pittsburgh PenguinsBob Paradise |
| October 16, 1977 | To Washington Capitals1st-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft (MIN - # 10 - Tom McCarthy)$^1$ | To Pittsburgh PenguinsHartland Monahan |
| October 20, 1977 | To Detroit Red WingsAndre St. Laurent | To New York IslandersMichel Bergeron |
| October 28, 1977 | To Philadelphia FlyersBlake Dunlop 3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 37 - Gord Salt) | To Minnesota North StarsHarvey Bennett Jr. |
* Washington's first-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on October 18, 1978, that sent Dennis Maruk to Washington in exchange for this pick.

### November

| November 1, 1977 | To Detroit Red Wingscash | To Philadelphia FlyersTerry Murray |
| November 1, 1977 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJerry Butler | To St. Louis BluesInge Hammarstrom |
| November 2, 1977 | To Los Angeles KingsSyl Apps Jr. Hartland Monahan | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGene Carr Dave Schultz 4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 61 - Shane Pearsall) |
| November 4, 1977 | To Vancouver CanucksPit Martin | To Chicago Black Hawksfuture considerations$^1$ (Murray Bannerman) |
| November 21, 1977 | To Los Angeles KingsLarry Carriere | To Vancouver CanucksSheldon Kannegiesser |
| November 23, 1977 | To Cleveland BaronsRandy Holt | To Chicago Black HawksReg Kerr |
| November 29, 1977 | To Montreal CanadiensPierre Larouche future considerations$^2$ (rights to Peter Marsh) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPeter Lee Peter Mahovlich |
* Trade completed on May 27, 1978.
* Trade completed on December 15, 1977.

### December

| December 2, 1977 | To Colorado RockiesDennis Owchar | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTom Edur |
| December 2, 1977 | To Detroit Red WingsDennis Hull | To Chicago Black Hawks4th-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 67 - Carey Wilson) |
| December 9, 1977 | To Cleveland BaronsWalt McKechnie | To Washington CapitalsBob Girard 2nd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 23 - Paul MacKinnon) |
| December 12, 1977 | To St. Louis BluesCurt Bennett Barry Gibbs Phil Myre | To Atlanta FlamesYves Belanger Bob MacMillan Dick Redmond 2nd-rd pick - 1979 Entry Draft (# 23 - Mike Perovich) |

### January

| January 9, 1978 | To Cleveland BaronsChuck Arnason Rick Jodzio | To Colorado RockiesFred Ahern Ralph Klassen |
| January 9, 1978 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Colorado RockiesBob Neely |
| January 9, 1978 | To Los Angeles KingsDanny Grant | To Detroit Red Wings3rd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 53 - Doug Derkson) rights to Barry Long |
| January 10, 1978 | To Cleveland BaronsJean-Paul Parise Jean Potvin 4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft$^1$ | To New York IslandersWayne Merrick Darcy Regier 4th-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft$^2$ |
| January 12, 1978 | To Cleveland BaronsDennis O'Brien | To Colorado RockiesMike Christie |
| January 14, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings2nd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 33 - Greg Terrion) | To St. Louis BluesNeil Komadoski |
| January 27, 1978 | To St. Louis Bluescash | To Chicago Black HawksEddie Johnston |
| January 29, 1978 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Vancouver CanucksClaire Alexander |
* Draft pick not exercised by Cleveland due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.
* Draft pick forfeited by the Islanders due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

### February

| February 19, 1978 | To Minnesota North StarsGary Smith | To Washington Capitalscash |

### March

| March 13, 1978 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDan Maloney 2nd-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 25 - Craig Muni) | To Detroit Red WingsErrol Thompson 1st-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 12 - Brent Peterson) 2nd-rd pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 31 - Al Jensen) 1st-rd pick - 1980 Entry Draft (# 11 - Mike Blaisdell) |
| March 13, 1978 | To Boston Bruinscash | To Los Angeles KingsDarryl Edestrand |
| March 14, 1978 | To Minnesota North Starsrights to Eddie Mio future considerations$^1$ (Pierre Plante) | To Chicago Black HawksDoug Hicks 3rd-rd pick - 1980 NHL Entry Draft |
* Trade completed on May 4, 1978.