1977 WHA Amateur Draft

The 1977 WHA Amateur Draft was the fifth and final draft held by the World Hockey Association.
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==Selections by Round==
Below are listed the selections in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.
Selections By Round
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10
===Round 1===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
1 	Scott Campbell (D) 	 	Houston Aeros 	London Knights (OHA)
2 	Barry Beck (D) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3 	Ron Duguay (C) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
4 	Mike Crombeen (F) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
5 	Doug Wilson (D) 	 	Indianapolis Racers	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
6 	Rod Langway (D) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
7 	Jere Gillis (F) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
8 	Miles Zaharko (D) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
9 	Lucien DeBlois (F) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
10	Dwight Foster (F) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
11	Ron Areshenkoff (C)	 	New England Whalers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
===Round 2===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
12	Brad Maxwell (D) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
13	Tom Gorence (RW) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
14	John Anderson (LW) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
15	Moe Robinson (D) 	 	New England Whalers	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
16	Wayne Ramsey (D) 	 	Indianapolis Racers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
17	Doug Berry (C) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of Denver (WCHA)
18	Dave Morrow (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
19	Randy Pierce (RW) 	 	New England Whalers	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
20	Benoit Gosselin (LW)	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
21	Dave Semenko (LW) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
===Round 3===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
22	Mark Johnson (F) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
23	John Baby (D) 	 	New England Whalers	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
24	Kim Davis (C) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
25	Floyd Lahache (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
26	Bob Gladney (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
27	Colin Ahern (C) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Providence College (ECAC)
28	Mark Lofthouse (RW)	 	Winnipeg Jets 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
29	Tom Roulston (RW) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
30	Glen Hanlon (G) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
===Round 4===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
31	Norm Dupont (LW) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
32	Steve Stoyanovich (C)	 	Calgary Cowboys 	R.P.I. (ECAC)
33	Neil LaBatte (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
34	Dan Clark (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
35	Dale McCourt (F) 	 	Indianapolis Racers	St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
36	Jeff Allan (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
37	Don Laurence (C) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
38	Robert Picard (D) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
39	Reg Kerr (D) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
===Round 5===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
40	Steve Baker (G) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	Union College (ECAC-2)
41	Perry Schnarr (LW) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of Denver (WCHA)
42	Rocky Saganiuk (RW)	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
43	Brian Hill (RW) 	 	New England Whalers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
44	Mike Bossy (F) 	 	Indianapolis Racers	Laval National (QMJHL)
45	Jim Trainor (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Harvard University (ECAC)
46	Bill Stewart (D) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
47	Alain Cote (LW) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
48	Kevin McCarthy (D) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
===Round 6===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
49	Greg Tebbutt (D) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	Regina Pats (WCHL)
50	Don Micheletti (W) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
51	Julian Baretta (G) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
52	Jim Korn (D) 	 	New England Whalers	Providence College (ECAC)
53	Rick Vasko (D) 	 	Indianapolis Racers	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
54	Bill Himmelright (D)	 	Cincinnati Stingers	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
55	Ric Seiling (RW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
56	Yves Guillemette (G)	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
57	Markus Mattsson (G) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Ilves (Liiga)
===Round 7===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
58	Bob Suter (D) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
59	Doug Butler (D) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	St. Louis University (CCHA)
60	Dave Hoyda (LW) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
61	Steve Letzgus (D) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
62	Brian Drumm (LW) 	 	Indianapolis Racers	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
63	Tom Byers (W) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Providence College (ECAC)
64	Jim Hamilton (LW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	London Knights (OHA)
65	Eddy Godin (RW) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
66	Harald Luckner (F)	 	Houston Aeros 	Farjestads BK (Elitserien)
===Round 8===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
67	Curt Christopherson (D)	 	Birmingham Bulls 	Colorado College (WCHA)
68	Jack O'Callahan (D) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	Boston University (ECAC)
69	Ray Creasy (F) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
70	Bobby Gould (F) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
71	Bob Boileau (C) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Boston University (ECAC)
72	Warren Holmes (C) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
73	Pierre Lagace (C) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
74	Matti Forss (F) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Lukko Rauma (Liiga)
===Round 9===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
75	Jean Savard (F) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
76	Keith Hendrickson (D)	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
77	Guy Lash (RW) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
78	Tim Harrer (RW) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
79	Jim Craig (G) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Boston University (ECAC)
80	Mike Keating (LW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
81	Dan Chicoine (RW) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
82	Mike Dwyer (LW) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
===Round 10===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
83	Ken Linseman (F) 	 	Birmingham Bulls 	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
84	Bruce Crowder (F) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
85	Owen Lloyd (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
86	Mark Miller (F) 	 	Calgary Cowboys 	University of Michigan (WCHA)
87	David Kelley (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers	Princeton University (ECAC)
88	Murray Bannerman (G)	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
89	Roland Cloutier (C) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
90	Dave Parro (G) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
==See also==
*1977 NHL Amateur Draft
*1977–78 WHA season
==References==
*1977 WHA Amateur Draft on Hockeydb.com
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