16th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
"1978 NHL Draft" redirects here. Not to be confused with 1978 NHL Dispersal Draft.
1978 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)
June 15, 1978
Location
Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection
Bobby Smith (Minnesota North Stars)
← 1977
1979 →
The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft was the 16th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "Amateur Draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL Entry Draft in 1979.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Viacheslav Fetisov, who retired after the 1997–98 season, although he was re-drafted in 1983.
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