Below are listed the selections in the 1976 NHL amateur draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one • The
Kansas City Scouts' first-round pick went to the
Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on January 9, 1976 that sent
Chuck Arnason,
Steve Durbano and Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 1976 to Kansas City in exchange for
Ed Gilbert,
Simon Nolet and this pick. • The
Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick went to the
Atlanta Flames as the result of a trade on January 20, 1976 that sent
Curt Ridley to Vancouver in exchange for this pick. • The
Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the
Kansas City Scouts as the result of a trade on January 9, 1976 that sent
Ed Gilbert,
Simon Nolet and Kansas City's first-round pick in 1976 to Pittsburgh in exchange for
Chuck Arnason,
Steve Durbano and this pick. • The
Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 17, 1975 that sent
Wayne Thomas to Toronto in exchange for this pick. • The
Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 22, 1972 that sent
Terry Harper to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' second-round pick in
1974, third-round pick in
1975 and this pick. • The
Buffalo Sabres' first-round pick went to the
Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on January 22, 1976 that sent
Bill Clement to Atlanta in exchange for
Jean Lemieux,
Gerry Meehan and this pick. • :Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 1, 1975 that sent
Jacques Richard to Buffalo in exchange for
Larry Carriere and this pick.
Round two • The
Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the
Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 26, 1975 that sent
Bob Paradise to Washington in exchange for this pick. • The
Kansas City Scouts' second-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 18, 1975 that sent
Denis Dupere,
Craig Patrick and cash to Kansas City in exchange for
Lynn Powis and this pick. • The
Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the
Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 15, 1975 that sent
Tim Young to Minnesota in exchange for this pick. • The
Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the
Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on February 27, 1976 that sent
Dennis Hextall to Detroit in exchange for
Bill Hogaboam and this pick. • :Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 1975 that sent
Bart Crashley and
Marcel Dionne to Los Angeles in exchange for
Terry Harper,
Dan Maloney and this pick.
Round three • The
Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the
Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on January 27, 1975 that sent
Fred Stanfield to Buffalo in exchange for
Norm Gratton and this pick. • The
Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent Toronto's fourth-round pick in
1975 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
Round four • The
Kansas City Scouts' fourth-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on October 29, 1974 that sent
Larry Giroux to Kansas City in exchange for
Chris Evans and this pick.
Round five • The
St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the
California Golden Seals as the result of a trade on March 9, 1976 that sent
Dave Hrechkosy to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in
1977 and this pick.
Round six Round seven Round eight Round nine Round ten Round eleven Round twelve Round thirteen Round fourteen Round fifteen ==Draftees based on nationality==