View: Previous | Next
1978
AMATEUR DRAFT
Draft Quick Facts
Traded Picks

PICKS BY ROUND
 1234
 5678
 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
13 | 14 | 15 | 16
17 | 18 | 19 | 20
21 | 22

Picks by Team
ATL | BOS | BUF  
CHI | COL | DET  
LOS | MIN | MON  
NYI | NYR | PHI  
PIT | STL | TOR
VAN | WAS


 
OTHER YEARS
1963 | 1974 | 1986 | 1997
1964 | 1975 | 1987 | 1998
1965 | 1976 | 1988 | 1999
1966 | 1977 | 1989 | 2000
1967 | 1979 | 1990 | 2001
1968 | 1980 | 1991 | 2002
1969 | 1981 | 1992 | 2003
1970 | 1982 | 1993 | 2004
1971 | 1983 | 1994 | 2005
1972 | 1984 | 1995 |
1973 | 1985 | 1996 |

 

1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rich Sirois
Selected in eighth round
No. 122 overall by Washington Capitals

Born March 10, 1957
Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-0   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Milwaukee (IHL)                               
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1973-74 EdmontonAJHL 5n/a 5.010 n/a
1974-75 SherbrookeQMJHL 11n/a 5.460 n/a
1975-76 SherbrookeQMJHL 2n/a 5.000 n/a
1976-77 LavalQMJHL 69n/a 4.862 n/a
1977-78 MilwaukeeIHL 53n/a 3.780 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Shutouts Leader:
1976-77 (Laval) (2 shutouts, tie)
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
PREVIOUS DRAFT:
1977 (by Buffalo, No. 86 overall in Round 5)
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Milwaukee, Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL All-Star First Team:
1981-82 (Milwaukee)
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Milwaukee)
Milwaukee (IHL) Records: Most career wins (121), most shots faced in a season (2,115 in 1979-80), most saves in a season (1,859 in 1979-80), most consecutive starts by a goaltender (21 in 1979-80)
IHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1981-82 (Milwaukee) (64 games), 1982-83 (Milwaukee) (59 games)
IHL Minutes Leader: 1981-82 (Milwaukee) (3,775 minutes), 1982-83 (Milwaukee) (3,574 minutes)
IHL Goals-Allowed Leader: 1981-82 (245 goals), 1982-83 (Milwaukee) (214 goals)
IHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1983 (Milwaukee) (1 shutout, tie)
IHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1983 (Milwaukee) (11)
IHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1983 (Milwaukee) (619 minutes)
IHL Playoffs Goals-Allowed Leader: 1983 (Milwaukee) (34 goals)
Miscellaneous:  Was able to re-enter NHL draft in 1978 because Buffalo did not offer him a pro contract within a year of drafting him.
Personal: Full name is Richard Sirois. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Bob Sirois.

Visit the new
Hockey Draft Central

HockeyDraftCentral.com is in the middle of rebuilding. You are looking at a page that is not yet updated but is still part of the old site. Check out the new look.
New Home Page


Search this site with:
Google
SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
About This Site