| Rnd | Pos | Name | amateur club | league | |
| 1 | 8 | G | Doug Soetaert | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL |
| 2 | 23 | C | Glen Burdon | Regina Pats | WCHL |
| 3 | 37 | LW | Clark Gillies | Regina Pats | WCHL |
| 4 | 48 | C | Mike Rogers | Calgary Centennials | WCHL |
| 5 | 67 | RW | Paul Holmgren | St Paul Vulcans | MJHL |
| 6 | 82 | RW | Kevin Treacy | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL |
| 7 | 96 | D | Dave Langevin | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
| 8 | 111 | RW | Bernard Noreau | Laval National | QMJHL |
| 9 | 126 | C | Tom Sundberg | St Paul Vulcans | MJHL |
| 10 | 141 | RW | Cam Botting | Niagara Falls Flyers | SOJHL |
| 11 | 156 | LW | Marty Mathews | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL |
| 12 | 169 | LW | Willie Friesen | Swift Current Broncos | WCHL |