| Round | Overall | Team | Player | Drafted From |
| 1 | 1 | Vancouver Blazers | Pat Price | Saskatoon |
| 1 | 2 | Indianapolis Racers | Mike Will | Edmonton |
| 1 | 3 | Cincinnati Stingers | Don Larway | Swift Current |
| 1 | 4 | Michigan Stags | Bill Reed | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 1 | 5 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Dennis Olmstead | U Wisconsin |
| 1 | 6 | San Diego Mariners | Brad Rhiness | Kingston |
| 1 | 7 | Winnipeg Jets | Randy Andreachuk | Kamloops |
| 1 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | Gary Soetaert | Edmonton |
| 1 | 9 | Quebec Nordiques | Real Cloutier | Quebec |
| 1 | 10 | Chicago Cougars | Gary MacGregor | Cornwall |
| 1 | 11 | Cleveland Crusaders | Paul Baxter | Winnipeg |
| 1 | 12 | Toronto Toros | Jim Turkiewicz | Peterborough |
| 1 | 13 | New England Whalers | Tim Young | Ottawa |
| 1 | 14 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Michel Boudreau | Toronto |
| 1 | 15 | Houston Aeros | Dick Spannbauer | U Minnesota |
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| 2 | 16 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Dave Gorman | St. Catharines |
| 2 | 17 | Indianapolis Racers | Craig Hanmer | Saint Paul |
| 2 | 18 | Cincinnati Stingers | Bryan Trottier | Swift Current |
| 2 | 19 | Michigan Stags | Rick Blight | Brandon |
| 2 | 20 | Vancouver Blazers | Jacques Cossette | Sorel |
| 2 | 21 | San Diego Mariners | Kevin Devine | Toronto |
| 2 | 22 | Winnipeg Jets | Brian Engblom | U Wisconsin |
| 2 | 23 | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Burdon | Regina |
| 2 | 24 | Quebec Nordiques | Charles Constantin | Quebec |
| 2 | 25 | Chicago Cougars | Tim Burke | U New Hampshire |
| 2 | 26 | Cleveland Crusaders | Charlie Simmer | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 2 | 27 | Toronto Toros | Roger Lemelin | London |
| 2 | 28 | New England Whalers | Mike Eruzione | Boston U |
| 2 | 29 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Rob Laird | Regina |
| 2 | 30 | Houston Aeros | Pierre Larouche | Sorel |
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| 3 | 31 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Jim Clarke | Toronto |
| 3 | 32 | Indianapolis Racers | Mike Wong | Minnesota |
| 3 | 33 | Chicago Cougars | Mark Lomenda | Victoria |
| 3 | 34 | Michigan Stags | Barry Legge | Winnipeg |
| 3 | 35 | Vancouver Blazers | Peter Driscoll | Kingston |
| 3 | 36 | San Diego Mariners | Jim Warden | Michigan Tech |
| 3 | 37 | Winnipeg Jets | Kim MacDougall | Regina |
| 3 | 38 | Edmonton Oilers | Paul Holmgren | Saint Paul |
| 3 | 39 | Chicago Cougars | Garry Lariviere | St. Catharines |
| 3 | 40 | Michigan Stags | Paul Nicholson | London |
| 3 | 41 | Cincinnati Stingers | Brad Anderson | Victoria |
| 3 | 42 | Toronto Toros | Carlo Torresan | Sorel |
| 3 | 43 | New England Whalers | Peter Brown | Boston U |
| 3 | 44 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | William Schneider | U Minnesota |
| 3 | 45 | Houston Aeros | Pete LoPresti | Denver U |
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| 4 | 46 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Bruce Aberhart | London |
| 4 | 47 | Indianapolis Racers | Mike Zuke | Michigan Tech |
| 4 | 48 | Cincinnati Stingers | Bob Murray | Cornwall |
| 4 | 49 | Cleveland Crusaders | Jamie Hislop | U New Hampshire |
| 4 | 50 | Vancouver Blazers | David Given | Brown U |
| 4 | 51 | San Diego Mariners | Jamie Bateman | Quebec |
| 4 | 52 | Winnipeg Jets | Boyd Anderson | Medicine Hat |
| 4 | 53 | Edmonton Oilers | Kevin Treacy | Cornwall |
| 4 | 54 | Quebec Nordiques | Jean Bernier | Shawinigan |
| 4 | 55 | Chicago Cougars | Paul Evans | Kitchener |
| 4 | 56 | San Diego Mariners | Derrick Emerson | Montreal RWB |
| 4 | 57 | Toronto Toros | Ron Sedlbauer | Kitchener |
| 4 | 58 | New England Whalers | Dick Lamby | Salem State College |
| 4 | 59 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Dave Hanson | Saint Paul |
| 4 | 60 | Houston Aeros | Derek Smith | Ottawa |
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| 5 | 61 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Gordon Buynak | Kingston |
| 5 | 62 | Indianapolis Racers | Pat Ribble | Oshawa |
| 5 | 63 | Michigan Stags | Larry Finck | St. Catharines |
| 5 | 64 | Vancouver Blazers | Steve Jensen | Michigan Tech |
| 5 | 65 | San Diego Mariners | Mike Boland | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 5 | 66 | Winnipeg Jets | Rick Uhrich | Regina |
| 5 | 67 | Edmonton Oilers | Dave Langevin | U Minnesota-Duluth |
| 5 | 68 | Quebec Nordiques | Dave Logan | Laval |
| 5 | 69 | Chicago Cougars | Scott Jessee | Michigan Tech |
| 5 | 70 | Cleveland Crusaders | Mike Thompson | Victoria |
| 5 | 71 | Toronto Toros | Gilles Lupien | Montreal RWB |
| 5 | 72 | New England Whalers | Don McLean | Sudbury |
| 5 | 73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Steve Carlson | Marquette |
| 5 | 74 | Houston Aeros | Bob Sirois | Montreal RWB |
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| 6 | 75 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Robbie Watt | Flin Flon |
| 6 | 76 | Indianapolis Racers | Harold Snepsts | Edmonton |
| 6 | 77 | Cincinnati Stingers | Joe Micheletti | U Minnesota |
| 6 | 78 | Michigan Stags | Eddie Johnstone | Medicine Hat |
| 6 | 79 | Vancouver Blazers | Dave Lumley | U New Hampshire |
| 6 | 80 | San Diego Mariners | Ray Maluta | Flin Flon |
| 6 | 81 | Winnipeg Jets | Dave Rooke | Cornwall |
| 6 | 82 | Edmonton Oilers | Bernard Noreau | Laval |
| 6 | 83 | Quebec Nordiques | Michel Bergeron | Sorel |
| 6 | 84 | Chicago Cougars | Emile DeMoissac | New Westminster |
| 6 | 85 | Cleveland Crusaders | Tom Lindskog | U Michigan |
| 6 | 86 | Toronto Toros | Garth Malarchuk | Calgary |
| 6 | 87 | New England Whalers | Joe Rando | U New Hampshire |
| 6 | 88 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Al Hillier | Flin Flon |
| 6 | 89 | Houston Aeros | Ken Gassoff | Medicine Hat |
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| 7 | 90 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Andy Spruce | London |
| 7 | 91 | Indianapolis Racers | Peter Roberts | St. Cloud |
| 7 | 92 | Indianapolis Racers | John Sheridan | U Minnesota |
| 7 | 93 | Michigan Stags | Ron Pronchuk | Brandon |
| 7 | 94 | Vancouver Blazers | Mike Hobin | Hamilton |
| 7 | 95 | San Diego Mariners | Greg Holst | Kingston |
| 7 | 96 | Winnipeg Jets | Bob Ferguson | Cornwall |
| 7 | 97 | Edmonton Oilers | Tom Sundberg | Saint Paul |
| 7 | 98 | Quebec Nordiques | Denis Carufel | Sorel |
| 7 | 99 | Chicago Cougars | John Shewchuk | Saint Paul |
| 7 | 100 | Cleveland Crusaders | Harvey Stewart | Flin Flon |
| 7 | 101 | Toronto Toros | John Harper | Cornell U |
| 7 | 102 | New England Whalers | Brian Walsh | Notre Dame |
| 7 | 103 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Jack Carlson | Marquette |
| 7 | 104 | Houston Aeros | Murray Beck | New Westminster |
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| 8 | 105 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Steve Short | Saint Paul |
| 8 | 106 | Indianapolis Racers | Tom Price | Ottawa |
| 8 | 107 | Indianapolis Racers | Mark Toulet | Moncton U |
| 8 | 108 | Michigan Stags | Paul Touzin | Shawinigan |
| 8 | 109 | Vancouver Blazers | Mario Faubert | St. Louis U |
| 8 | 110 | San Diego Mariners | Mike McKegney | Kitchener |
| 8 | 111 | Winnipeg Jets | John Duncan | Cornwall |
| 8 | 112 | Edmonton Oilers | Cam Botting | Niagara Falls |
| 8 | 113 | Quebec Nordiques | Claude Dupuis | Laval |
| 8 | 114 | Chicago Cougars | Mark Trivett | Cornwall |
| 8 | 115 | Cleveland Crusaders | Steve Colp | Michigan |
| 8 | 116 | Toronto Toros | Joe McNeil | St. Francis Xavier U |
| 8 | 117 | New England Whalers | John Nazar | Cornwall |
| 8 | 118 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Rick Moore | Montreal RWB |
| 8 | 119 | Houston Aeros | Jerry Badiuk | Kitchener |
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| 9 | 120 | Phoenix Roadrunners | John Taft | U Wisconsin |
| 9 | 121 | Indianapolis Racers | Michel Dion | Montreal RWB |
| 9 | 122 | Cincinnati Stingers | Dave Bossy | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 123 | Michigan Stags | Terry Casey | St. Catharines |
| 9 | 124 | Vancouver Blazers | John Held | London |
| 9 | 125 | San Diego Mariners | Brian Bye | Kitchener |
| 9 | 126 | Winnipeg Jets | Wayne Wilhelm | Brandon |
| 9 | 127 | Edmonton Oilers | Marty Mathews | Flin Flon |
| 9 | 128 | Quebec Nordiques | Mario Lessard | Sherbrooke |
| 9 | 129 | Chicago Cougars | Bob Chase | Cornwall |
| 9 | 130 | Cleveland Crusaders | Jack Brownschidle | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 131 | Toronto Toros | Jack Davies | Thunder Bay |
| 9 | 132 | New England Whalers | Warren Miller | U Minnesota |
| 9 | 133 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Don Dufek | U Michigan |
| 9 | 134 | Houston Aeros | Jan Kascak | St. Louis U |
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| 10 | 135 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Dan Mandryk | Calgary |
| 10 | 136 | Indianapolis Racers | Kevin Erickson | Calgary |
| 10 | 137 | Indianapolis Racers | Jack Patterson | Kamloops |
| 10 | 138 | Vancouver Blazers | Ed Mio | Colorado College |
| 10 | 139 | Winnipeg Jets | Mike Wanchuk | Regina |
| 10 | 140 | Edmonton Oilers | Willie Friesen | Swift Current |
| 10 | 141 | Quebec Nordiques | Claude Arvisais | Shawinigan |
| 10 | 142 | Chicago Cougars | Darrell Traer | Thunder Bay |
| 10 | 143 | Cleveland Crusaders | Serge Gamelin | Sorel |
| 10 | 144 | Toronto Toros | Bill Hassard | Wexford |
| 10 | 145 | New England Whalers | Tony White | Kitchener |
| 10 | 146 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Reg Duncombe | New Westminster |
| 10 | 147 | Houston Aeros | Ron Wilson | Providence College |
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| 11 | 148 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Chuck Luksa | Kitchener |
| 11 | 149 | Indianapolis Racers | Don Whelden | London |
| 11 | 150 | Indianapolis Racers | Gary Sargent | Fargo-Moorhead |
| 11 | 151 | Michigan Stags | Dave Groulx | Cornell |
| 11 | 152 | Vancouver Blazers | Jim Miller | Denver U |
| 11 | 153 | San Diego Mariners | Firmin Royer | Sorel |
| 11 | 154 | Winnipeg Jets | John Memryk | Winnipeg |
| 11 | 155 | Indianapolis Racers | Greg Steel | Calgary |
| 11 | 156 | Chicago Cougars | Jim Murray | Michigan |
| 11 | 157 | Cleveland Crusaders | Glen McLeod | Sudbury |
| 11 | 158 | New England Whalers | Robbie Moore | Michigan |
| 11 | 159 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Robin Larson | U Minnesota |
| 11 | 160 | Houston Aeros | Bob Ferriter | Boston College |
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| 12 | 161 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Marc Gaudreault | Lake Superior State U |
| 12 | 162 | Indianapolis Racers | Pierre David | Sorel |
| 12 | 163 | Indianapolis Racers | Scott Mabley | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 12 | 164 | Michigan Stags | John Riley | Windsor |
| 12 | 165 | Vancouver Blazers | Dave Otness | U Wisconsin |
| 12 | 166 | San Diego Mariners | Bob Elinesky | Chatham |
| 12 | 167 | Winnipeg Jets | Marcel Dumais | Sherbrooke |
| 12 | 168 | Indianapolis Racers | Russ Hall | Winnipeg |
| 12 | 169 | Chicago Cougars | Michel Dubois | Chicoutimi |
| 12 | 170 | Cleveland Crusaders | Doug Allan | New Westminster |
| 12 | 171 | New England Whalers | Cliff Cox | U New Hampshire |
| 12 | 172 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Joe Baker | Saint Paul |
| 12 | 173 | Houston Aeros | John McMorrow | Providence College |
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| 13 | 174 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Kim Gellert | Lake Superior State U |
| 13 | 175 | Indianapolis Racers | Graham Hall | Wexford |
| 13 | 176 | Indianapolis Racers | Bill Best | Sudbury |
| 13 | 177 | Vancouver Blazers | Walt Kyle | Waterloo |
| 13 | 178 | San Diego Mariners | Mitch Giroux | Guelph |
| 13 | 179 | Indianapolis Racers | Mike St. Cyr | Kitchener |
| 13 | 180 | Chicago Cougars | Rejean Lemelin | Sherbrooke |
| 13 | 181 | Cleveland Crusaders | Gordon Stewart | Kamloops |
| 13 | 182 | New England Whalers | Dave Staffen | Ottawa |
| 13 | 183 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Tony Dorn | U Minnesota |
| 13 | 184 | Houston Aeros | Craig Norwich | U Wisconsin |
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| 14 | 185 | Phoenix Roadrunners | Ron Hawkshaw | U Waterloo |
| 14 | 186 | Indianapolis Racers | Ron Tordoff | Swift Current |
| 14 | 187 | Indianapolis Racers | Doug Counter | Aurora |
| 14 | 188 | San Diego Mariners | Bob Blanchet | Kitchener |
| 14 | 189 | Indianapolis Racers | Mitch Babin | North Bay |
| 14 | 190 | New England Whalers | Peter Tighe | London |
| 14 | 191 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Reed Larson | Minnesota |
| 14 | 192 | Houston Aeros | Kevin MacDonald | Bowling Green |
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| 15 | 193 | Indianapolis Racers | Yves Plouffe | Sorel |
| 15 | 194 | Indianapolis Racers | Jim Chicoyne | Brandon |
| 15 | 195 | New England Whalers | Brian Durocher | Springfield |
| 15 | 196 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Kym Yackel | South Saint Paul H.S. |
| 15 | 197 | Houston Aeros | Ian McPhee | Swift Current |
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| 16 | 198 | Indianapolis Racers | Brian Barker | Sorel |
| 16 | 199 | New England Whalers | Colin Ahern | Tyngsboro |
| 16 | 200 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Dana Decker | Michigan |
| 16 | 201 | Houston Aeros | Don Hay | New Westminster |
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| 17 | 202 | Indianapolis Racers | Rick Fraser | Oshawa |
| 17 | 203 | New England Whalers | Dwane Byers | Sherbrooke |
| 17 | 204 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | John Rothstein | Grand Rapids |
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| 18 | 205 | Indianapolis Racers | Larry Jacques | Ottawa |
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| 19 | 206 | Indianapolis Racers | Bob Volpe | Sudbury |
| 19 | 207 | Winnipeg Jets | Tom Wynne | Cornwall |