1978 NASL Draft Pick Transactions

January 23, 1978

In rounds 1 and 2, teams were allowed to select only college players. In rounds 3 and 4, high school and graduating junior college players were also eligible.

Overall #	Round #	Team	Transactions			Player Drafted
Round 1
Earthquakes > Sounders: Sounders traded • John Rowlands to Earthquakes for • Boris Sandov • 1978 first round pick (?-?) on 1976-03-07 Sounders > Earthquakes: Sounder traded • rights to Mike Ivanow to Sounders for • 1978 first round pick (?-?) on 1976-06-29 Cosmos > Stompers: "Cosmos took their second pick in the first round and sent it to Oakland for the Stompers third round choice. The reasoning here was they wanted to draft a junior college player who was available only in the third and fourth rounds".
1	1-1	Caribous				Greg Makowski
2	1-2	Express				David Shelton
3	1-3	Tea Men	Kicks Traded • Dave D'Errico to Tea Men for • 1978 first round pick (#3-Billy Gazonas) on 1978-01-23	Roughnecks Traded • 1978 first round pick (#5-Alex Rosul) • 1980 first round pick (#11-Tony Pesneker) to Kicks for • 1978 first round pick (#3-Billy Gazonas) on 1978-01-23		Billy Gazonas
4	1-4	Fury				Rich Reice
5	1-5	Hurricane	Roughnecks Unknown.	Kicks Traded • 1978 first round pick (#3-Billy Gazonas) to Roughnecks for • 1978 first round pick (#5-Alex Rosul) • 1980 first round pick (#11-Tony Pesneker) on 1978-01-23		Alex Rosul
6	1-6	Rogues				John Houska
7	1-7	Stompers	Strikers Traded • Fred Pereira • Roman Rosul to Bicentennials (who became Stompers) for • 1978 first round pick (#7-Mike Ortiz-Velez) on 1977-06-17			Mike Ortiz-Velez
8	1-8	Sting	Caribous Unknown. "Colordao from Chicago " per AP			Matt Bahr
9	1-9	Diplomats	Cosmos Unknown. Cosmos (from Washington) per AP	Hurricane Traded • 1979 first round pick (#4-Jeff Durgan) to Cosmos for • 1978 first round pick (#9-Art Napolitano) on 1978-01-23		Art Napolitano
10	1-10	Timbers				Paul Toomey
11	1-11	Lancers				Jim Roth
12	1-12	Earthquakes	Kicks Traded • rights to Ian Wood to Earthquakes for • 1978 first round pick (#12-Gary Vogel) on 1978-01-10			Gary Vogel
13	1-13	Surf	Express Unknown. Detriot (from California) per AP			Daniel Vaughan
14	1-14	Roughnecks				Jim McKeown
15	1-15	Blizzard	Cosmos Unknown. Oakland (from New York, Toronto) per AP	Stompers Unknown. Oakland (from New York, Toronto) per AP		Andy Atuegbu
16	1-16	Earthquakes	Aztecs Unknown. Pick may not have gone directly from Earthquakes > Aztecs.			Alan Kelly
17	1-17	Whitecaps	Cosmos Unknown. Cosmos (from Vancouver) per AP New York (from Oakland, Toronto) per AP Pick may not have gone directly from Whitecaps > Cosmos.			Ron Atanasio
18	1-18	Rowdies	Whitecaps Unknown. "Obtained 18th pick in three-way deal with Tampa Bay and Houston and selected Jack Attaidia" "... the Rowdies unloaded their choice [#18] to Vancouver for the first pick in the third round." Vancouver (from Tampa Bay) per AP			Jack Attaida
19	1-19	Kicks				Emilio Romero
20	1-20	Aztecs				Leif Redal
21	1-21	Tornado	Sockers Unknown. San Diego (from Dallas) per AP			John Nusum
22	1-22	Strikers	Cosmos Unknown. "The Cosmos had three first round picks, the first two acquired through trades" Cosmos (from Ft. Lauderdale) per AP			Cleveland Lewis
23	1-23	Sounders				Pete Collico
24	1-24	Cosmos				Peter Mannino
25	1-25	Minutemen	Tornado Unknown. "The 25th pick out of the 24-team draft was a choice owed Dallas [Tornado] by the old Boston franchise." San Diego (from Dallas, Boston) per AP	Sockers Unknown. San Diego (from Dallas, Boston) per AP		Paul Milone
Round 2
26	2-1	Caribous				Tad DeLorm
27	2-2	Express				David Hoffmeyer
28	2-3	Tea Men				Kirk Pearson
29	2-4	Fury				Ray Schnettgoecke
30	2-5	Roughnecks	Hurricane Unknown.			John Pavlos
31	2-6	Rogues				Fran Lemons
32	2-7	Sting				Dan McCrudden
33	2-8	Diplomats				Joe Gantenhammer
34	2-9	Timbers				Joe Marrello
35	2-10	Lancers				George Perry
36	2-11	Earthquakes				Jerry Bevans
37	2-12	Strikers				Les Peterson
38	2-13	Earthquakes				Mike Vanneman
39	2-14	Blizzard				John Treschuk
40	2-15	Roughnecks				Darryl Wallace
41	2-16	Whitecaps	Second round "Drafted 17th and selected Andy Salt" per The Province			Andy Salt
42	2-17	Rowdies				Dave Andrzejewski
43	2-18	Kicks				Roman Stanko
44	2-19	Aztecs	Tornado Unknown. Pick may not have gone directly from Aztecs > Tornado.			Chris Collins
45	2-20	Aztecs	Rowdies Unknown. "Rowdies had pick #20 in second round from Los Angeles as part of a 1975 deal involving Randy Garber."			Dan Flynn
46	2-21	Strikers	Sounders Unknown. Pick may not have gone directly from Strikers > Sounders			José Reyes
47	2-22	Cosmos				Bob Islieb
Round 3
48	3-1	Caribous	Sting	Whitecaps Unconfirmed. Traded • Bruce Wilson to Sting for • third round pick (possibly 1978 #48-Perry Van der Beck) • cash on 1978-01-22	Rowdies First pick in round 3 "began with Colorado, was traded to Chicago, then went to Vancouver, and finally the Rowdies. Tampa Bay paid dearly for it, sacrificing two draft choices this year and another in 1979" "The Whitecaps gave Tampa Bay the first pick [in the third round] for the Rowdies first pick in round one, fifth choice in round three, and first pick of 1979 draft."	Perry Van der Beck
49	3-2	Express	Surf Unknown. "California Surf obtained the #2 pick in the third round from Detroit."			Jim Tietjens
50	3-3	Tea Men	Rowdies Unconfirmed. Traded • Ringo Cantillo • Dennis Wit to Tea Men for • 1978 third round pick (#50-Sandji Ivanchukov) on 1978-01-23 "Rowdies acquired pick used to take Ivanchukov from New England in exchange for the rights to Dennis Wit and Ringo Cantillo"			Sandji Ivanchukov
51	3-4	Fury				Kevin Murphy
52	3-5	Roughnecks	Whitecaps Unknown. "Obtained fifth and sixth picks in three-way deal with Tampa Bay and Houston and selected Steve Nesin"			Steve Nesin
53	3-6	Rogues	Hurricane Unconfirmed. "Houston traded its second and third round picks for 1979 for Memphis sixth pick of the third round" Most accounts have Turner drafted by Hurricanes and then sent to Whitecaps-- "Houston picked goalkeeper Chris Turner... then sent him to Vancouver on the condition that the Hurricanes obtain the rights to Ian Anderson." Some accounts have Turner drafted by Whitecaps? "Obtained fifth and sixth picks in three-way deal with Tampa Bay and Houston and selected Steve Nesin and Chris Turner"-- this is believed to be in error			Chris Turner
54	3-7	Cosmos				Jim Millinder / Jim Millinger
55	3-8	Sting				Bill Drozd
56	3-9	Diplomats				Sid Nolan
57	3-10	Timbers				Waining Lee
58	3-11	Lancers				Chris Cacciatore
59	3-12	Earthquakes	Sockers Unknown. Pick may not have gone directly from Earthquakes > Sockers			Joe Hight
60	3-13	Surf				John Hayes
61	3-14	Rowdies	Unknown. "The 14th pick in the third round was ... Thomas Maurer, going to Tampa Bay" per AP "The final pick by Tampa Bay, the third-round 14th pick, gave the Rowdies ... Hyon Lee ..."			Tom Maurer
62	3-15	Blizzard				Ken Ivanchukov
63	3-16	Earthquakes				John Anton
64	3-17	Whitecaps				Gerry Gray
65	3-18	Rowdies				Hyon Lee
66	3-19	Kicks				Dave Dolphas
67	3-20	Aztecs				Jim Popov
68	3-21	Tornado				Joe Smith
69	3-22	Strikers				Ken Hammond
70	3-23	Sounders				Cliff Brown
71	3-24	Cosmos				Joe Filian
Round 4
72	4-1	Caribous				Adam Abronski
73	4-2	Express	Roughnecks Unknown. Pick may not have gone directly from Express > Roughnecks			Duncan MacDonald
74	4-3	Tea Men				Mike Reitz
75	4-4	Fury				Bill Sautter
76	4-5	Roughnecks	Cosmos Unknown. Pick may not have gone directly from Roughnecks > Cosmos			David Dickey
77	4-6	Rogues				Ray Knowland
78	4-7	Stompers				Eric Price
79	4-8	Sting				Tom Nevers
80	4-9	Diplomats				Peter Caringi
81	4-10	Timbers				Tim Gibbons
82	4-11	Lancers				Bob Cupello
83	4-12	Earthquakes				Emilio John
84	4-13	Surf				Kevin Dunne
85	4-14	Roughnecks				Jim Boyle
86	4-15	Blizzard				Denny Kinnevy
87	4-16	Earthquakes				Rich Jungling
88	4-17	Whitecaps				Gino Nonni
89	4-18	Rowdies	Aztecs Unknown. Pick may not have gone directly from Rowdies > Aztecs			Mark Frederickson
90	4-19	Kicks				Gary LaGrande
91	4-20	Aztecs				Nimrod Dreyfus
92	4-21	Tornado				Uwe von Schaman
93	4-22	Strikers				Jan Kapstad
94	4-23	Sounders				Todd Schilperoort
95	4-24	Hurricane				Pat Fidelia