14 selections by the Colorado Rockies in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft.
| Year | Pick | Round | Team | Player | Pos | Amateur Club | League | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 5 | 1 | CLRColorado Rockies | Mike Gillis | LW | Kingston Canadians | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 27 | 2 | CLRColorado Rockies | Merlin Malinowski | C | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 41 | 3 | CLRColorado Rockies | Paul Messier | C | U. of Denver | NCAA | GBR |
| 1978 | 58 | 4 | CLRColorado Rockies | David Watson | LW | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 73 | 5 | CLRColorado Rockies | — | — | Billings Bighorns | WCHL | — |
| 1978 | 74 | 5 | CLRColorado Rockies | Rodney Guimont | RW | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 91 | 6 | CLRColorado Rockies | — | — | Harvard U. | NCAA | — |
| 1978 | 108 | 7 | CLRColorado Rockies | Andy Clark | D | Lake Superior State U. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 125 | 8 | CLRColorado Rockies | John Olver | RW | U. of Michigan | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 142 | 9 | CLRColorado Rockies | Kevin Krook | D | Regina Pats | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 159 | 10 | CLRColorado Rockies | Jeff Jensen | LW | Lake Superior State U. | NCAA | USA |
| 1978 | 174 | 11 | CLRColorado Rockies | — | — | — | AIK | — |
| 1978 | 190 | 12 | CLRColorado Rockies | Jari Viitala | C | — | Finland | FIN |
| 1978 | 204 | 13 | CLRColorado Rockies | — | — | — | Sweden | — |