Detroit Red Wings 1978 Draft Picks19 selections by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft.
| Year | Pick | Round | Team | Player | Pos | Amateur Club | League | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 9 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | Willie Huber | D | Hamilton Fincups | OHA | DEU |
| 1978 | 12 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | Brent Peterson | C | Portland Winter Hawks | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 28 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | Glenn Hicks | LW | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 31 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | Al Jensen | G | Hamilton Fincups | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 53 | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | Douglas Derkson | C | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 62 | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | Bjorn Skaare | C | Ottawa 67's | OHA | NOR |
| 1978 | 78 | 5 | Detroit Red Wings | Ted Nolan | RW | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 95 | 6 | Detroit Red Wings | — | — | Sherbrooke Beavers | QMJHL | — |
| 1978 | 112 | 7 | Detroit Red Wings | Wes George | LW | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 129 | 8 | Detroit Red Wings | John Barrett | D | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 146 | 9 | Detroit Red Wings | James Malazdrewicz | RW | St. Boniface Saints | MJHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 163 | 10 | Detroit Red Wings | Geoffrey Shaw | RW | Hamilton Fincups | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 178 | 11 | Detroit Red Wings | — | — | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | — |
| 1978 | 194 | 12 | Detroit Red Wings | — | — | — | Czechoslovakia | — |
| 1978 | 208 | 13 | Detroit Red Wings | — | — | Kingston Canadians | OHA | — |
| 1978 | 219 | 14 | Detroit Red Wings | Larry Lozinski | G | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 224 | 15 | Detroit Red Wings | Randal Betty | LW | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 226 | 16 | Detroit Red Wings | Brian Crawley | D | St. Lawrence University | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 228 | 17 | Detroit Red Wings | Douglas Feasby | C | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN |