NHL Amateur Draft 1975
The NHL Amateur Draft in 1975 , the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League , the NHL was on 15 June 1975 at the office in the Canadian Montreal in the Province of Quebec instead.
A total of 217 players were drawn in 16 rounds, with only a few teams selecting players in the last four rounds. Mel Bridgman , who was selected first, might not become one of the league's big stars, but he did play nearly 1,000 games. In the second round, Dennis Maruk, a player on the way to becoming a big star, was drawn. After that, only a few players followed who made the full breakthrough in the NHL. Round 5 Willi Plett got off to a good start in his career, earning him the Calder Memorial Trophy . Dave Taylor, who was drawn to position 210, is the only one of this draft year to surpass the 1000 mark in NHL games and scorer points .
Draft result
Pick | player | country | NHL team | College / junior / professional team | |
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1 round | |||||
1. | Mel Bridgman (C) | Philadelphia Flyers | Victoria Cougars ( WCHL ) | ||
2. | Barry Dean (LW) | Kansas City Scouts | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | ||
3. | Ralph Classes (C) | California Golden Seals | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | ||
4th | Bryan Maxwell (D) | Minnesota North Stars | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | ||
5. | Rick Lapointe (D) | Detroit Red Wings | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | ||
6th | Don Ashby (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | ||
7th | Greg Vaydik (C) | Chicago Black Hawks | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | ||
8th. | Richard Mulhern (D) | Atlanta Flames | Sherbrooke Castors ( QMJHL ) | ||
9. | Robin Sadler (D) | Montréal Canadiens | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | ||
10. | Rick Blight (RW) | Vancouver Canucks | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | ||
Other notable players | |||||
17th | Bob Sauvé (G) | Buffalo Sabers | Laval National (QMJHL) | ||
18th | Alex Forsyth (C) | Washington Capitals | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) | ||
2nd round | |||||
21st | Dennis Maruk (LW) | California Golden Seals | London Knights ( OHA ) | ||
22nd | Brian Engblom (D) | Montréal Canadiens | University of Wisconsin ( WCHA ) | ||
24. | Doug Jarvis (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | ||
26th | Rick Bowness (RW) | Atlanta Flames | Montréal Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (QMJHL) | ||
32. | Barry Smith (C) | Boston Bruins | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | ||
34. | Kelly Greenbank (RW) | Montréal Canadiens | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) | ||
36. | Jamie Masters (D) | St. Louis Blues | Ottawa 67’s (OHA) | ||
3rd round | |||||
42. | Bruce Boudreau (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | ||
43. | Mike O'Connell (D) | Chicago Black Hawks | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | ||
52. | Pat Hughes (RW) | Montréal Canadiens | University of Michigan ( Big Ten ) | ||
4th round | |||||
57. | Greg Smith (D) | California Golden Seals | Colorado College (WCHA) | ||
60. | Rick Adduono (C) | Boston Bruins | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | ||
63. | Rick Bourbonnais (RW) | St. Louis Blues | Ottawa 67’s (OHA) | ||
5th round | |||||
80. | Willi Plett (RW) | Atlanta Flames | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | ||
89. | Don Edwards (G) | Buffalo Sabers | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | ||
6th round | |||||
104. | Matti Hagman (C) | Boston Bruins | HIFK Helsinki | ||
108. | Paul Holmgren (F) | Philadelphia Flyers | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | ||
7th round | |||||
120. | Claude Larose (LW) | New York Rangers | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | ||
8th round | |||||
132. | Ron Wilson (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Providence College ( ECAC ) | ||
9th round | |||||
160. | Viktors Hatuļevs (LW / D) | Philadelphia Flyers | Dinamo Riga ( Vysschaya League ) | ||
12th round | |||||
188. | Ken Holland (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | ||
13th round | |||||
210. | Dave Taylor (RW) | Los Angeles Kings | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
See also
Web links
- 1975 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com