WHA Amateur Draft 1975

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The 1975 WHA Amateur Draft was the third annual talent draw of the World Hockey Association professional ice hockey league and took place in the early summer of 1975. As part of the draft, a total of 175 players from the league's 15 franchises were selected in 14 rounds .

With the first right to vote, the Cincinnati Stingers pulled the left winger Claude Larose from the Castors de Sherbrooke from the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec .

Draft result

Pick player country WHA team College / junior / professional team
1 round
1. Claude Larose (LW) CanadaCanada Cincinnati stingers Castors de Sherbrooke ( QMJHL )
2. Bryan Maxwell (D) CanadaCanada Indianapolis Racers Medicine Hat Tigers ( WCHL )
3. Don Ashby (C) CanadaCanada Michigan Stags Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4th Mel Bridgman (C) CanadaCanada Denver Spurs Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
5. Ralph Classes (C) CanadaCanada Cleveland Crusaders Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
6th Barry Dean (LW) CanadaCanada Edmonton Oilers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
11. Rick Lapointe (D) CanadaCanada Toronto Toros Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
12. Jamie Masters (D) CanadaCanada San Diego Mariners Ottawa 67’s ( OMJHL )
14th Bruce Boudreau (C) CanadaCanada Minnesota Fighting Saints Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
15th Richard Mulhern (D) CanadaCanada Houston Eros Castors de Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
2nd round
16. Bob Sauvé (G) CanadaCanada Cincinnati stingers National de Laval (QMJHL)
27. Rick Adduono (C) CanadaCanada San Diego Mariners St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
30th Doug Jarvis (C) CanadaCanada Houston Eros Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
3rd round
36. Barry Smith (C) CanadaCanada Edmonton Oilers New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
43. Matti Hagman (F) FinlandFinland New England Whalers Helsingfors IFK ( SM-sarja )
5th round
65. Dennis Maruk (LW) CanadaCanada Cleveland Crusaders London Knights (OMJHL)
7th round
94. Greg Smith (D) CanadaCanada Calgary cowboys Colorado College ( NCAA )
8th round
113. Dave Taylor (RW) CanadaCanada Houston Eros Clarkson University (NCAA)
9th round
116. Viktors Hatuļevs (LW / D) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Cleveland Crusaders Dinamo Riga ( Vysschaya League )
122. Alex Forsyth (C) CanadaCanada San Diego Mariners Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
10th round
127. Kari Makkonen (F) FinlandFinland Indianapolis Racers Porin Ässät (SM-sarja)
135. Don Edwards (G) CanadaCanada San Diego Mariners Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
13th round
166. Bengt Lundholm (LW) SwedenSweden Winnipeg Jets Leksands IF ( Division 1 )

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