13th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was the 13th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the NHL office in Montreal , Quebec . The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers made the most noise at the draft, trading Bill Clement , Don McLean , and the 18th overall pick to the Washington Capitals for the number one overall selection, which they used to select Mel Bridgman . Later in round nine the Flyers became the first NHL team to select a Soviet-born and trained player in the amateur draft, selecting Latvian Viktor Khatulev 160th pick overall.[ 1]
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Dave Taylor , who retired after the 1993–94 season .
Selections by round [ edit ] Below are listed the selections in the 1975 NHL amateur draft.
The Washington Capitals ' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent Bill Clement , Don McLean and Philadelphia's first-round pick in 1975 to Washington in exchange for this pick. The St. Louis Blues ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973 that sent Montreal's first-round pick and third-round pick in 1973 to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round pick and fourth-round pick in 1973 and this pick.[ 4] [ 5] The Los Angeles Kings ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on November 4, 1971 that sent Denis DeJordy , Dale Hoganson , Noel Price and Doug Robinson to Montreal in exchange for Rogatien Vachon and Montreal's option to swap 1975 1st round picks with Los Angeles.[ 4] [ 6] The Montreal Canadiens ' first-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on November 4, 1971 that sent Denis DeJordy , Dale Hoganson , Noel Price and Doug Robinson to Montreal in exchange for Rogatien Vachon and Montreal's option to swap 1975 1st round picks with Los Angeles.[ 4] [ 6] The Philadelphia Flyers ' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent Washington's first-round pick in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft in exchange for Bill Clement , Don McLean and this pick. The Minnesota North Stars ' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973 that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[ 4] The Philadelphia Flyers ' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on September 16, 1974 that sent Wayne Stephenson to Philadelphia in exchange for the rights to Randy Andreachuk and this pick.[ 4] [ 5] The Washington Capitals ' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 1975 that sent Nelson Pyatt to Washington's in exchange for this pick.[ 4] [ 9] The Detroit Red Wings ' third-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on October 1, 1974 that sent Gary Bergman to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[ 10] [ 11] The Atlanta Flames ' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on May 21, 1974 that sent the rights to Jim McMasters to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.[ 4] [ 12] The St. Louis Blues ' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on December 30, 1974 that sent Red Berenson St. Louis in exchange for Phil Roberto and this pick.[ 4] [ 13] The Boston Bruins ' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 18, 1975 that sent Earl Anderson and Hank Nowak to Boston in exchange for Walt McKechnie and this pick.[ 4] [ 14] The Los Angeles Kings ' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 22, 1972 that sent Terry Harper to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' second-round pick in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft , first-round pick in 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick.[ 4] [ 15] The Toronto Maple Leafs ' fourth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent Boston's third-round pick in 1976 NHL Amateur Draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick. Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 73 Craig Crawford Right wing Canada Washington Capitals Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 74 Terry McDonald Defence Canada Kansas City Scouts Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 75 Doug Young Defence Canada California Golden Seals Michigan Technological University (WCHA) 76 Dave Norris Left wing Canada Minnesota North Stars Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 77 Mike Wong Centre United States Detroit Red Wings Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) 78 Ted Long Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 79 Bob Hoffmeyer Defence Canada Chicago Black Hawks Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 80 Willi Plett Right wing Canada Atlanta Flames St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) 81 Jim Gustafson Centre Canada St. Louis Blues Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 82 Doug Murray Left wing Canada Vancouver Canucks Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 83 Denny McLean Left wing Canada New York Islanders Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 84 Larry Huras Defence Canada New York Rangers Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 85 Kim Clackson Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Victoria Cougars (WCHL) 86 Stan Jonathan Left wing Canada Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 87 Dave Miglia Defence Canada Los Angeles Kings Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 88 Jim Turkiewicz Defence Canada Montreal Canadiens Toronto Marlboros (WHA) 89 Don Edwards Goaltender Canada Buffalo Sabres Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 90 Gary Morrison Right wing United States Philadelphia Flyers University of Michigan (WCHA) [ 17]
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 109 Clark Jantzie Left wing Canada Washington Capitals University of Alberta (CIAU) 110 Bill Oleschuk Goaltender Canada Kansas City Scouts Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 111 Rick Shinske Centre Canada California Golden Seals New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 112 Francois Robert Defence Canada Minnesota North Stars Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 113 Jean-Luc Phaneuf Centre Canada Detroit Red Wings Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) 114 Mario Rouillard Right wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 115 Ted Bulley Left wing Canada Chicago Black Hawks Hull Festivals (QMJHL) 116 Dale McMullin Left wing Canada Atlanta Flames Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 117 Doug Lindskog Left wing Canada St. Louis Blues University of Michigan (WCHA) 118 Brian Shmyr Centre Canada Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 119 Richie Hansen Centre United States New York Islanders Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 120 Claude Larose Left wing Canada New York Rangers Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 121 Mike Will Centre Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) 122 Gary Carr Goaltender Canada Boston Bruins Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) 123 Dave Faulkner Centre Canada Los Angeles Kings Regina Pats (WCHL) 124 Tim Burke Defence United States Montreal Canadiens University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 125 Grant Rowe Defence Canada Buffalo Sabres Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 126 Dana Decker Left wing United States Philadelphia Flyers Michigan Technological University (WCHA) [ 19]
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 144 Jim Ofrim Centre Canada Washington Capitals University of Alberta (CIAU) 145 Scott Williams Left wing Canada Kansas City Scouts Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 146 Jim Weaver Goaltender Canada California Golden Seals Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 147 Terry Angel Right wing Canada Minnesota North Stars Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 148 Gary Vaughan Right wing Canada Detroit Red Wings Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 149 Paul Evans Left wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes(OMJHL) 150 Nick Sanza Goaltender Canada Atlanta Flames Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 151 David McNab Goaltender Canada / United States St. Louis Blues University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 152 Bob McNeice Defence Canada Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 153 Dan Blair Right wing Canada New York Islanders Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 154 Bud Stefanski Centre Canada New York Rangers Oshawa 67's (OMJHL) 155 Byron Shutt Left wing Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Bowling Green University (CCHA) 156 Joe Rando Defence United States Boston Bruins University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 157 Sean Sullivan Defence Canada Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 158 Paul Clarke Defence Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 159 Andy Whitby Right wing Canada Buffalo Sabres Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 160 Viktors Hatulevs Left wing Soviet Union Philadelphia Flyers Riga Dynamo (USSR) [ 21]
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 161 Mal Zinger Right wing Canada Washington Capitals Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 162 Greg Agar Right wing Canada California Golden Seals Merritt Centennials (BCJHL) 163 Michel Blais Defence Canada Minnesota North Stars Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 164 Jean Thibodeau Centre Canada Detroit Red Wings Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 165 Jean Latendresse Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 166 Paul Crowley Right wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago)1 Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 167 Brian O'Connell Goaltender Canada Atlanta Flames Saint Louis University (CCHA) 168 Joey Girardin Defence Canada New York Islanders Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 169 Daniel Beaulieu Left wing Canada New York Rangers Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 170 Frank Salive Goaltender Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 171 Kevin Nugent Right wing United States Boston Bruins University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 172 Brian Petrovek Goaltender United States Los Angeles Kings Harvard University (ECAC) 173 Bob Ferriter Centre United States Montreal Canadiens Boston College (ECAC) 174 Len Moher Goaltender United States Buffalo Sabres University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 175 Duffy Smith Defence Canada Philadelphia Flyers Bowling Green University (CCHA) [ 22]
The Chicago Black Hawks ' tenth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Chicago in exchange for this pick. The Washington Capitals ' eleventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Washington in exchange for this pick. The Chicago Black Hawks ' eleventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Chicago in exchange for this pick. Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 188 Ken Holland Goaltender Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Washington)1 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 189 Bob Barnes Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Kansas City)2 Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 190 Gilles Cloutier Goaltender Canada Minnesota North Stars Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 191 Gary Burns Left wing United States Toronto Maple Leafs University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 192 Torbjorn Nilsson Right wing Sweden Atlanta Flames Skelleftea (Sweden) 193 Jim Montgomery Centre Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis)3 Hull Festivals (QMJHL) 194 Kari Makkonen Right wing Finland New York Islanders Pori (Finland) 195 Tom McNamara Goaltender United States New York Rangers University ofVermont (ECAC) 196 Lex Hudson Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins University of Denver (WCHA) 197 Mario Viens Goaltender Canada Los Angeles Kings Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 198 Carl Jackson Goaltender Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Pennsylvania (ECAC) [ 24]
The Washington Capitals ' twelfth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Washington in exchange for this pick. The Kansas City Scouts ' twelfth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Kansas City in exchange for this pick. The St. Louis Blues ' twelfth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 199 Rick Martin Right wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs London Knights (OMJHL) 200 Steve Roberts Defence United States New York Rangers (from St. Louis)1 Providence College (ECAC) 201 Paul Dionne Defence Canada New York Rangers Princeton University (ECAC) 202 Dan Tsubouchi Right wing Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Saint Louis University (CCHA) 203 Chuck Carpenter Centre United States Los Angeles Kings Yale University (ECAC) 204 Michel Brisebois Centre Canada Montreal Canadiens Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) [ 25]
The St. Louis Blues ' thirteenth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 205 Cecil Luckern Left wing United States New York Rangers University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 206 Brano Stankovsky Left wing United States Pittsburgh Penguins Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) 207 Bob Fish Left wing United States Los Angeles Kings Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) 208 Roger Bourque Defence Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Notre Dame (WCHA) [ 26]
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 209 John Corriveau Right wing United States New York Rangers University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 210 Dave Taylor Right wing Canada Los Angeles Kings Clarkson University (ECAC) 211 Jim Lundquist Defence United States Montreal Canadiens Brown University (ECAC) [ 27]
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 212 Tom Funke Left wing United States New York Rangers Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) 213 Bob Shaw Defence Canada Los Angeles Kings Clarkson University (ECAC) 214 Don Madson Centre United States Montreal Canadiens Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) [ 28]
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 215 Bob Bain Defence Canada Montreal Canadiens University of New Hampshire (ECAC) [ 29]
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 216 Gary Gill Left wing Canada Atlanta Flames Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 217 Kelly Secord Right wing Canada Pittsburgh Penguins New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) [ 30]
= NHL All-Star[ 2] = NHL All-Star[ 2] and NHL All-Star team
Draftees based on nationality [ edit ]
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