13th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
The1975NHL amateur draft was the 13th NHL entry draft. It was held at the NHL office inMontreal ,Quebec . The two-time defending Stanley Cup championPhiladelphia Flyers made the most noise at the draft, tradingBill Clement ,Don McLean , and the 18th overall pick to theWashington Capitals for the number one overall selection, which they used to selectMel 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 LatvianViktor Khatulev 160th pick overall.[ 1]
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class wasDave Taylor , who retired after the1993–94 season .
Selections by round [ edit ] Below are listed the selections in the 1975 NHL amateur draft.
TheWashington Capitals ' first-round pick went to thePhiladelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sentBill Clement ,Don McLean and Philadelphia's first-round pick in 1975 to Washington in exchange for this pick. TheSt. Louis Blues ' first-round pick went to theMontreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973 that sent Montreal's first-round pick and third-round pick in1973 to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round pick and fourth-round pick in 1973 and this pick.[ 3] [ 4] TheLos Angeles Kings ' first-round pick went to theMontreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on November 4, 1971 that sentDenis DeJordy ,Dale Hoganson ,Noel Price andDoug Robinson to Montreal in exchange forRogatien Vachon and Montreal's option to swap 1975 1st round picks with Los Angeles.[ 3] [ 5] TheMontreal Canadiens ' first-round pick went to theLos Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on November 4, 1971 that sentDenis DeJordy ,Dale Hoganson ,Noel Price andDoug Robinson to Montreal in exchange forRogatien Vachon and Montreal's option to swap 1975 1st round picks with Los Angeles.[ 3] [ 5] ThePhiladelphia Flyers ' first-round pick went to theWashington 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 forBill Clement ,Don McLean and this pick. TheMinnesota North Stars ' second-round pick went to theMontreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973 that sent Montreal's second-round pick in1973 NHL Amateur Draft to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[ 3] ThePhiladelphia Flyers ' second-round pick went to theSt. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on September 16, 1974 that sentWayne Stephenson to Philadelphia in exchange for the rights toRandy Andreachuk and this pick.[ 3] [ 4] TheWashington Capitals ' third-round pick went to theDetroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 1975 that sentNelson Pyatt to Washington's in exchange for this pick.[ 3] [ 8] TheDetroit Red Wings ' third-round pick went to theMinnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on October 1, 1974 that sentGary Bergman to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[ 9] [ 10] TheAtlanta Flames ' third-round pick went to theBuffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on May 21, 1974 that sent the rights toJim McMasters to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.[ 3] [ 11] TheSt. Louis Blues ' third-round pick went to theDetroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on December 30, 1974 that sentRed Berenson St. Louis in exchange forPhil Roberto and this pick.[ 3] [ 12] TheBoston Bruins ' third-round pick went to theDetroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 18, 1975 that sentEarl Anderson andHank Nowak to Boston in exchange forWalt McKechnie and this pick.[ 3] [ 13] TheLos Angeles Kings ' third-round pick went to theMontreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 22, 1972 that sentTerry Harper to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' second-round pick in1974 NHL Amateur Draft , first-round pick in1976 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick.[ 3] [ 14] TheToronto Maple Leafs ' fourth-round pick went to theBoston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent Boston's third-round pick in1976 NHL Amateur Draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick. # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 144 Jim Ofrim (C) Canada Washington Capitals University of Alberta (CIAU) 145 Scott Williams (LW) Canada Kansas City Scouts Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 146 Jim Weaver (G) Canada California Golden Seals Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 147 Terry Angel (RW) Canada Minnesota North Stars Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 148 Gary Vaughan (RW) Canada Detroit Red Wings Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 149 Paul Evans (LW)Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes(OMJHL) 150 Nick Sanza (G)Canada Atlanta Flames Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 151 David McNab (G)Canada /United States St. Louis Blues University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 152 Bob McNeice (D) Canada Vancouver Canucks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 153 Dan Blair (RW) Canada New York Islanders Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 154 Bud Stefanski (C)Canada New York Rangers Oshawa 67's (OMJHL) 155 Byron Shutt (LW)Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Bowling Green University (CCHA) 156 Joe Rando (D) United States Boston Bruins University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 157 Sean Sullivan (D) Canada Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 158 Paul Clarke (D) Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 159 Andy Whitby (RW) Canada Buffalo Sabres Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 160 Viktors Hatulevs (LW)Soviet Union Philadelphia Flyers Riga Dynamo (USSR)[ 20]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 161 Mal Zinger (RW) Canada Washington Capitals Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 162 Greg Agar (RW) Canada California Golden Seals Merritt Centennials (BCJHL)163 Michel Blais (D) Canada Minnesota North Stars Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 164 Jean Thibodeau (C) Canada Detroit Red Wings Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 165 Jean Latendresse (D) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 166 Paul Crowley (RW)Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago)1 Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) 167 Brian O'Connell (G) Canada Atlanta Flames Saint Louis University (CCHA)168 Joey Girardin (D) Canada New York Islanders Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 169 Daniel Beaulieu (LW) Canada New York Rangers Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 170 Frank Salive (G) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) 171 Kevin Nugent (RW)United States Boston Bruins University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 172 Brian Petrovek (G)United States Los Angeles Kings Harvard University (ECAC)173 Bob Ferriter (C) United States Montreal Canadiens Boston College (ECAC) 174 Len Moher (G) United States Buffalo Sabres University of Notre Dame (WCHA) 175 Duffy Smith (D) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Bowling Green University (CCHA) [ 21]
TheChicago Black Hawks ' tenth-round pick went to theToronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Chicago in exchange for this pick. TheWashington Capitals ' eleventh-round pick went to theDetroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Washington in exchange for this pick. TheChicago Black Hawks ' eleventh-round pick went to theToronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Chicago in exchange for this pick. TheWashington Capitals ' twelfth-round pick went to theToronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Washington in exchange for this pick. TheKansas City Scouts ' twelfth-round pick went to theToronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to Kansas City in exchange for this pick. TheSt. Louis Blues ' twelfth-round pick went to theToronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 199 Rick Martin (RW) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs London Knights (OMJHL) 200 Steve Roberts (D) United States New York Rangers (from St. Louis)1 Providence College (ECAC) 201 Paul Dionne (D) Canada New York Rangers Princeton University (ECAC)202 Dan Tsubouchi (RW) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Saint Louis University (CCHA) 203 Chuck Carpenter (C) United States Los Angeles Kings Yale University (ECAC)204 Michel Brisebois (C) Canada Montreal Canadiens Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) [ 24]
TheSt. Louis Blues ' thirteenth-round pick went to theNew York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 3, 1975 that sent cash to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 205 Cecil Luckern (LW) United States New York Rangers University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 206 Brano Stankovsky (LW) United States Pittsburgh Penguins Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) 207 Bob Fish (LW) United States Los Angeles Kings Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) 208 Roger Bourque (D) Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Notre Dame (WCHA) [ 25]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 212 Tom Funke (LW) United States New York Rangers Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) 213 Bob Shaw (D) Canada Los Angeles Kings Clarkson University (ECAC) 214 Don Madson (C) United States Montreal Canadiens Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) [ 27]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 215 Bob Bain (D) Canada Montreal Canadiens University of New Hampshire (ECAC) [ 28]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 216 Gary Gill (LW) Canada Atlanta Flames Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) 217 Kelly Secord (RW) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) [ 29]
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