1975 NHL Draft
Brian Engblom in the 1975 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Brian Engblom 22nd overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 19 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 659.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 4
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 1975 draft
- 19Peter ScamurraD132 GP · 33 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Don CairnsL9 GP · 1 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 21Dennis MarukC888 GP · 878 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 22Brian EngblomD659 GP · 206 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 23Jerry RollinsDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 24Doug JarvisC964 GP · 403 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Danny ArndtLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
22nd
of 216 players selected
8th
of 64 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Mel BridgmanC977 GP · 701 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 2Barry DeanL165 GP · 81 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 3Ralph KlassenC497 GP · 145 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 4Bryan MaxwellD330 GP · 95 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 5Rick LapointeD664 GP · 219 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 6Don AshbyC188 GP · 96 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Gregory VaydikC5 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Richard MulhernD303 GP · 120 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Robin SadlerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Rick BlightR326 GP · 221 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 206 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brian Engblom made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 16, 1977, 1 year and 317 days after the draft.
659
Games
29
Goals
177
Assists
206
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1975 draft
- 9Robin SadlerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 15Pierre MondouC548 GP · 456 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 22Brian EngblomD659 GP · 206 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Kelly GreenbankRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 51Paul WoodsC501 GP · 196 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 52Pat HughesR573 GP · 258 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 70Dave GormanR3 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 88James TurkiewiczDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 106Michel LachanceD21 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Timothy BurkeDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Paul ClarkeRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 173Craig NorwichD104 GP · 75 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187Dave BellCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Carl JacksonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 204Michel BriseboisRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 208Roger BourqueDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 211Jim LundquistDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 214Don MadsonCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 215Bob BainDMTLMontréal Canadiens