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1974 NHL Draft

Bruce Affleck in the 1974 NHL Draft

California Golden Seals selected Bruce Affleck 21st overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.

It was the third of the 9 picks California Golden Seals made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 280 games put him 42nd in the class.

Overall pick
21
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 3
Drafting team
CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 18–24 in the 1974 draft

  1. 18John LarwayRBOS
  2. 19Mike MarsonR196 GP · 48 PWSH
  3. 20Glen BurdonC11 GP · 2 PKCS
  4. 21Bruce AffleckD280 GP · 80 PCGS
  5. 22Bryan TrottierC1279 GP · 1425 PNYI
  6. 23Ron SedlbauerL430 GP · 229 PVAN
  7. 24Rich NantaisL63 GP · 9 PMNS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1974 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1974 class

21st
of 246 players selected
7th
of 86 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSH
  2. 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCS
  3. 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGS
  4. 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYI
  5. 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTL
  6. 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNS
  7. 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTL
  8. 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPIT
  9. 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDET
  10. 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTL

+ 236 more

The 1974 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Bruce Affleck made his NHL debut on January 12, 1975, 229 days after the draft.

280
Games
14
Goals
66
Assists
80
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

California Golden Seals picks in the 1974 draft

  1. 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGS
  2. 17Ron ChipperfieldC83 GP · 46 PCGS
  3. 21Bruce AffleckD280 GP · 80 PCGS
  4. 39Charlie SimmerL712 GP · 711 PCGS
  5. 57Thomas PriceD29 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 75James WardenGCGS
  7. 93Tom SundbergLCGS
  8. 111Tom AndersonDCGS
  9. 128Jim McCabeCCGS