1975 NHL Draft
David Salvian in the 1975 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected David Salvian 29th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. David Salvian has so far only played in the playoffs.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 1975 draft
- 26Rick BownessR173 GP · 55 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 27Ed StaniowskiG219 GP · 67 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 28Brad GassoffL122 GP · 36 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 29David SalvianRNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
- 30Doug SoetaertG284 GP · 110 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 31Russ AndersonD519 GP · 121 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 32Barry SmithC114 GP · 14 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
29th
of 216 players selected
17th
of 126 forwards 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
David Salvian made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 7, 1977, 1 year and 308 days after the draft.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1975 draft
- 11Pat PriceD726 GP · 261 PNYINew York Islanders
- 29David SalvianRNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
- 47Joe FortunatoLNYINew York Islanders
- 65Andre LepageGNYINew York Islanders
- 83Dennis McLeanLNYINew York Islanders
- 101Mike SleepRNYINew York Islanders
- 119Richie HansenC20 GP · 10 PNYINew York Islanders
- 137Bob SunderlandDNYINew York Islanders
- 153Dan BlairRNYINew York Islanders
- 168Joey GirardinDNYINew York Islanders
- 183Geoff GreenRNYINew York Islanders
- 194Kari MakkonenR9 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders