1974 NHL Draft
Don Wheldon in the 1974 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Don Wheldon 87th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 93rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 15
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 1974 draft
- 84John Paul EvansC103 GP · 39 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 85Mike PalmateerG356 GP · 149 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 86Dennis OlmsteadCNYRNew York Rangers
- 87Don WheldonD2 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 88David LoganD218 GP · 34 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 89Dennis SobchukC35 GP · 11 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 90Jamie BatemanCBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
87th
of 246 players selected
33rd
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
- 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 236 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Don Wheldon made his NHL debut on October 9, 1974, 133 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1974 draft
- 26Bob HessD329 GP · 122 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 43Gord BuynakD4 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 79Mike ZukeC455 GP · 282 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 87Don WheldonD2 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 97Mike ThompsonDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 115Terry CaseyRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 132Rod TordoffDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 149Paul TouzinGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 165John AhernDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 180Mitch BabinC8 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 194Doug AllanGSTLSt. Louis Blues