1975 NHL Draft
Greg Smith in the 1975 NHL Draft
California Golden Seals selected Greg Smith 57th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks California Golden Seals made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 829, and only 10 have scored more points than his 288.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 3
- Drafting team
- CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1975 draft
- 54Bob RitchieL29 GP · 12 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 55Blair MacKaseyD1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Ron DelormeC524 GP · 166 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 57Greg SmithD829 GP · 288 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 58Steve JensenL438 GP · 220 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 59Mike WirachowskyDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 60Rick AdduonoC4 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
57th
of 216 players selected
18th
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
Greg Smith made his NHL debut on April 4, 1976, 306 days after the draft.
829
Games
56
Goals
232
Assists
288
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
California Golden Seals picks in the 1975 draft
- 3Ralph KlassenC497 GP · 145 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 21Dennis MarukC888 GP · 878 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 39John TweedleCCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 57Greg SmithD829 GP · 288 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 75Doug YoungDCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 93Larry HendrickGCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 111Rick ShinskeC63 GP · 21 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 129Doug SchoenfeldDCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 146James WeaverGCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 162Greg AgarRCGSCalifornia Golden Seals