1973 NHL Draft
Ian Turnbull in the 1973 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Ian Turnbull 15th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft.
It was the third of the 12 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 628 games put him 13th in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 440.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 1973 draft
- 12Morris TitanicR19 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 13Darcy RotaL794 GP · 495 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Rick MiddletonR1005 GP · 988 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Ian TurnbullD628 GP · 440 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 16Vic MercrediC2 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 17Glenn GoldupR291 GP · 119 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Blake DunlopC550 GP · 404 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
15th
of 168 players selected
3rd
of 51 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Denis PotvinD1060 GP · 1052 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 3Dennis VervergaertR583 GP · 392 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 4Lanny McDonaldR1111 GP · 1006 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5John DavidsonG301 GP · 123 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 6Andre SavardC790 GP · 482 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 7Blaine StoughtonL526 GP · 449 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 8Bob GaineyL1160 GP · 501 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Bob DaileyD561 GP · 325 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Bob NeelyR283 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 158 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ian Turnbull made his NHL debut on October 10, 1973, 148 days after the draft.
628
Games
123
Goals
317
Assists
440
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1973 draft
- 4Lanny McDonaldR1111 GP · 1006 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 10Bob NeelyR283 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 15Ian TurnbullD628 GP · 440 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 52Frank RochonLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 68Gord TitcombLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 84Doug MaritDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 100Dan FollettGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 116Les BurgessCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 132Dave PayFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 144Lee PalmerDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 147Bob PeaceCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 159Norm McLeodLTORToronto Maple Leafs