1973 NHL Draft
Jim McCrimmon in the 1973 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Jim McCrimmon 54th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 4.
It was the second of the 5 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 54
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 6
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 51–57 in the 1973 draft
- 51Keith MackieDVANVancouver Canucks
- 52Frank RochonLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 53Dean TalafousC497 GP · 258 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 54Jim McCrimmonD2 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 55Dennis OwcharD288 GP · 115 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 56Al HangslebenL185 GP · 69 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 57Tom ColleyC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
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
Jim McCrimmon made his NHL debut on March 23, 1975, 1 year and 312 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1973 draft
- 38Russell WalkerR17 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 54Jim McCrimmonD2 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 70Dennis AbgrallR13 GP · 2 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 86Blair MacDonaldR219 GP · 191 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 102Roly KimbleGLAKLos Angeles Kings