1974 NHL Draft
Mario Lessard in the 1974 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Mario Lessard 154th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 9.
It was the seventh of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 240 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 154
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 11
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 151–157 in the 1974 draft
- 151Glen McLeodDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 152Larry HopkinsL60 GP · 29 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 153Rick JodzioR70 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 154Mario LessardG240 GP · 92 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 155Dave SyvretDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 156Claude ArvisaisCNYRNew York Rangers
- 157Gordon StewartFMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
154th
of 246 players selected
16th
of 24 goaltenders 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
Mario Lessard made his NHL debut on October 26, 1978, 4 years and 150 days after the draft.
240
Games
92
Wins
9
Shutouts
.874
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1974 draft
- 48Gary SargentD402 GP · 222 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 66Brad WintonCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84John Paul EvansC103 GP · 39 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 102Marty MathewsLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 120Harvey StewartGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 137John HeldDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 154Mario LessardG240 GP · 92 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 169Derrick EmersonRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 184Jacques LocasCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 197Lindsay ThomsonCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 207Craig BrickleyRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 217Brad KuglinLLAKLos Angeles Kings