1975 NHL Draft
Michel Lachance in the 1975 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Michel Lachance 106th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 6.
It was the ninth of the 19 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 21 games put him 65th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 106
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 16
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 103–109 in the 1975 draft
- 103Peter MorrisLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 104Matti HagmanC237 GP · 145 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 105Bob RussellCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 106Michel LachanceD21 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 107Jim MinorCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 108Paul HolmgrenR527 GP · 323 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Clark JantzieFWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
106th
of 216 players selected
33rd
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
Michel Lachance made his NHL debut on October 21, 1978, 3 years and 140 days after the draft.
21
Games
0
Goals
4
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1975 draft
- 9Robin SadlerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 15Pierre MondouC548 GP · 456 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 22Brian EngblomD659 GP · 206 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Kelly GreenbankRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 51Paul WoodsC501 GP · 196 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 52Pat HughesR573 GP · 258 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 70Dave GormanR3 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 88James TurkiewiczDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 106Michel LachanceD21 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Timothy BurkeDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Paul ClarkeRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 173Craig NorwichD104 GP · 75 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187Dave BellCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Carl JacksonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 204Michel BriseboisRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 208Roger BourqueDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 211Jim LundquistDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 214Don MadsonCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 215Bob BainDMTLMontréal Canadiens