1973 NHL Draft
Pat Hickey in the 1973 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Pat Hickey 30th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 6 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 644, and only 10 have scored more points than his 404.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 1973 draft
- 27Colin CampbellD636 GP · 128 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 28Jean LandryDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 29Reginald ThomasC39 GP · 16 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Pat HickeyL644 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 31Jimmy JonesC148 GP · 31 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 32Ron AndruffC153 GP · 55 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33Dave LewisD1008 GP · 223 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
30th
of 168 players selected
21st
of 105 forwards 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
Pat Hickey made his NHL debut on October 8, 1975, 2 years and 146 days after the draft.
644
Games
192
Goals
212
Assists
404
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1973 draft
- 14Rick MiddletonR1005 GP · 988 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 30Pat HickeyL644 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 46John CampbellLNYRNew York Rangers
- 62Brian MolvikDNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Pierre LaganiereRNYRNew York Rangers
- 94Dwayne PentlandDNYRNew York Rangers