1975 NHL Draft
Ralph Klassen in the 1975 NHL Draft
California Golden Seals selected Ralph Klassen 3rd overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks California Golden Seals made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 497 games put him 20th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1975 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
3rd
of 216 players selected
3rd
of 126 forwards 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
Ralph Klassen made his NHL debut on October 8, 1975, 127 days after the draft.
497
Games
52
Goals
93
Assists
145
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
California Golden Seals picks in the 1975 draft
- 3Ralph KlassenC497 GP · 145 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 21Dennis MarukC888 GP · 878 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 39John TweedleCCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 57Greg SmithD829 GP · 288 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 75Doug YoungDCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 93Larry HendrickGCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 111Rick ShinskeC63 GP · 21 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 129Doug SchoenfeldDCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 146James WeaverGCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 162Greg AgarRCGSCalifornia Golden Seals