1974 NHL Draft
Ray Maluta in the 1974 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Ray Maluta 126th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 7.
It was the eighth of the 11 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 25 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 126
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 18
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 123–129 in the 1974 draft
- 123Joe MichelettiD158 GP · 71 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Eddie MioG192 GP · 64 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 125Rejean LemelinG506 GP · 236 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 126Ray MalutaD25 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 127John NazarLWSHWashington Capitals
- 128Jim McCabeCCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 129David InkpenDNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
126th
of 246 players selected
42nd
of 86 defensemen 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
Ray Maluta made his NHL debut on October 9, 1975, 1 year and 133 days after the draft.
25
Games
2
Goals
3
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1974 draft
- 18John LarwayRBOSBoston Bruins
- 25Mark HoweD929 GP · 742 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 36Peter SturgeonL6 GP · 1 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 54Tom EdurD158 GP · 87 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 72Bill ReedDBOSBoston Bruins
- 90Jamie BatemanCBOSBoston Bruins
- 108Bill BestLBOSBoston Bruins
- 126Ray MalutaD25 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 143Darryl DraderDBOSBoston Bruins
- 160Peter RobertsCBOSBoston Bruins
- 175Peter WaselovichGBOSBoston Bruins