1975 NHL Draft
Rick Bowness in the 1975 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Rick Bowness 26th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 173 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 8
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 1975 draft
- 23Jerry RollinsDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 24Doug JarvisC964 GP · 403 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Danny ArndtLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 26Rick BownessR173 GP · 55 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 27Ed StaniowskiG219 GP · 67 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 28Brad GassoffL122 GP · 36 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 29David SalvianRNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
26th
of 216 players selected
15th
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
Rick Bowness made his NHL debut on December 23, 1975, 203 days after the draft.
173
Games
18
Goals
37
Assists
55
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1975 draft
- 8Richard MulhernD303 GP · 120 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 26Rick BownessR173 GP · 55 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 62Dale RossFAFMAtlanta Flames
- 80Willi PlettR834 GP · 437 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 98Paul HeaverDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 116Dale McMullinLAFMAtlanta Flames
- 134Rick PicheDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 150Nick SanzaGAFMAtlanta Flames
- 167Brian O'ConnellGAFMAtlanta Flames
- 181Joe AugustineDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 192Torbjorn NilssonFAFMAtlanta Flames
- 216Gary GillLAFMAtlanta Flames