1974 NHL Draft
Rick Hampton in the 1974 NHL Draft
California Golden Seals selected Rick Hampton 3rd overall in the 1974 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks California Golden Seals made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 337 games put him 37th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1974 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
3rd
of 246 players selected
2nd
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
Rick Hampton made his NHL debut on October 9, 1974, 134 days after the draft.
337
Games
59
Goals
113
Assists
172
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
California Golden Seals picks in the 1974 draft
- 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 17Ron ChipperfieldC83 GP · 46 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 21Bruce AffleckD280 GP · 80 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 39Charlie SimmerL712 GP · 711 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 57Thomas PriceD29 GP · 2 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 75James WardenGCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 93Tom SundbergLCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 111Tom AndersonDCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 128Jim McCabeCCGSCalifornia Golden Seals