1975 NHL Draft
Rick Lapointe in the 1975 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Rick Lapointe 5th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 664.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1975 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
5th
of 216 players selected
2nd
of 64 defensemen 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 Lapointe made his NHL debut on October 8, 1975, 127 days after the draft.
664
Games
44
Goals
175
Assists
219
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1975 draft
- 5Rick LapointeD664 GP · 219 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 23Jerry RollinsDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 37Al CameronD282 GP · 55 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Blair DavidsonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 50Clark HamiltonRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 59Mike WirachowskyDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 77Mike WongC22 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 95Mike HaraznyDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 113Jean-Luc PhaneufCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 131Steve CarlsonC52 GP · 21 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 148Gary VaughanRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 164Jean ThibodeauCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 176Dave HansonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 178Robin LarsonDDETDetroit Red Wings