1973 NHL Draft
Rick Middleton in the 1973 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Rick Middleton 14th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1005, and only 2 have scored more points than his 988.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 1973 draft
- 11Terrance RichardsonG20 GP · 3 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 12Morris TitanicR19 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 13Darcy RotaL794 GP · 495 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Rick MiddletonR1005 GP · 988 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Ian TurnbullD628 GP · 440 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 16Vic MercrediC2 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 17Glenn GoldupR291 GP · 119 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
14th
of 168 players selected
10th
of 105 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Denis PotvinD1060 GP · 1052 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 3Dennis VervergaertR583 GP · 392 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 4Lanny McDonaldR1111 GP · 1006 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5John DavidsonG301 GP · 123 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 6Andre SavardC790 GP · 482 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 7Blaine StoughtonL526 GP · 449 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 8Bob GaineyL1160 GP · 501 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Bob DaileyD561 GP · 325 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Bob NeelyR283 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 158 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rick Middleton made his NHL debut on October 9, 1974, 1 year and 147 days after the draft.
1005
Games
448
Goals
540
Assists
988
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1973 draft
- 14Rick MiddletonR1005 GP · 988 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 30Pat HickeyL644 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 46John CampbellLNYRNew York Rangers
- 62Brian MolvikDNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Pierre LaganiereRNYRNew York Rangers
- 94Dwayne PentlandDNYRNew York Rangers