1975 NHL Draft
Russ Anderson in the 1975 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Russ Anderson 31st overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 15 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 519 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 1975 draft
- 28Brad GassoffL122 GP · 36 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 29David SalvianRNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
- 30Doug SoetaertG284 GP · 110 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 31Russ AndersonD519 GP · 121 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 32Barry SmithC114 GP · 14 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 33Terry BucykRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 34Kelly GreenbankRMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
31st
of 216 players selected
10th
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
Russ Anderson made his NHL debut on October 6, 1976, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
519
Games
22
Goals
99
Assists
121
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1975 draft
- 13Gordon LaxtonG17 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Russ AndersonD519 GP · 121 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 49Paul BaxterD472 GP · 169 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Stu YoungerLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 85Kim ClacksonD106 GP · 8 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 103Peter MorrisLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Mike WillCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 139Tapio LevoD107 GP · 69 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 155Byron ShuttLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Frank SaliveGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 185John GlynneDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 196Lex HudsonD2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 202Dan TsubouchiRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 206Bronisla StankovskyLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 217Kelly SecordRPITPittsburgh Penguins