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1973 NHL Draft

Russell Walker in the 1973 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Russell Walker 38th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 3.

It was the first of the 5 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 17 games put him 53rd in the class.

Overall pick
38
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 6
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 35–41 in the 1973 draft

  1. 35Paul SheardLVAN
  2. 36Doug GibsonC63 GP · 28 PBOS
  3. 37Ed HumphreysGMTL
  4. 38Russell WalkerR17 GP · 1 PLAK
  5. 39Nelson PyattC296 GP · 134 PDET
  6. 40Bob StumpfR10 GP · 2 PPHI
  7. 41Rick ChinnickR4 GP · 2 PMNS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1973 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1973 class

38th
of 168 players selected
27th
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

  1. 1Denis PotvinD1060 GP · 1052 PNYI
  2. 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFM
  3. 3Dennis VervergaertR583 GP · 392 PVAN
  4. 4Lanny McDonaldR1111 GP · 1006 PTOR
  5. 5John DavidsonG301 GP · 123 WSTL
  6. 6Andre SavardC790 GP · 482 PBOS
  7. 7Blaine StoughtonL526 GP · 449 PPIT
  8. 8Bob GaineyL1160 GP · 501 PMTL
  9. 9Bob DaileyD561 GP · 325 PVAN
  10. 10Bob NeelyR283 GP · 98 PTOR

+ 158 more

The 1973 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Russell Walker made his NHL debut on October 6, 1976, 3 years and 144 days after the draft.

17
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1973 draft

  1. 38Russell WalkerR17 GP · 1 PLAK
  2. 54Jim McCrimmonD2 GP · 0 PLAK
  3. 70Dennis AbgrallR13 GP · 2 PLAK
  4. 86Blair MacDonaldR219 GP · 191 PLAK
  5. 102Roly KimbleGLAK