1975 NHL Draft
Tim Young in the 1975 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Tim Young 16th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 15 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 629 games put him 12th in the class, but only 3 have scored more points than his 536.
- Overall pick
- 16
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 16
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 13–19 in the 1975 draft
- 13Gordon LaxtonG17 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 14Doug HalwardD653 GP · 293 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Pierre MondouC548 GP · 456 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16Tim YoungC629 GP · 536 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 17Bob SauveG420 GP · 182 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 18Alex ForsythC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Peter ScamurraD132 GP · 33 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
16th
of 216 players selected
9th
of 126 forwards 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
Tim Young made his NHL debut on November 18, 1975, 168 days after the draft.
629
Games
195
Goals
341
Assists
536
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1975 draft
- 16Tim YoungC629 GP · 536 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 33Terry BucykRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 69Andre LeducDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 87Dave MigliaDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 105Bob RussellCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 123David FaulknerCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 141Bill ReberRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 157Sean SullivanDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 172Brian PetrovekGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 186Tom GoddardRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 197Mario ViensGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 203Chuck CarpenterDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 207Bob FishLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 210Dave TaylorR1111 GP · 1069 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 213Bob ShawDLAKLos Angeles Kings