1975 NHL Draft
Wayne Dillon in the 1975 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Wayne Dillon 12th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 17 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 229 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1975 draft
- 9Robin SadlerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Rick BlightR326 GP · 221 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Pat PriceD726 GP · 261 PNYINew York Islanders
- 12Wayne DillonC229 GP · 109 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 13Gordon LaxtonG17 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 14Doug HalwardD653 GP · 293 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Pierre MondouC548 GP · 456 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
12th
of 216 players selected
7th
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
Wayne Dillon made his NHL debut on October 8, 1975, 127 days after the draft.
229
Games
43
Goals
66
Assists
109
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1975 draft
- 12Wayne DillonC229 GP · 109 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 30Doug SoetaertG284 GP · 110 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 48Greg HickeyL1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Bill CheropitaGNYRNew York Rangers
- 84Larry HurasD2 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 102Randy KochLNYRNew York Rangers
- 120Claude LaroseL25 GP · 11 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 138Bill HamiltonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 154Bud StefanskiC1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 169Daniel BeaulieuLNYRNew York Rangers
- 184John McMorrowCNYRNew York Rangers
- 195Tom McNamaraGNYRNew York Rangers
- 200Steve RobertsDNYRNew York Rangers
- 201Paul DionneDNYRNew York Rangers
- 205Cecil LuckernFNYRNew York Rangers
- 209John CorriveauRNYRNew York Rangers
- 212Tom FunkeLNYRNew York Rangers