1974 NHL Draft
Wilf Paiement in the 1974 NHL Draft
Kansas City Scouts selected Wilf Paiement 2nd overall in the 1974 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Kansas City Scouts made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 946, and only 2 have scored more points than his 814.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- KCSKansas City Scouts
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1974 draft
- 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
2nd
of 246 players selected
1st
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 236 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Wilf Paiement made his NHL debut on October 9, 1974, 134 days after the draft.
946
Games
356
Goals
458
Assists
814
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Kansas City Scouts picks in the 1974 draft
- 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 20Glen BurdonC11 GP · 2 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 38Bob BourneC964 GP · 582 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 56Roger LemelinD36 GP · 3 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 74Mark LomendaRKCSKansas City Scouts
- 92John ShewchukCKCSKansas City Scouts
- 110Mike BolandD23 GP · 3 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 145Brian KuruliakLKCSKansas City Scouts
- 162Denis CarufelDKCSKansas City Scouts
- 177Soren JohanssonRKCSKansas City Scouts
- 191Mats UllanderLKCSKansas City Scouts
- 203Edward PizunskiDKCSKansas City Scouts
- 213Willie WingRKCSKansas City Scouts