1975 NHL Draft
Willi Plett in the 1975 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Willi Plett 80th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 834, and only 6 have scored more points than his 437.
- Overall pick
- 80
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 8
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 77–83 in the 1975 draft
- 77Mike WongC22 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 78Ted LongLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 79Bob HoffmeyerD198 GP · 66 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Willi PlettR834 GP · 437 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 81Jim GustafsonFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 82Doug MurrayLVANVancouver Canucks
- 83Dennis McLeanLNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
1st
of 1 Paraguayans selected
47th
of 126 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Willi Plett made his NHL debut on December 17, 1975, 197 days after the draft.
834
Games
222
Goals
215
Assists
437
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1975 draft
- 8Richard MulhernD303 GP · 120 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 26Rick BownessR173 GP · 55 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 62Dale RossFAFMAtlanta Flames
- 80Willi PlettR834 GP · 437 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 98Paul HeaverDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 116Dale McMullinLAFMAtlanta Flames
- 134Rick PicheDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 150Nick SanzaGAFMAtlanta Flames
- 167Brian O'ConnellGAFMAtlanta Flames
- 181Joe AugustineDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 192Torbjorn NilssonFAFMAtlanta Flames
- 216Gary GillLAFMAtlanta Flames