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1975 WHA Amateur Draft

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This is the list of players selected in the 1975 WHA Amateur draft. There were 175 prospects selected across 14 rounds. Also included is each player's career WHA totals. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he has not played in a regular season game in the WHA. You can click on the headings of the tables to sort the information.

Round 1	WHA Totals
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
1	1	Cincinnati	Claude Larose	L	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]	252	88	114	202	45	1978-79
1	2	Indianapolis	Bryan Maxwell	D	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]	124	6	23	29	217	1977-78
1	3	Michigan/Baltimore	Don Ashby	C	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
1	4	Denver/Ottawa	Mel Bridgman	C	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
1	5	Cleveland	Ralph Klassen	F	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
1	6	Edmonton	Barry Dean	L	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]	71	9	25	34	110	1975-76
1	7	Calgary	Denny McLean	L	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
1	8	Winnipeg	Brad Gassoff	L	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
1	9	Phoenix	Greg Vaydik	F	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
1	10	Minnesota	Greg Hickey	L	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
1	11	Toronto	Rick Lapointe	D	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
1	12	San Diego	Jamie Masters	D	Ottawa 67's [OHA]
1	13	New England	Terry McDonald	C	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
1	14	Quebec	Pierre Mondou	F	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
1	15	Houston	Richard Mulhern	D	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
Round 2
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
2	16	Cincinnati	Bob Sauve	G	Laval National [QMJHL]
2	17	Michigan/Baltimore	Don Cairns	L	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
2	18	Michigan/Baltimore	Robin Sadler	D	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
2	19	Cleveland	Mal Zinger	F	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
2	20	Cleveland	Kelly Greenbank	R	Winnipeg Clubs [WCHL]
2	21	Edmonton	Peter Morris	L	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]	78	7	13	20	36	1976-77
2	22	Winnipeg	Russ Anderson	D	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
2	23	Phoenix	Neil Lyseng	R	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
2	24	Phoenix	Mike O'Connell	D	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
2	25	Minnesota	Kim Clackson	D	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]	271	6	39	45	932	1978-79
2	26	Toronto	Jerry Rollins	D	Winnipeg Clubs [WCHL]	130	9	18	27	378	1978-79
2	27	San Diego	Rick Adduono	C	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]	80	20	33	53	67	1978-79
2	28	New England	Danny Arndt	L	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]	120	16	23	39	21	1977-78
2	29	Quebec	Doug Halward	D	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
2	30	Houston	Doug Jarvis	C	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
Round 3
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
3	31	Cincinnati	Larry Hendrick	G	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
3	32	Indianapolis	Clark Hamilton	C	Notre Dame [WCHA]
3	33	Michigan/Baltimore	Gordie Laxton	G	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
3	34	Denver/Ottawa	Ron Delorme	R	Lethbridge Broncos [WCHL]	22	1	3	4	28	1975-76
3	35	Cleveland	Ed Staniowski	G	Regina Pats [WCHL]
3	36	Edmonton	Barry Smith	C	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
3	37	Calgary	Alex Pirus	C	Notre Dame [WCHA]
3	38	Winnipeg	Glen Richardson	L	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
3	39	Phoenix	Blair Davidson	D	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]	2	0	0	0	2	1976-77
3	40	Minnesota	Greg Neeld	D	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]	17	0	1	1	18	1975-76
3	41	Toronto	Paul Heaver	D	Oshawa Generals [OHA]	71	2	12	14	83	1976-77
3	42	San Diego	Bob Watson	R	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
3	43	New England	Matti Hagman	C	HIFK Helsinki [SM-sarja]	53	25	31	56	16	1977-78
3	44	Quebec	Pierre Giroux	L	Hull Festivals [QMJHL]
3	45	Houston	Kevin Campbell	D	St. Lawrence University [ECAC]
Round 4
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
4	46	Cincinnati	Normand LaPointe	G	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL]	77	0	1	1	8	1977-78
4	47	Indianapolis	Blair MacKasey	D	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
4	48	Michigan/Baltimore	Rick Bourbonnais	R	Ottawa 67's [OHA]
4	49	Denver/Ottawa	Andre Leduc	D	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
4	50	Cleveland	Peter Scamurra	D	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
4	51	Edmonton	Stu Younger	F	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
4	52	Calgary	Rick Piche	D	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
4	53	Winnipeg	Ted Long	L	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]	1	0	0	0	0	1976-77
4	54	Phoenix	Roger Swanson	G	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
4	55	Minnesota	Bob Hoffmeyer	D	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
4	56	Toronto	Ken Breitenbach	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
4	57	San Diego	Dan Blair	R	Ottawa 67's [OHA]
4	58	New England	Derek Spring	F	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
4	59	Quebec	Ted Bulley	L	Hull Festivals [QMJHL]
4	60	Houston	Dave Salvian	L	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
Round 5
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
5	61	Cincinnati	Paul Harrison	G	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
5	62	Indianapolis	Rick Bowness	C	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
5	63	Michigan/Baltimore	Dale Ross	F	Ottawa 67's [OHA]
5	64	Denver/Ottawa	Nick Sanza	G	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]	1	0	0	0	0	1975-76
5	65	Cleveland	Dennis Maruk	F	London Knights [OHA]
5	66	Edmonton	Jim Ofrim	U. of Alberta [CWUAA]
5	67	Calgary	Terry Bucyk	R	Lethbridge Broncos [WCHL]
5	68	Phoenix	Mike Sleep	R	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]	22	4	2	6	6	1976-77
5	69	Minnesota	Jim Minor	C	Regina Pats [WCHL]
5	70	Toronto	Mario Viens	G	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]	25	0	0	0	2	1975-76
5	71	San Diego	Craig Crawford	C	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
5	72	New England	Gary McFadyen	R	Hull Festivals [QMJHL]
5	73	Quebec	Andre LePage	G	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
5	74	Houston	Paul Crowley	R	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]	4	0	0	0	0	1975-76
Round 6
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
6	75	Cincinnati	Jackie Laine	Bowling Green State University [CCHA]
6	76	Indianapolis	Eric Sanderson	L	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
6	77	Denver/Ottawa	Greg Miazga	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
6	78	Cleveland	Joe Augustine	D	Austin Mavericks [MidJHL]
6	79	Edmonton	Bob Sunderland	D	Boston University [ECAC]
6	80	Calgary	Pat Hughes	F	U. of Michigan [WCHA]
6	81	Winnipeg	Nick Bobstock	Acadia University
6	82	Phoenix	Dana Decker	L	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
6	83	Minnesota	Brian Shmyr	C	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
6	84	Toronto	Paul Woods	F	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
6	85	San Diego	Alex Tidey	R	Lethbridge Broncos [WCHL]	74	16	11	27	46	1975-76
6	86	New England	Terry Martin	F	London Knights [OHA]
6	87	Quebec	Jean Trottier	C	Laval National [QMJHL]
6	88	Houston	Bill Cheropita	G	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
Round 7
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
7	89	Cincinnati	Gary Carr	G	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
7	90	Indianapolis	Doug Young	D	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
7	91	Denver/Ottawa	Rick Martin	R	London Knights [OHA]
7	92	Cleveland	Michel Lachance	D	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
7	93	Edmonton	Dave Bell	F	Harvard University [ECAC]
7	94	Calgary	Greg Smith	D	Colorado College [WCHA]
7	95	Phoenix	Dale McMullin	L	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]	1	0	0	0	0	1977-78
7	96	Minnesota	Marc Tessier	C	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
7	97	Toronto	Byron Shutt	Bowling Green State University [CCHA]	65	10	7	17	115	1978-79
7	98	San Diego	Rick Lalonde	D	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]	2	0	0	0	0	1975-76
7	99	New England	John Tweedle	F	Lake Superior State University [CCHA]
7	100	Quebec	Mike Backman	R	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
7	101	Houston	John Glynne	D	U. of Vermont [ECAC]
Round 8
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
8	102	Cincinnati	Greg Clause	R	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
8	103	Indianapolis	Stan Jonathan	L	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
8	104	Cleveland	Joe Fortunato	L	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]	1	0	0	0	0	1976-77
8	105	Edmonton	Sid Veysey	C	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
8	106	Calgary	Doug Lindskog	L	U. of Michigan [WCHA]	2	0	0	0	2	1976-77
8	107	Phoenix	Gary Morrison	F	U. of Michigan [WCHA]
8	108	Minnesota	Bob McNeice	L	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
8	109	Toronto	Jean-Luc Phaneuf	C	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]	78	10	15	25	6	1976-77
8	110	San Diego	Kelly Secord	F	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
8	111	New England	Mike Harazny	D	Regina Pats [WCHL]
8	112	Quebec	Michel Brisebois	F	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
8	113	Houston	Dave Taylor	F	Clarkson University [ECAC]
Round 9
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
9	114	Cincinnati	Yvon Disotell	F	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
9	115	Indianapolis	Larry Huras	D	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
9	116	Cleveland	Viktor Khatulev	Russia
9	117	Edmonton	Bob Russell	C	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]	115	20	24	44	60	1976-77
9	118	Calgary	Paul Clarke	R	Notre Dame [WCHA]
9	119	Winnipeg	Jim Gustafson	L	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
9	120	Minnesota	Dave Faulkner	C	Regina Pats [WCHL]
9	121	Toronto	Gilles Bilodeau	L	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]	143	7	15	22	570	1978-79
9	122	San Diego	Alex Forsyth	F	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
9	123	New England	Dave Norris	L	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
9	124	Quebec	Michel Hamel	C	Laval National [QMJHL]
9	125	Houston	Jim Maxfield	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
Round 10
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
10	126	Cincinnati	Gary Burns	F	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
10	127	Indianapolis	Kari Makkonen	F	Assat Pori [SM-sarja]
10	128	Denver/Ottawa	Dave Bossy	D	Notre Dame [WCHA]
10	129	Cleveland	Ari Kankaanpera	D	Ilves Tampere [SM-sarja]
10	130	Edmonton	Jean Thibodeau	F	Shawinigan Dynamos [QMJHL]
10	131	Calgary	Randy Koch	F	U. of Vermont [ECAC]
10	132	Winnipeg	Dag Bredberg	F	Farjestads BK [Swe-D1]
10	133	Minnesota	Denis Daigle	L	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
10	134	Toronto	Roger Dorey	F	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
10	135	San Diego	Don Edwards	G	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
10	136	New England	Paul Stevenson	F	Brown University [ECAC]
10	137	Quebec	Florent Fortier	F	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]	4	1	1	2	0	1975-76
10	138	Houston	Chad Campbell	L	U. of Denver [WCHA]
Round 11
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
11	139	Cincinnati	Bill Reber	R	U. of Vermont [ECAC]
11	140	Indianapolis	Michel Blais	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
11	141	Denver/Ottawa	Andy Whitby	F	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
11	142	Cleveland	Tom McNamara	G	U. of Vermont [ECAC]
11	143	Edmonton	Brian Petrovek	G	Harvard University [ECAC]
11	144	Calgary	Dan Tsubouchi	R	St. Louis University [CCHA]
11	145	Winnipeg	Emil Meszaros	F	Vastra Frolunda IF [Swe-D1]
11	146	Minnesota	Earl Sargent	W	Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings [MidJHL]
11	147	Toronto	Bob Ritchie	L	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
11	148	San Diego	Dale Anderson	D	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
11	149	New England	Clark Jantzie	F	U. of Alberta [CWUAA]
11	150	Houston	Bill Oleschuk	G	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
Round 12
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
12	151	Cincinnati	Dave McNab	G	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
12	152	Indianapolis	Anders Steen	F	Farjestads BK [Swe-D1]
12	153	Cleveland	Rick Marsh	D	R.P.I. [ECAC]
12	154	Edmonton	Jim Montgomery	C	Hull Festivals [QMJHL]
12	155	Calgary	Bill Anderson	D	St. Louis University [CCHA]
12	156	Winnipeg	Torbjorn Nilsson	F	Skelleftea AIK [Swe-D1]
12	157	Minnesota	Richard Dutton	D	Laval National [QMJHL]
12	158	Toronto	Bob Shaw	D	Clarkson University [ECAC]
12	159	San Diego	Bruce O'Grady	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
12	160	Houston	Jim Lundquist	D	Brown University [ECAC]
Round 13
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
13	161	Cincinnati	Peter Shier	D	Cornell University [ECAC]
13	162	Indianapolis	Paul Evans	R	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
13	163	Cleveland	Dan Shearer	C	Hamilton Fincups [OHA]
13	164	Edmonton	Terry Angel	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
13	165	Calgary	Doug Hanson	Unknown
13	166	Winnipeg	Bengt Lundholm	F	AIK [Swe-D1]
13	167	Minnesota	Tom Ulseth	C	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
13	168	Toronto	Wayne Morrin	D	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]	13	2	0	2	25	1976-77
13	169	Houston	Rick St. Croix	G	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
Round 14
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
14	170	Cincinnati	Francois Robert	D	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
14	171	Edmonton	Rick Shinske	C	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
14	172	Calgary	Darrell Ferner	C	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
14	173	Minnesota	Henry Taylor	R	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
14	174	Toronto	Dave Hanson	D	Colorado College [WCHA]
14	175	Houston	Paul Jensen	D	Michigan Tech [WCHA]

Draft Stats

Total drafted players to play in WHA: 30

Percent of players to play in WHA: 17.1

Average WHA Career Games: 64

Average WHA Career Goals: 9

Average WHA Career Points: 22

Average WHA Career PIM: 93

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