1973 NHL Draft
Al Sims in the 1973 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Al Sims 47th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 476 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 47
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 15
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 44–50 in the 1973 draft
- 44Andre DeschampsLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 45Randy HoltD395 GP · 41 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46John CampbellLNYRNew York Rangers
- 47Al SimsD476 GP · 165 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 48Bob GassoffD245 GP · 58 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 49Andre St. LaurentC644 GP · 316 PNYINew York Islanders
- 50Ron SerafiniD2 GP · 0 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
47th
of 168 players selected
10th
of 51 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Denis PotvinD1060 GP · 1052 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 3Dennis VervergaertR583 GP · 392 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 4Lanny McDonaldR1111 GP · 1006 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5John DavidsonG301 GP · 123 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 6Andre SavardC790 GP · 482 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 7Blaine StoughtonL526 GP · 449 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 8Bob GaineyL1160 GP · 501 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Bob DaileyD561 GP · 325 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Bob NeelyR283 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 158 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Al Sims made his NHL debut on October 10, 1973, 148 days after the draft.
476
Games
49
Goals
116
Assists
165
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1973 draft
- 6Andre SavardC790 GP · 482 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 31Jimmy JonesC148 GP · 31 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 36Doug GibsonC63 GP · 28 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 47Al SimsD476 GP · 165 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 63Steve LangdonL7 GP · 1 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 79Peter CrosbieGBOSBoston Bruins
- 95Jean-Pierre BourgouyneDBOSBoston Bruins
- 111Walter JohnsonRBOSBoston Bruins
- 127Virgil GatesDBOSBoston Bruins
- 142Jim PettieG21 GP · 9 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 157Yvon BouillonCBOSBoston Bruins