1975 NHL Draft
Alex Forsyth in the 1975 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Alex Forsyth 18th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 1975 draft
- 15Pierre MondouC548 GP · 456 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16Tim YoungC629 GP · 536 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 17Bob SauveG420 GP · 182 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 18Alex ForsythC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Peter ScamurraD132 GP · 33 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Don CairnsL9 GP · 1 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 21Dennis MarukC888 GP · 878 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
18th
of 216 players selected
10th
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
Alex Forsyth made his NHL debut on November 12, 1976, 1 year and 162 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1975 draft
- 18Alex ForsythC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Peter ScamurraD132 GP · 33 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 55Blair MacKaseyD1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Craig CrawfordCWSHWashington Capitals
- 91Roger SwansonGWSHWashington Capitals
- 109Clark JantzieFWSHWashington Capitals
- 127Mike FryiaFWSHWashington Capitals
- 144Jim OfrimCWSHWashington Capitals
- 161Mal ZingerRWSHWashington Capitals