1973 NHL Draft
Andre St. Laurent in the 1973 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Andre St. Laurent 49th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 10 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 644.
- Overall pick
- 49
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 1
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 46–52 in the 1973 draft
- 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
- 51Keith MackieDVANVancouver Canucks
- 52Frank RochonLTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
49th
of 168 players selected
35th
of 105 forwards 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
Andre St. Laurent made his NHL debut on October 27, 1973, 165 days after the draft.
644
Games
129
Goals
187
Assists
316
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1973 draft
- 1Denis PotvinD1060 GP · 1052 PNYINew York Islanders
- 33Dave LewisD1008 GP · 223 PNYINew York Islanders
- 49Andre St. LaurentC644 GP · 316 PNYINew York Islanders
- 65Ronald KennedyRNYINew York Islanders
- 81Keith SmithDNYINew York Islanders
- 97Donald CuttsG6 GP · 1 WNYINew York Islanders
- 110Denis AndersonDNYINew York Islanders
- 113Mike KennedyRNYINew York Islanders
- 126Dennis DesgagnesCNYINew York Islanders
- 129Bob LorimerD529 GP · 112 PNYINew York Islanders