1974 NHL Draft
Bill Lochead in the 1974 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Bill Lochead 9th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 330 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 1974 draft
- 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 11Lee FogolinD924 GP · 238 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Mario TremblayR852 GP · 584 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
9th
of 246 players selected
6th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 236 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Bill Lochead made his NHL debut on October 9, 1974, 134 days after the draft.
330
Games
69
Goals
62
Assists
131
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1974 draft
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Dan MandrykLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Bill EvoFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 63Michel BergeronR229 GP · 138 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 81John TaftD15 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 99Don DufekLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 117Jack CarlsonL236 GP · 45 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 134Greg SteelDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Glen McLeodDDETDetroit Red Wings