1973 NHL Draft
Bob Gainey in the 1973 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Bob Gainey 8th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 16 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1160, and only 4 have scored more points than his 501.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1973 draft
- 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
- 11Terrance RichardsonG20 GP · 3 WDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
8th
of 168 players selected
6th
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
Bob Gainey made his NHL debut on October 10, 1973, 148 days after the draft.
1160
Games
239
Goals
262
Assists
501
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1973 draft
- 8Bob GaineyL1160 GP · 501 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 17Glenn GoldupR291 GP · 119 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 22Peter MarrinCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Ron AndruffC153 GP · 55 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 37Ed HumphreysGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 56Al HangslebenL185 GP · 69 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 64Rich LatulippeCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 80Gerrard GibbonsDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 96Denis PatryRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 112Michel BelisleCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 128Mario DesjardinsLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 143Bob WrightFMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Al LabrecqueLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 166Gordon HallidayFMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 167Robert RaederGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 168Louis ChiassonCMTLMontréal Canadiens