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1974 NHL Draft

Bob Hess in the 1974 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Bob Hess 26th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 2.

It was the first of the 11 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 329 games put him 40th in the class.

Overall pick
26
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 8
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 23–29 in the 1974 draft

  1. 23Ron SedlbauerL430 GP · 229 PVAN
  2. 24Rich NantaisL63 GP · 9 PMNS
  3. 25Mark HoweD929 GP · 742 PBOS
  4. 26Bob HessD329 GP · 122 PSTL
  5. 27Jacques CossetteR64 GP · 14 PPIT
  6. 28Guy ChouinardC578 GP · 575 PAFM
  7. 29Danny GareR827 GP · 685 PBUF

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1974 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1974 class

26th
of 246 players selected
9th
of 86 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSH
  2. 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCS
  3. 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGS
  4. 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYI
  5. 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTL
  6. 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNS
  7. 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTL
  8. 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPIT
  9. 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDET
  10. 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTL

+ 236 more

The 1974 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Bob Hess made his NHL debut on October 9, 1974, 134 days after the draft.

329
Games
27
Goals
95
Assists
122
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 1974 draft

  1. 26Bob HessD329 GP · 122 PSTL
  2. 43Gord BuynakD4 GP · 0 PSTL
  3. 79Mike ZukeC455 GP · 282 PSTL
  4. 87Don WheldonD2 GP · 0 PSTL
  5. 97Mike ThompsonDSTL
  6. 115Terry CaseyRSTL
  7. 132Rod TordoffDSTL
  8. 149Paul TouzinGSTL
  9. 165John AhernDSTL
  10. 180Mitch BabinC8 GP · 0 PSTL
  11. 194Doug AllanGSTL