1975 NHL Draft
Bob Sauve in the 1975 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Bob Sauve 17th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 420 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 1975 draft
- 14Doug HalwardD653 GP · 293 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
17th
of 216 players selected
2nd
of 26 goaltenders 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
Bob Sauve made his NHL debut on October 13, 1976, 1 year and 132 days after the draft.
420
Games
182
Wins
8
Shutouts
.875
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1975 draft
- 17Bob SauveG420 GP · 182 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Ken BreitenbachD68 GP · 14 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 44Terry MartinL479 GP · 205 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Gary McAdamR534 GP · 228 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 71Greg NeeldDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 89Don EdwardsG459 GP · 208 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Jim MinorCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Grant RoweDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 143Alex TideyR9 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 159Andy WhitbyRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 174Len MoherGBUFBuffalo Sabres