1974 NHL Draft
Clark Gillies in the 1974 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Clark Gillies 4th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 19 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 958, and only 5 have scored more points than his 697.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1974 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
4th
of 246 players selected
2nd
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
Clark Gillies made his NHL debut on October 9, 1974, 134 days after the draft.
958
Games
319
Goals
378
Assists
697
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1974 draft
- 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYINew York Islanders
- 22Bryan TrottierC1279 GP · 1425 PNYINew York Islanders
- 40Brad AndersonCNYINew York Islanders
- 76Carlo TorresanDNYINew York Islanders
- 94Sid PrysunkaLNYINew York Islanders
- 112Dave LangevinD513 GP · 119 PNYINew York Islanders
- 129David InkpenDNYINew York Islanders
- 146Jim FoubisterGNYINew York Islanders
- 163Bob FergusonCNYINew York Islanders
- 178Murray FleckDNYINew York Islanders
- 192Dave RookeDNYINew York Islanders
- 204Neil SmithDNYINew York Islanders
- 214Stefan PerssonD622 GP · 369 PNYINew York Islanders
- 221Dave OtnessCNYINew York Islanders
- 226Jim MurrayDNYINew York Islanders
- 229Mike DibbleGNYINew York Islanders
- 232Brian ByeCNYINew York Islanders
- 235Martti JarkkoCNYINew York Islanders
- 238Ron PhillipsDNYINew York Islanders