1975 NHL Draft
Craig Norwich in the 1975 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Craig Norwich 173rd overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 10.
It was the twelfth of the 19 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 104 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 173
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 13
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 170–176 in the 1975 draft
- 170Frank SaliveGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 171Kevin NugentRBOSBoston Bruins
- 172Brian PetrovekGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 173Craig NorwichD104 GP · 75 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 174Len MoherGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 175Duffy SmithDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 176Dave HansonDDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
172nd
of 216 players selected
50th
of 64 defensemen 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
Craig Norwich made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 4 years and 129 days after the draft.
104
Games
17
Goals
58
Assists
75
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1975 draft
- 9Robin SadlerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 15Pierre MondouC548 GP · 456 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 22Brian EngblomD659 GP · 206 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Kelly GreenbankRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 51Paul WoodsC501 GP · 196 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 52Pat HughesR573 GP · 258 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 70Dave GormanR3 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 88James TurkiewiczDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 106Michel LachanceD21 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Timothy BurkeDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Paul ClarkeRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 173Craig NorwichD104 GP · 75 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187Dave BellCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Carl JacksonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 204Michel BriseboisRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 208Roger BourqueDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 211Jim LundquistDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 214Don MadsonCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 215Bob BainDMTLMontréal Canadiens