1974 NHL Draft
Dave Williams in the 1974 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Dave Williams 31st overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 962.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 1974 draft
- 28Guy ChouinardC578 GP · 575 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 29Danny GareR827 GP · 685 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 30Gary MacgregorCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 31Dave WilliamsL962 GP · 513 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 32Ron GreschnerD981 GP · 610 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 33Gilles LupienD226 GP · 30 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Alain DaigleR389 GP · 106 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
31st
of 246 players selected
22nd
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
Dave Williams made his NHL debut on January 7, 1975, 224 days after the draft.
962
Games
241
Goals
272
Assists
513
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1974 draft
- 13Jack ValiquetteC350 GP · 218 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 31Dave WilliamsL962 GP · 513 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Per-Arne AlexanderssonCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 67Peter DriscollL60 GP · 11 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Mike PalmateerG356 GP · 149 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 103Bill HassardCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 121Kevin DevineL2 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 138Kevin KempD3 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 155Dave SyvretDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 170Andy StoeszGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 185Marty FeschukDTORToronto Maple Leafs