1973 NHL Draft
Dennis Owchar in the 1973 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Dennis Owchar 55th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 288 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 7
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 1973 draft
- 52Frank RochonLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 53Dean TalafousC497 GP · 258 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 54Jim McCrimmonD2 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 55Dennis OwcharD288 GP · 115 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 56Al HangslebenL185 GP · 69 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 57Tom ColleyC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 58Dale CookFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
55th
of 168 players selected
15th
of 51 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Denis PotvinD1060 GP · 1052 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 3Dennis VervergaertR583 GP · 392 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 4Lanny McDonaldR1111 GP · 1006 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5John DavidsonG301 GP · 123 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 6Andre SavardC790 GP · 482 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 7Blaine StoughtonL526 GP · 449 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 8Bob GaineyL1160 GP · 501 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Bob DaileyD561 GP · 325 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Bob NeelyR283 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 158 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dennis Owchar made his NHL debut on October 12, 1974, 1 year and 150 days after the draft.
288
Games
30
Goals
85
Assists
115
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1973 draft
- 7Blaine StoughtonL526 GP · 449 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Wayne BianchinR276 GP · 109 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 27Colin CampbellD636 GP · 128 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 55Dennis OwcharD288 GP · 115 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 71Guido TenesiDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 87Don SeilingFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 103Terry EwasiukLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 119Fred ComrieCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 134Gord LaneD539 GP · 113 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 150Randy AimoeDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 164Don McLeodCPITPittsburgh Penguins