1975 NHL Draft
Don Ashby in the 1975 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Don Ashby 6th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 17 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 188 games put him 38th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1975 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
6th
of 216 players selected
4th
of 126 forwards 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
Don Ashby made his NHL debut on October 11, 1975, 130 days after the draft.
188
Games
40
Goals
56
Assists
96
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1975 draft
- 6Don AshbyC188 GP · 96 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 24Doug JarvisC964 GP · 403 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 42Bruce BoudreauC141 GP · 70 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 78Ted LongLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 96Kevin CampbellDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 114Mario RouillardRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 132Ron WilsonD177 GP · 93 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 149Paul EvansC11 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 165Jean LatendresseDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 166Paul CrowleyRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 179Dan D'AlviseCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 180Jackie LaineRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 188Ken HollandG4 GP · 0 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 189Bob BarnesDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 191Gary BurnsL11 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 193Jim MontgomeryCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 199Rick MartinLTORToronto Maple Leafs