1975 NHL Draft
Don Cairns in the 1975 NHL Draft
Kansas City Scouts selected Don Cairns 20th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 9 picks Kansas City Scouts made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- KCSKansas City Scouts
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1975 draft
- 17Bob SauveG420 GP · 182 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 18Alex ForsythC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Peter ScamurraD132 GP · 33 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Don CairnsL9 GP · 1 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 21Dennis MarukC888 GP · 878 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 22Brian EngblomD659 GP · 206 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 23Jerry RollinsDDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
20th
of 216 players selected
11th
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 Cairns made his NHL debut on January 14, 1976, 225 days after the draft.
9
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Kansas City Scouts picks in the 1975 draft
- 2Barry DeanL165 GP · 81 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 20Don CairnsL9 GP · 1 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 38Neil LysengRKCSKansas City Scouts
- 56Ron DelormeC524 GP · 166 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 74Terry McDonaldD8 GP · 1 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 92Eric SandersonLKCSKansas City Scouts
- 110Bill OleschukG55 GP · 7 WKCSKansas City Scouts
- 128Joe BakerDKCSKansas City Scouts
- 145Scott WilliamsLKCSKansas City Scouts