1975 NHL Draft
Doug Halward in the 1975 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Doug Halward 14th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 653, and only 9 have scored more points than his 293.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 1975 draft
- 11Pat PriceD726 GP · 261 PNYINew York Islanders
- 12Wayne DillonC229 GP · 109 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 13Gordon LaxtonG17 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 14Doug HalwardD653 GP · 293 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Pierre MondouC548 GP · 456 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16Tim YoungC629 GP · 536 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 17Bob SauveG420 GP · 182 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
14th
of 216 players selected
6th
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
Doug Halward made his NHL debut on October 9, 1975, 128 days after the draft.
653
Games
69
Goals
224
Assists
293
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1975 draft
- 14Doug HalwardD653 GP · 293 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 32Barry SmithC114 GP · 14 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 60Rick AdduonoC4 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 68Denis DaigleLBOSBoston Bruins
- 86Stan JonathanL411 GP · 201 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 104Matti HagmanC237 GP · 145 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 122Gary CarrGBOSBoston Bruins
- 140Bo BerglundL130 GP · 67 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 156Joe RandoDBOSBoston Bruins
- 171Kevin NugentRBOSBoston Bruins