1975 NHL Draft
Gary McAdam in the 1975 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Gary McAdam 53rd overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 534 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 53
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 50–56 in the 1975 draft
- 50Clark HamiltonRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 51Paul WoodsC501 GP · 196 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 52Pat HughesR573 GP · 258 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 53Gary McAdamR534 GP · 228 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 54Bob RitchieL29 GP · 12 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 55Blair MacKaseyD1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Ron DelormeC524 GP · 166 PKCSKansas City Scouts
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
53rd
of 216 players selected
31st
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
Gary McAdam made his NHL debut on October 9, 1975, 128 days after the draft.
534
Games
96
Goals
132
Assists
228
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1975 draft
- 17Bob SauveG420 GP · 182 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Ken BreitenbachD68 GP · 14 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 44Terry MartinL479 GP · 205 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Gary McAdamR534 GP · 228 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 71Greg NeeldDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 89Don EdwardsG459 GP · 208 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Jim MinorCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Grant RoweDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 143Alex TideyR9 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 159Andy WhitbyRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 174Len MoherGBUFBuffalo Sabres