1973 NHL Draft
George Pesut in the 1973 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected George Pesut 24th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 92 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 8
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 1973 draft
- 21Eric VailL591 GP · 476 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 22Peter MarrinCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 23Wayne BianchinR276 GP · 109 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 24George PesutD92 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 25John RogersR14 GP · 6 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 26Brent LeavinsLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 27Colin CampbellD636 GP · 128 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
24th
of 168 players selected
5th
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
George Pesut made his NHL debut on December 12, 1974, 1 year and 211 days after the draft.
92
Games
3
Goals
22
Assists
25
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1973 draft
- 5John DavidsonG301 GP · 123 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 24George PesutD92 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 48Bob GassoffD245 GP · 58 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 72William LaingLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 88Randy SmithLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 104John WensinkL403 GP · 138 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 120Jean TetreaultLSTLSt. Louis Blues