1975 NHL Draft
Gordon Laxton in the 1975 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Gordon Laxton 13th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 15 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 17 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 1975 draft
- 10Rick BlightR326 GP · 221 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
13th
of 216 players selected
1st
of 26 goaltenders 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
Gordon Laxton made his NHL debut on October 7, 1975, 126 days after the draft.
17
Games
4
Wins
0
Shutouts
.830
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1975 draft
- 13Gordon LaxtonG17 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Russ AndersonD519 GP · 121 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 49Paul BaxterD472 GP · 169 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Stu YoungerLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 85Kim ClacksonD106 GP · 8 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 103Peter MorrisLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Mike WillCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 139Tapio LevoD107 GP · 69 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 155Byron ShuttLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Frank SaliveGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 185John GlynneDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 196Lex HudsonD2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 202Dan TsubouchiRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 206Bronisla StankovskyLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 217Kelly SecordRPITPittsburgh Penguins