1974 NHL Draft
Jack Valiquette in the 1974 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Jack Valiquette 13th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 350 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 1974 draft
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 11Lee FogolinD924 GP · 238 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Mario TremblayR852 GP · 584 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Jack ValiquetteC350 GP · 218 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 14Dave MaloneyD657 GP · 317 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Gord McTavishC11 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16Grant MulveyR586 GP · 284 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
13th
of 246 players selected
8th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 236 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jack Valiquette made his NHL debut on November 22, 1974, 178 days after the draft.
350
Games
84
Goals
134
Assists
218
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1974 draft
- 13Jack ValiquetteC350 GP · 218 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 31Dave WilliamsL962 GP · 513 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Per-Arne AlexanderssonCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 67Peter DriscollL60 GP · 11 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Mike PalmateerG356 GP · 149 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 103Bill HassardCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 121Kevin DevineL2 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 138Kevin KempD3 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 155Dave SyvretDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 170Andy StoeszGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 185Marty FeschukDTORToronto Maple Leafs