1975 NHL Draft
James Masters in the 1975 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected James Masters 36th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 33 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 36
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 33–39 in the 1975 draft
- 33Terry BucykRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 34Kelly GreenbankRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 35Ken BreitenbachD68 GP · 14 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36James MastersD33 GP · 14 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Al CameronD282 GP · 55 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 38Neil LysengRKCSKansas City Scouts
- 39John TweedleCCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
36th
of 216 players selected
12th
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
James Masters made his NHL debut on October 8, 1975, 127 days after the draft.
33
Games
1
Goals
13
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1975 draft
- 27Ed StaniowskiG219 GP · 67 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 36James MastersD33 GP · 14 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 63Rick BourbonnaisR71 GP · 24 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 81Jim GustafsonFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 99Jack BrownschidleD494 GP · 201 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 117Doug LindskogLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 135Dick LambyD22 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 151Dave McNabGSTLSt. Louis Blues