1974 NHL Draft
John Hughes in the 1974 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected John Hughes 41st overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 8 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 70 games put him 65th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 5
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 1974 draft
- 38Bob BourneC964 GP · 582 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 39Charlie SimmerL712 GP · 711 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 40Brad AndersonCNYINew York Islanders
- 41John HughesD70 GP · 16 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 42Pete LoprestiG175 GP · 43 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 43Gord BuynakD4 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 44Dan MandrykLDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
41st
of 246 players selected
13th
of 86 defensemen 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
John Hughes made his NHL debut on October 9, 1979, 5 years and 134 days after the draft.
70
Games
2
Goals
14
Assists
16
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1974 draft
- 23Ron SedlbauerL430 GP · 229 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 41John HughesD70 GP · 16 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 59Harold SnepstsD1033 GP · 233 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 77Mike RogersC484 GP · 519 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 95Andy SpruceL172 GP · 73 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 113Jim ClarkeDVANVancouver Canucks
- 130Robbie WattFVANVancouver Canucks
- 147Marc GaudreaultDVANVancouver Canucks