1974 NHL Draft
John Taft in the 1974 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected John Taft 81st overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 81
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 9
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 78–84 in the 1974 draft
- 78Ron AshtonLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 79Mike ZukeC455 GP · 282 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 80Bruce AberhartGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 81John TaftD15 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 82Jerry BadiukDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 83Garry LariviereD219 GP · 63 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 84John Paul EvansC103 GP · 39 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
81st
of 246 players selected
30th
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 Taft made his NHL debut on November 29, 1978, 4 years and 184 days after the draft.
15
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1974 draft
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Dan MandrykLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Bill EvoFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 63Michel BergeronR229 GP · 138 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 81John TaftD15 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 99Don DufekLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 117Jack CarlsonL236 GP · 45 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 134Greg SteelDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Glen McLeodDDETDetroit Red Wings