1975 NHL Draft
Ken Breitenbach in the 1975 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Ken Breitenbach 35th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 68 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 1975 draft
- 32Barry SmithC114 GP · 14 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
35th
of 216 players selected
11th
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
Ken Breitenbach made his NHL debut on February 19, 1976, 261 days after the draft.
68
Games
1
Goals
13
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1975 draft
- 17Bob SauveG420 GP · 182 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Ken BreitenbachD68 GP · 14 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 44Terry MartinL479 GP · 205 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Gary McAdamR534 GP · 228 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 71Greg NeeldDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 89Don EdwardsG459 GP · 208 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Jim MinorCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Grant RoweDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 143Alex TideyR9 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 159Andy WhitbyRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 174Len MoherGBUFBuffalo Sabres