1973 NHL Draft
Ken Houston in the 1973 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Ken Houston 85th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 12 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 570 games put him 16th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 85
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 5
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 82–88 in the 1973 draft
- 82Willie TrognitzFCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 83James CowellCVANVancouver Canucks
- 84Doug MaritDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Ken HoustonR570 GP · 328 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 86Blair MacDonaldR219 GP · 191 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 87Don SeilingFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 88Randy SmithLSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
85th
of 168 players selected
58th
of 105 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Denis PotvinD1060 GP · 1052 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 3Dennis VervergaertR583 GP · 392 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 4Lanny McDonaldR1111 GP · 1006 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5John DavidsonG301 GP · 123 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 6Andre SavardC790 GP · 482 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 7Blaine StoughtonL526 GP · 449 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 8Bob GaineyL1160 GP · 501 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Bob DaileyD561 GP · 325 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Bob NeelyR283 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 158 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ken Houston made his NHL debut on November 9, 1975, 2 years and 178 days after the draft.
570
Games
161
Goals
167
Assists
328
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1973 draft
- 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 16Vic MercrediC2 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 21Eric VailL591 GP · 476 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 53Dean TalafousC497 GP · 258 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 69John FleschR124 GP · 41 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 85Ken HoustonR570 GP · 328 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 101Tom MachowskiDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 117Bob LawRAFMAtlanta Flames
- 133Bob BilodeauDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 148Glen SurbeyDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 149Guy RossDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 162Greg FoxD494 GP · 106 PAFMAtlanta Flames