1974 NHL Draft
Lee Fogolin in the 1974 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Lee Fogolin 11th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 924.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 1974 draft
- 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 11Lee FogolinD924 GP · 238 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Mario TremblayR852 GP · 584 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Jack ValiquetteC350 GP · 218 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 14Dave MaloneyD657 GP · 317 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
11th
of 246 players selected
5th
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
Lee Fogolin made his NHL debut on October 10, 1974, 135 days after the draft.
924
Games
44
Goals
194
Assists
238
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1974 draft
- 11Lee FogolinD924 GP · 238 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 29Danny GareR827 GP · 685 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 47Michel DezielLNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 65Paul McIntoshD48 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 83Garry LariviereD219 GP · 63 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 101David GivenCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 119Bernard NoreauRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 136Charles ConstantinLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 153Rick JodzioR70 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 168Derek SmithC335 GP · 194 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 183Invalid pickBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 196Bob GeoffrionLBUFBuffalo Sabres