1975 NHL Draft
Mike O'connell in the 1975 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Mike O'connell 43rd overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 860, and only 5 have scored more points than his 440.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 7
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 1975 draft
- 40Paul HarrisonG109 GP · 28 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 41Alex PirusR159 GP · 58 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 42Bruce BoudreauC141 GP · 70 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Mike O'connellD860 GP · 440 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 44Terry MartinL479 GP · 205 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 45Blair DavidsonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 46Normand LapointeGVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
43rd
of 216 players selected
14th
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
Mike O'connell made his NHL debut on February 26, 1978, 2 years and 268 days after the draft.
860
Games
105
Goals
335
Assists
440
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1975 draft
- 7Gregory VaydikC5 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 25Danny ArndtLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 43Mike O'connellD860 GP · 440 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 61Pierre GirouxC6 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 79Bob HoffmeyerD198 GP · 66 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 97Tom UlsethRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 115Ted BulleyL414 GP · 214 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 133Paul JensenDCHIChicago Blackhawks