1973 NHL Draft
Nelson Pyatt in the 1973 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Nelson Pyatt 39th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 15 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 296 games put him 29th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 39
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 7
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 36–42 in the 1973 draft
- 36Doug GibsonC63 GP · 28 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 37Ed HumphreysGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Russell WalkerR17 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 39Nelson PyattC296 GP · 134 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 40Bob StumpfR10 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 41Rick ChinnickR4 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 42Michael ClarkeCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
39th
of 168 players selected
28th
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
Nelson Pyatt made his NHL debut on October 13, 1973, 151 days after the draft.
296
Games
71
Goals
63
Assists
134
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1973 draft
- 11Terrance RichardsonG20 GP · 3 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 39Nelson PyattC296 GP · 134 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 43Robbie NealeFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 59Mike KorneyD77 GP · 19 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 75Blair StewartL229 GP · 78 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 91Glen CickelloDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Brian MiddletonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 118Dennis PolonichC390 GP · 141 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 123George LyleL99 GP · 62 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 135Dennis O'BrienCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 138Tom NewmanDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 139Ray BibeauDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Kevin NevilleGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 154Ken GibbDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 155Mitch BrandtDDETDetroit Red Wings