1975 NHL Draft
Paul Harrison in the 1975 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Paul Harrison 40th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 12 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 109 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 40
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 4
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 37–43 in the 1975 draft
- 37Al CameronD282 GP · 55 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 38Neil LysengRKCSKansas City Scouts
- 39John TweedleCCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
40th
of 216 players selected
5th
of 26 goaltenders 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
Paul Harrison made his NHL debut on October 11, 1975, 130 days after the draft.
109
Games
28
Wins
2
Shutouts
.864
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1975 draft
- 4Bryan MaxwellD330 GP · 95 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 40Paul HarrisonG109 GP · 28 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 41Alex PirusR159 GP · 58 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 58Steve JensenL438 GP · 220 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 76David NorrisLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 94Greg ClauseRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 112Francois RobertDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 130Dean MageeC7 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 147Terry AngelRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 163Michel BlaisDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 177Earl SargentRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 190Gilles CloutierGMNSMinnesota North Stars