1974 NHL Draft
Pete Lopresti in the 1974 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Pete Lopresti 42nd overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 15 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 175 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 42
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 6
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 39–45 in the 1974 draft
- 39Charlie SimmerL712 GP · 711 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 40Brad AndersonCNYINew York Islanders
- 41John HughesD70 GP · 16 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 42Pete LoprestiG175 GP · 43 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 43Gord BuynakD4 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 44Dan MandrykLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Bill EvoFDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
42nd
of 246 players selected
1st
of 24 goaltenders 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
Pete Lopresti made his NHL debut on November 14, 1974, 170 days after the draft.
175
Games
43
Wins
5
Shutouts
.872
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1974 draft
- 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 24Rich NantaisL63 GP · 9 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 42Pete LoprestiG175 GP · 43 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 60Kim MacDougallD1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 78Ron AshtonLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 96John SheridanCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 114Dave HeitzGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 131Roland ErikssonC193 GP · 143 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 148Dave StaffenFMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 164Brian AndersenDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 179Duane BrayDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 193Don HayRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 205Brian HoldernessGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 215Frank TaylorDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 222Jeff HymansonDMNSMinnesota North Stars