1973 NHL Draft
Peter Folco in the 1973 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Peter Folco 131st overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 9.
It was the tenth of the 11 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 131
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 3
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 128–134 in the 1973 draft
- 128Mario DesjardinsLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 129Bob LorimerD529 GP · 112 PNYINew York Islanders
- 130Larry PateyC717 GP · 316 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 131Peter FolcoD2 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 132Dave PayFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 133Bob BilodeauDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 134Gord LaneD539 GP · 113 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
131st
of 168 players selected
37th
of 51 defensemen 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
Peter Folco made his NHL debut on March 8, 1974, 297 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1973 draft
- 3Dennis VervergaertR583 GP · 392 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 9Bob DaileyD561 GP · 325 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 19Paulin BordeleauR183 GP · 89 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 35Paul SheardLVANVancouver Canucks
- 51Keith MackieDVANVancouver Canucks
- 67Paul O'NeilC6 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 83James CowellCVANVancouver Canucks
- 99Clay HebentonGVANVancouver Canucks
- 115John SenkpielRVANVancouver Canucks
- 131Peter FolcoD2 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 146Terry McDougallCVANVancouver Canucks