1973 NHL Draft
Randy Holt in the 1973 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Randy Holt 45th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 12 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His 395 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 45
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 42–48 in the 1973 draft
- 42Michael ClarkeCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 43Robbie NealeFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Andre DeschampsLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 45Randy HoltD395 GP · 41 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46John CampbellLNYRNew York Rangers
- 47Al SimsD476 GP · 165 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 48Bob GassoffD245 GP · 58 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
45th
of 168 players selected
9th
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
Randy Holt made his NHL debut on October 20, 1974, 1 year and 158 days after the draft.
395
Games
4
Goals
37
Assists
41
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1973 draft
- 13Darcy RotaL794 GP · 495 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 29Reginald ThomasC39 GP · 16 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Randy HoltD395 GP · 41 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 61Dave ElliottCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 77Dan HintonL14 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 93Garry DoerksenLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 109Wayne DyeLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 125Jim KoleffFCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 140Jack JohnsonDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 141Steve AlleyL15 GP · 6 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156Rick ClubbeCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 165Gene StrateDCHIChicago Blackhawks