1973 NHL Draft
Reginald Thomas in the 1973 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Reginald Thomas 29th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 39 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 1973 draft
- 26Brent LeavinsLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 27Colin CampbellD636 GP · 128 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 28Jean LandryDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 29Reginald ThomasC39 GP · 16 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Pat HickeyL644 GP · 404 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 31Jimmy JonesC148 GP · 31 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 32Ron AndruffC153 GP · 55 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
29th
of 168 players selected
20th
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
Reginald Thomas made his NHL debut on December 15, 1979, 6 years and 214 days after the draft.
39
Games
9
Goals
7
Assists
16
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