1975 NHL Draft
Rick Blight in the 1975 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Rick Blight 10th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 326 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 10
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 10
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 7–13 in the 1975 draft
- 7Gregory VaydikC5 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Richard MulhernD303 GP · 120 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Robin SadlerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Rick BlightR326 GP · 221 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Pat PriceD726 GP · 261 PNYINew York Islanders
- 12Wayne DillonC229 GP · 109 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 13Gordon LaxtonG17 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1975 class
10th
of 216 players selected
6th
of 126 forwards 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
Rick Blight made his NHL debut on October 8, 1975, 127 days after the draft.
326
Games
96
Goals
125
Assists
221
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1975 draft
- 10Rick BlightR326 GP · 221 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 28Brad GassoffL122 GP · 36 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 46Normand LapointeGVANVancouver Canucks
- 64Glen RichardsonL24 GP · 9 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 82Doug MurrayLVANVancouver Canucks
- 100Bob WatsonRVANVancouver Canucks
- 118Brian ShmyrCVANVancouver Canucks
- 136Allan FleckLVANVancouver Canucks
- 152Bob McNeiceLVANVancouver Canucks
- 182Sidney VeyseyC1 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks