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1974 NHL Draft

Roger Lemelin in the 1974 NHL Draft

Kansas City Scouts selected Roger Lemelin 56th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 4.

It was the fourth of the 13 picks Kansas City Scouts made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 36 games put him 74th in the class.

Overall pick
56
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 2
Drafting team
KCSKansas City Scouts
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 53–59 in the 1974 draft

  1. 53Bob SiroisR286 GP · 212 PPHI
  2. 54Tom EdurD158 GP · 87 PBOS
  3. 55Paul NicholsonL62 GP · 12 PWSH
  4. 56Roger LemelinD36 GP · 3 PKCS
  5. 57Thomas PriceD29 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 58Pat RibbleD349 GP · 79 PAFM
  7. 59Harold SnepstsD1033 GP · 233 PVAN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1974 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1974 class

56th
of 246 players selected
20th
of 86 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSH
  2. 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCS
  3. 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGS
  4. 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYI
  5. 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTL
  6. 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNS
  7. 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTL
  8. 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPIT
  9. 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDET
  10. 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTL

+ 236 more

The 1974 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Roger Lemelin made his NHL debut on November 20, 1974, 176 days after the draft.

36
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Kansas City Scouts picks in the 1974 draft

  1. 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCS
  2. 20Glen BurdonC11 GP · 2 PKCS
  3. 38Bob BourneC964 GP · 582 PKCS
  4. 56Roger LemelinD36 GP · 3 PKCS
  5. 74Mark LomendaRKCS
  6. 92John ShewchukCKCS
  7. 110Mike BolandD23 GP · 3 PKCS
  8. 145Brian KuruliakLKCS
  9. 162Denis CarufelDKCS
  10. 177Soren JohanssonRKCS
  11. 191Mats UllanderLKCS
  12. 203Edward PizunskiDKCS
  13. 213Willie WingRKCS