1974 NHL Draft
Terry Ruskowski in the 1974 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Terry Ruskowski 70th overall in the 1974 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1974, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 629 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 70
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 67–73 in the 1974 draft
- 67Peter DriscollL60 GP · 11 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 68Boyd AndersonLNYRNew York Rangers
- 69Mike McKegneyFMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 70Terry RuskowskiC629 GP · 426 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 71Randy AndreachukCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 72Bill ReedDBOSBoston Bruins
- 73Jack PattersonFWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1974 class
70th
of 246 players selected
42nd
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Greg JolyD365 GP · 97 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Wilf PaiementR946 GP · 814 PKCSKansas City Scouts
- 3Rick HamptonD337 GP · 172 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 4Clark GilliesL958 GP · 697 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Cam ConnorR89 GP · 31 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Doug HicksD561 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Doug RisebroughC740 GP · 471 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Pierre LaroucheC812 GP · 822 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Bill LocheadL330 GP · 131 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Rick ChartrawD420 GP · 92 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 236 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Terry Ruskowski made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 5 years and 134 days after the draft.
629
Games
113
Goals
313
Assists
426
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1974 draft
- 16Grant MulveyR586 GP · 284 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 34Alain DaigleR389 GP · 106 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 52Bob MurrayD1008 GP · 514 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 70Terry RuskowskiC629 GP · 426 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 88David LoganD218 GP · 34 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 106Bob VolpeGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 124Eddie MioG192 GP · 64 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 141Mike St. CyrDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 158Steve ColpCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 173Rick FraserDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 188Jean BernierDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 200Dwayne ByersRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 210Glen IngCCHIChicago Blackhawks