1973 NHL Draft
Tom Colley in the 1973 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Tom Colley 57th overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 9
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1973 draft
- 54Jim McCrimmonD2 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 55Dennis OwcharD288 GP · 115 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 56Al HangslebenL185 GP · 69 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 57Tom ColleyC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 58Dale CookFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 59Mike KorneyD77 GP · 19 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 60Yvon DupuisFBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
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
Tom Colley made his NHL debut on March 12, 1975, 1 year and 301 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1973 draft
- 18Blake DunlopC550 GP · 404 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 25John RogersR14 GP · 6 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 41Rick ChinnickR4 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 57Tom ColleyC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 73Lowell OstlundDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 89David LeeLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 105Lou NisticoC3 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 121George BeveridgeDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 136Jim JohnstonCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 152Sam CleggGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 161Russ WiechnikCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 163Max HansenLMNSMinnesota North Stars