1973 NHL Draft
Tom Lysiak in the 1973 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Tom Lysiak 2nd overall in the 1973 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 168 players selected in 1973, 70 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 919, and only 3 have scored more points than his 843.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1973 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1973 class
2nd
of 168 players selected
1st
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
Tom Lysiak made his NHL debut on October 10, 1973, 148 days after the draft.
919
Games
292
Goals
551
Assists
843
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1973 draft
- 2Tom LysiakC919 GP · 843 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 16Vic MercrediC2 GP · 0 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 21Eric VailL591 GP · 476 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 53Dean TalafousC497 GP · 258 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 69John FleschR124 GP · 41 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 85Ken HoustonR570 GP · 328 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 101Tom MachowskiDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 117Bob LawRAFMAtlanta Flames
- 133Bob BilodeauDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 148Glen SurbeyDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 149Guy RossDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 162Greg FoxD494 GP · 106 PAFMAtlanta Flames