1975 NHL Amateur Draft
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
188 Ken Holland Goaltender Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Medicine Hat Tigers ( WCHL )
189 Bob Barnes Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Hamilton Fincups ( OMJHL )
190 Gilles Cloutier Goaltender Canada Minnesota North Stars Shawinigan Dynamos ( QMJHL )
191 Gary Burns Left Wing United States Toronto Maple Leafs University of New Hampshire ( ECAC )
192 Torbjorn Nilsson Right Wing Sweden Atlanta Flames Skelleftea ( Sweden )
193 Jim Montgomery Centre Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Hull Festivals ( QMJHL )
194 Kari Makkonen Right Wing Finland New York Islanders Pori ( Finland )
195 Tom McNamara Goaltender United States New York Rangers University ofVermont ( ECAC )
196 Lex Hudson Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins University of Denver ( WCHA )
197 Mario Viens Goaltender Canada Los Angeles Kings Cornwall Royals ( QMJHL )
198 Carl Jackson Goaltender Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Pennsylvania ( ECAC )
Selections by round -- Round twelve
The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers made the most noise at the draft, trading Bill Clement, Don McLean, and the 18th overall pick to the Washington Capitals for the number one overall selection, which they used to select Mel Bridgman. Later in round nine the Flyers became the first NHL team to select a Soviet-born and trained player in the Amateur Draft, selecting Latvian Viktor Khatulev 160th overall.