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1975 WHA Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s) May 22, 1975[1]
Overview
First selection Flag of Canada Claude Larose
Selected by: Cincinnati Stingers
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The 1975 WHA Amateur Draft was the third draft held by the World Hockey Association.

Selections by Round[]

Below are listed the selections in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.

Selections By Round

Round 1[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
1 Claude Larose (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
2 Bryan Maxwell (D) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
3 Don Ashby (C) Flag of Canada Canada Michigan Stags Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 Mel Bridgman (C) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
5 Ralph Klassen (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
6 Barry Dean (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7 Denny McLean (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
8 Brad Gassoff (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
9 Greg Vaydik (F) Flag of Canada Canada Phoenix Roadrunners Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
10 Greg Hickey (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
11 Rick Lapointe (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
12 Jamie Masters (D) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 Terry McDonald (C) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
14 Pierre Mondou (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
15 Richard Mulhern (D) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

Round 2[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
16 Bob Sauve (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Laval National (QMJHL)
17 Don Cairns (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Michigan Stags Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
18 Robin Sadler (D) Flag of Austria Austria Michigan Stags Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
19 Mal Zinger (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
20 Kelly Greenbank (RW) Flag of Austria Austria Cleveland Crusaders Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
21 Peter Morris (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
22 Russ Anderson (D) Flag of the United States United States Winnipeg Jets University of Minnesota (WCHA)
23 Neil Lyseng (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Phoenix Roadrunners Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
24 Mike O'Connell (D) Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Roadrunners Kingston Canadians (OHA)
25 Kim Clackson (D) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
26 Jerry Rollins (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
27 Rick Adduono (C) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
28 Danny Arndt (LW) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
29 Doug Halward (D) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Peterborough Petes (OHA)
30 Doug Jarvis (C) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Peterborough Petes (OHA)

Round 3[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
31 Larry Hendrick (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
32 Clark Hamilton (C) Flag of the United States United States Indianapolis Racers University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
33 Gordon Laxton (G) Flag of Canada Canada Michigan Stags New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
34 Ron Delorme (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
35 Ed Staniowski (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Regina Pats (WCHL)
36 Barry Smith (C) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
37 Alex Pirus (C) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
38 Glen Richardson (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
39 Blair Davidson (D) Flag of Canada Canada Phoenix Roadrunners Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
40 Greg Neeld (D) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
41 Paul Heaver (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Oshawa Generals (OHA)
42 Bob Watson (RW) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
43 Matti Hagman (C) Flag of Finland Finland New England Whalers HIFK (SM-sarja)
44 Pierre Giroux (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
45 Kevin Campbell (D) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros St. Lawrence University (ECAC)

Round 4[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
46 Norm LaPointe (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
47 Blair MacKasey (D) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
48 Rick Bourbonnais (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Michigan Stags Ottawa 67's (OHA)
49 Andre Leduc (D) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
50 Peter Scamurra (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Peterborough Petes (OHA)
51 Stu Younger (F) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
52 Rick Piche (D) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
53 Ted Long (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
54 Roger Swanson (G) Flag of Canada Canada Phoenix Roadrunners Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
55 Bob Hoffmeyer (D) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
56 Ken Breitenbach (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
57 Dan Blair (RW) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Ottawa 67's (OHA)
58 Derek Spring (F) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
59 Ted Bulley (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
60 Dave Salvian (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)

Round 5[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
61 Paul Harrison (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Oshawa Generals (OHA)
62 Rick Bowness (C) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
63 Dale Ross (F) Flag of Canada Canada Michigan Stags Ottawa 67's (OHA)
64 Nick Sanza (G) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
65 Dennis Maruk (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders London Knights (OHA)
66 Jim Ofrim (F) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers University of Alberta (CWUAA)
67 Terry Bucyk (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
68 Mike Sleep (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Phoenix Roadrunners New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
69 Jim Minor (C) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Regina Pats (WCHL)
70 Mario Viens (G) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
71 Craig Crawford (C) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
72 Gary McFadyen (RW) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
73 Andre LePage (G) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
74 Paul Crowley (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Sudbury Wolves (OHA)

Round 6[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
75 Jackie Laine (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
76 Eric Sanderson (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
77 Greg Miazga (F) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
78 Joe Augustine (D) Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Crusaders Austin Mavericks (MidJHL)
79 Bob Sunderland (D) Flag of the United States United States Edmonton Oilers Boston University (ECAC)
80 Pat Hughes (F) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys University of Michigan (WCHA)
81 Nick Bobstock Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Acadia University
82 Dana Decker (LW) Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Roadrunners Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
83 Brian Shmyr (C) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
84 Paul Woods (F) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
85 Alex Tidey (RW) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
86 Terry Martin (F) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers London Knights (OHA)
87 Jean Trottier (C) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Laval National (QMJHL)
88 Bill Cheropita (G) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)

Round 7[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
89 Gary Carr (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
90 Doug Young (D) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
91 Rick Martin (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs London Knights (OHA)
92 Michel Lachance (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
93 Dave Bell (F) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Harvard University (ECAC)
94 Greg Smith (D) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys Colorado College (WCHA)
95 Dale McMullin (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Phoenix Roadrunners Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
96 Marc Tessier (C) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
97 Byron Shutt (F) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
98 Rick Lalonde (D) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
99 John Tweedle (F) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
100 Mike Backman (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
101 John Glynne (D) Flag of the United States United States Houston Aeros University of Vermont (ECAC)

Round 8[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
102 Greg Clause (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
103 Stan Jonathan (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Peterborough Petes (OHA)
104 Joe Fortunato (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
105 Sidney Veysey (C) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
106 Doug Lindskog (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys University of Michigan (WCHA)
107 Gary Morrison (F) Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Roadrunners University of Michigan (WCHA)
108 Bob McNeice (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
109 Jean-Luc Phaneuf (C) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
110 Kelly Secord (F) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
111 Mike Harazny (D) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Regina Pats (WCHL)
112 Michel Brisebois (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
113 Dave Taylor (F) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Clarkson University (ECAC)

Round 9[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
114 Yvon Disotell (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
115 Larry Huras (D) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
116 Viktor Khatulev (F) Flag of Latvia Latvia Cleveland Crusaders Dynamo Riga (USSR)
117 Bob Russell (C) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
118 Paul Clarke (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
119 Jim Gustafson (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
120 Dave Faulkner (C) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Regina Pats (WCHL)
121 Gilles Bilodeau (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
122 Alex Forsyth (F) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Kingston Canadians (OHA)
123 Dave Norris (LW) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
124 Michel Hamel (C) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Laval National (QMJHL)
125 Jim Maxfield (D) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Sudbury Wolves (OHA)

Round 10[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
126 Gary Burns (F) Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Stingers University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
127 Kari Makkonen (F) Flag of Finland Finland Indianapolis Racers Assat Pori (SM-sarja)
128 Dave Bossy (D) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
129 Ari Kankaanpera (D) Flag of Finland Finland Cleveland Crusaders Ilves Tampere (SM-sarja)
130 Jean Thibodeau (F) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
131 Randy Koch (F) Flag of the United States United States Calgary Cowboys University of Vermont (ECAC)
132 Dag Bredberg (F) Flag of Sweden Sweden Winnipeg Jets Farjestads BK (Sweden)
133 Denis Daigle (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
134 Roger Dorey (F) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Kingston Canadians (OHA)
135 Don Edwards (G) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
136 Paul Stevenson (F) Flag of the United States United States New England Whalers Brown University (ECAC)
137 Florent Fortier (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
138 Chad Campbell (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros University of Denver (WCHA)

Round 11[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
139 Bill Reber (RW) Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Stingers University of Vermont (ECAC)
140 Michel Blais (D) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Kingston Canadians (OHA)
141 Andy Whitby (F) Flag of Canada Canada Denver Spurs Oshawa Generals (OHA)
142 Tom McNamara (G) Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Crusaders University of Vermont (ECAC)
143 Brian Petrovek (G) Flag of the United States United States Edmonton Oilers Harvard University (ECAC)
144 Dan Tsubouchi (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys St. Louis University (CCHA)
145 Emil Meszaros (F) Flag of Sweden Sweden Winnipeg Jets Vastra Frolunda (Sweden)
146 Earl Sargent (W) Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Fighting Saints Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MidJHL)
147 Bob Ritchie (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
148 Dale Anderson (D) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
149 Clark Jantzie (F) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers University of Alberta (CWUAA)
150 Bill Oleschuk (G) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

Round 12[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
151 David McNab (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
152 Anders Steen (F) Flag of Sweden Sweden Indianapolis Racers Farjestads BK (Sweden)
153 Rick Marsh (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders R.P.I. (ECAC)
154 Jim Montgomery (C) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
155 Bill Anderson (D) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys St. Louis University (CCHA)
156 Torbjorn Nilsson (F) Flag of Sweden Sweden Winnipeg Jets Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
157 Richard Dutton (D) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Laval National (QMJHL)
158 Bob Shaw (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Clarkson University (ECAC)
159 Bruce O'Grady (F) Flag of Canada Canada San Diego Mariners Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
160 Jim Lundquist (D) Flag of the United States United States Houston Aeros Brown University (ECAC)

Round 13[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
161 Peter Shier (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Cornell University (ECAC)
162 Paul Evans (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Indianapolis Racers Peterborough Petes (OHA)
163 Dan Shearer (C) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
164 Terry Angel (F) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Oshawa Generals (OHA)
165 Doug Hanson Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys
166 Bengt Lundholm (F) Flag of Sweden Sweden Winnipeg Jets AIK IF (Sweden)
167 Tom Ulseth (C) Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Fighting Saints University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
168 Wayne Morrin (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
169 Rick St. Croix (G) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Oshawa Generals (OHA)

Round 14[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
170 Francois Robert (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
171 Rick Shinske (C) Flag of Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
172 Darrell Ferner (C) Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Cowboys Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
173 Henry Taylor (RW) Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Fighting Saints St. Paul Vulcans (MidJHL)
174 Dave Hanson (D) Flag of the United States United States Toronto Toros Colorado College (WCHA)
175 Paul Jensen (D) Flag of the United States United States Houston Aeros Michigan Tech University (WCHA)

See also[]

References[]

  1. "Ottawa's Jamie Masters selected by San Diego", May 23, 1975. Retrieved on December 14, 2018. 
Preceded by
1974 WHA Amateur Draft
WHA Draft
1975
Succeeded by
1976 WHA Amateur Draft
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