List of Atlanta Flames draft picks explained

This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Atlanta Flames franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, from 1972 to 1979, regardless of whether they played for the team.

Key

Played at least one game with the Flames
Spent entire NHL career with the Flames

General terms and abbreviations

Term or abbreviation	Definition
Draft	The year that the player was selected
Round	The round of the draft in which the player was selected
Pick	The overall position in the draft at which the player was selected	-	Ref(s)	Reference(s)-->

Position abbreviations

Abbreviation	Definition
G	Goaltender
D	Defense
LW	Left wing
C	Center
RW	Right wing
F	Forward

Abbreviations for statistical columns

Abbreviation	Definition
Pos	Position
GP	Games played
G	Goals
A	Assists
Pts	Points
PIM	Penalties in minutes
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
GAA	Goals against average
—	Does not apply

Draft picks

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA
1972	1	2		Canada	C	556	160	187	347	307
1972	2	18		Canada	D	164	11	46	57	46
1972	3	34		Canada	D	204	23	63	86	39
1972	4	50		Canada	RW	90	6	10	16	63
1972	5	78		Canada	C
1972	6	82		Canada	G
1972	7	98		Canada	LW
1972	8	114		Canada	C
1972	9	130		Canada	D
1972	9	132		Canada	RW
1973	1	2		Canada	F	919	292	551	843	569
1973	1	16		Canada	LW	2	0	0	0	0
1973	2	21		Canada	F	591	216	260	476	281
1973	4	53		United States	F	497	104	154	258	163
1973	5	69		Canada	LW	124	18	23	41	112
1973	6	85		Canada	D	570	161	167	328	624
1973	7	101		United States	D
1973	8	117		Canada	RW
1973	9	133		Canada	D
1973	10	148		Canada	D
1973	10	149		Canada	D
1973	11	162		Canada	D	494	14	93	107	637
1974	2	28		Canada	F	578	205	370	575	120
1974	3	46		United States	D
1974	4	58		Canada	D	349	19	60	79	365
1974	4	64		Canada	RW	2	0	1	1	0
1974	5	82		Canada	D
1974	6	100		United States	G
1974	7	118		United States	D
1974	8	135		Canada	D
1974	9	152		Canada	LW	60	13	16	29	26
1974	10	167		Canada	F
1974	11	182		Canada	LW
1975	1	8		Canada	D	303	27	93	120	217
1975	2	26		Canada	C	173	18	37	55	191
1975	4	62		Canada	F
1975	5	80		Canada	RW	834	222	215	437	2572
1975	6	98		Canada	D
1975	7	116		Canada	LW
1975	8	134		Canada	D
1975	9	150		Canada	G
1975	10	167		Canada	G
1975	11	181		United States	D
1975	12	192		Sweden	F
1975	16	216		Canada	F
1976	1	8		Canada	D	421	19	84	103	544
1976	1	10		Canada	W	141	26	57	83	267
1976	2	28		Canada	LW	175	35	29	64	98
1976	3	46		Canada	D	6	0	0	0	6
1976	4	64		Sweden	F	553	264	422	686	116
1976	5	82		Canada	G
1977	2	20		Canada	D	129	5	32	37	84
1977	2	28		Canada	C	79	15	22	37	14
1977	2	31		Canada	RW	19	1	1	2	4
1977	4	72		United States	G	30	0	1	1	11	11	10	7	3.78
1977	5	82		United States	D
1977	6	100		Canada	C
1977	7	118		Canada	F	697	145	159	304	572
1977	8	133		United States	LW
1977	9	148		United States	RW	3	0	0	0	2
1978	1	11		Canada	D	1086	23	175	198	1241
1978	3	47		Canada	G	67	0	3	3	4	17	36	7	4.27
1978	4	64		Canada	F
1978	5	80		Canada	D	20	1	1	2	10
1978	6	97		Canada	F	38	6	4	10	8
1978	7	114		Canada	F	99	21	17	38	25
1978	8	131		Canada	RW
1978	9	148		Canada	RW
1978	10	165		United States	C
1978	11	180		Canada	LW	62	18	19	37	18
1978	12	196		Germany	G
1979	1	12		Canada	D	648	133	427	560	277
1979	2	23		Canada	D
1979	2	33		Canada	G	350	0	8	8	41	153	120	52	3.43
1979	3	54		Canada	F	815	62	76	138	3146
1979	4	75		Canada	F	711	161	263	424	1467
1979	5	96		Canada	C
1979	6	117		Canada	C

See also

• List of Atlanta Flames players
• 1972 NHL Expansion Draft
• List of Calgary Flames draft picks

References

• Web site: Atlanta Flames Draft History. The Internet Hockey Database. 2010-05-18.
• Web site: Atlanta Flames Draft History. Hockey Draft Central. 2010-05-18.