Gordie Laxton
The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was held on Tuesday, June 3, 1975 at the NHL Headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. West Division teams drafted in reverse order of their 1968-69 finish in the standings, while East Division teams reverted back to the rotating draft order from 1967 while accounting for 1968 with teams moving up two positions each. The Montreal Canadiens, who had the option to take the first two French-Canadian players in the draft in lieu of their regular picks, chose first and second overall, taking right wing Rejean Houle and left wing Marc Tardif both of Montreal (OHA), respectively.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished with 51 points (20 wins) in 1968-69 - tied with Minnesota (18 wins), would draft second overall out of 12 teams in each round. On May 21, 1968, Pittsburgh traded its first round choice in the 1969 Amateur Draft (Frank Spring, RW, Edmonton) to Boston for Jean Pronovost and John Arbour. The Penguins traded their seventh round choice (Bob Collyard, C, Colorado College) to St. Louis for cash. They also traded their eighth round choice (Frank Hamill, RW, Toronto) to Montreal for cash. This would leave Pittsburgh with five selections in the 10-round draft as they passed on making a selection in the ninth and tenth rounds.
Pittsburgh selected center Rick Kessell from Oshawa (OHA Jr.) in the second round with the 15th overall pick. Kessel played in parts of four season with the Penguins from 1969-70 to 1972-73 and made his NHL debut on March 21, 1970 vs. Chicago and scored his first NHL goal in the game. Kessell played the 1973-74 season with the California Golden Seals and finished his NHL career with 135 games played including 84 with Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished with 51 points (20 wins) in 1968-69 - tied with Minnesota (18 wins), would draft second overall out of 12 teams in each round. On May 21, 1968, Pittsburgh traded its first round choice in the 1969 Amateur Draft (Frank Spring, RW, Edmonton) to Boston for Jean Pronovost and John Arbour. The Penguins traded their seventh round choice (Bob Collyard, C, Colorado College) to St. Louis for cash. They also traded their eighth round choice (Frank Hamill, RW, Toronto) to Montreal for cash. This would leave Pittsburgh with five selections in the 10-round draft as they passed on making a selection in the ninth and tenth rounds.
Pittsburgh selected center Rick Kessell from Oshawa (OHA Jr.) in the second round with the 15th overall pick. Kessel played in parts of four season with the Penguins from 1969-70 to 1972-73 and made his NHL debut on March 21, 1970 vs. Chicago and scored his first NHL goal in the game. Kessell played the 1973-74 season with the California Golden Seals and finished his NHL career with 135 games played including 84 with Pittsburgh.
Russ Anderson
Paul Baxter
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Kim Clackson
Lex Hudson
1975 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Amateur Draft Selections
| Choice | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Position | 1974-75 Amateur Club |
| 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Gord Laxton | G | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | 31 | Russ Anderson | D | University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA) |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 49 | Paul Baxter | D | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 67 | Stu Younger | LW | Michigan Tech University Huskies (WCHA) |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | 85 | Kim Clackson | D | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 6 | 6 | 13 | 103 | Peter Morris | LW | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 7 | 7 | 13 | 121 | Mike Will | C | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
| 8 | 8 | 13 | 139 | Tapio Levo | D | Assat Pori (Finland) - Finland Jr. Nationals |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | 155 | Byron Shutt | LW | Bowling Green University Falcons (CCHA) |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 170 | Frank Salive | G | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 11 | 11 | 10 | 185 | John Glynne | D | University of Vermont Catamounts (ECAC) |
| 12 | 12 | 9 | 196 | Lex Hudson | D | Denver University Pioneers (WCHA) |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | 202 | Dan Tsubouchi | RW | St. Louis University Billikens (CCHA) |
| 14 | 14 | 2 | 206 | Brano Stankovsky | LW | Fargo-Moorhead (MWJHL) |
| 15 | 18 | 2 | 217 | Kelly Secord | RW | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
Gord Laxton |
Russ Anderson |
Paul Baxter |
Stu Younger |
Kim Clackson |
Peter Morris |
Mike Will |
Tapio Levo |
Byron Shutt |
Frank Salive |
John Glynne |
Lex Hudson |
Dan Tsubouchi |
Brano Stankovsky |
Kelly Secord |
