| Overall | Player Chosen | By | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Hrycuik | Washington Capitals | Hershey Bears (AHL) |
| 2 | Hugh Harvey | Kansas City Scouts | Hershey Bears (AHL) |
Hrycuik later scored the very first goal in Capitals franchise history, beating Eddie Giacomin at 5:06 of the first period in the Capitals' first regular season game against the Rangers on October 9, 1974. The Capitals lost the game 6-3, the first of 67 losses in the '74-'75 season. They went on to set a record in futility by winning only eight games that season, a low-mark that is still unsurpassed by an NHL team having played 70 or more games in a season.
Here I was thinking there were only (only?!) six drafts involving the NHL and WHA in 1974. I've learned of one more through this post, and maybe an eighth if the "reverse draft" counts.
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