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1973 NHL Amateur Draft

1973 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)May 15, 1973
LocationMontreal, Quebec
Overview
First selectionCanada Denis Potvin
Selected by: New York Islanders

The 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, the 11th National Hockey League draft was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, so it would not overshadow the rest of the league meetings. Previously, the league had held the amateur draft in mid-June. It also marks the second time the meeting took place at the Mount Royal Hotel rather than the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. In 1972, when the World Hockey Association was beginning to take form, some teams were more focused on the amateur draft that they stopped paying attention to other issues (mainly the WHA raiding NHL rosters) and were spending their time preparing for the draft.

With the WHA having already operated for a full season, NHL teams realized they would have to fight to sign their top picks. This was especially important in a year when the draft was considered extremely deep and the WHA was scheduled to draft players just three days after the NHL.

The top pick of the 1973 NHL amateur draft was Ottawa 67's star Denis Potvin who was projected to be the next Bobby Orr. The Montreal Canadiens, the most active team on draft day, re-positioned themselves by trading for several high picks and then offered the New York Islanders all types of packages for the first choice overall as they want to select Potvin for themselves. Islanders general manager Bill Torrey was not interested, however and held on to the top pick. He selected Potvin, who became a big part of the building block for the Islanders hockey dynasty between 1980 and 1983

Although the NHL had to compete hard with the WHA to sign these amateur players, they managed to sign all 16 of their first-round draft picks before the rival league could. The NHL-WHA competition was so fierce that the Toronto Maple Leafs offered a staggering, at the time, five-year $600,000 contract for right winger Lanny McDonald of the Medicine Hat Tigers, which kept the No. 4 pick from signing with the WHA's Cleveland Crusaders.

Eligible for the draft were all amateur players born before January 1, 1954. The NHL paid a lump sum to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to support major junior hockey as a group. Teams could offer a player a contract at any time after the draft without risking re-entry in a future NHL draft.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1973 NHL amateur draft.

= NHL All-Star[1] = NHL All-Star[1] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of famers

Round one

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Denis Potvin Defence Canada New York Islanders Ottawa 67's (OHA)
2 Tom Lysiak Centre Canada Atlanta Flames Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
3 Dennis Ververgaert Right wing Canada Vancouver Canucks London Knights (OHA)
4 Lanny McDonald Right wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5 John Davidson Goaltender Canada St. Louis Blues Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6 Andre Savard Centre Canada Boston Bruins Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
7 Blaine Stoughton Right wing Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8 Bob Gainey Left wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Peterborough Petes (OHA)
9 Bob Dailey Defence Canada Vancouver Canucks Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
10 Bob Neely Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes (OHA)
11 Terry Richardson Goaltender Canada Detroit Red Wings New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
12 Morris Titanic Left wing Canada Buffalo Sabres Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
13 Darcy Rota Left wing Canada Chicago Black Hawks Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
14 Rick Middleton Right wing Canada New York Rangers Oshawa Generals (OHA)
15 Ian Turnbull Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa 67's (OHA)
16 Vic Mercredi Centre Canada Atlanta Flames New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
[2]

Round two

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
17 Glenn Goldup Right wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
18 Blake Dunlop Centre Canada Minnesota North Stars Ottawa 67's (OHA)
19 Paulin Bordeleau Right wing Canada Vancouver Canucks Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
20 Larry Goodenough Defence Canada Philadelphia Flyers London Knights (OHA)
21 Eric Vail Left wing Canada Atlanta Flames Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
22 Peter Marrin Centre Canada Montreal Canadiens Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
23 Wayne Bianchin Left wing Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
24 George Pesut Defence Canada St. Louis Blues Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
25 John Rogers Right wing Canada Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
26 Brent Leavins Left wing Canada Philadelphia Flyers Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
27 Colin Campbell Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Peterborough Petes (OHA)
28 Jean Landry Defence Canada Buffalo Sabres Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
29 Reg Thomas Left wing Canada Chicago Black Hawks London Knights (OHA)
30 Pat Hickey Left wing Canada New York Rangers Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
31 Jimmy Jones Right wing Canada Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OHA)
32 Ron Andruff Centre Canada Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
[3]

Round three

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
33 Dave Lewis Defence Canada New York Islanders Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
34 Jeff Jacques Centre Canada California Golden Seals St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
35 Paul Sheard Right wing United Kingdom
Canada		 Vancouver Canucks Ottawa 67's (OHA)
36 Doug Gibson Centre Canada Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OHA)
37 Ed Humphreys Goaltender Canada Montreal Canadiens Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
38 Russ Walker Right wing Canada Los Angeles Kings Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
39 Nelson Pyatt Centre Canada Detroit Red Wings Oshawa Generals (OHA)
40 Bob Stumpf Right wing Canada Philadelphia Flyers New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41 Rick Chinnick Right wing Canada Minnesota North Stars Peterborough Petes (OHA)
42 Mike Clarke Centre Canada Philadelphia Flyers Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
43 Robbie Neale Centre Canada Detroit Red Wings Brandon Wheat Kings(WCHL)
44 Andre Deschamps Left wing Canada Buffalo Sabres Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
45 Randy Holt Defence Canada Chicago Black Hawks Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
46 John Campbell Left wing Canada New York Rangers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
47 Al Sims Defence Canada Boston Bruins Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
48 Bob Gassoff Defence Canada St. Louis Blues Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
[4]

Round four

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
49 Andre St. Laurent Centre Canada New York Islanders Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
50 Ron Serafini Defence United States California Golden Seals St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
51 Keith Mackie Defence United Kingdom
Canada		 Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
52 Frank Rochon Left wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
53 Dean Talafous Centre United States Atlanta Flames University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
54 Jim McCrimmon Defence Canada Los Angeles Kings Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
55 Dennis Owchar Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
56 Alan Hangsleben Defence United States Montreal Canadiens University of North Dakota (NCAA)
57 Tom Colley Centre Canada Minnesota North Stars Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
58 Dale Cook Left wing Canada Philadelphia Flyers Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
59 Mike Korney Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
60 Yvon Dupuis Right wing Canada Buffalo Sabres Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
61 Dave Elliott Left wing Canada Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
62 Brian Molvik Defence Canada New York Rangers Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
63 Steve Langdon Left wing Canada Boston Bruins London Knights (OHA)
64 Richard Latulippe Centre Canada Montreal Canadiens Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
[5]

Round five

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
65 Ron Kennedy Right wing Canada New York Islanders New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
66 Jim Moxey Right wing Canada California Golden Seals Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
67 Paul O'Neil Centre United States Vancouver Canucks Boston University (NCAA)
68 Gord Titcomb Left wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
69 John Flesch Left wing Canada Atlanta Flames Lake Superior State University (NCAA)
70 Dennis Abgrall Right wing Canada Los Angeles Kings Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
71 Guido Tenesi Defence United States Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OHA)
72 Bill Laing Centre Canada St. Louis Blues Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
73 Lowell Ostlund Defence Canada Minnesota North Stars Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
74 Michel Latreille Defence Canada Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
75 Blair Stewart Forward Canada Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
76 Bob Smulders Right wing Canada Buffalo Sabres Peterborough Petes (OHA)
77 Dan Hinton Left wing Canada Chicago Black Hawks Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
78 Pierre Laganiere Right wing Canada New York Rangers Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
79 Peter Crosbie Goaltender Canada Boston Bruins London Knights (OHA)
80 Gerard Gibbons Defence Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Mary's University (CIAU)
[6]

Round six

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
81 Keith Smith Defence Canada New York Islanders Brown University (ECAC)
82 Willie Trognitz Left wing Canada California Golden Seals Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL)
83 Jim Cowell Centre Canada Vancouver Canucks Ottawa 67's (OHA)
84 Doug Marit Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Regina Pats (WCHL)
85 Ken Houston Defence Canada Atlanta Flames Chatham Maroons SOJHL
86 Blair MacDonald Right wing Canada Los Angeles Kings Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
87 Don Seiling Left wing Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OHA)
88 Randy Smith Left wing Canada St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
89 David Lee Left wing United Kingdom
Canada		 Minnesota North Stars Ottawa 67's (OHA)
90 Doug Ferguson Defence Canada Philadelphia Flyers Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
91 Glen Cickello Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
92 Neil Korzack Left wing Canada Buffalo Sabres Peterborough Petes (OHA)
93 Garry Doerksen Centre Canada Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
94 Dwayne Pentland Defence Canada New York Rangers Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
95 Jean-Pierre Burgoyne Defence Canada Boston Bruins Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
96 Denis Patry Right wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
[7]

Round seven

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
97 Don Cutts Goaltender Canada New York Islanders Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA)
98 Paul Tantardini Left wing Canada California Golden Seals Downsview Bombers (OPJHL)
99 Clay Hebenton Goaltender Canada Vancouver Canucks Portland Winter Hawks WCJHL
100 Dan Follet Goaltender Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Downsview Bombers (OPJHL)
101 Tom Machowski Defence United States Atlanta Flames University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
102 Roly Kimble Goaltender Canada Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
103 Terry Ewasiuk Left wing Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
104 John Wensink Left wing Canada St. Louis Blues Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
105 Lou Nistico Centre Canada Minnesota North Stars London Knights (OHA)
106 Tom Young Defence Canada Philadelphia Flyers Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
107 Brian Middleton Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings University of Alberta (CIAU)
108 Bob Young Defence United States Buffalo Sabres University of Denver (NCAA)
109 Wayne Dye Left wing Canada Chicago Black Hawks New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
110 Denis Anderson Defence Canada New York Islanders New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
111 Walter Johnson Right wing United States Boston Bruins Oshawa Generals (OHA)
112 Michel Belisle Centre Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
[8]

Round eight

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
113 Mike Kennedy Right wing Canada New York Islanders Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
114 Bruce Greig Left wing Canada California Golden Seals Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
115 John Senkpiel Left wing Canada Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
116 Les Burgess Left wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
117 Bob Law Right wing Canada Atlanta Flames University of North Dakota (WCHA)
118 Dennis Polonich Centre Canada Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
119 Fred Comrie Centre Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oil Kings(WCHL)
120 Jean Tetreault Left wing Canada St. Louis Blues Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
121 George Beveridge Defence Canada Minnesota North Stars Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
122 Norm Barnes Defence Canada Philadelphia Flyers Michigan State University (NCAA)
123 George Lyle Left wing Canada Detroit Red Wings Michigan Technological University (NCAA)
124 Tim O'Connell Right wing United States Buffalo Sabres University of Vermont (NCAA)
125 Jim Koleff Centre Canada Chicago Black Hawks Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
126 Denis Desgagnes Centre Canada New York Islanders Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
127 Virgil Gates Defence Canada Boston Bruins Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
128 Mario Desjardins Left wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
[9]

Round nine

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
129 Bob Lorimer Defence Canada New York Islanders Michigan Technological University (NCAA)
130 Larry Patey Centre Canada California Golden Seals Braintree Hawks (NEJHL)
131 Peter Folco Defence Canada Vancouver Canucks Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
132 Dave Pay Left wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
133 Bob Bilodeau Defence Canada Atlanta Flames New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
134 Gord Lane Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
135 Dennis O'Brien Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings Laurentian University (CIAU)
136 Jim Johnston Centre Canada Minnesota North Stars Peterborough Petes (OHA)
137 Dan O'Donohue Defence Canada Philadelphia Flyers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
138 Tom Newman Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
139 Ray Bibeau Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
140 Jack Johnson Defence United States Chicago Black Hawks University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
141 Steve Alley Left wing United States Chicago Black Hawks University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
142 Jim Pettie Goaltender Canada Boston Bruins St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
143 Bob Wright Right wing Canada Montreal Canadiens Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)
[10]

Round ten

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
144 Lee Palmer Defence Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Clarkson University (NCAA)
145 Doug Mahood Right wing Canada California Golden Seals Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
146 Terry McDougall Centre Canada Vancouver Canucks Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
147 Bob Peace Centre Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Cornell University (NCAA)
148 Glen Surbey Defence Canada Atlanta Flames Loyola College (CIAU)
149 Guy Ross Defence Canada Atlanta Flames Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
150 Randy Aimoe Defence Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
151 Kevin Neville Goaltender Canada Detroit Red Wings Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
152 Sam Clegg Goaltender Canada Minnesota North Stars Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
153 Brian Dick Right wing Canada Philadelphia Flyers Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
154 Ken Gibb Defence Canada Detroit Red Wings University of North Dakota (NCAA)
155 Mitch Brandt Defence United States Detroit Red Wings University of Denver (NCAA)
156 Rick Clubbe Centre Canada Chicago Black Hawks University of North Dakota (NCAA)
157 Yvan Bouillon Centre Canada Boston Bruins Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
158 Alain Labrecque Centre Canada Montreal Canadiens Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
[11]

Round eleven

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
159 Norm McLeod Left wing Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa M&W Rangers (CJHL)
160 Angie Moretto Centre Canada California Golden Seals University of Michigan (NCAA)
161 Russ Wiechnik Centre Canada Minnesota North Stars Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
162 Greg Fox Defence Canada Atlanta Flames University of Michigan (WCHA)
163 Max Hansen Left wing United States Minnesota North Stars Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
164 Don McLeod Centre Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
165 Gene Strate Defence Canada Chicago Black Hawks Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
166 Gord Halliday Right wing Canada Montreal Canadiens University of Pennsylvania (NCAA)
[12]

Round twelve

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
167 Cap Raeder Goaltender United States Montreal Canadiens University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
[13]

Round thirteen

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
168 Louis Chiasson Centre Canada Montreal Canadiens Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
[14]
= NHL All-Star[1] = NHL All-Star[1] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of famers

Draftees based on nationality

Rank Country Amount
1 Canada 154
2 United States 14

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  2. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  5. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  6. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  7. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  8. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  9. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  10. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  11. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
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