1969 NHL amateur draft

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1969 NHL amateur draft
General information
Date(s)June 12, 1969
LocationQueen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
84 total selections in 10 rounds
First selectionCanada Rejean Houle
(Montreal Canadiens)
Hall of Famers
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The 1969 NHL amateur draft was the seventh NHL entry draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey. The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Butch Goring and Ivan Boldirev, who both played their last NHL games in the 1984–85 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1969 NHL amateur draft.

 = NHL All-Star[lower-alpha 1] ·  = Hall of Famers

Round one

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Rejean Houle (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2 Marc Tardif (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
3 Don Tannahill (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins (from Minnesota)1 Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4 Frank Spring (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh)2 Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 Dick Redmond (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles via Montreal)3 St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
6 Bob Currier (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7 Tony Featherstone (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals Peterborough Petes (OHA)
8 Andre Dupont (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada New York Rangers (from St. Louis)4 Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
9 Ernie Moser (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
10 Jim Rutherford (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Detroit Red Wings Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
11 Ivan Boldirev (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Oshawa Generals (OHA)
12 Pierre Jarry (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada New York Rangers Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 J. P. Bordeleau (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Chicago Black Hawks Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
[1]
  1. The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 7, 1969 that sent Barry Gibbs and Tom Williams to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations (Fred O'Donnell) and this pick.[2][3]
  2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968 that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick and cash to Boston in exchange for Jean Pronovost and John Arbour.[2][4]
  3. The Montreal Canadiens' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade where Minnesota promised Montreal that they would not draft Dick Duff in the 1969 intra-league draft.
    Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 11, 1968 that sent Gerry Desjardins to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in 1972 and this pick.[2][5]
  4. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 10, 1969 that sent Phil Goyette to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[2][6]

Round two

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
14 Dennis O'Brien (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
15 Rick Kessell (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Oshawa Generals (OHA)
16 Dale Hoganson (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Los Angeles Kings Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
17 Bobby Clarke (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
18 Ron Stackhouse (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals Peterborough Petes (OHA)
19 Mike Lowe (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues Loyola College (CIAU)
20 Doug Brindley (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
21 Ron Garwasiuk (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Detroit Red Wings Regina Pats (SJHL)
22 Art Quoquochi (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
23 Bert Wilson (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada New York Rangers London Knights (OHA)
24 Larry Romanchych (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Chicago Black Hawks Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
[7]

Round three

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
25 Gilles Gilbert (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars London Knights (OHA)
26 Michel Briere (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
27 Gregg Boddy (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
28 Willie Brossart (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
29 Don O'Donoghue (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
30 Bernie Gagnon (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
31 Larry McIntyre (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
32 Bobby Sheehan (C) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Montreal Canadiens St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
33 Wayne Hawrysh (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
34 Nels Jacobson (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
35 Kevin Morrison (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada New York Rangers Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL)
36 Milt Black (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
[8]

Round four

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
37 Fred O'Donnell (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Oshawa Generals (OHA)
38 Yvon Labre (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
39 Bruce Landon (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Los Angeles Kings Peterborough Petes (OHA)
40 Michel Belhumeur (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
41 Pierre Farmer (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
42 Vic Teal (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
43 Frank Hughes (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
44 Murray Anderson (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
45 Wayne Chernecki (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
46 Ron Fairbrother (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
47 Bruce Hellemond (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada New York Rangers Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
48 Darryl Maggs (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Chicago Black Hawks Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
[9]

Round five

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
49 Pierre Jutras (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
50 Ed Patenaude (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
51 Butch Goring (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Los Angeles Kings Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
52 Dave Schultz (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
53 Warren Harrison (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
54 Brian Glenwright (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
55 Brian Spencer (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
56 Gary Doyle (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67's (OHA)
57 Wally Olds (D) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA)
58 Jerry Wright (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
59 Gord Smith (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada New York Rangers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
60 Mike Baumgartner (D) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Chicago Black Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
[10]

Round six

Tommi Salmelainen was the first European to be drafted by a National Hockey League team.[11]

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
61 Rob Walton (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
62 Paul Hoganson (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
63 Guy Delparte (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)1 London Knights (OHA)
64 Don Saleski (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Regina Pats (SJHL)
65 Neil Nicholson (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals London Knights (OHA)
66 Tommi Salmelainen (LW) File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland St. Louis Blues HIFK (Finland)
67 Bob Neufeld (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
68 Lynn Powis (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Denver Pioneers (NCAA)
69 Jim Jones (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OHA)
70 Dale Yutsyk (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues (from New York)2 Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
71 Dave Hudson (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Chicago Black Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
[12]
  1. The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[2][13]
  2. The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to New York in exchange for this pick.[2]

Round seven

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
72 Rick Thompson (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
73 Bob Collyard (C) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
74 Ian Wilkie (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)2 Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
75 Dale Power (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Peterborough Petes (OHA)
76 Pete Vipond (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals Oshawa Generals (OHA)
77 David Pulkkinen (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues Oshawa Generals (OHA)
[14]
  1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[2][15]
  2. The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[2]

Round eight

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
78 Cal Russell (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
79 Frank Hamill (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)1 Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
80 Patrick Lange (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2 Sudbury Wolves (NOJHL)
81 Claude Chartre (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
[16]
  1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eight-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[2]
  2. The Los Angeles Kings' eight-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[2]

Round nine

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
82 John Converse (F) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
83 Gilles Drolet (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
[17]

Round ten

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
84 Darrel Knibbs (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)
[18]
 = NHL All-Star[lower-alpha 1] ·  = Hall of Famers

Draftees based on nationality

Rank Country Amount
North America 83
1 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 79
2 File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 4
Europe 1
3 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

References

  1. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round one". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 "NHL Trade Tracker". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 572, 734 and 853. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  4. ↑ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 454 and 758. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  5. ↑ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 873. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  6. ↑ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 579. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  7. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round two". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  8. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round three". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  9. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round four". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  10. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round five". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  11. ↑ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  12. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round six". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  13. ↑ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  14. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round seven". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  15. ↑ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 514. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  16. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round eight". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  17. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round nine". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  18. ↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round ten". Retrieved December 14, 2008.

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