1963 NHL amateur draft

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1963 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)June 5, 1963
Location Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Garry Monahan
(Montreal Canadiens)
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The 1963 NHL Amateur Draft was the first NHL Entry Draft. It was a draft to assign unaffiliated amateur junior-age players to NHL teams. It was held on June 5 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. It was the first amateur draft, which consisted of 16-year-old players.

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The amateur draft was instituted by NHL President Clarence Campbell as a means of phasing out the sponsorship of amateur teams by the league's member clubs. The NHL wanted to create what Campbell called "a uniform opportunity for each team to acquire a star player". Prior to the creation of the draft NHL teams would sponsor amateur teams and players, pre-empting other NHL clubs from acquiring new, young talent, and limiting amateur players' prospects in the NHL to the team which sponsored them. [1]

Eligibility in this draft was limited to all amateur players who would reach 17 years of age between August 1, 1963, and July 31, 1964. Under the league rules, teams were not allowed to talk to the drafted players about turning professional until they turned 18. At that point, the teams had 72 hours to get the players signed or placed on their negotiation list. Players already on sponsorship lists were ineligible.

The draft order was determined by giving the teams choice of their place in the six-team order based on a reverse order of the standings, for example, as the Boston Bruins finished last in the 1962–63 season they were given first choice of pick in the order. The final draft order was chosen to be Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. The order would rotate in the next draft such that each team moved up one spot in the order, and the first pick Canadiens would move to sixth.

This first draft consisted of four rounds, however few top prospects were available to the draft in the early years as most of hockey's top junior players had already been assigned to NHL clubs through sponsored junior teams. In the 1963 draft only 21 players, out of a possible 24 picks, were chosen. This is because teams were allowed to defer their pick to the next team in the draft order. The Red Wings chose not to exercise their third and fourth round picks, and the Black Hawks elected not to exercise their fourth round pick. [1]

Of the players selected five eventually played in the NHL, and only one won the Stanley Cup (Peter Mahovlich). None of the players selected have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1963 NHL amateur draft.

= NHL All-Star [2] = Hall of famers

Round one

Pick #PlayerPositionNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1 Garry Monahan Centre Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
2 Peter Mahovlich Right wing Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Detroit Red Wings St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
3 Orest Romashyna Left wing Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Boston Bruins New Hamburg Firebirds (CJCHL)
4 Al Osborne Right wing Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada New York Rangers Weston Dodgers (MetJHL)
5 Art Hampson Defence Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Trenton Midgets (OAAAMHL)
6 Walt McKechnie CentreCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs London Nationals (WJBHL)
[3]

Round two

Pick #PlayerPositionNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
7Rodney PresswoodDefenceCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Montreal CanadiensGeorgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL)
8 Bill Cosburn CentreCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Detroit Red WingsBick's Pickles Midgets (OAAAMHL)
9Terrance LaneCentreCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Boston BruinsGeorgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL)
10 Terry Jones CentreCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada New York RangersWeston Midgets (OAAAMHL)
11Wayne DavisonDefenceCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Chicago Black HawksGeorgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL)
12Neil ClairmontLeft wingCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Toronto Maple LeafsParry Sound Midgets (OAAAMHL)
[3]

Round three

Pick #PlayerPositionNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
13Roy PughCentreCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Montreal CanadiensAurora Bears (SOJCHL)
14Roger BamburakRight wingCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Boston BruinsIsaac Brock Secondary School (HS-Manitoba)
15Mike Cummings Forward Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada New York RangersGeorgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL)
16Bill CarsonDefenceCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Chicago Black HawksBrampton Midgets (OAAAMHL)
17 Jim McKenny DefenceCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons (MetJHL)
[3]

Round four

Pick #PlayerPositionNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
18 Glen Shirton DefenceCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Montreal CanadiensPort Colborne Midgets (OAAAMHL)
19Jim BlairForwardCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Boston BruinsGeorgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL)
20Cam AllisonDefenceCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada New York Rangers Portage la Prairie Terriers (CMJHL)
21 Gerry Meehan CentreCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Neil McNeil Maroons (MetJHL)
[3]
= NHL All-Star [2] = Hall of famers

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References

  1. 1 2 Diamond, Dan (2008). Canada on Ice; The World Hockey Championships, 1920 – 2008. Canada On Ice productions. pp. 44–45. ISBN   978-0-9808936-0-1.
  2. 1 2 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "1963 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
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