1965 NHL amateur draft

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1965 NHL amateur draft
General information
Date(s)April 27, 1965
Location Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
11 total selections in 3 rounds
First selection Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andre Veilleux
(New York Rangers)
←  1964
1966  →

The 1965 NHL amateur draft was the 3rd NHL entry draft. It was a draft to assign unaffiliated amateur junior-age players to NHL teams. It was held on April 27, 1965, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

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For the first time the eligibility rules were changed for the 1965 draft. The minimum age criterion was increased, to 18 from 16 years. Clubs were not permitted to begin negotiations with the selected players until they reached 19 years of age, and the date from which they were ineligible due to being on club sponsorship lists was pushed back from May 23 to April 1.

The NHL also reached an agreement with the AHL, CHL and WHL, allowing their clubs to participate in the draft. After the NHL clubs made their selections the clubs from the other three leagues were permitted to make their own selections. Each AHL and WHL club was allowed three picks, while each CHL team was allowed two.

The general consensus on the part of each participatory club was that the talent pool from which to draft was exceptionally poor. The majority of amateur players falling within the new age rules had already been sponsored, if not turned professional. 11 picks were made, which to this date remains the lowest ever in an NHL draft. Only two players played in the NHL: Pierre Bouchard and Michel Parizeau.

The pool of available player talent was considered so poor that the Toronto Maple Leafs elected not to participate whatsoever. The only non-NHL club to exercise their right to make a selection was the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL, who picked Junior C player Gary Beattie with the 11th, final pick.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1965 NHL amateur draft.

Round one

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1 Andre Veilleux (RW)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada New York Rangers Montreal Rangers (LHJAA)
2 Andy Culligan (F)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Chicago Black Hawks St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
3 George Forgie (D)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
4 Joe Bailey (F)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Boston Bruins St. Thomas Stars (WOJHL)
5 Pierre Bouchard (D)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Montreal Canadiens St. Vincent de Paul Saints (LHJAA)
[1]

Round two

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
6George Surmay (G)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada New York RangersKelvin Midgets (MAAAMHL)
7Brian McKenney (RW)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Chicago Black HawksSmith Falls Bears (CJAHL)
8 Bob Birdsell (RW)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Detroit Red WingsStettler Midgets (MAAAMHL)
9Bill Ramsay (F)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Boston Bruins Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)
[2]

Round three

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
10 Michel Parizeau (C)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada New York RangersMontreal Rangers (LHJAA)
11Gary Beattie (F)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL)Gananoque Lakers (MWJCHL)
[3]

See also

Citations

  1. ↑ "1965 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ "1965 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ "1965 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com" . Retrieved December 14, 2008.

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