1969 NHL Amateur Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 12, 1969 |
Location | Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Overview | |
First selection | Rejean Houle (Montreal Canadiens) |
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.
Below are listed the selections in the 1969 NHL amateur draft.
= NHL All-Star [1] | = Hall of famers |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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14 | Dennis O'Brien | Defence | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
15 | Rick Kessell | Centre | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
16 | Dale Hoganson | Defence | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Estevan Bruins (WCHL) |
17 | Bobby Clarke | Centre | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
18 | Ron Stackhouse | Defence | Canada | Oakland Seals | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
19 | Mike Lowe | Left wing | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Loyola College (CIAU) |
20 | Doug Brindley | Left wing | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
21 | Ron Garwasiuk | Left wing | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Regina Pats (SJHL) |
22 | Art Quoquochi | Right wing | Canada | Boston Bruins | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
23 | Bert Wilson | Left wing | Canada | New York Rangers | London Knights (OHA) |
24 | Larry Romanchych | Centre | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
[8] |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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25 | Gilles Gilbert | Goaltender | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | London Knights (OHA) |
26 | Michel Briere | Centre | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
27 | Gregg Boddy | Defence | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
28 | Willie Brossart | Left wing | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Estevan Bruins (WCHL) |
29 | Don O'Donoghue | Right wing | Canada | Oakland Seals | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
30 | Bernie Gagnon | Centre | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) |
31 | Larry McIntyre | Defence | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) |
32 | Bobby Sheehan | Centre | United States | Montreal Canadiens | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
33 | Wayne Hawrysh | Right wing | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
34 | Nels Jacobson | Left wing | Canada | Boston Bruins | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
35 | Kevin Morrison | Left wing | Canada | New York Rangers | Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL) |
36 | Milt Black | Right wing | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
[9] |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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37 | Fred O'Donnell | Right wing | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
38 | Yvon Labre | Defence | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
39 | Bruce Landon | Goaltender | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
40 | Michel Belhumeur | Goaltender | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
41 | Pierre Farmer | Defence | Canada | Oakland Seals | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
42 | Vic Teal | Right wing | Canada | St. Louis Blues | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
43 | Frank Hughes | Right wing | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
44 | Murray Anderson | Defence | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
45 | Wayne Chernecki | Centre | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
46 | Ron Fairbrother | Left wing | Canada | Boston Bruins | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
47 | Bruce Hellemond | Left wing | Canada | New York Rangers | Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) |
48 | Darryl Maggs | Defence | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
[10] |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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49 | Pierre Jutras | Left wing | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
50 | Ed Patenaude | Right wing | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
51 | Butch Goring | Centre | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Dauphin Kings (MJHL) |
52 | Dave Schultz | Left wing | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
53 | Warren Harrison | Centre | Canada | Oakland Seals | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
54 | Brian Glenwright | Left wing | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
55 | Brian Spencer | Left wing | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) |
56 | Gary Doyle | Goaltender | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
57 | Wally Olds | Defence | United States | Detroit Red Wings | Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) |
58 | Jerry Wright | Centre | Canada | Boston Bruins | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
59 | Gord Smith | Defence | Canada | New York Rangers | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
60 | Mike Baumgartner | Defence | United States | Chicago Black Hawks | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA) |
[11] |
Tommi Salmelainen was the first European to be drafted by a National Hockey League team. [12]
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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61 | Rob Walton | Centre | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
62 | Paul Hoganson | Goaltender | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
63 | Guy Delparte | Left wing | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)1 | London Knights (OHA) |
64 | Don Saleski | Right wing | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Regina Pats (SJHL) |
65 | Neil Nicholson | Defence | Canada | Oakland Seals | London Knights (OHA) |
66 | Tommi Salmelainen | Left wing | Finland | St. Louis Blues | HIFK (Finland) |
67 | Bob Neufeld | Left wing | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dauphin Kings (MJHL) |
68 | Lynn Powis | Centre | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Denver Pioneers (NCAA) |
69 | Jim Jones | Defence | Canada | Boston Bruins | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
70 | Dale Yutsyk | Left wing | Canada | St. Louis Blues (from New York)2 | Colorado College Tigers (NCAA) |
71 | Dave Hudson | Centre | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA) |
[13] |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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72 | Rick Thompson | Defence | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
73 | Bob Collyard | Centre | United States | St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 | Colorado College Tigers (NCAA) |
74 | Ian Wilkie | Goaltender | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)2 | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
75 | Dale Power | Centre | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
76 | Pete Vipond | Left wing | Canada | Oakland Seals | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
77 | David Pulkkinen | Right wing | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
[15] |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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78 | Cal Russell | Right wing | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
79 | Frank Hamill | Right wing | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)1 | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
80 | Patrick Lange | Goaltender | Canada | St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2 | Sudbury Wolves (NOJHL) |
81 | Claude Chartre | Centre | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
[17] |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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82 | John Converse | Forward | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Estevan Bruins (WCHL) |
83 | Gilles Drolet | Defence | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
[18] |
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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84 | Darrel Knibbs | Centre | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL) |
[19] |
= NHL All-Star [1] | = Hall of famers |
Rank | Country | Amount |
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North America | 83 | |
1 | Canada | 79 |
2 | United States | 4 |
Europe | 1 | |
3 | Finland | 1 |
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