1973 NHL amateur draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | May 15, 1973 |
Location | Mount Royal Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Overview | |
168 total selections in 13 rounds | |
First selection | Denis Potvin (New York Islanders) |
Hall of Famers | 3
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The 1973 NHL amateur draft was the 11th NHL entry draft. It 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.
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.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Lanny McDonald and Bob Gainey, who both retired after the 1988–89 season.
Below are listed the selections in the 1973 NHL amateur draft.
= NHL All-Star [lower-alpha 1] · | = NHL All-Star [lower-alpha 1] and NHL All-Star team · | = Hall of Famers |
# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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17 | Glenn Goldup (RW) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from the Islanders)1 | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
18 | Blake Dunlop (C) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars (from California via Montreal)2 | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | |
19 | Paulin Bordeleau (RW) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
20 | Larry Goodenough (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers (from the Toronto)3 | London Knights (OHA) | |
21 | Eric Vail (LW) | Canada | Atlanta Flames (from Montreal via Atlanta)4 | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | |
22 | Peter Marrin (C) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)5 | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
23 | Wayne Bianchin (LW) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
24 | George Pesut (D) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
25 | John Rogers (RW) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
26 | Brent Leavins (LW) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) | |
27 | Colin Campbell (D) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
28 | Jean Landry (D) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
29 | Reg Thomas (LW) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | London Knights (OHA) | |
30 | Pat Hickey (LW) | Canada | New York Rangers | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
31 | Jimmy Jones (RW) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
32 | Ron Andruff (C) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
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# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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33 | Dave Lewis (D) | Canada | New York Islanders | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
34 | Jeff Jacques (C) | Canada | California Golden Seals | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | |
35 | Paul Sheard (RW) | United Kingdom Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | |
36 | Doug Gibson (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins (from Toronto)1 | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
37 | Ed Humphreys (G) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)2 | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
38 | Russ Walker (RW) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
39 | Nelson Pyatt (C) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings (from Pittsburgh)3 | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | |
40 | Bob Stumpf (RW) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis)4 | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
41 | Rick Chinnick (RW) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
42 | Mike Clarke (C) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | |
43 | Robbie Neale (C) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Brandon Wheat Kings(WCHL) | |
44 | Andre Deschamps (LW) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
45 | Randy Holt (D) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | |
46 | John Campbell (LW) | Canada | New York Rangers | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | |
47 | Al Sims (D) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | |
48 | Bob Gassoff (D) | Canada | St. Louis Blues (from Montreal)5 | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | |
[6] |
# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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49 | Andre St. Laurent (C) | Canada | New York Islanders | Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) | |
50 | Ron Serafini (D) | United States | California Golden Seals | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | |
51 | Keith Mackie (D) | United Kingdom Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
52 | Frank Rochon (LW) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | |
53 | Dean Talafous (C) | United States | Atlanta Flames | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) | |
54 | Jim McCrimmon (D) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | |
55 | Dennis Owchar (D) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
56 | Alan Hangsleben (D) | United States | Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)1 | University of North Dakota (NCAA) | |
57 | Tom Colley (C) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | |
58 | Dale Cook (LW) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | |
59 | Mike Korney (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
60 | Yvon Dupuis (RW) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
61 | Dave Elliott (LW) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
62 | Brian Molvik (D) | Canada | New York Rangers | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | |
63 | Steve Langdon (LW) | Canada | Boston Bruins | London Knights (OHA) | |
64 | Richard Latulippe (C) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
[7] |
# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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65 | Ron Kennedy (RW) | Canada | New York Islanders | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
66 | Jim Moxey (RW) | Canada | California Golden Seals | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
67 | Paul O'Neil (C) | United States | Vancouver Canucks | Boston University (NCAA) | |
68 | Gord Titcomb (LW) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | |
69 | John Flesch (LW) | Canada | Atlanta Flames | Lake Superior State University (NCAA) | |
70 | Dennis Abgrall (RW) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
71 | Guido Tenesi (D) | United States | Pittsburgh Penguins | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | |
72 | Bill Laing (C) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
73 | Lowell Ostlund (D) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
74 | Michel Latreille (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) | |
75 | Blair Stewart (F) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
76 | Bob Smulders (RW) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
77 | Dan Hinton (LW) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | |
78 | Pierre Laganiere (RW) | Canada | New York Rangers | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | |
79 | Peter Crosbie (G) | Canada | Boston Bruins | London Knights (OHA) | |
80 | Gerard Gibbons (D) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | St. Mary's University (CIAU) | |
[8] |
# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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81 | Keith Smith (D) | Canada | New York Islanders | Brown University (ECAC) | |
82 | Willie Trognitz (LW) | Canada | California Golden Seals | Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) | |
83 | Jim Cowell (C) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | |
84 | Doug Marit (D) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Regina Pats (WCHL) | |
85 | Ken Houston (D) | Canada | Atlanta Flames | Chatham Maroons SOJHL | |
86 | Blair MacDonald (RW) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | |
87 | Don Seiling (LW) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | |
88 | Randy Smith (LW) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
89 | David Lee (LW) | United Kingdom Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | |
90 | Doug Ferguson (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
91 | Glen Cickello (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
92 | Neil Korzack (LW) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
93 | Garry Doerksen (C) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
94 | Dwayne Pentland (D) | Canada | New York Rangers | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | |
95 | Jean-Pierre Burgoyne (D) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) | |
96 | Denis Patry (RW) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) | |
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# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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97 | Don Cutts (G) | Canada | New York Islanders | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA) | |
98 | Paul Tantardini (LW) | Canada | California Golden Seals | Downsview Bombers (OPJHL) | |
99 | Clay Hebenton (G) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Portland Winter Hawks WCJHL | |
100 | Dan Follet (G) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Downsview Bombers (OPJHL) | |
101 | Tom Machowski (D) | United States | Atlanta Flames | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) | |
102 | Roly Kimble (G) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
103 | Terry Ewasiuk (LW) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | |
104 | John Wensink (LW) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | |
105 | Lou Nistico (C) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | London Knights (OHA) | |
106 | Tom Young (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | |
107 | Brian Middleton (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | University of Alberta (CIAU) | |
108 | Bob Young (D) | United States | Buffalo Sabres | University of Denver (NCAA) | |
109 | Wayne Dye (LW) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
110 | Denis Anderson (D) | Canada | New York Islanders (from the Rangers)1 | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
111 | Walter Johnson (RW) | United States | Boston Bruins | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | |
112 | Michel Belisle (C) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) | |
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# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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113 | Mike Kennedy (RW) | Canada | New York Islanders | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
114 | Bruce Greig (LW) | Canada | California Golden Seals | Vancouver Nats (WCHL) | |
115 | John Senkpiel (LW) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Vancouver Nats (WCHL) | |
116 | Les Burgess (LW) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
117 | Bob Law (RW) | Canada | Atlanta Flames | University of North Dakota (WCHA) | |
118 | Dennis Polonich (C) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings (from Los Angeles)1 | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
119 | Fred Comrie (C) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oil Kings(WCHL) | |
120 | Jean Tetreault (LW) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) | |
121 | George Beveridge (D) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
122 | Norm Barnes (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Michigan State University (NCAA) | |
123 | George Lyle (LW) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Michigan Technological University (NCAA) | |
124 | Tim O'Connell (RW) | United States | Buffalo Sabres | University of Vermont (NCAA) | |
125 | Jim Koleff (C) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
126 | Denis Desgagnes (C) | Canada | New York Islanders (from the Rangers)2 | Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) | |
127 | Virgil Gates (D) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) | |
128 | Mario Desjardins (LW) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | |
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# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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129 | Bob Lorimer (D) | Canada | New York Islanders | Michigan Technological University (NCAA) | |
130 | Larry Patey (C) | Canada | California Golden Seals | Braintree Hawks (NEJHL) | |
131 | Peter Folco (D) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
132 | Dave Pay (LW) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) | |
133 | Bob Bilodeau (D) | Canada | Atlanta Flames | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
134 | Gord Lane (D) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
135 | Dennis O'Brien (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)1 | Laurentian University (CIAU) | |
136 | Jim Johnston (C) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
137 | Dan O'Donohue (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | |
138 | Tom Newman (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
139 | Ray Bibeau (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings (from Buffalo)2 | Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) | |
140 | Jack Johnson (D) | United States | Chicago Black Hawks | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) | |
141 | Steve Alley (LW) | United States | Chicago Black Hawks (from the Rangers)3 | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) | |
142 | Jim Pettie (G) | Canada | Boston Bruins | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | |
143 | Bob Wright (RW) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) | |
[12] |
# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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144 | Lee Palmer (D) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs (from the Islanders)1 | Clarkson University (NCAA) | |
145 | Doug Mahood (RW) | Canada | California Golden Seals | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | |
146 | Terry McDougall (C) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) | |
147 | Bob Peace (C) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cornell University (NCAA) | |
148 | Glen Surbey (D) | Canada | Atlanta Flames | Loyola College (CIAU) | |
149 | Guy Ross (D) | Canada | Atlanta Flames (from Los Angeles)2 | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | |
150 | Randy Aimoe (D) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | |
151 | Kevin Neville (G) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)3 | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
152 | Sam Clegg (G) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | |
153 | Brian Dick (RW) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
154 | Ken Gibb (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | University of North Dakota (NCAA) | |
155 | Mitch Brandt (D) | United States | Detroit Red Wings (from Buffalo)4 | University of Denver (NCAA) | |
156 | Rick Clubbe (C) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | University of North Dakota (NCAA) | |
157 | Yvan Bouillon (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | |
158 | Alain Labrecque (C) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | |
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# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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159 | Norm McLeod (LW) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs (from the Islanders)1 | Ottawa M&W Rangers (CJHL) | |
160 | Angie Moretto (C) | Canada | California Golden Seals | University of Michigan (NCAA) | |
161 | Russ Wiechnik (C) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto)2 | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | |
162 | Greg Fox (D) | Canada | Atlanta Flames | University of Michigan (WCHA) | |
163 | Max Hansen (LW) | United States | Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles)3 | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | |
164 | Don McLeod (C) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
– | Not exercised | Detroit Red Wings (from Buffalo)4 | |||
165 | Gene Strate (D) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
166 | Gord Halliday (RW) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | University of Pennsylvania (NCAA) | |
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# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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167 | Cap Raeder (G) | United States | Montreal Canadiens | University of New Hampshire (NCAA) | |
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# | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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168 | Louis Chiasson (C) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from the Rangers)1 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | |
– | Not exercised | New York Rangers (from Montreal)2 | |||
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= NHL All-Star [lower-alpha 1] · | = NHL All-Star [lower-alpha 1] and NHL All-Star team · | = Hall of Famers |
Rank | Country | Amount |
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1 | Canada | 154 |
2 | United States | 14 |
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