List of Kansas City Scouts draft picks

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The Kansas City Scouts were a professional ice hockey team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They were members of the Smythe Division in the Clarence Campbell Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Scouts participated in three NHL amateur drafts, where participating teams select newly eligible players in a predefined order, and drafted 26 players.

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 #  Played at least one game with the Scouts
   Spent entire NHL career with the Scouts

Draft picks

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTGAA
1974 12 Wilf Paiement #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW9463564588141757
1974 220 Glen Burdon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D110220
1974 338 Bob Bourne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C964258324582605
1974 456 Roger Lemelin #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D3612327
1974 574 Mark Lomenda Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1974 692John ShewchukFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1974 7110 Mike Boland #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D2312329
1974 9145Brian KuruliakFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1974 10162 Denis Carufel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1974 11177 Soren Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden C
1974 12191 Mats Ulander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden LW
1974 13203 Ed Pizunski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1974 14213Willie WingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1975 12 Barry Dean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW165255681146
1975 220 Don Cairns #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW90112
1975 338Neil LysengFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1975 456 Ron Delorme Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW5248383166667
1975 574 Terry McDonald Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D80116
1975 692Eric SandersonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1975 7110 Bill Oleschuk #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G5500014728103.98
1975 8128Joe BakerFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1975 9145Scott WilliamsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1976 111 Paul Gardner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C447201201402207
1976 338 Mike Kitchen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D474126274370
1976 574Rick McIntyreFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1976 692 Larry Skinner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C471012228

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