| 1966 NHL Amateur Draft | |
| Logosize: | 180px |
| Date: | April 25, 1966 |
| Location: | Mount Royal Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| First: |  Barry Gibbs(Boston Bruins) |
| Prev: | 1965 |
| Next: | 1967 |
The 1966 NHL Amateur Draft was the fourth NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on the off-day between games one and two of the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals.[1]
This Draft is notable for being the first in which the majority of the players selected (19 of 24 picks) came from top-tier Junior teams which would, in the succeeding years, reorganize into Major Junior Hockey in Canada. Perhaps anticipating these changes, and looking to make the Draft more competitive in advance of the 1967 NHL Expansion, league President Clarence Campbell announced a plan eight months later to restructure rookie contracts and phase out direct sponsorship of junior hockey teams by NHL clubs
Listed below are the selections in the 1966 NHL amateur draft.
| = NHL All-Star[2] | = Hall of Famers |
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estevan Bruins (SJHL) | ||||
| 2 | Defence | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |||
| 3 | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | ||||
| 4 | Centre | West Clair Gaels (OHA) | |||
| 5 | Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL) | ||||
| 6 | Boston Bruins | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |||
| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" | [3] |
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Defence | Boston Bruins | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | ||
| 8 | New York Rangers | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |||
| 9 | Left wing | Chicago Black Hawks | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | ||
| 10 | Cam Crosby | Left wing | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
| 11 | Maurice St. Jacques | Centre | Montreal Canadiens | London Nationals (OHA) | |
| 12 | Jim Whittaker | Defence | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | ||
| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" |
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Left wing | Boston Bruins | Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL) | ||
| 14 | Centre | New York Rangers | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | ||
| 15 | Larry Gibbons | Defence | Chicago Black Hawks | Markham Waxers (OHA) | |
| 16 | Defence | Toronto Maple Leafs | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | ||
| 17 | Centre | Montreal Canadiens | Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL) | ||
| 18 | Defence | Detroit Red Wings | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA | ||
| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" |
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Right wing | Boston Bruins | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | ||
| 20 | Right wing | New York Rangers | Kitchener Greenshirts (OHA) | ||
| 21 | Left wing | Chicago Black Hawks | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | ||
| 22 | Dale MacLeish | Centre | Toronto Maple Leafs | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
| 23 | Bob Pate | Defence | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | |
| 24 | Grant Cole | Goaltender | Detroit Red Wings | St. Michael's Buzzers (OHA) | |
| align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef" |
| = NHL All-Star | = Hall of Famers |