1969 NHL amateur draft explained

1969 NHL Amateur Draft
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Date:June 12, 1969
Location:Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
First: Rejean Houle
(Montreal Canadiens)
Prev:1968
Next:1970

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.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1969 NHL amateur draft.

= NHL All-Star[1] = Hall of Famers

Round one

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2 Left wing Montreal Canadiens Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
3 Left wing Boston Bruins (from Minnesota)1Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4 Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh)2 Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles via Montreal)3 St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
6 Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7 Right wing Peterborough Petes (OHA)
8 Defence New York Rangers (from St. Louis)4 Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
9 Right wing Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
10 Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
11 Centre Boston Bruins Oshawa Generals (OHA)
12 Left wing New York Rangers Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 Right wing Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
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  1. The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 7, 1969 that sent Barry Gibbs and Tom Williams to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations (Fred O'Donnell) and this pick.[3] [4]
  2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968 that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick and cash to Boston in exchange for Jean Pronovost and John Arbour.[3] [5]
  3. The Montreal Canadiens' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade where Minnesota promised Montreal that they would not draft Dick Duff in the 1969 intra-league draft.

Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 11, 1968 that sent Gerry Desjardins to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in 1972 and this pick.[3] [6]

  1. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 10, 1969 that sent Phil Goyette to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[3] [7]

Round two

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
14 Defence Minnesota North Stars St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
15 Centre Oshawa Generals (OHA)
16 Defence Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
17 Centre Philadelphia Flyers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
18 Defence Oakland Seals Peterborough Petes (OHA)
19 Mike Lowe Left wing Loyola College (CIAU)
20 Left wing Toronto Maple Leafs Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
21 Left wing Detroit Red Wings Regina Pats (SJHL)
22 Art Quoquochi Right wing Boston Bruins Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
23 Left wing New York Rangers London Knights (OHA)
24 Centre Chicago Black Hawks Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
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Round three

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
25 Goaltender Minnesota North Stars London Knights (OHA)
26 Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
27 Defence Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
28 Left wing Philadelphia Flyers Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
29 Right wing Oakland Seals St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
30 Centre St. Louis Blues Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
31 Defence Toronto Maple Leafs Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
32 Centre Montreal Canadiens St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
33 Wayne Hawrysh Right wing Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
34 Nels Jacobson Left wing Boston Bruins Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
35 Left wing New York Rangers Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL)
36 Right wing Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
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Round four

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
37 Right wing Minnesota North Stars Oshawa Generals (OHA)
38 Defence Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
39 Goaltender Los Angeles Kings Peterborough Petes (OHA)
40 Goaltender Philadelphia Flyers Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
41 Pierre Farmer Defence Oakland Seals Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
42 Right wing St. Louis Blues St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
43 Right wing Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
44 Defence Montreal Canadiens Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
45 Centre Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
46 Ron Fairbrother Left wing Boston Bruins Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
47 Bruce Hellemond Left wing New York Rangers Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
48 Defence Chicago Black Hawks Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
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Round five

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
49 Pierre Jutras Left wing Minnesota North Stars Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
50 Right wing Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
51 Centre Los Angeles Kings Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
52 Left wing Philadelphia Flyers Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
53 Warren Harrison Centre Oakland Seals Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
54 Left wing St. Louis Blues Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
55 Left wing Toronto Maple Leafs Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
56 Goaltender Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67's (OHA)
57 Defence Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA)
58 Jerry Wright Centre Boston Bruins Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
59 Defence New York Rangers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
60 Defence Chicago Black Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
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Round six

Tommi Salmelainen was the first European to be drafted by a National Hockey League team.[12]

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
61 Centre Minnesota North Stars Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
62 Goaltender Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
63 Left wing Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)1 London Knights (OHA)
64 Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Regina Pats (SJHL)
65 Defence Oakland Seals London Knights (OHA)
66 Left wing St. Louis Blues HIFK (Finland)
67 Bob Neufeld Left wing Toronto Maple Leafs Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
68 Centre Montreal Canadiens Denver Pioneers (NCAA)
69 Defence Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OHA)
70 Dale Yutsyk Left wing St. Louis Blues (from New York)2 Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
71 Centre Chicago Black Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
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  1. The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[3] [14]
  2. The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to New York in exchange for this pick.[3]

Round seven

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
72 Rick Thompson Defence Minnesota North Stars Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
73 Centre St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1 Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
74 Goaltender Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)2 Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
75 Centre Montreal Canadiens Peterborough Petes (OHA)
76 Left wing Oakland Seals Oshawa Generals (OHA)
77 Right wing St. Louis Blues Oshawa Generals (OHA)
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  1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[3] [16]
  2. The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[3]

Round eight

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
78 Cal Russell Right wing Minnesota North Stars Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
79 Frank Hamill Right wing Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)1 Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
80 Patrick Lange Goaltender St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2 Sudbury Wolves (NOJHL)
81 Centre Philadelphia Flyers Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
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  1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eight-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[3]
  2. The Los Angeles Kings' eight-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[3]

Round nine

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
82 John Converse St. Louis Blues Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
83 Gilles Drolet Defence Montreal Canadiens Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
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Round ten

Pick # Player PositionNationality NHL team College/junior/club team
84 Centre Montreal Canadiens Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)
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= NHL All-Star = Hall of Famers

Draftees based on nationality

RankCountryAmount
North America 83
1 79
24
Europe 1
3 1

See also

References

  1. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  2. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round one . 14 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413083836/http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69main.htm . 13 April 2009 . dead .
  3. Web site: NHL Trade Tracker. 2021-07-26. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/. dead.
  4. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 572, 734 and 853 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
  5. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 454 and 758 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
  6. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 873 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
  7. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 579 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
  8. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round two . 14 December 2008.
  9. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round three . 14 December 2008.
  10. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round four . 14 December 2008.
  11. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round five . 14 December 2008.
  12. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press,
  13. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round six . 14 December 2008.
  14. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 533 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
  15. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round seven . 14 December 2008.
  16. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 514 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
  17. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round eight . 14 December 2008.
  18. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round nine . 14 December 2008.
  19. Web site: 1969 NHL Amateur Draft – round ten . 14 December 2008.

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