1970 NHL expansion draft explained

1970 NHL expansion draft
Date:	June 10, 1970
League:	National Hockey League
Expansion Teams:	Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks
Expansion Season:	1970–71
Prev:	1967
Next:	1972

The 1970 NHL expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Hockey League (NHL). The draft was held on June 10, 1970, a day before the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. The expansion draft was held to allow the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks to acquire players for the upcoming .

Draft results

	NHL All-Star
^	NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team
NHL seasons	Number of seasons played in the NHL prior to the draft
Franchise seasons	Number of seasons played with his draft team

	Player	Position	Drafted by	Selected from	NHL seasons	Franchise seasons	class=unsortable	Reference
1			Buffalo Sabres		2	Traded	^[1]
2			Vancouver Canucks		5	2 (–)	^[2]
3			Buffalo Sabres		4	2 (–)	^[3]
4			Vancouver Canucks		9	4 (–)	^[4]
5	^		Buffalo Sabres		17	1	^[5]
6			Vancouver Canucks		5	1	^[6]
7			Buffalo Sabres		3	4 (–)	^[7]
8			Vancouver Canucks		2	2 (–)	^[8]
9			Buffalo Sabres		6	2 (–)	^[9]
10			Vancouver Canucks		3	2 (–)	^[10]
11			Buffalo Sabres		2	1	^[11]
12			Vancouver Canucks		3	1	^[12]
13			Buffalo Sabres		14	2 (–)	^[13]
14			Vancouver Canucks		2	1	^[14]
15			Buffalo Sabres		11	1	^[15]
16			Vancouver Canucks		1	2 (–)	^[16]
17			Buffalo Sabres		6	1	^[17]
18			Vancouver Canucks		3	5 (–)	^[18]
19			Buffalo Sabres		6	1	^[19]
20			Vancouver Canucks		0	3 (; –)	^[20]
21			Buffalo Sabres		1	1	^[21]
22			Vancouver Canucks		2	2 (–)	^[22]
23			Buffalo Sabres		3	Traded	^[23]
24			Vancouver Canucks		3	3 (–)	^[24]
25			Buffalo Sabres		1	1	^[25]
26			Vancouver Canucks		2	1	^[26]
27			Buffalo Sabres		1	2 (–)	^[27]
28			Vancouver Canucks		4	2 (–)	^[28]
29			Buffalo Sabres		1	5 (–)	^[29]
30			Vancouver Canucks		1	1	^[30]
31			Buffalo Sabres		1	4 (–)	^[31]
32			Vancouver Canucks		0	2 (–)	^[32]
33			Buffalo Sabres		2	1	^[33]
34			Vancouver Canucks		7	0	^[34]
35			Buffalo Sabres		4	Traded	^[35]
36			Vancouver Canucks		0	1	^[36]
37			Vancouver Canucks		1	3 (–)	^[37]
38			Buffalo Sabres		0	3 (–)	^[38]
39	^		Vancouver Canucks		12	1	^[39]
40			Buffalo Sabres		0	0	^[40]

Notes

Trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made before the start of the .

• June 10, 1970: The Sabres traded Tom Webster to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for goaltender Roger Crozier.
• October 2, 1970: The Sabres traded Craig Cameron to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ron Anderson.
• October 1970: The Sabres traded Howie Menard to the California Golden Seals in exchange for cash.

Other

• Bob Dillabough played one game for the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Rochester Americans and was later loaned to the Phoenix Roadrunners for the remainder of the .
• Gary Edwards was loaned to the Kansas City Blues for the before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.

References

GeneralWeb site: 1970 NHL Expansion Draft. hockeyDB.com. April 22, 2013.

External links

• 1970 NHL Expansion Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom Webster NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
2. Web site: Gary Doak NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
3. Web site: Al Hamilton NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
4. Web site: Orland Kurtenbach NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
5. Web site: Don Marshall NHL Statistics . Sports Reference LLC . Hockey-Reference.com . April 22, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232646/http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/marshdo01.html . March 3, 2016 .
6. Web site: Ray Cullen NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
7. Web site: Tracy Pratt NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
8. Web site: Pat Quinn NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
9. Web site: Jim Watson NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
10. Web site: Rosaire Paiement NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
11. Web site: François Lacombe NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
12. Web site: Darryl Sly NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
13. Web site: Phil Goyette NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
14. Web site: Jim Wiste NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
15. Web site: Reggie Fleming NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
16. Web site: Danny Johnson NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
17. Web site: Mike McMahon NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
18. Web site: Barry Wilkins NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
19. Web site: Skip Krake NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
20. Web site: Ralph Stewart NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
21. Web site: Jean-Guy Lagace NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
22. Web site: Mike Corrigan NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
23. Web site: Craig Cameron NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
24. Web site: Wayne Maki NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
25. Web site: Chris Evans NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
26. Web site: Ed Hatoum NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
27. Web site: Doug Barrie NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
28. Web site: Poul Popiel NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
29. Web site: Gerry Meehan NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
30. Web site: Ron Ward NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
31. Web site: Paul Terbenche NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
32. Web site: John Schella NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
33. Web site: Brian Perry NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
34. Web site: Bob Dillabough NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
35. Web site: Howie Menard NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
36. Web site: Garth Rizzuto NHL & WHA Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
37. Web site: Dunc Wilson NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
38. Web site: Rocky Farr NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
39. Web site: Charlie Hodge NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.
40. Web site: Gary Edwards NHL Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Hockey-Reference.com. April 22, 2013.