1969 NHL Amateur Draft
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| Basics
- Location: The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal
- Date: June 12, 1969
- Total Rounds: 10
- Draft Order: Reverse Order of 1968-69 finish
| Players
- 1st Overall Selection: Rejean Houle
- Total Selections: 84
- Forwards: 58
- Defensemen: 18
- Goaltenders: 8
| Selections by Nations
- Canadians: 78
- Americans: 4
- Europeans: 1
- Euro-Canadians: 1
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[edit] 1969 NHL Entry Draft Summary
The 1969 NHL Amateur Draft was the first NHL Draft to be held which was not affected by the old sponsorship system. All junior players born before 1950 were eligible for this draft. Even European players were eligible for being drafted if their National Associations gave permission. In fact 1969 marked the first time that a European born player was selected. The draft order was the reverse of the previous season's finishes another first for the NHL Draft. The 1969 NHL Draft was also the last draft that gave the Montreal Canadiens a cultural preference by allowing them to select the first two French-Canadian players.
The draft rotation was set with the following order; Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Oakland Seals, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks.
Out of all the players selected Bobby Clarke ended up with the most games played in the NHL with 1,144 and Andre Dupont ended up with the most NHL Playoff games played at 140.
[edit] Round 1
[edit] Round 2
[edit] Round 3
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 25
| Gilles Gilbert
| G
| 
| Minnesota North Stars
| London Knights
| OHA
|
| 26
| Michel Briere
| C
|
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Shawinigan Bruins
| QJHL
|
| 27
| Gregg Boddy
| D
|
| Los Angeles Kings
| Edmonton Oil Kings
| WCHL
|
| 28
| Willie Brossart
| LW/D
|
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Estevan Bruins
| WCHL
|
| 29
| Don O'Donoghue
| RW/C
|
| Oakland Seals
| St. Catharines Black Hawks
| OHA
|
| 30
| Bernie Gagnon
| C
|
| St. Louis Blues
| University of Michigan
| WCHA
|
| 31
| Larry McIntyre
| D
|
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Moose Jaw Canucks
| WCHL
|
| 32
| Bobby Sheehan
| C
| 
| Montreal Canadiens
| St. Catharines Black Hawks
| OHA
|
| 33
| Wayne Hawrysh
| RW
|
| Detroit Red Wings
| Flin Flon Bombers
| WCHL
|
| 34
| Nels Jacobson
| LW
|
| Boston Bruins
| Winnipeg Jets
| WCHL
|
| 35
| Kevin Morrison
| LW/D
|
| New York Rangers
| St. Jerome
| QJHL
|
| 36
| Milt Black
| RW
|
| Chicago Blackhawks
| Winnipeg Jets
| WCHL
|
[edit] Round 4
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 37
| Fred O'Donnell
| RW
|
| Minnesota North Stars
| Oshawa Generals
| OHA
|
| 38
| Yvon Labre
| D
|
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Toronto Marlboros
| OHA
|
| 39
| Bruce Landon
| G
|
| Los Angeles Kings
| Peterborough Petes
| OHA
|
| 40
| Michel Belhumeur
| G
|
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Drummondville Rangers
| QJHL
|
| 41
| Pierre Farmer
| D
|
| Oakland Seals
| Shawinigan Bruins
| QJHL
|
| 42
| Victor Teal
| RW/C
|
| St. Louis Blues
| St. Catharines Black Hawks
| OHA
|
| 43
| Frank Hughes
| RW/LW
|
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Edmonton Oil Kings
| WCHL
|
| 44
| Murray Anderson
| D
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Flin Flon Bombers
| WCHL
|
| 45
| Wayne Chernecki
| C/LW
|
| Detroit Red Wings
| Winnipeg Jets
| WCHL
|
| 46
| Ron Fairbrother
| LW
|
| Boston Bruins
| Saskatoon Blades
| WCHL
|
| 47
| Bruce Hellemond
| LW
|
| New York Rangers
| Moose Jaw Canucks
| WCHL
|
| 48
| Darryl Maggs
| D/RW
|
| Chicago Blackhawks
| Calgary Centennials
| WCHL
|
[edit] Round 5
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 49
| Pierre Jutras
| LW
|
| Minnesota North Stars
| Shaminigan Bruins
| QJHL
|
| 50
| Rusty Patenaude
| RW
|
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Calgary Centennials
| WCHL
|
| 51
| Butch Goring
| C
|
| Los Angeles Kings
| Dauphin Kings
| MJHL
|
| 52
| Dave Schultz
| LW
|
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Sorel Black Hawks
| QJHL
|
| 53
| Warren Harrison
| C
|
| Oakland Seals
| Sorel Black Hawks
| QJHL
|
| 54
| Brian Glenwright
| LW
|
| St. Louis Blues
| Kitchener Rangers
| OHA
|
| 55
| Brian Spencer
| LW
|
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Siwft Current Broncos
| WCHL
|
| 56
| Gary Doyle
| G
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Ottawa 67's
| OHA
|
| 57
| Wally Olds
| D/RW
|
| Detroit Red Wings
| University of Minnesota
| WCHA
|
| 58
| Jeremy Wright
| C
|
| Boston Bruins
| Calgary Centennials
| WCHL
|
| 59
| Gord Smith
| D
|
| New York Rangers
| Cornwall Royals
| OHA
|
| 60
| Mike Baumgartner
| D
|
| Chicago Blackhawks
| University of North Dakota
| WCHA
|
[edit] Round 6
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 61
| Rob Walton
| C
|
| Minnesota North Stars
| Niagara Falls Flyers
| OHA
|
| 62
| Paul Hoganson
| G
|
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Toronto Marlboros
| OHA
|
| 63
| Guy Delparte
| LW/D
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| London Knights
| OHA
|
| 64
| Don Saleski
| RW
|
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Regina Pats
| WCHL
|
| 65
| Neil Nicholson
| D/RW
|
| Oakland Seals
| London Knights
| OHA
|
| 66
| Tommi Salmelainen
| LW
| 
| St. Louis Blues
| Helsinki IFK
| SM-sarja
|
| 67
| Bob Neufeld
| LW
|
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Dauphin Kings
| MJHL
|
| 68
| Lynn Powis
| C
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Denver University
| WCHA
|
| 69
| Jim Jones
| D
|
| Boston Bruins
| Peterborough Petes
| OHA
|
| 70
| Dale Yutsyk
| LW/D
|
| St. Louis Blues
| Colorado College
| WCHA
|
| 71
| Dave Hudson
| C
|
| Chicago Blackhawks
| University of North Dakota
| WCHA
|
[edit] Round 7
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 72
| Rick Thompson
| D
|
| Minnesota North Stars
| Niagara Falls Flyers
| OHA
|
| 73
| Bob Collyard
| C/RW
|
| St. Louis Blues
| Colorado College
| WCHA
|
| 74
| Ian Wilke
| G
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Edmonton Oil Kings
| WCHL
|
| 75
| Dale Power
| C
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Peterborough Petes
| OHA
|
| 76
| Peter Vipond
| LW
|
| Oakland Seals
| Oshawa Generals
| OHA
|
| 77
| Dave Pulkkinen
| RW/D
|
| St. Louis Blues
| Oshawa Generals
| OHA
|
[edit] Round 8
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 78
| Cal Russell
| RW
|
| Minnesota North Stars
| Hamilton Red Wings
| OHA
|
| 79
| Frank Hamill
| RW
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Toronto Marlboros
| OHA
|
| 80
| Pat Lange
| G
|
| St. Louis Blues
| Sudbury Wolves
| OHA
|
| 81
| Claude Chartre
| C
|
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Drummondville Rangers
| QJHL
|
[edit] Round 9
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 82
| John Converse
| F
|
| St. Louis Blues
| Estevan Bruins
| WCHL
|
| 83
| Gilles Drolet
| D
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Quebec Remparts
| QJHL
|
[edit] Round 10
| Selection
| Player
| POS
| Country
| Selected By
| Selected From
| League
|
| 84
| Darrell Knibbs
| C
|
| Montreal Canadiens
| Lethbridge
| AJHL
|
[edit] Traded Selections
| Selection
| Date
| Trade Description
|
| 3
| May 17, 1969
| The Boston Bruins traded Barry Gibbs and Tommy Williams to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for this selection and Fred O'Donnell.
|
| 4
| May 21, 1968
| The Boston Bruins traded Jean Pronovost and John Arbour to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for this selection.
|
| 5
| June 11, 1968
| The Montreal Canadiens traded Gerry Desjardins to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this selection and Los Angeles' 1st Selection in 1972 (Steve Shutt).
|
| 5
| June, 1969
| The Montreal Canadiens traded this selection to the Minnesota North Stars in return for a promise that the North Stars would not select forward Dick Duff in the 1969 intra-league draft.
|
| 8
| June 10, 1969
| The New York Rangers traded Phil Goyette to the St. Louis Blues for this selection.
|
| 63
| June 12, 1969
| The Los Angeles Kings traded this selection to the Montreal Canadiens for cash.
|
| 70
| June 12, 1969
| The New York Rangers traded this selection to the St. Louis Blues for cash.
|
| 73
| June 12, 1969
| The Pittsburgh Penguins traded this selection to the St. Louis Blues for cash.
|
| 74
| June 12, 1969
| The Los Angeles Kings traded this selection to the Montreal Canadiens for cash.
|
| 75
| June 12, 1969
| The Montreal Canadiens traded Jean-Guy Gendron to the Philadelphia Flyers for this selection.
|
| 79
| June 12, 1969
| The Pittsburgh Penguins traded this selection to the Montreal Canadiens for cash.
|
| 80
| June 12, 1969
| The Los Angeles Kings traded this selection to the St. Louis Blues for cash.
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