1971 NHL amateur draft

1971 NHL Amateur Draft
1971 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 10, 1971
Location	Queen Elizabeth Hotel; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection	Guy Lafleur; (Montreal Canadiens)
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The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was the ninth NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 10, 1971, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Larry Robinson, who retired after the 1991–92 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1971 NHL amateur draft.

= NHL All-Star^[1]

= NHL All-Star^[1] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of famers

Round one

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Guy Lafleur	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from California)¹	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2	Marcel Dionne	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
3	Jocelyn Guevremont	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
4	Gene Carr	Centre	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)²	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
5	Rick Martin	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
6	Ron Jones	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Los Angeles)³	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
7	Chuck Arnason	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Minnesota)⁴	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8	Larry Wright	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Regina Pats (WCHL)
9	Pierre Plante	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)⁵	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
10	Steve Vickers	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers (from St. Louis)⁶	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
11	Murray Wilson	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
12	Dan Spring	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
13	Steve Durbano	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
14	Terry O'Reilly	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Notes

The California Golden Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 22, 1970 that sent Ernie Hicke and Montreal's 1970 first-round pick (Chris Oddleifson) to California in exchange for Francois Lacombe, cash and this pick.^[2]^[3]
The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 6, 1969 that sent Craig Cameron, Ron Schock and St. Louis' second-round pick in 1972 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Lou Angotti and this pick.^[2]^[4]
The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 14, 1969 that sent Ross Lonsberry and Eddie Shack to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' first round pick in 1973, Ken Turlik and this pick.^[2]^[5]
The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 6, 1967 that sent Minnesota's first-round pick in 1971 to Montreal in exchange for Andre Boudrias, Bob Charlebois and Bernard Cote.^[2]^[6]
The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 31, 1971 that sent Bernie Parent and Philadelphia's second-round pick in 1971 to Toronto in exchange for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and this pick.^[2]^[7]
The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on May 25, 1971 that sent Peter McDuffe to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.^[2]^[8]

Round two

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
15	Ken Baird	Defence	Canada	California Golden Seals	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
16	Henry Boucha	Centre	United States	Detroit Red Wings	US National Development Team
17	Bobby Lalonde	Centre	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
18	Brian McKenzie	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
19	Craig Ramsay	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
20	Larry Robinson	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)¹	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
21	Rod Norrish	Left wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Regina Pats (WCHL)
22	Rick Kehoe	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Philadelphia)²	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
23	Dave Fortier	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
24	Michel DeGuise	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)³	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
25	Terry French	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
26	Dave Kryskow	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
27	Tom Williams	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
28	Curt Ridley	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	Portage Terriers (MJHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on January 23, 1970 that sent Dick Duff to Los Angeles in exchange for Dennis Hextall and this pick.^[2]^[9]
The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on January 31, 1971 that sent Toronto's first-round pick in 1971 (Pierre Plante), Bruce Gamble and Mike Walton to Philadelphia in exchange for Bernie Parent and this pick.^[2]^[7]
The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on January 28, 1971 that sent Fran Huck to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.^[2]^[10]

Round three

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
29	Rich LeDuc	Centre	Canada	California Golden Seals	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
30	Ralph Hopiavuori	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
31	Jim Cahoon	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver)¹	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
32	Joe Noris	Defence	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
33	Bill Hajt	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
34	Vic Venasky	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	University of Denver (WCHA)
35	Ron Wilson	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
36	Glen Irwin	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
37	Gavin Kirk	Centre	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
38	John Garrett	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
39	Richard Lemieux	Centre	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from Montreal)²	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
40	Bob Peppler	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
41	Terry West	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	London Knights (OHA)
42	Dave Bonter	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 25, 1971 that sent Vancouver's fourth-round pick in 1971, cash and this pick to Montreal in exchange for Gregg Boddy and Montreal's third-round pick in 1971.^[2]^[11]
The Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 1971 that sent Vancouver's third-round pick (Jim Cahoon) and fourth-round pick in 1971 along with cash to Montreal in exchange for Gregg Boddy and this pick.^[2]^[11]

Round four

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Hartland Monahan	Right wing	Canada	California Golden Seals	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
44	George Hulme	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
45	Ed Sidebottom	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver)¹	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
46	Gerry Methe	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
47	Bob Richer	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
48	Neil Komadoski	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
49	Mike Legge	Left wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
50	Ted Scharf	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
51	Rick Cunningham	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
52	Derek Harker	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
53	Greg Hubick	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
54	Clyde Simon	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
55	Jerry Butler	Right wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
56	Dave Hynes	Left wing	United States	Boston Bruins	Harvard University (ECAC)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 25, 1971 that sent Vancouver's third-round pick (Jim Cahoon), cash and this pick to Montreal in exchange for Gregg Boddy and Montreal's third-round pick in 1971 (Richard Lemieux).^[2]^[11]

Round five

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
57	Ray Belanger	Goaltender	Canada	California Golden Seals	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
58	Earl Anderson	Right wing	United States	Detroit Red Wings	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
59	Mike McNiven	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Halifax Jr. Canadians (NSJHL)
60	Dave Murphy	Goaltender	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
61	Steve Warr	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Clarkson University (ECAC)
62	Gary Crosby	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
63	Brian McBratney	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
64	Don McCulloch	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
65	Bob Sykes	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Sudbury Wolves (NOHA)
66	Wayne Gibbs	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
67	Mike Busniuk	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	University of Denver (WCHA)
68	Dean Blais	Left wing	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
69	Fraser Robertson	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)
70	Bert Scott	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round six

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
71	Gerry Egers	Defence	Canada	California Golden Seals	Sudbury Wolves (NOHA)
72	Charlie Shaw	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
73	Tim Steeves	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Charlottetown Royals (NBSHL)
74	Ian Williams	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	University of Notre Dame (NCAA)
75	Pierre Duguay	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
76	Camille LaPierre	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
77	Alan Globensky	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
78	Yvon Bilodeau	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
79	Mike Ruest	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
80	Bernie Doan	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
81	Ross Butler	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
82	Jim Johnston	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
83	Wayne Wood	Goaltender	Canada	New York Rangers	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
84	Bob McMahon	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round seven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
85	Al Simmons	Defence	Canada	California Golden Seals	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
86	Jim Nahrgang	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
87	Bill Green	Defence	United States	Vancouver Canucks	University of Notre Dame (NCAA)
88	Doug Elliott	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Harvard University (ECAC)
89	Peter Harasym	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Buffalo)¹	Clarkson University (ECAC)
90	Norm Dube	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
91	Bruce Abbey	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
92	Bobby Gerrard	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Regina Pats (WCHL)
93	Dale Smedsmo	Left wing	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bemidji State University (NAIA)
94	Dave Smith	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Regina Pats (WCHL)
95	Peter Sullivan	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
96	Doug Keeler	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers (from Chicago)²	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
97	Jean-Denis Royal	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL)
98	Steve Johnson	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston)³	Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

The Buffalo Sabres' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on November 24, 1970 that sent Dick Duff and Eddie Shack to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's eight-round pick in 1971, Mike McMahon Jr. and this pick.^[2]^[12]
The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 10, 1971 that sent cash to Chicago in exchange for this pick.^[2]
The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 10, 1971 that sent cash to Boston in exchange for this pick.^[2]

Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
99	Angus Beck	Centre	Canada	California Golden Seals	Charlottetown Royals (NBSHL)
100	Bob Boyd	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Michigan State University (WCHA)
101	Norm Cherrey	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
102	Bob Murphy	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from Pittsburgh)¹	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
103	Lorne Stamler	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Buffalo)²	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
104	Rod Lyons	Left wing	Canada	California Golden Seals (from Los Angeles)³	Halifax Colonels (NSJHL)
105	Russ Friesen	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
106	Jerome Mrazek	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
107	Bob Burns	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Royal Military College (CIAU)
108	Jim Collins	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
109	Gene Sobchuk	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Regina Pats (WCHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

The Pittsburgh Penguins' eighth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 10, 1970 that sent this pick in exchange for Vancouver's promised to not take certain players in the expansion draft.^[2]
The Buffalo Sabres' eighth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on November 24, 1970 that sent Dick Duff and Eddie Shack to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's seventh-round pick in 1971 (Pete Harasym), Mike McMahon Jr. and this pick.^[2]^[12]
The Los Angeles Kings' eighth-round pick went to the California Golden Seals as the result of a trade on February 5, 1971 that sent Harry Howell to Los Angeles in exchange for cash and this pick.^[2]^[13]

Round nine

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
110	Jim Ivison	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
111	Andre Peloffy	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Rosemont National (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round eleven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
112	Elston Evoy	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOHA)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round twelve

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
113	Mike Antonovich	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
114	Gerry Lecomte	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round thirteen

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
115	Wayne Forsey	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round fourteen

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
116	Bill Forrest	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}

Round fifteen

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
117	Richard Coutu	Goaltender	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Rosemont National (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved December 15, 2008.}