1967 NHL expansion draft

Player selection draft February 2012 1967 NHL expansion draft June 6, 1967 Queen Elizabeth HotelMontreal, Quebec, Canada National Hockey League California SealsLos Angeles KingsMinnesota North StarsPhiladelphia FlyersPittsburgh PenguinsSt. Louis Blues 1967–68 1970 The 1967 NHL expansion draft was held on June 6, 1967, in the ballroom of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's six expansion teams for the 1967–68 season: the California Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. Rules As this ambitious expansion doubled the league's size from six to twelve teams, a large number of players were needed to fill the rosters of the new franchises. Almost all of the leading professional hockey players in North America were already under contract with the six existing franchises; therefore, the draft was established to equitably distribute players from the Original Six clubs (the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs) to the new teams. Each expansion team was to select twenty players from the established clubs: two goaltenders and eighteen forwards and defencemen. Thus, a total of 120 players were selected. The existing clubs were allowed to exclude a goaltender and eleven other players from eligibility in the draft by naming them to "protected" lists.McFarlane (1969), p. 139 Also excluded from the draft were Junior players, players who were young enough to play Junior (born on or after June 1, 1946) but who were already playing professionally, and players sold to the minor league Western Hockey League and Central Professional Hockey League before June 1, 1966. The draft began with the drawing of the draft order. Each of the new teams' names was placed on a paper ballot enclosed in a capsule, which was drawn from the bowl of the Stanley Cup by NHL President Clarence Campbell. Montreal Canadiens general manager Sam Pollock helped Campbell draw up the rules for the draft.The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p. 189, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, 978-0-385-66325-0 This draft order was used in the first round to draft goaltenders. The order was then reversed in the second round, which was again specifically for goaltenders. The third round retained the second round's order, and in every subsequent round the draft order would rotate, such that the team that had picked first in the previous round would pick last in the following round while the other teams moved up to fill its place. Each expansion team had three minutes from the time of the previous selection to make its pick.McFarlane (1969), p. 140 After each of the first, third, fourth, seventh and subsequent players lost by any of the established teams, the team in question chose one undrafted player that it had left unprotected and moved him onto their protected lists. Players who had played professionally for the first time in the 1966–67 season were ineligible from being picked until their respective team had filled their protected list with at least two goaltenders and eighteen other players. Protected lists Boston: goaltender – Gerry Cheevers; skaters – John Bucyk, Ted Green, Ed Westfall, Tom Williams, John McKenzie, Don Awrey, Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito, Fred Stanfield, Eddie Shack and Gary Doak. Among notable players who were initially unprotected but later added to the list as fills were Dallas Smith, Wayne Cashman, Eddie Johnston, Jean Pronovost, Ron Murphy, Glen Sather and Bob Leiter.Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, June 7, 1967, p. 27. Chicago: goaltender – Denis DeJordy; skaters – Bobby Hull, Dennis Hull, Doug Jarrett, Chico Maki, Gilles Marotte, Pit Martin, Stan Mikita, Doug Mohns, Pierre Pilote, Ken Wharram and Pat Stapleton. Among notable players who were initially unprotected but later added to the list as fills were Eric Nesterenko, Wayne Maki and Dave Dryden. Detroit: goaltender – Roger Crozier; skaters – Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Norm Ullman, Gary Bergman, Paul Henderson, Bruce MacGregor, Ted Hampson, Dean Prentice, Bert Marshall, Doug Roberts and Bob McCord. Among notable players who were initially unprotected but later added to the list as fills were Nick Libett, Howie Young, Gary Jarrett, Floyd Smith and Jim Watson. Montreal: goaltender – Lorne Worsley; skaters – Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer, J. C. Tremblay, Jacques Laperriere, Ted Harris, Terry Harper, John Ferguson, Ralph Backstrom, Henri Richard, Gilles Tremblay and Bobby Rousseau. Among notable players who were initially unprotected but later added to the list as fills were Rogie Vachon, Claude Larose, Dick Duff, Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard, Danny Grant, Jacques Lemaire and Andre Boudrias. New York: goaltender – Ed Giacomin; skaters – Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield, Phil Goyette, Arnie Brown, Bob Nevin, Jim Neilson, Harry Howell, Don Marshall, Orland Kurtenbach and Wayne Hillman. Among notable players who were initially unprotected but later added to the list as fills were Gilles Villemure, Red Berenson, Reggie Fleming, Gary Sabourin and Bob Plager. Toronto: goaltender – Johnny Bower; skaters – Frank Mahovlich, Dave Keon, Tim Horton, Larry Hillman, Bob Pulford, Jim Pappin, Marcel Pronovost, Mike Walton, Ron Ellis, Pete Stemkowski and Brian Conacher. Among notable players who were initially unprotected but later added to the list as fills were Al Smith, George Armstrong, Allan Stanley, Duane Rupp, Murray Oliver, Bronco Horvath, Don Cherry and Red Kelly. Draft results The draft began with the picking of the draft order. The Kings picked first, with the North Stars, Flyers, Penguins, Seals and Blues following in that order. With the first pick in the draft the Kings chose future Hall of Fame goaltender Terry Sawchuk, backbone of the great Detroit Red Wings teams of the 1950s and fresh off a Stanley Cup championship with the Maple Leafs. The first skater chosen was center Gord Labossiere of the Canadiens, also by the Kings, as the 13th selection. Commentators compared the draft to a rummage sale, with the Original Six losing only unnecessary if not unwanted players. Some of the expansion teams bolstered their rosters before the draft by purchasing minor league teams outright, thus gaining the rights to the players on their rosters, such as the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League by the Kings and the Quebec Aces of the AHL by the Flyers, while the North Stars purchased the rights to seven amateur members of the Canadian National Team from Toronto.McFarlane (1969), p. 141. A poll of minor league sportswriters and executives, following the draft, felt that Philadelphia had gotten the best of the selections and Los Angeles the worst, while the Boston Bruins were the hardest hit of existing clubs. Among the Bruins' players drafted were future Hall of Famer Bernie Parent and future All-Stars J. P. Parise, Poul Popiel, Wayne Connelly, Bill Goldsworthy, Gary Dornhoefer, Ron Schock and Wayne Rivers. It was considered that the Canadiens – reported to have made a number of backroom deals to avoid losing valued unprotected players – fared the best of the established clubs, keeping unprotected talent such as Claude Larose, Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard and Danny Grant. One controversy arose from the retirement of Toronto star Red Kelly, who was expected to become the Kings' coach. As he was still under contract with the Maple Leafs, they had the rights to his services, but Leafs' general manager Punch Imlach insisted that the Kings use one of their picks to select him, and when this did not materialize, Imlach added Kelly to the Leafs' protected list, forcing the Kings to trade their 15th pick, Ken Block, for Kelly. Bill Flett and Poul Popiel were the last players selected in the draft to be active in the NHL, both playing for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1979–80 season, while Parent, playing in 551 NHL games (not counting his season in the World Hockey Association) had the longest career of any goaltender selected. Popiel was the last player chosen to be active in professional hockey, playing for the Muskegon Mohawks of the International Hockey League in 1982. By contrast, Don Caley, the 2nd pick of St. Louis, played only a single game for the Blues, the only game of his NHL career. Career Black Hawk Bill Hay, the 11th pick of the Blues, retired before the draft; nineteen other skaters played 20 or fewer NHL games after the draft. NHL All-StarNHL All-Star and NHL All-Star teamInducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Round # Player Position Drafted by Selected from1 1 Terry Sawchuk Goaltender Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs1 2 Bernie Parent Goaltender Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins1 3 Glenn Hall Goaltender St. Louis Blues Chicago Black Hawks1 4 Cesare Maniago Goaltender Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers1 5 Joe Daley Joe Daley (ice hockey) Goaltender Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings1 6 Charlie Hodge ice hockey Goaltender California Seals Montreal Canadiens2 7 Wayne Rutledge Goaltender Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers2 8 Garry Bauman Goaltender Minnesota North Stars Montreal Canadiens2 9 Doug Favell Goaltender Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins2 10 Roy Edwards ice hockey Goaltender Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Black Hawks2 11 Gary Smith ice hockey Goaltender California Seals Toronto Maple Leafs2 12 Don Caley Goaltender St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings3 13 Gord Labossiere Centre Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens3 14 Dave Balon Left wing Minnesota North Stars Montreal Canadiens3 15 Jim Roberts ice hockey, born 1940 Defence St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens3 16 Ed Van Impe Defence Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Black Hawks3 17 Earl Ingarfield Earl Ingarfield, Sr. Centre Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers3 18 Bob Baun Defence California Seals Toronto Maple Leafs4 19 Bob Wall ice hockey Defence Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings4 20 Ray Cullen Centre Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings4 21 Joe Watson ice hockey Defence Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins4 22 Al MacNeil Defence Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers4 23 Kent Douglas Defence California Seals Toronto Maple Leafs4 24 Noel Picard Defence St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens5 25 Eddie Joyal Centre Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs5 26 Bob Woytowich Defence Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins5 27 Brit Selby Left wing Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs5 28 Larry Jeffrey Left wing Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs5 29 Bill Hicke Right wing California Seals New York Rangers5 30 Al Arbour Defence St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs6 31 Real Lemieux Réal Lemieux Right wing Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings6 32 Jean-Guy Talbot Defence Minnesota North Stars Montreal Canadiens6 33 Lou Angotti Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Black Hawks6 34 Ab McDonald Left wing Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings6 35 Billy Harris ice hockey, born 1935 Centre California Seals Detroit Red Wings6 36 Rod Seiling Defence St. Louis Blues New York Rangers7 37 Poul Popiel Defence Los Angeles Kings Boston Bruins7 38 Wayne Connelly Right wing Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins7 39 Leon Rochefort Forward Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens7 40 Leo Boivin Defence Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings7 41 Larry Cahan Defence California Seals New York Rangers7 42 Ron Schock Centre St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins8 43 Terry Gray ice hockey Right wing Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings8 44 Ted Taylor ice hockey Left wing Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings8 45 Don Blackburn Left wing Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs8 46 Noel Price Defence Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens8 47 Wally Boyer Centre California Seals Chicago Black Hawks8 48 Terry Crisp Centre St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins9 49 Bryan Campbell Centre Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers9 50 Pete Goegan Defence Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings9 51 John Miszuk Defence Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Black Hawks9 52 Keith McCreary Left wing Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens9 53 Joe Szura Centre California Seals Montreal Canadiens9 54 Don McKenney Centre St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings10 55 Ted Irvine Left wing Los Angeles Kings Boston Bruins10 56 Len Lunde Left wing Minnesota North Stars Chicago Black Hawks10 57 Garry Peters ice hockey Centre Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens10 58 Ken Schinkel Right wing Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers10 59 Bob Lemieux Defence California Seals Montreal Canadiens10 60 Wayne Rivers Right wing St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins11 61 Howie Hughes Right wing Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens11 62 Bill Goldsworthy Right wing Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins11 63 Dick Cherry Defence Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins11 64 Bob Dillabough Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins11 65 J. P. Parise J. P. Parisé Left wing California Seals Boston Bruins11 66 Bill Hay Centre St. Louis Blues Chicago Black Hawks12 67 Bill Inglis Bill Inglis (ice hockey) Centre Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens12 68 Andre Pronovost André Pronovost Left wing Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings12 69 Jean Gauthier Defence Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens12 70 Art Stratton Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Black Hawks12 71 Ron Harris ice hockey Defence California Seals Boston Bruins12 72 Darryl Edestrand Defence St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs13 73 Doug Robinson ice hockey Left wing Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers13 74 Elmer Vasko Defence Minnesota North Stars Chicago Black Hawks13 75 Jim Johnson ice hockey, born 1942 Centre Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers13 76 Val Fonteyne Left wing Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings13 77 Terry Clancy Right wing California Seals Toronto Maple Leafs13 78 Norm Beaudin Right wing St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings14 79 Mike Corrigan Left wing Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs14 80 Murray Hall ice hockey Right wing Minnesota North Stars Chicago Black Hawks14 81 Gary Dornhoefer Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins14 82 Jeannot Gilbert Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins14 83 Tracy Pratt Defence California Seals Chicago Black Hawks14 84 Larry Keenan Left wing St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs15 85 Jacques Lemieux Defence Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens15 86 Bryan Watson ice hockey Defence Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings15 87 Forbes Kennedy Centre Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins15 88 Tom McCarthy ice hockey, born 1934 Left wing Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens15 89 Aut Erickson Defence California Seals Toronto Maple Leafs15 90 Ron Stewart Centre St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins16 91 Lowell MacDonald Right wing Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs16 92 Bill Collins ice hockey Centre Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers16 93 Pat Hannigan Left wing Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Black Hawks16 94 Billy Dea Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Black Hawks16 95 Ron Boehm Left wing California Seals New York Rangers16 96 Fred Hucul Defence St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs17 97 Ken Block ice hockey Defence Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers17 98 Sandy Fitzpatrick Centre Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers17 99 Dwight Carruthers Defence Philadelphia Flyers Detroit Red Wings17 100 Bobby Rivard Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens17 101 Alain Caron ice hockey Right wing California Seals Chicago Black Hawks17 102 John Brenneman Left wing St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs18 103 Bill Flett Right wing Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs18 104 Parker MacDonald Left wing Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings18 105 Bob Courcy Centre Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens18 106 Mel Pearson ice hockey, born 1938 Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Black Hawks18 107 Mike Laughton Centre California Seals Toronto Maple Leafs18 108 Gerry Melnyk Centre St. Louis Blues Chicago Black Hawks19 109 Brent Hughes ice hockey, born 1943 Defence Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings19 110 Billy Taylor ice hockey b. 1942 Centre Minnesota North Stars Chicago Black Hawks19 111 Keith Wright ice hockey Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins19 112 Andy Bathgate Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings19 113 Bryan Hextall Bryan Hextall, Jr. Forward California Seals New York Rangers19 114 Gary Veneruzzo Left wing St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs20 115 Marc Dufour Right wing Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers20 116 Dave Richardson ice hockey Left wing Minnesota North Stars Chicago Black Hawks20 117 Terry Ball ice hockey Defence Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers20 118 Les Hunt Defence Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers20 119 Gary Kilpatrick Defence California Seals Chicago Black Hawks20 120 Max Mestinsek Right wing St. Louis Blues New York Rangers See also 1967 NHL amateur draft 1967–68 NHL season Notes 2 References Louis Cauz Few treasures for newcomers at hockey's rummage sale Globe and Mail Toronto 27 June 3, 1967 50 Years Of Hockey McFarlane Brian Greywood Publishing Limited 1969 Winnipeg, Manitoba External links 1967 NHL Expansion Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database draft Category:California Golden Seals Category:Los Angeles Kings Category:Minnesota North Stars Category:NHL expansion drafts Category:History of the Philadelphia Flyers Category:History of the Pittsburgh Penguins Category:St. Louis Blues