1968 NHL amateur draft

1968 North American ice hockey draft January 2024 1968 NHL amateur draft 180px June 13, 1968 Queen Elizabeth HotelMontreal, Quebec, Canada CAN Michel Plasse(Montreal Canadiens) 24 3 1967 1969 The 1968 NHL amateur draft was the sixth draft for the National Hockey League. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Gary Edwards and Michel Plasse, who both played their last NHL games in the 1981–82 season. Selections by round Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL amateur draft. no Round one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Michel Plasse (G) Montreal Canadiens Drummondville Rangers (QJHL) 2 Roger Belisle (C) Montreal Canadiens Montreal North Beavers (LHIQ) 3 Jim Pritchard (D) Montreal Canadiens (from Oakland Seals)1 Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) 4 Garry Swain (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) 5 Jim Benzelock (RW) Minnesota North Stars Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) 6 Gary Edwards (G) St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OHA) 7 Jim McInally (D) Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) 8 Lew Morrison (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 9 John Marks (LW) Chicago Black Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA) 10 Brad Selwood (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) 11 Steve Andrascik (RW) Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 12 Danny Schock (LW) Boston Bruins Estevan Bruins (WCHL) 1968 NHL Amateur Draft http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1968/68main.htm December 14, 2008 Notes The Oakland Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968, that sent Norm Ferguson, Stan Fuller and future considerations (Francois Lacombe and Michel Jacques traded completed in June 1968) to Oakland in exchange for Wally Boyer, Alain Caron, California's 1970 first-round pick, future considerations (Lyle Bradley traded completed in June 1968) and this pick.NHL Trade Tracker https://www.http://nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1967-68/2 July 26, 2021 May 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/ deadDiamond Dan Total NHL 2003 Triumph Books Chicago 484,485, 501, 556 and 649 978-1-57243-604-6 Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 13 Doug Smith (C) Oakland Seals Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) 14 Ron Snell (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Regina Pats (WCHL) 15 Marc Rioux (C) Minnesota North Stars Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL) 16 Curt Bennett (LW) St. Louis Blues Brown Bears (NCAA) 17 Herb Boxer (RW) Detroit Red Wings Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA) 18 Fraser Rice (C) Boston Bruins Halifax Colonels (MVJHL) 19 Barry Buchanan (D) New York Rangers Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL) Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 20 Jim Trewin (D) Oakland Seals Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 21 Dave Simpson (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL) 22 Glen Lindsay (G) Minnesota North Stars Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 23 Don Grierson (RW) Montreal Canadiens North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) 24 Brian St. John (C) Boston Bruins Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU) no Draftees based on nationality Rank Country Number 1 222 2 See also 1968–69 NHL season List of NHL players Notes References External links 1968 NHL Amateur Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database HockeyDraftCentral.com Draft Category:NHL entry draft Category:June 1968 sports events in North America Category:June 1968 in Canada Category:1968 in Montreal Category:Ice hockey in Montreal