1965 NHL amateur draft

1965 North American ice hockey draft August 2023 1965 NHL amateur draft 180px April 27, 1965 Queen Elizabeth HotelMontreal, Quebec, Canada CAN Andre Veilleux(New York Rangers) 11 3 1964 1966 The 1965 NHL amateur draft was the third draft for the National Hockey League. It was a draft to assign unaffiliated amateur junior-age players to NHL teams. It was held on April 27, 1965, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. For the first time the eligibility rules were changed for the 1965 draft. The minimum age criterion was increased, to 18 from 16 years. Clubs were not permitted to begin negotiations with the selected players until they reached 19 years of age, and the date from which they were ineligible due to being on club sponsorship lists was pushed back from May 23 to April 1. The NHL also reached an agreement with the AHL, CHL and WHL, allowing their clubs to participate in the draft. After the NHL clubs made their selections the clubs from the other three leagues were permitted to make their own selections. Each AHL and WHL club was allowed three picks, while each CHL team was allowed two. The general consensus on the part of each participatory club was that the talent pool from which to draft was exceptionally poor. The majority of amateur players falling within the new age rules had already been sponsored, if not turned professional. 11 picks were made, which to this date remains the lowest ever in an NHL draft. Only two players played in the NHL: Pierre Bouchard, who played 595 NHL games from 1970 to 1982, and Michel Parizeau, who played 58 games in the 1971-1972 NHL season. The pool of available player talent was considered so poor that the Toronto Maple Leafs elected not to participate whatsoever. The only non-NHL club to exercise their right to make a selection was the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL, who picked Junior C player Gary Beattie with the 11th, final pick. Selections by round Below are listed the selections in the 1965 NHL amateur draft. Round one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Andre Veilleux (RW) New York Rangers Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) 2 Andy Culligan (F) Chicago Black Hawks St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL) 3 George Forgie (D) Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) 4 Joe Bailey (F) Boston Bruins St. Thomas Barons (WOJHL) 5 Pierre Bouchard (D) Montreal Canadiens St. Vincent de Paul Saints (LHJAA) 1965 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1965/65main.htm 14 December 2008 Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 6 George Surmay (G) New York Rangers Kelvin Midgets (MAAAMHL) 7 Brian McKenney (RW) Chicago Black Hawks Smith Falls Bears (CJAHL) 8 Bob Birdsell (RW) Detroit Red Wings Stettler Midgets (MAAAMHL) 9 Bill Ramsay (F) Boston Bruins Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL) 1965 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1965/65main.htm 14 December 2008 Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 10 Michel Parizeau (C) New York Rangers Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) 11 Gary Beattie (F) Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL) Gananoque Lakers (MWJCHL) 1965 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1965/65main.htm 14 December 2008 See also 1965–66 NHL season List of NHL players Citations References Diamond, Dan Duplacey, James Dinger, Ralph Kuperman, Igor Zweig, Eric Total Hockey Total Sports Publishing 1998 New York 0-8362-7114-9 286 registration https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/286 External links 1965 NHL amateur draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database HockeyDraftCentral.com Draft Category:NHL entry draft Category:April 1965 sports events in Canada Category:1965 in Montreal Category:Ice hockey in Montreal