1967 NHL Expansion Draft
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The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's six expansion teams for the 1967-68 season: the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the St. Louis Blues.
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[edit] Rules
As this ambituous expansion was doubling the league's size from six to twelve teams, a large number of players needed to be extracted from each previously existing franchise. 120 players were selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, 20 by each incoming team. Therefore, each existing franchise in the league prior to the draft was to lose, on average, 20 players as well. This would make for major upheaval in the rosters of the Original Six franchises, although a large number of the players lost were career minor-leaguers before expansion occurred.
In all, 20 players each were selected from Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs.
[edit] Draft Results
The players may not have been selected in this particular order.
[edit] Los Angeles Kings selections
| # | Player | Drafted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Terry Sawchuk (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2. | Wayne Ruthledge (G) | New York Rangers |
| 3. | Gord Labossiere (C) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4. | Bob Wall (D) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5. | Ed Joyal (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 6. | Real Lemieux (W) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 7. | Poul Popiel (D) | Boston Bruins |
| 8. | Terry Gray (RW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 9. | Bryan Campbell (C) | New York Rangers |
| 10. | Ted Irvine (LW) | Boston Bruins |
| 11. | Howard Hughes (RW) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 12. | Bill Inglis (C) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 13. | Doug Robinson (LW) | New York Rangers |
| 14. | Mike Corrigan (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 15. | Jacques Lemieux (LW) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 16. | Lowell MacDonald (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 17. | Ken Block (D) | New York Rangers |
| 18. | Bill Flett (RW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 19. | Brent Hughes (D) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 20. | Marc Dufour (RW) | New York Rangers |
[edit] Minnesota North Stars selections
| # | Player | Drafted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cesare Maniago (G) | New York Rangers |
| 2. | Gary Bauman (G) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3. | Dave Balon (LW) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4. | Ray Cullen (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5. | Bob Woytowich (D) | Boston Bruins |
| 6. | Jean-Guy Talbot (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 7. | Wayne Connelly (RW) | Boston Bruins |
| 8. | Ted Taylor (LW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 9. | Pete Goegan (D) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 10. | Len Lunde (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 11. | Bill Goldsworthy (RW) | Boston Bruins |
| 12. | Andre Pronovost (LW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 13. | Elmer Vasko (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 14. | Murray Hall (W) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 15. | Bryan Watson (D/W) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 16. | Bill Collins (C) | New York Rangers |
| 17. | Sandy Fitzpatrick (C) | New York Rangers |
| 18. | Parker MacDonald (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 19. | Billy Taylor (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 20. | Dave Richardson (LW) | Chicago Black Hawks |
[edit] Oakland Seals selections
| # | Player | Drafted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charlie Hodge (G) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2. | Gary Smith (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3. | Bob Baun (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4. | Kent Douglas (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5. | Bill Hicke (RW) | New York Rangers |
| 6. | Billy Harris (W) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 7. | Larry Cahan (D) | New York Rangers |
| 8. | Wally Boyer (W) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 9. | Joe Szura (W) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 10. | Bob Lemieux (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 11. | J.P. Parise (LW) | Boston Bruins |
| 12. | Ron Harris (D/W) | Boston Bruins |
| 13. | Terry Clancy (W) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 14. | Tracy Pratt (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 15. | Aut Erickson (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 16. | Ron Boehm (W) | New York Rangers |
| 17. | Alain Caron (W) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 18. | Mike Laughton (W) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 19. | Bryan Hextall (W) | New York Rangers |
| 20. | Gary Kilpatrick (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
[edit] Philadelphia Flyers selections
| # | Player | Drafted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bernie Parent (G) | Boston Bruins |
| 2. | Doug Favell (G) | Boston Bruins |
| 3. | Ed Van Impe (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 4. | John Miszuk (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 5. | Joe Watson (D) | Boston Bruins |
| 6. | Dick John Cherry (D) | Boston Bruins |
| 7. | Jean Gauthier (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 8. | Terry Ball (D) | New York Rangers |
| 9. | Brit Selby (W) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 10. | Lou Angotti (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 11. | Leon Rochefort (W) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 12. | Don Blackburn (W) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 13. | Gary Dornhoefer (W) | Boston Bruins |
| 14. | Forbes Kennedy (W) | Boston Bruins |
| 15. | Pat Hannigan (LW) | Chicago Maple Leafs |
| 16. | Dwight Carruthers (W) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 17. | Bob Courcy (W) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 18. | Keith Wright (LW) | Boston Bruins |
| 19. | Gary Peters (C) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 20. | Jim Johnson (C) | New York Rangers |
[edit] Pittsburgh Penguins selections
| # | Player | Drafted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joe Daley (G) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2. | Roy Edwards (G) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 3. | Earl Ingarfield (C) | New York Rangers |
| 4. | Al MacNeil (D) | New York Rangers |
| 5. | Larry Jeffrey (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 6. | Ab McDonald (LW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 7. | Leo Boivin (D) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 8. | Noel Price (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 9. | Keith McCreary (RW) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 10. | Ken Schinkel (RW) | New York Rangers |
| 11. | Bob Dillabough (C) | Boston Bruins |
| 12. | Art Stratton (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 13. | Val Fonteyne (LW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 14. | Jeannot Gilbert (C) | Boston Bruins |
| 15. | Tom McCarthy (LW) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 16. | Billy Dea (LW) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 17. | Bob Rivard (C) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 18. | Mel Pearson (LW) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 19. | Andy Bathgate (RW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 20. | Les Hunt (D) | New York Rangers |
[edit] St. Louis Blues selections
| # | Player | Drafted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glenn Hall (G) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 2. | Don Caley (G) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3. | Jimmy Roberts (D/W) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4. | Noel Picard (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5. | Al Arbour (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 6. | Rod Seiling (D) | New York Rangers |
| 7. | Ron Schock (C) | Boston Bruins |
| 8. | Terry Crisp (C) | Boston Bruins |
| 9. | Don McKenney (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 10. | Wayne Rivers (RW) | Boston Bruins |
| 11. | Billy Hay (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 12. | Darryl Edestrand (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 13. | Norm Beaudin (RW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 14. | Larry Keenan (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 15. | Ron Stewart (C) | Boston Bruins |
| 16. | Fred Hucul (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 17. | John Brenneman (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 18. | Gerry Melnyk (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 19. | Gary Venerruzzo (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 20. | Max Mestinsek (RW) | New York Rangers |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by: none |
NHL Expansion Draft 1967 |
Succeeded by: 1970 NHL Expansion Draft |
