1963 NHL Amateur Draft
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The 1963 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the first NHL Amateur Draft and consisted of 16-year-old players.
The draft was instituted by NHL President Clarence Campbell in attempt to produce what he called "a uniform opportunity for each team to acquire a star player." Prior to the creation of the draft NHL teams would sponsor amateur teams and players, pre-empting other NHL clubs from acquiring new, young talent, and limiting amateur players' prospects in the NHL to the team which sponsored them.
Eligibility in this draft was limited to all amateur players who would reach 17 years of age between August 1, 1963 and July 31, 1964. Under the league rules, teams were not allowed to talk to the drafted players about turning professional until they turned 18. At that point, the teams had 72 hours to get the players signed or placed on their negotiation list. Players already on sponsorship lists were ineligible.
The draft order was determined by giving the teams choice of their place in the six-team order based on a reverse order of the standings, i.e., as the Boston Bruins finished last in the 1962–63 season they were given first choice of pick in the order. The final draft order was chosen to be Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. The order would rotate in the next draft such that each team moved up one spot in the order, and the first pick Canadiens would move to sixth.
This first draft consisted of four rounds. 21 players were chosen, out of a possible 24 picks: teams were permitted to exercise the right to defer their pick to the next team in the draft order. The Red Wings chose not to exercise their third and fourth round picks, and the Black Hawks elected not to exercise their fourth round pick.
Of the players selected five eventually played in the NHL, and only one won the Stanley Cup (Peter Mahovlich). None of the players selected have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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[edit] Selections by Round
Below are listed the selections in the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft.
| Selections By Round |
[edit] Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Monahan (LW) |  Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | St. Michael's Juveniles |
| 2 | Peter Mahovlich (C) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | St. Michael's Juveniles |
| 3 | Orest Romashyma (LW) |  West Germany |
Boston Bruins | New Hamburg (Junior C) |
| 4 | Al Osbourne (RW) | Canada |
New York Rangers | Weston (Junior B) |
| 5 | Art Hampson (LW) | Chicago Black Hawks | Trenton Midgets | |
| 6 | Walt McKechnie (C) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | London (Junior B) |
[edit] Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rodney Presswood | Montreal Canadiens | Georgetown Midgets | |
| 8 | Bill Cosburn | Detroit Red Wings | Bick's Pickles | |
| 9 | Terrance Lane | Boston Bruins | Georgetown Midgets | |
| 10 | Terry Jones | New York Rangers | Weston Midgets | |
| 11 | Wayne Davison | Chicago Black Hawks | Georgetown Midgets | |
| 12 | Neil Clairmont (LW) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Parry Sound Midgets |
[edit] Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Roy Pugh (C) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Aurora (Junior C) |
| 14 | Roger Bamburak (RW) | Boston Bruins | Isaac Brock | |
| 15 | Mike Cummings | New York Rangers | Georgetown Midgets | |
| 16 | Bill Carson | Chicago Black Hawks | Brampton Midgets | |
| 17 | Jim McKenny (D) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons (OHA |
[edit] Round 4
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Glen Shirton (D) | Montreal Canadiens | Port Colborne Midgets | |
| 19 | Jim Blair | Boston Bruins | Georgetown Midgets | |
| 20 | Cam Allison | New York Rangers | Portage la Prairie Junior | |
| 21 | Gerry Meehan (C) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons (OHA |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Diamond, Dan; Duplacey, James; Dinger, Ralph; Kuperman, Igor; Zweig, Eric (1998). Total Hockey. New York: Total Sports Publishing, pp. 285-286. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Facts about the 1963 draft on hockeydraftcentral.com
- hockeydb.com
| Preceded by: Sponsorship of amateur teams |
NHL Entry Draft | Succeeded by: 1964 NHL Amateur Draft |
