1964 NHL Amateur Draft
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The 1964 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
As was the case in the 1963 Draft, amateur players turning 17 years of age between August 1, 1964 and July 31, 1965 were eligible, if they were not already sponsored by an NHL club.
The order of the draft followed the agreement reached in 1963, where the order was fixed as Red Wings, Bruins, Rangers, Black Hawks, Maple Leafs and Canadiens. Once again each team received four picks, each team having the right to forfeit their selection and pass it to the next team in the order. All picks were exercised this year.
Of the 24 players selected only nine played in the NHL. Syl Apps, Jr., Jim Dorey, Tim Ecclestone and Mike Pelyk went on to have fruitful NHL careers, each playing well over 200 games a piece. However, the steal of this draft was the Bruins' third pick, 14th overall: Ken Dryden. Dryden made it known to the Bruins that he would elect to play at Cornell University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, instead of turning professional. The Bruins traded his negotiation rights to the Canadiens, where he would play seven full seasons and part of an eighth, earning a Conn Smythe Trophy, Calder Memorial Trophy, five Vezina Trophies, five All-Star Game appearances, five First All-Star awards and six Stanley Cups.
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[edit] Selections by Round
Below are listed the selections in the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft.
| Selections By Round |
[edit] Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Gauthier (RW) | Detroit Red Wings | Rosemount Midgets | |
| 2 | Alec Campbell (RW) |  Canada |
Boston Bruins | Strathroy Midgets |
| 3 | Bob Graham (D) | New York Rangers | Toronto Marlboro Midgets | |
| 4 | Richie Bayes (C) | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Dixie Midgets |
| 5 | Tom Martin (RW) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlboro Midgets |
| 6 | Claude Chagnon (C) | Montreal Canadiens | Rosemount Midgets |
[edit] Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brian Watts (LW) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Toronto Marlboro Midgets |
| 8 | Jim Booth (LW) | Canada |
Boston Bruins | Sault Ste. Marie Midgets |
| 9 | Tim Ecclestone (RW) | Canada |
New York Rangers | Etobicoke (Junior B) |
| 10 | Jan Popiel (LW) |  Denmark |
Chicago Black Hawks | Georgetown Midgets |
| 11 | Dave Cotey | Toronto Maple Leafs | Aurora (Junior C) | |
| 12 | Guy Allen (D) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Stamford (Junior B) |
[edit] Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ralph Buchanan (LW) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Montreal East Intermediates |
| 14 | Ken Dryden (G) | Canada |
Boston Bruins | Etobicoke (Junior B) |
| 15 | Gordon Lowe (D) | New York Rangers | Toronto Marlboro Midgets | |
| 16 | Carl Hadfield (RW) | Chicago Black Hawks | Dixie (Junior B) | |
| 17 | Mike Pelyk (D) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlboro Midgets |
| 18 | Paul Reid | Montreal Canadiens | Kingston Midgets |
[edit] Round 4
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Rene LeClerc (RW) | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Hamilton (Junior B) |
| 20 | Blair Allister | Boston Bruins | Ingersoll (Junior B) | |
| 21 | Syl Apps, Jr. (C) | Canada |
New York Rangers | Kingston Midgets |
| 22 | Moe L'Abbe (RW) | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Rosemount Midgets |
| 23 | Jim Dorey (D) | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Stamford (Junior B) |
| 24 | Michel Jacques (LW) | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Megantic (Junior B) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Diamond, Dan; Duplacey, James; Dinger, Ralph; Kuperman, Igor; Zweig, Eric (1998). Total Hockey. New York: Total Sports Publishing, p. 286. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- hockeydb.com
| Preceded by: 1963 NHL Amateur Draft |
NHL Entry Draft | Succeeded by: 1965 NHL Amateur Draft |
