1972 General Player Draft

Held February 11 & 12, 1972, in Anaheim, California.

1972-73

Calgary (Cleveland)

Preliminary: Barry Gibbs (Minnesota), Jim Harrison (Toronto), Dale Hoganson (Montreal), Jack Norris (Seattle). Rounds 1-10: Steve Carlyle (U Alberta), Ron Homenuke (Calgary), Ross Lonsberry (Philadelphia), Jim McMasters (Calgary), Morris Mott (Queen's U), Gerry Pinder (California), Larry Romanchych (Dallas), Gregg Sheppard (Oklahoma City), Brian Walker (Calgary), Jim Watson (Calgary). Rounds 11-20: Ron Boehm (Boston), Anatoli Firsov (USSR), Josef Golonka (Czechoslovakia), Lorne Henning (New Westminster), Skip Krake (Salt Lake City), Bernie Lukowich (New Westminster), Ray Martyniuk (Columbus), Randy Rota (Nova Scotia), Dallas Smith (Boston), Stan Weir (Medicine Hat). Rounds 21-50: Jeff Ablett (Medicine Hat), Wayne Bell (Omaha), Dwight Bialowas (Regina), Yuri Blinov (USSR), Lyle Bradley (Salt Lake City), Gary Braun (Toledo), Ken Brown (Dallas), Jim Cardiff (San Diego), Dave Dunn (Seattle), Ed Dyck (Vancouver), Grant Erickson (Cleveland), Jan Eysselt (Czechoslovakia), Gerry Hart (Tidewater), Petr Hejma (Czechoslovakia), Ted Hodgson (Salt Lake City), Doug Horbul (Calgary), Josef Horesovsky (Czechoslovakia), Ken Ireland (New Westminster), Veli Pekka Ketola (Finland), Valeri Kharlamov (USSR), Darrell Knibbs (Muskegon), Al McDonough (Pittsburgh), Ray McKay (Buffalo), Murray MacNeil (Clinton), Ernie Moser (Tulsa), Vaclav Nedomansky (Czechoslovakia), Rod Norrish (Cleveland), Darryl Sittler (Toronto), George Swarbrick (San Diego), Joe Watson (Philadelphia). Rounds 51-70: Grant Clay (na), Wayne Doll (Long Island), Len Frig (Dallas), Ken Gustafson (Spokane), George Hill (Calgary Sr), Les Jackson (New Westminster), Marshall Johnston (California), Gunnar Lindquist (Sweden), Barry Meisner (Omaha), Peter Muller (na), Wayne Morusyk (Oklahoma City), Tom Pinder (Saskatoon), Al Rycroft (Fort Wayne), Alois Schloder (Germany), Jim Shaw (Portland), Ed Sidebottom (Charlotte), Karl Swetberge (na), Ron Willy (Saskatoon Sr), Richard Wilson (U North Dakota), Jerry Wright (Roanoke). Rounds 71+: Dave Amadio (Salt Lake City), Leigh Bannister (Flint), Dave Bonter (Dayton), Bill Hay (Retired), Rob Heaney (Dayton), Herb Howdle (Oklahoma City), Aleksander Maltsev (USSR), Vladimir Petrov (USSR), Darwin Mott (Michigan Tech), Morris Stefaniw (Providence), Garry Swain (Fort Wayne).

Chicago

Preliminary: Stan Mikita, Jerry Korab & Gary Smith (Chicago), Jim McKenny (Toronto). Rounds 1-10: Ivan Boldirev (California), Roger Crozier (Buffalo), Bob Kelly (Philadelphia), Dan Lodboa (Dallas), Don Marcotte (Boston), Pit Martin (Chicago), Jim McLeod (St. Louis), Rosaire Paiement (Vancouver), Jim Pappin (Chicago), Serge Savard (Montreal). Rounds 11-20: Chuck Arnason (Nova Scotia), Al Blanchard (Kitchener), Tom Cassidy (Kitchener), Bill Clement (Philadelphia), Chuck Goddard (DNP), John Grisdale (Tulsa), Pierre Jarry (New York), Dick Proceviat (Kansas City), Don Tannahill (Boston AHL), Bill Young (Dallas). Rounds 21-50: Robin Burns (Hershey), Bryan Campbell (Chicago), Lyle Carter (California), Guy Charron (Detroit), Ab DeMarco (New York), Andre Dupont (St. Louis), Ron Dussiaume (Dallas), Darryl Edestrand (Pittsburgh), Tony Featherstone (Nova Scotia), Brian Glenwright (Denver), Dave Hudson (Dallas), Keith LeLeivre (U New Brunswick), Darryl Maggs (Chicago), Garry Monahan (Toronto), Bob Murray (Nova Scotia), Doug Robinson (Nova Scotia), Ron Robinson (Barrie Sr), Leon Rochefort (Detroit), Dale Rolfe (New York), Scott Seagrist (U Toronto), Bob Sicinski (Dallas), Dan Spring (Dallas), Frank Spring (Richmond), Floyd Thompson (St. Louis), Walt Tkaczuk (New York), Doug Volmar (Detroit), Tom Williams (Omaha), Murray Wilson (Nova Scotia), Roger Wilson (Dallas). Rounds 51-70: Bob Aube (Ottawa U), Bernie Blanchette (Kansas City), Arnie Brown (Detroit), Rick Cunningham (Trenton U), Gordon Davies (U Toronto), Tom Deacon (DNP), Ron Hindson (Greensboro), Sheldon Kannegiesser (Pittsburgh), Steve Latinovich (York U), Randy Manery (Fort Worth), Dave McDowall (U Toronto), Mickey Oja (Kansas City), Marcel Paille (Providence), William Pettinger (Flint), Rick Morris, Bryan Slywchuk, Matt Thorpe (all Laurentian U), Jim Wylie (Flint), Rod Zaine (Buffalo). Rounds 71+: Grant Cole (Orillia Sr), Ralph Maki (na), Jean Ratelle (New York).

Dayton (Houston)

Preliminary: Guy Trottier (Toronto), Andre Hinse, Larry Lund (Phoenix), Wayne Rutledge (Denver). Rounds 1-10: Paul Andrea (Cincinnati), Mike Corrigan (Los Angeles), Norm Gratton (Omaha), Larry Hale (Richmond), Frank Hughes (Phoenix), Gord Labossiere (Cleveland), Dunc McCallum (San Diego), John Schella, Ted Taylor (Vancouver), Vic Venasky (Denver U). Rounds 11-20: Gary Dornhoefer (Philadelphia), Don Grierson (Port Huron), Murray Hall (Vancouver), Bill Hogaboam (Omaha), Gord Kannegiesser (Denver), Wayne Lachance (Springfield), Mike Lampman (Denver U), Ted McAneeley (Baltimore), Don McLeod (Providence), Jim Shires (St. Louis). Rounds 21-50: John Adams (Oklahoma City), Ray Adduono (Syracuse), Jim Armstrong (New Haven), Barry Ashbee (Philadelphia), Steve Atkinson (Buffalo), Roger Bellerive (Portland), Ron Busniuk (Nova Scotia), Ron Ellis (Toronto), Duke Harris (Rochester), Ed Hoekstra (Springfield), Howie Hughes (Seattle), Dennis Kassian (Salt Lake City), Larry Keenan (Philadelphia), Dave Kelly (Portland), Bob Courcy, Gerry Goyer, Orest Kindrachuck, Al Lebrun, Brian McDonald (San Diego), Frank Mahovlich (Montreal), Dale McBain (Clinton), Keith McCreary (Pittsburgh), Billy Orr (Syracuse), Lynn Powis (Nova Scotia), Bobby Schmautz (Vancouver), Brit Selby (Kansas City), Brian Smith (DNP), John Van Horlick (Portland), Barry Wilkins (Vancouver), Larry Wright (Philadelphia). Rounds 51-70: Bob Barlow, Kerry Bond (Phoenix), Dean Blais (U Minnesota), Ed Bumbacco (U Notre Dame), Jacques Caron, Bob Plager (St. Louis), Rene Drolet (Richmond), Rocky Farr (Cincinnati), Al Genovy (Port Huron), Jim Krulicki (Tidewater), Ray Larose (Denver), Brian McBratney (Clinton), Tom Miller (Cincinnati), Rob Palmer (Denver U), Dave Pulkkinen (Kansas City), Duane Rupp (Pittsburgh), Jack Stanfield (Rochester), Paul Terbenche (Salt Lake City), Tom Trevelyn (San Diego), Hal Willis (Seattle). Rounds 71+: Larry Billows (Fort Wayne), Herb Boxer (Fort Worth), Bob Boyd (Phoenix), Ray Clearwater (Providence), Bob Cook (Tidewater), Leonard Cunning (Johnstown), Bill Dea (Tidewater), Alex Delvecchio (Detroit), Roy Edwards (Pittsburgh), Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr (Boston), Guyle Fielder (Salt Lake City), Jean Gauthier (Baltimore), Ed Giacomin, Vic Hadfield (New York), Andre Gill (Hershey), Ed Hayes (Boston Coll), Art Jones (Portland), Bob Jones (Seattle), Cliff Koroll (Chicago), Roger Lafreniere (Denver), Randy Legge (Providence), Dick Matiussi, Jim Morrison (Baltimore), Larry McKillip (Omaha), Paul Morris (Long Island), Keke Mortson (Cincinnati), Lou Nanne (Minnesota), Eric Nesterenko (Chicago), Jean Nicol (Long Island), Mel Pearson, Bill Saunders (Portland), Poul Popiel (Vancouver), Ray Reeson (Omaha), Wayne Schaab (Charlotte), Con Schmidt (Oklahoma City), Tom Serviss (Flint), Larry Sokoloski (New Westminster), Bobby Taylor (Richmond), Pete Vipond (Columbus), Chris Worthy (Kansas City), Keith Wright (DNP).

Edmonton

Preliminary: Norm Ullman (Toronto), Bobby Clarke (Philadelphia), Bruce MacGregor (New York), Phil Myre (Montreal). Rounds 1-10: Garnet Bailey, Reggie Leach (Boston), Doug Barrie, Gilles Marotte (Los Angeles), Dan Bouchard (Boston AHL), Willie Brossart (Philadelphia), Ross Perkins (Fort Worth), Greg Polis (Pittsburgh), Pat Quinn (Vancouver), Randy Wyrozub (Buffalo). Rounds 11-20: Ron F. Anderson (Buffalo), Tom Bladon (Edmonton), Craig Cameron (Minnesota), Joe Hardy (Nova Scotia), Dave Kryskow (Dallas), Bill Lesuk (Los Angeles), Len Lunde (Retired), Lew Morrison (Philadelphia), Brian Ogilvie (Edmonton), Bob Stewart (Boston). Rounds 21-50: Steve Andrascik (Providence), Ken Baird (Oklahoma City), Wendell Bennett (Kansas City), Jim Benzelock (Dayton), Gary Bergman (Detroit), Doug Brindley (Rochester), Brian Carlin (Springfield), Bob Falkenberg, Ron Walters (Tidewater), John Ferguson (Retired), Val Fonteyne (Pittsburgh), Gilles Gratton (Oshawa), Del Hall (Columbus), Glenn Hall (Retired), Al Hamilton (Buffalo), Dave Johnson (Cornwall), Ed Joyal, Ed Van Impe (Philadelphia), Kerry Ketter (Nova Scotia), Wayne King (Columbus), Francois Lacombe (Cincinnati), Brian Lavender (St. Louis), Barry Long (Portland), Wayne Maki, Dunc Wilson (Vancouver), Brian Marchinko (Tulsa), Don Saleski (Richmond), Glen Sather (New York), John A. Stewart (Hershey), Ed Van Impe (Philadelphia), Dunc Wilson (Vancouver). Rounds 51-70: John Barber (Portland), Gary Bredin (Rochester), Ray Brownlee (Columbus), Jean-Yves Cartier (na), Roger Cote (Cleveland), John Gravel (Toledo), Terry Gray (DNP), Don Liesemer (Muskegon), Bob McAneeley (Boston Coll), Gordon McCosh (Bowling Green U), Bruce Mullett (Muskegon), Edgar Patenaude (Fort Wayne), Alexander Ragulin (USSR), Barry Richardson (DNP), Jack Taggart (Cincinnati), Henry Van Drunen (Edmonton), Bob Wall (Detroit), Lorne Weighill (Dayton), Bob Whidden (Baltimore), Laurie Yaworski (U British Columbia). Rounds 71+: Val Borisenko (DNP), Roger Bourbonnais (Retired), Tony Esposito (Chicago), John Fisher (Fort Worth), Gary Ford (Muskegon), Wayne Hicks (Phoenix), Leif Holmquist, Leif Svensson (Sweden), Tim Horton (Pittsburgh), Bill Horton, Robert Perani (Flint), George Hulme (Port Huron), Steve Johnson (Greensboro), Orland Kurtenbach (Vancouver), Derek Kuntz (Medicine Hat), Jean Losier (Des Moines), Jerry Mazur, Mike Sauter (Dayton), Dick Mortenson (Seattle), Hap Myers (Cincinnati), Richard Pagnutti (Fort Wayne), Bob Pulford (Los Angeles), Rich Pumple (Muskegon), Henri Richard (Montreal), Pat Russell (Vancouver Jr), Harold White (Toledo).

Los Angeles

Preliminary: Ken Dryden (Montreal), Gil Perreault (Buffalo), Matt Ravlich (Detroit), Steve Sutherland (Port Huron). Rounds 1-10: J.P. Bordeleau, Bart Crashley, Dan Maloney (all Dallas), Norm Dennis (Kansas City), Reg Fleming (Salt Lake City), Pete Laframboise (Baltimore), Ralph MacSweyn (Richmond), Ted McCaskill, Bob Whitlock (both Phoenix), Doug Roberts (Boston AHL). Rounds 11-20: Christian Bordeleau (Chicago), Len Fontaine (Port Huron), Butch Goring (Los Angeles), John Hanna (Seattle), Earl Heiskala (San Diego), J.-P. Leblanc (Dallas), Bob Liddington (Phoenix), Jim Niekamp (Tidewater), Noel Price (Nova Scotia), Marc Tardif (Montreal). Rounds 21-50: Charlie Burns (Minnesota), Jerry Butler (Omaha), Mike Byers (Buffalo), Gary Croteau (California), Marv Edwards (Phoenix), George Gardner (Vancouver), Ron Garwasiuk (Providence), Tom Gilmore (Tidewater), John Gofton (Phoenix), Don Gordon (Dallas), Howie Heggedal (Toledo), Mike Jakubo (Columbus), Jean-Guy Lagace (Hershey), Claude Larose (Montreal), Real Lemieux (Los Angeles), Connie Madigan (Portland), Cesare Maniago (Minnesota), Larry Mavety (Salt Lake City), Howie Menard (Baltimore), Jack Michie (Seattle), Kevin Morrison (Rochester), Gerry Odrowski (St. Louis), Fern Rivard (Cleveland), Jim Roberts (Montreal), Peter Slater (Des Moines), Gary Veneruzzo (Denver), Mike Walton (Boston), Bryan Watson (Pittsburgh), Bert Wilson (Providence). Rounds 51-70: Reg Bechtold (Dayton), Ken Campbell (Portland), Wayne Cashman (Boston), Terry Crisp (St. Louis), Russ Gillow (Spokane Sr), Ed Hatoum (Rochester), Rudy Hitti (Yugoslavia), Dave Hrechkosy (New Haven), Bill Inglis (Salt Lake City), Greg Jablonski (Toledo), Dennis Kearns (Vancouver), Gerry Meehan (Buffalo), John Miszuk (San Diego), Jim Nielson (New York), Bob Rivard (Baltimore), Dan Seguin (Rochester), Fred Stanfield (Boston), J.-C. Tremblay (Montreal), Don Westbrooke (Rochester). Rounds 71+: Rich Balon (Dayton), Alain Beaule (Springfield), Jack Borotsik (Dayton), Vladimir Bouzek, Jiri Holik, Ivan Hlinka (all Czechoslovakia), Carl Brewer (St. Louis), Larry Cahan (Seattle), Guy Delparte (Johnstown), Norm Descoteaux (Verdun), Sandy Fitzpatrick (San Diego), Jean-Guy Gendron (Philadelphia), Dennis Gidluck, Gary Gilbert (both Flint), Mike Goulet (Toledo), Ron Harris (Detroit), Ken Hodge (Boston), Paul Hoganson (Fort Wayne), Gordie Howe (Retired), Doug Jarrett (Chicago), Billy Knibbs (Providence), Murray Kuntz (Cincinnati), Bernie MacNeil (Fort Wayne), Milan Marcetta (Denver), Gary MacMillan (Dayton), Gordie Nelson (Phoenix), Willie O'Ree (San Diego), Jimmy Peters (Seattle), Luc Potvin (Drummondville), Len Ronson (San Diego), Gary Sabourin (St. Louis), Alois Schloder (Germany), Pat Stapleton (Chicago), Allie Sutherland (Charlotte), Barry Boughner, Jack Criel, Ken Gratton, Bob Kelly, Nelson LeClair, Bob LePage, Peter Mara, Bob Pate, Bob Perreault, Gene Sobchuk, Ken Sutyla, Luc Tessier (all Des Moines), Ron Ullyot (Fort Wayne), Don Ward (Seattle), Jim Watson (Buffalo), Wayne Zuk (Flint).

Miami (Philadelphia)

Preliminary: Bernie Parent (Toronto), Jude Drouin (Minnesota), Derek Sanderson (Boston), Bill White (Chicago). Rounds 1-10: Mike Bloom (St. Catherines), Terry Caffery (Cleveland), Neil Komadoski (Springfield), Yvon Lambert (Nova Scotia), Brian McSheffrey, Wayne Merrick (both Ottawa), Jean Potvin (Philadelphia), Phil Russell (Edmonton), Carol Vadnais (California), Rene Villemure (Shawinigan). Rounds 11-20: Michel Archambault (Dallas), Rick Dudley, Jim Nicholls (both Cincinnati), Denis Dupere (Toronto), George Ferguson (Toronto Jr), Rick Foley, Simon Nolet (both Philadelphia), Don Martineau (New Westminster), Paul Shmyr (California), Claude St. Sauveur (Sherbrooke). Rounds 21-50: Don Burgess (Greensboro), Don Caley (Phoenix), Rychard Campeau (Sorel), Gene Carr (New York), Bruce Cowick (San Diego), Wayne Elder (London), Gary Gambucci (Cleveland), Frank Golembrosky, Michel Rouleau (both Charlotte), Jack Lynch (Oshawa), Walt McKechnie (California), Brian McLay (Muskegon), Bobby Nystrom (Calgary), Craig Patrick (California), Glenn Patrick (Columbus), Ron Plumb (Oklahoma City), Michel Plante (Drummondville), Dean Prentice (Minnesota), Jean Pronovost (Pittsburgh), Paul Raymer (Peterborough), Rene Robert (Buffalo), Pierre Sigman (Syracuse), Rick Smith (Boston), Ron Stackhouse (Detroit), Gary Winchester (U North Dakota). Rounds 51-70: Andy Bathgate (Switzerland), Serge Beaudoin (Trois Rivieres), Pat Boutette (U Minnesota-Duluth), Brian Bowles (Cornwall), Barry Chernos (Flin Flon), Richard Grenier (Verdun), Andy Hebenton (Portland), Dennis Hull (Chicago), Danny Lawson (Buffalo), Murray Myers (Calgary), Larry Mickey (Salt Lake City), Evgeny Mishakov (USSR), Bill Nyrop (U Notre Dame), Jacques Plante (Toronto), Yvon Pouliot (St-Jerome), Serge Roch (Drummondville), Bobby Rousseau (New York), Ken Schinkel (Pittsburgh), Ron Smith (Cornwall), Garry Unger (St. Louis). Rounds 71+: Dave Arundel (U Wisconsin), John Bennett (Brown U), Yvon Blais (Cornwall), Ray Carmichael (New Westminster), Bob Dunsden (na), Pierre Henry, Denis Meloche (both Drummondville), Keith Magnusson (Chicago), Sandy McCannell (Saskatoon), Dan McCarthy (Swift Current), Boris Mikhailov (USSR), David Murphy (Hamilton), Steve West (Oshawa).

Minnesota

Preliminary: Peter Mahovlich (Montreal), Mike Curran (US Olympic), Bill Goldsworthy (Minnesota), Dale Tallon (Vancouver). Rounds 1-10: Mike Antonovich (U Minnesota), Terry Ball (Cincinnati), Henry Boucha (US Olympic), Frank Sanders (US Olympic), Andre Boudrias (Vancouver), Brian Glennie, Bill MacMillan (both Toronto), Bill Klatt (Oklahoma City), Bob Paradise (Seattle), Tom Peluso (Denver U). Rounds 11-20: John Arbour (Minnesota), Wayne Connelly (Vancouver), Ray Cullen (Retired), Ernie Hicke (California), Jim Johnson (Los Angeles), Walt Ledingham (U Minnesota), Jack McCartan (San Diego), Bob MacMillan (St. Catherines), Mike Pelyk (Toronto), Jim Rutherford (Pittsburgh). Rounds 21-50: Doug Acomb (Barrie Sr), Bob Ash (Omaha), Mike Baumgartner (Dallas), Ron Buchanan (Denver), Mike Christie (Denver U), Billy Collins (Detroit), Denis DeJordy (Montreal), Bernie Gagnon (DNP), Hugh Harris (Cincinnati), Phil Hoene (Springfield), Joey Johnston (California), George Konik (Retired), Dick Loe (Johnstown), Bruce McIntosh, Jim McElmury, Craig Sarner (all US Olympic), Murray McLachlan, Randy Murry (both Tulsa), Mike McMahon (Providence), George Morrison (St. Louis), Dick Paradise (Tidewater), Doug Peltier, Pokey Trachsel (both U Minnesota), Terry Ryan (Hamilton), Cliff Schmautz (Portland), Gary Simmons (Calgary Sr), Scott Smith (Regina), Fred Speck (Vancouver), Bob Vroman (Johnstown), Pat Westrum (Oklahoma City). Rounds 51-70: Wendell Anderson (Governor of Minnesota), Andy Brown (Detroit), Keith Christianson (US Olympic), James Cahoon (U North Dakota), Jim Carter (Green Bay Packers NFL), Bob Collyard (Kansas City), Terry French (DNP), Dennis Giannini (Cleveland), John Garrett (Kansas City), Greg Hubick (U Minnesota-Duluth), Noel Jenke (Minnesota Vikings NFL), Kevin O'Shea (Buffalo), Barclay Plager (St. Louis), Jeff Roesch (na), Rod Seiling (New York), Dale Smedsmo (Bemidji Coll), Don Thompson, Jim Watt (both Michigan State), John Van Boxmeer (Guelph), Dale Yutsyk (Kansas City). Rounds 71+: Jim Boyd (Fort Wayne), Mark Calder, Gilles Gagnon (both Michigan State), Bob Dobek (Detroit Jr), Ron Docken (Johnstown), Denis Erickson (DNP), Marty Gateman (Hamilton), Mike Stevens (U Minnesota-Duluth), Jim Young (Flint).

New England

Preliminary: Bobby Sheehan (California), Eddie Johnston (Boston), Rick Ley (Toronto), Larry Pleau (Montreal). Rounds 1-10: Greg Boddy (Vancouver), Gerry Cheevers (Boston), Terry Harper (Montreal), Rick MacLeish (Philadelphia), Doug Mohns (Minnesota), Ron Schock (Pittsburgh), Wayne Thomas (Nova Scotia), Steve Vickers (Omaha), Tom Webster (California), Ed Westfall (Boston). Rounds 11-20: Michel Belhumeur (Richmond), Curt Bennett (St. Louis), Gary Doak (New York), John French (Baltimore), Stan Gilbertson (California), Hilliard Graves (Baltimore), Paul Hurley, Mike Hyndman (both Boston AHL), Dick Sarrazin (Philadelphia), Tim Sheehy (US Olympic). Rounds 21-50: Kevin Ahearn, Dick McGlynn, Tim Regan (all US Olympic) Dan Brady, Bob Brown, Bob Gryp, John Danby, Ric Jordan (all Boston U), John Bucyk (Boston), Dave Burrows (Pittsburgh), Steve Cuddie (Cincinnati), John Cunniff (Rochester), Dave Dryden, Chris Evans (both Buffalo), Larry Fullan, Jim Higgs, Dave Westner (all Cornell U), Rod Gilbert (New York), Bill Hanson (na), David Hynes (Harvard), Al Karlander (Detroit), Tom Mellor (Boston Coll), Don O'Donoghue, Tom Williams (both California), Phil Roberto (St. Louis), Michel Ruest (Syracuse), Brad Selwood (Toronto), Guy Smith (U New Hampshire), Jim Stanfield (Springfield), Steve Warr (Clarkson U). Rounds 51-70: Ron Anderson, Don Cahoon, Dave Wisener (all Boston U), Corby Adams (Barrie Sr), Bob Borgeson (Long Island), Joe Cavanagh (Braintree), William Corkey (na), Tom Earl (Kansas City), Gary Geldart (Cleveland), Nick Harbaruk (Pittsburgh), Rick Kessell (Hershey), Bruce Landon (Springfield), Rick McCann (Tidewater), Bob McManama (Harvard), Geoff McMullin (Colgate), Gary Milroy (Orillia Sr), Dennis O'Brien (Minnesota), Roger Pelletier (Quebec AHL), Craig Ramsey (Buffalo), Dan Schock (Richmond). Rounds 71+: Ralph Backstrom (Los Angeles), Robbie Ftorek, Stu Irving (both US Olympic), John Gray (New Haven), Richard Martin (Buffalo), Al Smith (Detroit), Dick Umile (U New Hampshire).

New York

Preliminary: Gerry Desjardins (Chicago), Dave Gardner, Steve Shutt, Billy Harris (all Toronto Jr). Rounds 1-10: Don Blackburn (Providence), Ken Block (Rochester), Ken Broderick (San Diego), Jack Egers (St. Louis), Gary Peters (Boston AHL), Larry Sacharuk (Saskatoon), Dave Schultz (Richmond), Jim Schoenfeld (Niagara Falls), Rogatien Vachon (Los Angeles), Alton White (Providence). Rounds 11-20: Chris Ahrens, Bill Barber (both Kitchener), Lou Angotti (Chicago), Norm Ferguson, Bert Marshall (both California), Ray Fortin (Nova Scotia), Anton Gale (DNP), Peter McNab (Denver U), Curt Ridley (Oklahoma City), Mike Usitalo (Michigan Tech). Rounds 21-50: Angus Beck (Columbus), Larry Brown, Paul Curtis, Harry Howell (all Los Angeles), Claude Chartre, Pete Donnelly (both Jersey), Guy Denoncourt (Long Island), Kent Douglas (Baltimore), Bill Flett, Brent Hughes (both Philadelphia), Bob Roselle (Kansas City), John Gould (Cincinnati), Danny Grant, Tom Reid (both Minnesota), Gary Kurt (California), Mike Laughton (Nova Scotia), Pete Maybury (DNP), Pete McDuffe (St. Louis), Gord McRae (Tulsa), Jim Murray (Phoenix), Wally Olds (US Olympic), Bill Orban (Springfield), Gene Peacosh (Johnstown), Brian Perry (Providence), Tracy Pratt, Mike Robitaille (both Buffalo), Ian Wilkie (Boston College), Jim Wiste (Providence), John Wright (U Toronto). Rounds 51-70: Reinhold Boos (Germany), Lloyd Bentley (U Wisconsin), Louis Frigon (Muskegon), Al Gousser (na), Phil Goyette (Buffalo), Bob Guindon (Fort Worth), Wayne Hillman (Philadelphia), Ron Huston (Spokane Jr), Danny Johnson (Detroit), James Kennedy (Jersey), Jacques Lemieux (DNP), Doug Manchak (Saskatoon Jr), John Nestic (St. Louis U), Billy Plager (St. Louis), Tom Polanic (Cleveland), Bill Slewidge (Lake Superior State U), Frank St. Marseille (St. Louis), Vladislav Tretiak (USSR), Ron Ward (Vancouver), Bob Winograd (Colorado Coll). Rounds 71+: Gary Bromley (Charlotte), Paul Edorf (na), Jaroslav Jirik (Czechoslovakia), Gerald MacDonald (na), Don Marshall (Toronto), Lyle Moffat (Tulsa), Brian Morenz (Denver U), Herb Price (Jersey), Stewart Roberts (Greensboro), Bert Scott (Oklahoma City), Harry Shaw (Phoenix), Carl Sapinsky (U St. Louis), Ulf Sterner (Sweden), Vic Tisler (DNP), Bill Yeo (Sun Coast).

Ontario (Ottawa)

Preliminary: Doug Favell (Philadelphia), Dave Keon (Toronto), Brad Park (New York), Eddie Shack (Buffalo). Rounds 1-10: Mike Amodeo (Oshawa), Bob Berry (Los Angeles), Denis Deslauriers (Shawinigan), Buster Harvey (Cleveland), Chuck Lefley (Nova Scotia), Don Lever (Niagara Falls), Nick Libett (Detroit), Bob Murdoch (Nova Scotia), Mickey Redmond (Detroit), Billy Smith (Springfield). Rounds 11-20: Syl Apps (Pittsburgh), Fred Barrett (Cleveland), Serge Bernier (Los Angeles), Steve Cardwell (Pittsburgh), Ron Climie (Kansas City), Michel Larocque (Ottawa), Wayne Rivers (Springfield), Larry Robinson (Nova Scotia), Paul Shakes (St. Catherines), Mike Veisor (Peterborough). Rounds 21-50: Bob Baun (Toronto), Nick Beverley, Terry O'Reilly (both Boston AHL), Wayne Carleton, Dick Redmond (both California), Gary Coalter (Omaha), Marcel Dionne (Detroit), Jim Dorey (Toronto), Tim Ecclestone (Detroit), Gary Edwards, Juha Widing (both Los Angeles), Peter Gaw (Ottawa), Bob Kirk (Oshawa), Ron Lalonde (Peterborough), Bob Leduc (Providence), Jim Lorentz (Buffalo), Johnnie Martin (Shawinigan), Chris Meloff, Glen Seperich (both Kitchener), Brian McKenzie (Hershey), Mike Murphy (St. Louis), Ken Murray (Cincinnati), Joe Noris (Pittsburgh), Murray Oliver (Minnesota), Randy Osburn (London), Doug Rombough (Cincinnati), Dick Sentes (Tidewater), Tom Simpson (Oshawa), Brian St. John (Tulsa), Tom Thompon (Toronto Jr). Rounds 51-70: Andre Aubry (DNP), Don Awrey (Boston), Les Binkley (Pittsburgh), Doug Buhr (DNP), Brian Gibbons (Springfield), Jack Gibson (U Alberta), Larry Gould (Niagara Falls), Chris Hayes (Oklahoma City), Larry Hillman (Buffalo), Paul Laurent (Orillia Sr), Richard Longpre (U British Columbia), Joe Lundrigan (Tulsa), Tord Lundstrom (Sweden), Pat McCool, Ron Riley (both Loyola U), Bob Nevin (Minnesota), Jim O'Brien (Oakville Sr), Jan Popiel (Tulsa), Michel Poirier (Muskegon), Steve Sly (DNP). Rounds 71+: Jim Adair (Fort Worth), Mike Boland (Springfield), Norm Dube (Sherbrooke), Jiri Holecek, Jiri Kochta (both Czechoslovakia), Kas Lysionek (U Toronto), Dennis McCord (London), Jim MacDonald (U PEI), Rich Bayes (U St. Mary's).

Quebec

Preliminary: Gilles Villemure (New York), Guy Lapointe, Jacques Lemaire (both Montreal), John McKenzie (Boston). Rounds 1-10: Larry Carriere (Loyola U), Michel Deguise (Nova Scotia), Gilles Gilbert (Cleveland), Pierre Guite (Pennsylvania U), Jean Hamel (Drummondville), Andre Lacroix (Chicago), Serge Lajeunesse (Fort Worth), Richie Leduc (Boston AHL), Jacques Richard (Quebec Jr), Gerry Teeple (Cornwall). Rounds 11-20: Steve Durbano (Omaha), Germain Gagnon (Nova Scotia), Rejean Giroux (Quebec Jr), Don Kozak (Edmonton), Bobby Lalonde (Vancouver), Alain Langlois (Long Island), Paul Larose (Syracuse), Pierre Plante (Philadelphia), Michel Plasse (Nova Scotia). Rounds 21-50: Norm Armstrong (Baltimore), Yves Bergeron (Shawinigan), Derek Black (Calgary), Pierre Brind'Amour (New Haven), Barry Brooks (Verdun), Pierre Bouchard, Guy Lafleur (both Montreal), Jerry Byers, Jiri Kudrasovs (both Kitchener), Brian Coates (Brandon), Reynold Comeau (Nova Scotia), Michel Dumas (Dallas), Guy Dufour (Roanoke), Pierre Farmer (Flint), Dave Fortier (Tulsa), Ed Gilbert (Hamilton), Dan Gloor (Peterborough), Bob Hurlburt (Richmond), Ron Jones (Boston AHL), Moe L'Abbe (Flint), Rene Leclerc (Tidewater), Jean Lemieux (Sherbrooke), Jim Mair (Richmond), Michel Parizeau (Philadelphia), Jean Payette (Tulsa), Andre Peloffy (New Haven), Claude Piche (Roanoke), Pierre Roy (Quebec Jr), Steve Stone (Niagara Falls), Errol Thompson (Tulsa). Rounds 51-70: Serge Aubry (Rochester), Dave Balon (Vancouver), Red Berenson (Detroit), Richard Brodeur (Cornwall), David Foster (na), Ray Germain, Alan Globensky (both Port Huron), Lucien Grenier (Los Angeles), Jocelyn Guevremont (Vancouver), Paul Henderson (Toronto), Rejean Houle (Montreal), Adam Keller (Phoenix), J.J. Lecavalier (Quebec Jr), Serge Martel (Verdun), Brent Meeke (Niagara Falls), Gilles Meloche (California), Noel Picard (St. Louis). Rounds 71+: Jerry Culligan (na), Ken Desjardine, Murray Heatley (Tulsa), Rich Dupras (U Trois Rivieres), Gavin Kirk (Loyola U), Al Milnes (U Toronto), John Murray (DNP), Mark Shewchuk (Sir George Willaims U), Gilbert Smith (Fort Wayne).

Winnipeg

Preliminary: Bobby Hull (Chicago), Ted Green (Boston), Ted Irvine (New York), Ernie Wakely (St. Louis). Rounds 1-10: Ted Harris (Minnesota), Billy Heindl (Cleveland), Bryan Hextall (Pittsburgh), Dennis Hextall (Minnesota), Fran Huck (Denver), John Marks (Dallas), Rick Newell (Omaha), Chris Oddleifson (Oklahoma City), Ron Snell (Hershey), Bob Woytowich (Los Angeles). Rounds 11-20: Wayne Chernicki (Springfield), Butch Deadmarsh (Cincinnati), Jim Hargreaves (Rochester), Bob Leiter (Pittsburgh), Brian Spencer (Tulsa), Pete Stemkowski (New York), Wayne Stephenson (St. Louis), George Surmay (Providence), Cal Swenson (Tulsa), Ken Tarnow (Fort Worth). Rounds 21-50: Duke Asmundson (Des Moines), Norm Beaudin (Cleveland), Larry Bolonchuk (Winnipeg), Wally Boyer (Hershey), Barry Cummings (Portland), Joe Daley (Detroit), Marc Dufour (Baltimore), Billy Fairbairn (New York), Jean-Guy Gratton (Hershey), Bill Hajt (DNP), Wayne Hawrysh (Jersey), Ted Hampson (Minnesota), Larry Hornung (St. Louis), Nels Jacobson (Dayton), Larry Klewchuk (Port Huron), Alex Koglar (New Westminster), Jacques Laperriere (Montreal), Ab McDonald (Detroit), Dave Maynard (Winnipeg), Larry McIntyre (Tulsa), Bill Mikkelson (Springfield), Fred O'Donnell (Boston AHL), Gerry O'Flaherty (Tulsa), Jim Pritchard (Clinton), Glenn Resch (Muskegon), Dunc Rousseau (Baltimore), Al Simmons (Columbus), Bill Sutherland (Detroit), Lorne Worsley (Minnesota), Joe Zanussi (Fort Worth). Rounds 51-70: Milt Black (Dallas), Brian Cadle (Columbus), Mike Chernoff (Cleveland), Steve Craft (St Boniface), Dick Duff (Retired), Connie Forey (Hershey), Bernie Germaine (Regina), Danny Helm (Columbus), Jim Ivison (New Haven), Brian Lefley (Omaha), Zeppi Lindstrom (Finland), Barry Merrell (Boston AHL), Bob Mowat (Charlotte), Neil Nicholson (Providence), Danny O'Shea (St. Louis), Art Stratton (Tidewater), Dave Shardlow (Flin Flon), Frantisek Tikal (Czechoslovakia), Rob Walton (Rochester), Ron Wilson (Cleveland). Rounds 71+: Alexei Kosygin (USSR; pick made in jest).

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