1969 Nhl Amateur Draft

It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey.

1969 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 12, 1969
Location	Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection	Rejean Houle (Montreal Canadiens)
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The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Butch Goring and Ivan Boldirev, who both played their last NHL games in the 1984–85 season.

Below are listed the selections in the 1969 NHL amateur draft.

Round one

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Rejean Houle	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2	Marc Tardif	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
3	Don Tannahill	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Minnesota)1	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4	Frank Spring	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh)2	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5	Dick Redmond	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles via Montreal)3	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
6	Bob Currier	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7	Tony Featherstone	Right wing	Canada	Oakland Seals	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
8	Andre Dupont	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers (from St. Louis)4	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
9	Ernie Moser	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
10	Jim Rutherford	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
11	Ivan Boldirev	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
12	Pierre Jarry	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13	J. P. Bordeleau	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

1. The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 7, 1969 that sent Barry Gibbs and Tom Williams to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations (Fred O'Donnell) and this pick.
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968 that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick and cash to Boston in exchange for Jean Pronovost and John Arbour.
3. The Montreal Canadiens' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade where Minnesota promised Montreal that they would not draft Dick Duff in the 1969 intra-league draft.
   Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 11, 1968 that sent Gerry Desjardins to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in 1972 and this pick.
4. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 10, 1969 that sent Phil Goyette to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.

Round two

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
14	Dennis O'Brien	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
15	Rick Kessell	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
16	Dale Hoganson	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
17	Bobby Clarke	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
18	Ron Stackhouse	Defence	Canada	Oakland Seals	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
19	Mike Lowe	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Loyola College (CIAU)
20	Doug Brindley	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
21	Ron Garwasiuk	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Regina Pats (SJHL)
22	Art Quoquochi	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
23	Bert Wilson	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	London Knights (OHA)
24	Larry Romanchych	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

Round three

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
25	Gilles Gilbert	Goaltender	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	London Knights (OHA)
26	Michel Briere	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
27	Gregg Boddy	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
28	Willie Brossart	Left wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
29	Don O'Donoghue	Right wing	Canada	Oakland Seals	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
30	Bernie Gagnon	Centre	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
31	Larry McIntyre	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
32	Bobby Sheehan	Centre	United States	Montreal Canadiens	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
33	Wayne Hawrysh	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
34	Nels Jacobson	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
35	Kevin Morrison	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL)
36	Milt Black	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

Round four

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
37	Fred O'Donnell	Right wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
38	Yvon Labre	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
39	Bruce Landon	Goaltender	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
40	Michel Belhumeur	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
41	Pierre Farmer	Defence	Canada	Oakland Seals	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
42	Vic Teal	Right wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
43	Frank Hughes	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
44	Murray Anderson	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
45	Wayne Chernecki	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
46	Ron Fairbrother	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
47	Bruce Hellemond	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
48	Darryl Maggs	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

Round five

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
49	Pierre Jutras	Left wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
50	Ed Patenaude	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
51	Butch Goring	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
52	Dave Schultz	Left wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
53	Warren Harrison	Centre	Canada	Oakland Seals	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
54	Brian Glenwright	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
55	Brian Spencer	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
56	Gary Doyle	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
57	Wally Olds	Defence	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA)
58	Jerry Wright	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
59	Gord Smith	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
60	Mike Baumgartner	Defence	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)

Round six

Tommi Salmelainen was the first European to be drafted by a National Hockey League team.

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
61	Rob Walton	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
62	Paul Hoganson	Goaltender	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
63	Guy Delparte	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)1	London Knights (OHA)
64	Don Saleski	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Regina Pats (SJHL)
65	Neil Nicholson	Defence	Canada	Oakland Seals	London Knights (OHA)
66	Tommi Salmelainen	Left wing	Finland	St. Louis Blues	HIFK (Finland)
67	Bob Neufeld	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
68	Lynn Powis	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Denver Pioneers (NCAA)
69	Jim Jones	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
70	Dale Yutsyk	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from New York)2	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
71	Dave Hudson	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)

1. The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
2. The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to New York in exchange for this pick.

Round seven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
72	Rick Thompson	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
73	Bob Collyard	Centre	United States	St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
74	Ian Wilkie	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)2	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
75	Dale Power	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
76	Pete Vipond	Left wing	Canada	Oakland Seals	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
77	David Pulkkinen	Right wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Oshawa Generals (OHA)

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
2. The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
78	Cal Russell	Right wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
79	Frank Hamill	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)1	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
80	Patrick Lange	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2	Sudbury Wolves (NOJHL)
81	Claude Chartre	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eight-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
2. The Los Angeles Kings' eight-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

Round nine

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
82	John Converse	Forward	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
83	Gilles Drolet	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
84	Darrel Knibbs	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)

• 1969–70 NHL season
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• HockeyDraftCentral.com
• 1969 NHL Amateur Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database