1968 NHL amateur draft
Appearance
1968 NHL Amateur Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 13, 1968 |
Location | Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Overview | |
24 total selections in 3 rounds | |
First selection | Michel Plasse (Montreal Canadiens) |
The 1968 NHL Amateur Draft was the sixth NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Selections by round
[edit]Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL amateur draft.
= NHL All-Star[a] · |
Round one
[edit]- Notes
- The Oakland Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968, that sent Norm Ferguson, Stan Fuller and future considerations (François Lacombe and Michel Jacques traded completed in June 1968) to Oakland in exchange for Wally Boyer, Alain Caron, California's 1970 first-round pick, future considerations (Lyle Bradley traded completed in June 1968) and this pick.[2][3]
Round two
[edit]Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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13 | Doug Smith | Centre | Canada | Oakland Seals | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
14 | Ron Snell | Right wing | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
15 | Marc Rioux | Centre | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL) |
16 | Curt Bennett | Left wing | United States | St. Louis Blues | Brown Bears (NCAA) |
17 | Herb Boxer | Right wing | United States | Detroit Red Wings | Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA) |
18 | Fraser Rice | Centre | Canada | Boston Bruins | Halifax Colonels (MVJHL) |
19 | Barry Buchanan | Defence | Canada | New York Rangers | Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL) |
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Round three
[edit]Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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20 | Jim Trewin | Defence | Canada | Oakland Seals | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
21 | Dave Simpson | Defence | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL) |
22 | Glen Lindsay | Goaltender | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
23 | Don Grierson | Right wing | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) |
24 | Brian St. John | Centre | Canada | Boston Bruins | Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU) |
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= NHL All-Star[a] · |
Draftees based on nationality
[edit]Rank | Country | Number |
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1 | Canada | 22 |
2 | United States | 2 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
- ^ "NHL Trade Tracker". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 484,485, 501, 556 and 649. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.