NHL Amateur Draft 1963–1968
The NHL Amateur Draft was first on 5 June 1963 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Canadian Montreal in the Province of Quebec performed. The then six teams of the National Hockey League had the choice among all amateur players who were 17 years of age and older and had no contract with another professional team outside the NHL. This annual talent draw, in which more than 200 players have been drawn since the 1980s, did not have the status it has today. In the first six years, no more than 24 players were selected. The draft always took place between the end of April and mid-May. The venue was five times the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, only in 1965 the event was relocated to the Mount Royal Hotel , also located in Montreal .
The yield of the teams was limited in these years. Brad Park is the only player to have played more than 1,000 competitive games in the NHL. The second notable player is Ken Dryden , who was selected by the Boston Bruins back in 1964 . His NHL career began six years later with the Montréal Canadiens .
While in later years the first draft pick signed players who led their teams and often led to the Stanley Cup winning , three of the six top picks from 1963 to 1968 did not even make it to the NHL.
For the first four years only players from Canada were selected. It was not until 1967, chose Detroit Red Wings with Al Karlander a US player.
Draft result
round | Pick | player | country | NHL team | College / Junior Team |
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NHL Amateur Draft 1963 | |||||
1. | 1. | Garry Monahan (C) | Montréal Canadiens | St. Michael's Juveniles | |
1. | 2. | Pete Mahovlich (LW) | Detroit Red Wings | St. Michael's Juveniles | |
1. | 6th | Walt McKechnie (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | London Jr. B | |
3. | 17th | Jim McKenny (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Neil McNeil Jr.A | |
4th | 21st | Gerry Meehan (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Neil McNeil Jr.A | |
NHL Amateur Draft 1964 | |||||
1. | 1. | Claude Gauthier (C) | Detroit Red Wings | Rosemount Midgets | |
2. | 9. | Tim Ecclestone (RW) | New York Rangers | Etobicoke Jr.B | |
3. | 14th | Ken Dryden (G) | Boston Bruins | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology ( CCAA ) | |
3. | 17th | Mike Pelyk (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlboro Midgets | |
4th | 21st | Syl Apps junior (C) | New York Rangers | Kingston Midgets | |
4th | 23. | Jim Dorey (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Stamford Jr.B | |
1965 NHL Amateur Draft | |||||
1. | 1. | André Veilleux (RW) | New York Rangers | Montreal Jr. B | |
1. | 5. | Pierre Bouchard (D) | Montréal Canadiens | St. Vincent de Paul Jr.B | |
3. | 10. | Michel Parizeau (LW) | New York Rangers | Métros de Montréal (LHJMM) | |
NHL Amateur Draft 1966 | |||||
1. | 1. | Barry Gibbs (D) | Boston Bruins | Estevan Bruins ( SJHL ) | |
1. | 2. | Brad Park (D) | New York Rangers | Toronto Marlboros ( OHA ) | |
1. | 3. | Terry Caffery (C) | Chicago Black Hawks | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
1. | 5. | Phil Myre (G) | Montréal Canadiens | Shawinigan Bruins ( QJHL ) | |
1. | 6th | Steve Atkinson (RW) | Detroit Red Wings | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
2. | 7th | Rick Smith (D) | Boston Bruins | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
2. | 8th. | Joey Johnston (LW) | Boston Bruins | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
3. | 13. | Garnet Bailey (LW) | Boston Bruins | Edmonton Oil Kings ( AJHL ) | |
3. | 14th | Don Luce (C) | New York Rangers | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
3. | 16. | Rick Ley (D) | Boston Bruins | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
3. | 17th | Jude Drouin (C) | Montréal Canadiens | Verdun Junior Maple Leafs (MMJHL) | |
4th | 19th | Tom Webster (RW) | Boston Bruins | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
4th | 20th | Jack Egers (RW) | New York Rangers | Kitchener Jr. B. | |
1967 NHL Amateur Draft | |||||
1. | 1. | Rick Pagnutti (D) | Los Angeles Kings | Garson | |
1. | 5. | Serge Bernier (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Sorel Éperviers (QJHL) | |
2. | 16. | J. Bob Kelly (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Port Arthur Marrs | |
2. | 17th | Al Karlander (C) | Detroit Red Wings | Michigan Technological University ( NCAA ) | |
1968 NHL Amateur Draft | |||||
1. | 1. | Michel Plasse (G) | Montréal Canadiens | Drummondville Rangers (QJHL) | |
1. | 6th | Gary Edwards (G) | St. Louis Blues | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
1. | 8th. | Lew Morrison (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
1. | 9. | John Marks (D) | Chicago Black Hawks | University of North Dakota (NCAA) | |
1. | 10. | Brad Selwood (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
2. | 16. | Curt Bennett (C) | St. Louis Blues | Brown University (NCAA) |
Web links
- 1963 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com
- 1964 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com
- 1965 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com
- 1966 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com
- 1967 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com
- 1968 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com