NHL Amateur Draft 1971
The NHL Amateur Draft in 1971 , the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League , was on 10 June 1971 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Canadian Montreal in the Province of Quebec instead.
A total of 117 players were drawn in ten rounds. Two excellent players were drawn into the first two positions. The second, Marcel Dionne , was the better player purely in terms of points . Because of the way he played, Guy Lafleur is one of the best players who ever played in the NHL. He was twice named Best Player in the NHL with the Hart Memorial Trophy . The Montréal Canadiens had not only selected Lafleur, but also Larry Robinson , one of the best defenders in NHL history, who twice won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the best defender in the league , in this draft.
Draft result
Pick | player | country | NHL team | College / junior / professional team |
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1 round | ||||
1. | Guy Lafleur (RW) | Montréal Canadiens | Québec Remparts ( QMJHL ) | |
2. | Marcel Dionne (C) | Detroit Red Wings | St. Catharines Black Hawks ( OHA ) | |
3. | Jocelyn Guèvremont (D) | Vancouver Canucks | Montréal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | |
4th | Gene Carr (C) | St. Louis Blues | Flin Flon Bombers ( WCHL ) | |
5. | Rick Martin (LW) | Buffalo Sabers | Montréal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | |
6th | Ron Jones (D) | Boston Bruins | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
7th | Chuck Arnason (RW) | Montréal Canadiens | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
8th. | Larry Wright (C) | Philadelphia Flyers | Regina Pats (WCHL) | |
9. | Pierre Plante (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) | |
10. | Steve Vickers (LW) | New York Rangers | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
Other notable players | ||||
13. | Steve Durbano (D) | New York Rangers | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
14th | Terry O'Reilly (RW) | Boston Bruins | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | |
2nd round | ||||
15th | Ken Baird (D) | California Golden Seals | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
17th | Bobby Lalonde (C) | Vancouver Canucks | Montréal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | |
19th | Craig Ramsay (LW) | Buffalo Sabers | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
20th | Larry Robinson (D) | Montréal Canadiens | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
22nd | Rick Kehoe (RW) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
27. | Tom Williams (LW) | New York Rangers | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
3rd round | ||||
33. | Bill Hajt (D) | Buffalo Sabers | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
35. | Ron Wilson (D) | Minnesota North Stars | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
39. | Rich Lemieux (C) | Vancouver Canucks | Montréal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | |
4th round | ||||
51. | Rick Cunningham (RW) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
54. | Jerry Butler (F) | New York Rangers | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
8th round | ||||
108. | Bob Burns (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Canadian Armed Forces |
Web links
- 1971 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com