1973 NHL Amateur Draft

The NHL Amateur Draft in 1973 , the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League , was on 15 May 1973 at the Mount Royal Hotel in Canadian Montreal in the Province of Quebec instead.

A total of 168 players were drawn in twelve rounds, with only a few teams selecting players in the last four rounds. The overall first was Denis Potvin , whom the scouts previously trusted to succeed Bobby Orr , the league's best defender. Potvin lived up to expectations and was one of the top draft picks who managed to take a dominant leadership role on his team and set the team to win the Stanley Cup . Lanny McDonald , who was drawn in fourth place and also had a great NHL career, had a similar positive development .

Competition from the World Hockey Association

During this time, special attention was paid to competition from the World Hockey Association , which introduced the WHA Amateur Draft in 1973 . The league management of the NHL submitted its draft three days before the WHA was held, which gave the teams a small head start when it came to signing young talents. The NHL teams were able to sign all first-round picks before the WHA was able to do so.

Draft result

Pick	player	country	NHL team	College / junior / professional team
1 round
1.	Denis Potvin (D)		New York Islanders	Ottawa 67’s ( OHA )
2.	Tom Lysiak (C)		Atlanta Flames	Medicine Hat Tigers ( WCHL )
3.	Dennis Ververgaert (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	London Knights (OHA)
4th	Lanny McDonald (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5.	John Davidson (G)		St. Louis Blues	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
6th	André Savard (C)		Boston Bruins	Québec Remparts ( QMJHL )
7th	Blaine Stoughton (RW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8th.	Bob Gainey (LW)		Montréal Canadiens	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
9.	Bob Dailey (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
10.	Bob Neely (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
Other notable players
12.	Morris Titanic (LW)		Buffalo Sabers	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
13.	Darcy Rota (LW)		Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
14th	Rick Middleton (RW)		New York Rangers	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
15th	Ian Turnbull (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
2nd round
18th	Blake Dunlop (C)		Minnesota North Stars	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
21st	Eric Vail (LW)		Atlanta Flames	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
24.	George Pesut (D)		St. Louis Blues	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
30th	Pat Hickey (LW)		New York Rangers	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
32.	Ron Andruff (C)		Montréal Canadiens	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
3rd round
33.	Dave Lewis (D)		New York Islanders	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
36.	Doug Gibson (C)		Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
39.	Nelson Pyatt (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
45.	Randy Holt (D)		Chicago Black Hawks	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
47.	Al Sims (D)		Boston Bruins	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
48.	Bob Gassoff (D)		St. Louis Blues	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
4th round
53.	Dean Talafous (RW)		Atlanta Flames	University of Wisconsin – Madison ( NCAA )
5th round
65.	Ron Kennedy (RW)		New York Islanders	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
6th round
85.	Ken Houston (D)		Atlanta Flames	Chatham Maroons (SOJHL)
9th round
130.	Larry Patey (C)		California Golden Seals	Braintree Hawks (NEJHL)
134.	Gord Lane (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11th round
162.	Greg Fox (D)		Atlanta Flames	University of Michigan (NCAA)
12th round
167.	Cap Raeder (G)		Montréal Canadiens	University of New Hampshire (NCAA)

See also

• WHA Amateur Draft 1973

Web links

• 1973 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com