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The 1969 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[edit] Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1969 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Round one

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Rejean Houle	Left 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	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4	Frank Spring	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5	Dick Redmond	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	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	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)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69main.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] 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)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round two hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd2.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] 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)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round three hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd3.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] 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 "Skeeter" 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)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round four hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd4.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] 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	Jeremy 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)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round five hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd5.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] Round six

Tommi Salmelainen was the first European to be drafted by a National Hockey League team.^[2]

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	Los Angeles Kings	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 (SM-sarja)
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	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
71	Dave Hudson	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round six hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd6.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] 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	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
74	Ian Wilkie	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	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)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round seven hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd7.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] 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	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
80	Patrick Lange	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Sudbury Wolves (NOJHL)
81	Claude Chartre	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round eight hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd8.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] 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)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round nine hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd9.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

[edit] Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
84	Darrel Knibbs	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)
85	Robert Taggi	Defence	United States	St. Louis Blues	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
86	Claude Lavallier	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1969 NHL Amateur Draft -- Round ten hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69rnd10.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

= NHL All-Star ^[1]

= Hall of Famers

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
^ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

[edit] External links

[All-Star_note-0] Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

[1] Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

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Contents

[edit] Selections by round

[edit] Round one

[edit] Round two

[edit] Round three

[edit] Round four

[edit] Round five

[edit] Round six

[edit] Round seven

[edit] Round eight

[edit] Round nine

[edit] Round ten

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links