The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 10, 1971 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Contents 1 Selections by round 1.1 Round one 1.2 Round two 1.3 Round three 1.4 Round four 1.5 Round five 1.6 Round six 1.7 Round seven 1.8 Round eight 1.9 Round nine 1.10 Round ten 1.11 Round eleven 1.12 Round twelve 1.13 Round thirteen 1.14 Round fourteen 1.15 Round fifteen 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.

= NHL All-Star [1]

= Hall of Famers

[edit] Round one

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Guy Lafleur	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2	Marcel Dionne	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
3	Jocelyn Guevremont	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
4	Gene Carr	Centre	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
5	Rick Martin	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
6	Ron Jones	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
7	Chuck Arnason	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8	Larry Wright	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Regina Pats (WCHL)
9	Pierre Plante	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
10	Steve Vickers	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
11	Murray Wilson	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
12	Dan Spring	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
13	Steve Durbano	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
14	Terry O'Reilly	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71main.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round two

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
15	Ken Baird	Defence	Canada	California Golden Seals	Flin Flon (WCHL)
16	Henry Boucha	Centre	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Team USA
17	Bobby Lalonde	Centre	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal (OHA)
18	Brian McKenzie	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	St Catharines (OHA)
19	Craig Ramsay	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Peterborough (OHA)
20	Larry Robinson	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Kitchener (OHA)
21	Rod Norrish	Left wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Regina (WCHL)
22	Rick Kehoe	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hamilton (OHA)
23	Dave Fortier	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	St Catharines (OHA)
24	Michel DeGuise	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Sorel (QMJHL)
25	Terry French	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa (OHA)
26	Dave Kryskow	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton (WCHL)
27	Tom Williams	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton (OHA)
28	Curt Ridley	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	Portage la Prairie (MJHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd2.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round three

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
29	Rich Leduc	Centre	Canada	California Golden Seals	Trois Rivieres (QMJHL)
30	Ralph Hopiavouri	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronton (OHA)
31	Jim Cahoon	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	North Dakota (WCHA)
32	Joe Noris	Defence	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto (OHA)
33	Bill Hajt	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Saskatoon (WCHL)
34	Vic Venasky	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Denver (WCHA)
35	Ron Wilson	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Flin Flon (WCHL)
36	Glen Irwin	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Estevan (WCHL)
37	Gavin Kirk	Centre	United Kingdom	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto (OHA)
38	John Garret	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Peterborough (OHA)
39	Richard Lemieux	Centre	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal (OHA)
40	Bob Peppler	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	St Catharines (OHA)
41	Terry West	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	London (OHA)
42	Dave Bonter	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Estevan (WCHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd3.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round four

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Hartland Monahan	Right wing	Canada	California Golden Seals	Montreal (OHA)
44	George Hulme	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	St Catharines (OHA)
45	Ed Sidebottom	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Estevan (WCHL)
46	Gerry Methe	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa (OHA)
47	Bob Richer	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
48	Neil Komadoski	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Winipeg (WCHL)
49	Mike Legge	Left wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Winipeg (WCHL)
50	Ted Scharf	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Kitchener (OHA)
51	Rick Cunningham	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peterborough (OHA)
52	Derek Harker	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Edmonton (WCHL)
53	Greg Hubick	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
54	Clyde Simon	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	St Catharines (OHA)
55	Jerry Butler	Right wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton (OHA)
56	Dave Hynes	Left wing	United States	Boston Bruins	Harvard (ECAC)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd4.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round five

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
57	Ray Belanger	Goaltender	Canada	California Golden Seals	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
58	Earl Anderson	Right wing	United States	Detroit Red Wings	North Dakota (WCHA)
59	Mike McNiven	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Halifax (NSJHL)
60	Dave Murphy	Goaltender	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	North Dakota (WCHA)
61	Steve Warr	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Clarkson (ECAC)
62	Gary Crosby	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
63	Brian McBratney	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	St Catharines (OHA)
64	Don McCullouch	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Niagara Falls (OHA)
65	Bob Sykes	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Sudbury (NOHA)
66	Wayne Gibbs	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Calgary (WCHL)
67	Mike Busniuk	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Denver (WCHA)
68	Dean Blais	Left wing	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Minnesota (WCHA)
69	Fraser Robertson	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Lethbridge (AJHL)
70	Bert Scott	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Edmonton (WCHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd5.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round six

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
71	Gerry Egers	Defence	Canada	California Golden Seals	Sudbury (NOHA)
72	Charlie Shaw	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Toronto (OHA)
73	Tim Steeves	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Prince Edward (MaJHL)
74	Ian Williams	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Notre Dame (NCAA)
75	Pierre Duguay	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Quebec (QMJHL)
76	Camille LaPierre	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Montreal (OHA)
77	Alan Globensky	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Montreal (OHA)
78	Yvon Bilodeau	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Estevan (WCHL)
79	Mike Ruest	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cornwall (QMJHL)
80	Bernie Doan	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Calgary (WCHL)
81	Ross Butler	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Winnipeg (WCHL)
82	Jim Johnston	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Wisconsin (WCHA)
83	Wayne Wood	Goaltender	Canada	New York Rangers	Montreal (OHA)
84	Bob McMahon	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	St Catharines (OHA)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd6.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round seven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
85	Al Simmons	Defence	Canada	California Golden Seals	Winnipeg (WCHL)
86	Jim Nahrgang	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
87	Bill Green	Defence	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Notre Dame (NCAA)
88	Doug Elliott	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Harvard (ECAC)
89	Peter Harasym	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Clarkson (ECAC)
90	Norm Dube	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
91	Bruce Abbey	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Peterborough (OHA)
92	Bobby Gerard	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Regina (WCHL)
93	Dale Smedsmo	Left wing	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bemidji State (NCAA)
94	Dave Smith	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Regina (WCHL)
95	Peter Sullivan	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Oshawa (OHA)
96	Doug Keeler	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Ottawa (OHA)
97	Jean-Denis Royal	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	St Jerome (QMJHL)
98	Steve Johnson	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Verdun (QMJHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd7.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
99	Angus Beck	Centre	Canada	California Golden Seals	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
100	Bob Boyd	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Michigan State (WCHA)
101	Norm Cherrey	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Wisconsin (WCHA)
102	Bob Murphy	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Cornwall (QMJHL)
103	Lorne Stamler	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
104	Rod Lyons	Left wing	Canada	California Golden Seals	Halifax (NSJHL)
105	Russ Friesen	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Hamilton (OHA)
106	Jerome Mrazek	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
107	Bob Burns	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Canadian Army
108	Jim Collins	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Flin Flon (WCHL)
109	Gene Sobchuk	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Regina (WCHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd8.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round nine

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
110	Jim Ivison	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Brandon (WCHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd9.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
111	Andre Peloffy	Centre	France	New York Rangers	Rosemount (QMJHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd10.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round eleven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
112	Elston Evoy	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Sault St. Marie (NOHA)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd11.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round twelve

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
113	Mike Antonovich	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Minnesota (WCHA)
114	Gerry Lecomte	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd12.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round thirteen

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
115	Wayne Forsey	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Swift Current (WCHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd13.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round fourteen

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
116	Bill Forrest	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton (OHA)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd14.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[edit] Round fifteen

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
117	Rich Coutu	Goaltender	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Rosemount (QMJHL)
Reference: "1971 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71rnd15.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

= NHL All-Star [1]

= Hall of Famers

[edit] See also

• 1971–72 NHL season
• List of NHL players

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

[edit] External links

• hockeydb.com
• HockeyDraftCentral.com

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