The 1969
NHL
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Amateur Draft was the seventh
NHL Entry Draft
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. It was held at the
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
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in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were
Butch Goring
Robert Thomas "Butch" Goring (born October 22, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins. He is a four- ...
and
Ivan Boldirev
Ivan Boldirev (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Болдирев; born August 15, 1949) is a Serbian Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Boldirev played fifteen seasons and over 1000 games in the NHL from 1970 through 1985. Boldirev was not ...
, who both played their last NHL games in the
1984–85 season.
Selections by round
Below are listed the selections in the 1969 NHL amateur draft.
Round one
# The
Minnesota North Stars
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' first-round pick went to the
Boston Bruins
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as the result of a trade on May 7, 1969 that sent
Barry Gibbs
Barry Paul "Gibby" Gibbs (born September 28, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected first overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft.
Playing career
During his NHL career, Gibbs played for the Boston Bruins, M ...
and
Tom Williams to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations (
Fred O'Donnell
Frederick James O'Donnell (born December 6, 1949 in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Gananoque, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach. During his professional playing career, which lasted from 1970 to 1976, he pla ...
) and this pick.
# The
Pittsburgh Penguins
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' first-round pick went to the
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968 that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick and cash to Boston in exchange for
Jean Pronovost
Jean Joseph Denis Pronovost (born December 18, 1945) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames and Washington Capitals.
Biography
He was a ...
and
John Arbour
John Gilbert Arbour (born September 28, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in both the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. A stocky, physical defenceman, Arbour also developed an offensive d ...
.
# The
Montreal Canadiens
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' first-round pick went to the
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...
as the result of a trade where Minnesota promised Montreal that they would not draft
Dick Duff
Terrance Richard Duff (born February 18, 1936) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 18 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers in the National Ho ...
in the 1969 intra-league draft.
#:Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 11, 1968 that sent
Gerry Desjardins
Gerard Ferdinand Desjardins (born July 22, 1944) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres, and also played one ...
to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in
1972
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and this pick.
# The
St. Louis Blues
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' first-round pick went to the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
as the result of a trade on June 10, 1969 that sent
Phil Goyette
Joseph Georges Philippe Goyette (born October 31, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played in the NHL for 16 seasons between 1956 and 1972.
Playing career
Goyette played 941 career NHL games, scoring 207 goals and 467 ...
to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Tommi Salmelainen was the first European to be drafted by a National Hockey League team.
# The
Los Angeles Kings
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' sixth-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
# The
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
' sixth-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to New York in exchange for this pick.
Round seven
# The
Pittsburgh Penguins
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' seventh-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
# The
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...
' seventh-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
Round eight
# The
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...
' eight-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
# The
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...
' eight-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
Round nine
Round ten
Draftees based on nationality
See also
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1969–70 NHL season
*
List of NHL players
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* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
HockeyDraftCentral.coma
The Internet Hockey Database
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Draft
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