The
Kansas City Scouts
The Kansas City Scouts were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974 to 1976. In 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver, and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, the Rockies relocated to New Jersey where t ...
were a professional
ice hockey
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team based in
Kansas City
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,
Missouri
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. They were members of the
Smythe Division
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in the
Clarence Campbell Conference Clarence may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division
* Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow
* Clarence River (New South Wales)
* Clarence Strait (Northern Territory)
* City of Clarence, a lo ...
of the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
(NHL). The Scouts participated in 3
NHL Amateur Drafts, where
participating teams select newly eligible players in a predefined order, and drafted 26 players.
Key
Played at least one game with the Scouts
Spent entire NHL career with the Scouts
Draft picks
See also
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List of Kansas City Scouts players
This is a complete list of ice hockey players who played for the National Hockey League (NHL) team Kansas City Scouts. It includes all fifty players who played for the Scouts. The Scouts never got into the playoffs while in Kansas City.
''This lis ...
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1974 NHL Expansion Draft
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List of Colorado Rockies draft picks
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List of New Jersey Devils draft picks
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The club was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974, moved to Denver, Colorado, as the Colorado Rockies after only two seasons, ...
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draft picks
Kansas City Scouts
The Kansas City Scouts were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974 to 1976. In 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver, and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, the Rockies relocated to New Jersey where t ...