# 1973–74 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1973–74 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

## Trades
### May

| May 14, 1973 | To Chicago Black HawksDale Tallon | To Vancouver CanucksJerry Korab Gary Smith |
| May 15, 1973 | To Detroit Red WingsRick Foley | To Philadelphia FlyersSerge Lajeunesse |
| May 15, 1973 | To Atlanta Flames1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 2 - Tom Lysiak) 1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 16 - Vic Mercredi) 2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 21 - Eric Vail) | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (STL - # 5 - John Davidson)$^1$ 1st-round pick - 1977 Amateur Draft (#10 - Mark Napier) 2nd-round pick - 1978 Amateur Draft (# 30 - Dale Yakiwchuk) |
| May 15, 1973 | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 8 - Bob Gainey) 4th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 56 - Alan Hangsleben) 1st-round pick - 1975 Amateur Draft (# 9 - Robin Sadler) | To St. Louis Blues1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 5 - John Davidson) 3rd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 48 - Bob Gassoff) |
| May 15, 1973 | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft (# 5 - Cam Connor) | To Vancouver Canucks1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 9 - Bob Dailey) |
| May 15, 1973 | To Philadelphia FlyersBernie Parent 2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 20 - Larry Goodenough) | To Toronto Maple Leafs1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 10 - Bob Neely) future considerations$^2$ (Doug Favell) |
| May 15, 1973 | To Minnesota North Stars2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 18 - Blake Dunlop) | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick - 1975 Amateur Draft (# 22 - Brian Engblom) |
| May 15, 1973 | To Detroit Red Wings8th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (#118 - Dennis Polonich) | To Los Angeles Kingscash |
| May 15, 1973 | To Detroit Red Wings9th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 135 - Dennis O'Brien) 10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 151 - Kevin Neville) | To St. Louis Bluescash |
| May 15, 1973 | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To Detroit Red Wings9th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 139 - Ray Bibeau) 10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 155 - Mitch Brandt) 11th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft$^3$ |
| May 15, 1973 | To Chicago Black Hawks9th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (#141 - Steve Alley) | To New York Rangerscash |
| May 15, 1973 | To New York Islanderscash | To Toronto Maple Leafs10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 144 - Lee Palmer) 11th-round pick in 1973 Amateur Draft (# 159 - Norm McLeod) |
| May 15, 1973 | To Minnesota North Stars11th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 161 - Russ Wiechnik) | To Toronto Maple Leafscash |
| May 15, 1973 | To Los Angeles Kingscash | To Minnesota North Stars11th-round pick in 1973 Amateur Draft (# 163 - Max Hansen) |
| May 15, 1973 | To Montreal Canadiens13th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 168 - Louis Chiasson) | To New York Rangers13th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft$^4$ |
| May 22, 1973 | To Boston BruinsGilles Gilbert | To Minnesota North StarsFred Stanfield |
| May 23, 1973 | To Philadelphia Flyerscash | To Toronto Maple LeafsWillie Brossart |
| May 29, 1973 | To Minnesota North StarsMurray Anderson Tony Featherstone | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| May 29, 1973 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDunc Wilson | To Vancouver CanucksMurray Heatley Larry McIntyre |
| May 29, 1973 | To Los Angeles KingsBob Murdoch Randy Rota | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft (# 12 - Mario Tremblay) cash |
| May 29, 1973 | To Atlanta FlamesDale Hoganson | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| May 29, 1973 | To Atlanta FlamesChuck Arnason | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft (# 10 - Rick Chartraw) |
| May 29, 1973 | To Atlanta FlamesBob Murray 4th-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft (# 72 - Jim Ctraig) | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft (# 46 - Pierre Lagace) 4th-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft (# 64 - Robert Holland) |
* This pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973, that sent that sent St. Louis' first-round and fourth-round pick in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and first-round pick in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft in exchange for Montreal's third-round pick in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick.
* Trade completed on July 27, 1973.
* Detroit passed on making a selection.
* The Rangers passed on making a selection.

### June

| June 10, 1973 | To Atlanta Flamescash | To California Golden SealsTed Tucker |
| June 14, 1973 | To Buffalo SabresPaul Curtis | To St. Louis BluesJake Rathwell |

### July

| July 3, 1973 | To Pittsburgh Penguinscash | To Toronto Maple LeafsEddie Shack |

### August

| August 30, 1973 | To Atlanta FlamesMike Baumgartner | To Chicago Black HawksLynn Powis |

### September

| September, 1973 exact date unknown | To Minnesota North Starscash | To Montreal CanadiensGary Geldart |
| September 8, 1973 | To New York RangersDon Borgeson Norm Dennis | To St. Louis BluesBob Kelly |

### October

| October 4, 1973 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsBob Johnson | To St. Louis BluesNick Harbaruk |
| October 5, 1973 | To Boston BruinsJake Rathwell 2nd-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft (# 25 - Mark Howe) cash | To St. Louis BluesDon Awrey |
| October 17, 1973 | To Detroit Red WingsTerry Clancy | To Toronto Maple Leafscash |
| October 25, 1973 | To Boston BruinsDarryl Edestrand | To Pittsburgh PenguinsNick Beverley |
| October 27, 1973 | To Detroit Red WingsBrent Hughes | To St. Louis Bluescash |
| October 28, 1973 | To New York RangersJack Egers | To St. Louis BluesGlen Sather Rene Villemure |

### November

| November, 1973 exact date unknown | To Philadelphia FlyersGeorge Pesut | To St. Louis BluesBob Stumpf |
| November 7, 1973 | To Detroit Red WingsTed Harris | To Minnesota North StarsGary Bergman |
| November 23, 1973 | To Boston Bruinscash | To Detroit Red WingsDoug Roberts |
| November 28, 1973 | To Detroit Red WingsPierre Jarry | To Toronto Maple LeafsTim Ecclestone |
| November 30, 1973 | To Los Angeles KingsSheldon Kannegiesser Mike Murphy Tom Williams | To New York RangersReal Lemieux Gilles Marotte |

### December

| December, 1973 exact date unknown | To Philadelphia FlyersRay Schultz | To St. Louis BluesFrank Spring |
| December 10, 1973 | To St. Louis BluesJohn Wright | To Vancouver CanucksMike Lampman |
| December 27, 1973 | To Buffalo SabresJerry Korab | To Vancouver CanucksJohn Gould Tracy Pratt |

### January

| January 4, 1974 | To Atlanta FlamesAl McDonough | To Pittsburgh PenguinsChuck Arnason Bob Paradise |
| January 17, 1974 | To Detroit Red WingsJack Lynch Jim Rutherford | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRon Stackhouse |
| January 17, 1974 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAb DeMarco Jr. Steve Durbano Bob Kelly | To St. Louis BluesGreg Polis Bryan Watson 2nd-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft (# 26 - Bob Hess) |
| January 21, 1974 | To Buffalo SabresReal Lemieux | To New York RangersPaul Curtis |

### February

| February 7, 1974 | To Boston BruinsBobby Schmautz | To Vancouver CanucksChris Oddleifson Fred O'Donnell Mike Walton |
| February 14, 1974 | To Detroit Red WingsChris Evans Jean Hamel Bryan Watson | To St. Louis BluesGarnet Bailey Bill Collins Ted Harris |
| February 14, 1974 | To Los Angeles KingsGene Carr | To New York Rangers1st-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft) (# 13 - Ron Duguay) |
| February 28, 1974 | To Detroit Red WingsClaude Houde | To New York RangersBrian Lavender |

### March

| March 1, 1974 | To Los Angeles KingsJim McElmury | To Minnesota North Starscash |
| March 7, 1974 | To Chicago Black HawksGermain Gagnon | To New York Islanderscash future considerations$^1$ (Walt Ledingham) |
| March 9, 1974 | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft (# 7 - Doug Risebrough) | To St. Louis BluesDave Gardner |
| March 10, 1974 | To Buffalo SabresBrian Spencer | To New York IslandersDoug Rombough |
| March 12, 1974 | To California Golden Sealscash | To Los Angeles KingsTom Cassidy |
* Trade completed on May 24, 1974.

## Additional sources

* "NHL trades for 1972-1973". NHL Trade Tracker.