# 1970–71 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1970–71 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

## Trades
### May

| May 11, 1970 | To Los Angeles KingsRay Fortin | To St. Louis BluesBob Wall |
| May 18, 1970 | To St. Louis Bluescash | To Toronto Maple LeafsJacques Plante |
| May 20, 1970 | To Los Angeles KingsMike Byers | To Philadelphia FlyersBrent Hughes |
| May 22, 1970 | To Montreal CanadiensFrancois Lacombe 1st-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 1 - Guy Lafleur) cash | To Oakland SealsErnie Hicke 1st-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft (# 10 - Chris Oddleifson) |
| May 22, 1970 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To Oakland SealsDennis Hextall |
| May 22, 1970 | To Minnesota North StarsJude Drouin | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations (Bill Collins)$^1$ |
| May 22, 1970 | To Minnesota North StarsMurray Oliver | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Conacher Terry O'Malley |
| May 22, 1970 | To Los Angeles KingsLucien Grenier Larry Mickey Jack Norris | To Montreal CanadiensGregg Boddy Leon Rochefort Wayne Thomas |
| May 22, 1970 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To St. Louis BluesChristian Bordeleau |
| May 26, 1970 | To Boston Bruins1st-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft (# 10 - Ron Plumb) | To St. Louis BluesJim Lorentz |
* Trade completed on June 10, 1970.

### June

| June 9, 1970 | To Minnesota North StarsNorm Beaudin | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| June 10, 1970 | To Minnesota North StarsBobby Rousseau | To Montreal CanadiensClaude Larose |
| June 10, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresTed Hodgson | To New York Rangerscash |
| June 10, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresRoger Crozier | To Detroit Red WingsTom Webster |
| June 10, 1970 | To Chicago Black Hawkscash | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDave Dryden |
| June 10, 1970 | To Pittsburgh Penguinsfuture considerations$^1$ | To Vancouver Canucks8th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 102 - Bob Murphy) |
| June 10, 1970 | To St. Louis Blues7th-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft (# 85 - Jack Taggart) 9th-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft (# 108 - Bob Winograd) cash | To Vancouver CanucksAndre Boudrias |
| June 10, 1970 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To St. Louis BluesMurray Flegel |
| June 10, 1970 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To St. Louis BluesLyle Carter |
| June 11, 1970 | To Philadelphia FlyersGeorge Swarbrick | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTerry Ball |
* Vancouver agrees to not select certain players in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft.

### August

| August, 1970 (exact date unknown) | To Minnesota North StarsBob McCord | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| August, 1970 (exact date unknown) | To Toronto Maple LeafsPat Hannigan Ted McCaskill | To Vancouver CanucksAndre Hinse |
| August 10, 1970 | To Minnesota North Starscash | To St. Louis BluesBob McCord |
| August 31, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresFloyd Smith | To Toronto Maple Leafscash |
| August 31, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresBrent Imlach | To Toronto Maple Leafscash |

### September

| September, 1970 (exact date unknown) | To Toronto Maple Leafsloan of Andre Hinse | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| September 3, 1970 | To Los Angeles KingsBob Pulford | To Toronto Maple LeafsGarry Monahan Brian Murphy |
| September 9, 1970 | To New York Rangerscash | To St. Louis BluesGerry Lemire |

### October

| October, 1970 (exact date unknown) | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To St. Louis Bluesloan of Gary Edwards |
| October, 1970 (exact date unknown) | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To Oakland SealsHowie Menard |
| October 2, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresRon Anderson | To St. Louis BluesCraig Cameron |
| October 2, 1970 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRobin Burns |
| October 8, 1970 | To Los Angeles KingsBob Berry | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| October 9, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresDave Dryden | To Pittsburgh Penguinscash |
| October 19, 1970 | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To St. Louis BluesBill Sutherland |
| October 31, 1970 | To Detroit Red WingsLarry Brown | To New York RangersPete Stemkowski |

### November

| November 2, 1970 | To Detroit Red WingsDon Luce | To New York RangersSteve Andrascik |
| November 3, 1970 | To Montreal CanadiensGermain Gagnon | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| November 4, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresLarry Keenan Jean-Guy Talbot | To St. Louis BluesBobby Baun |
| November 13, 1970 | To St. Louis BluesBrit Selby | To Toronto Maple LeafsBobby Baun |
| November 24, 1970 | To Buffalo SabresDick Duff Eddie Shack | To Los Angeles KingsMike McMahon Jr. 7th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 89 - Peter Harasym) 8th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 103 - Lorne Stamler) |

### December

| December 3, 1970 | To St. Louis BluesJohn Arbour | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| December 11, 1970 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To St. Louis BluesMichel Plasse |
| December 23, 1970 | To Montreal CanadiensTerry Clancy | To Toronto Maple Leafscash |

### January

| January 13, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsGuy Charron Bill Collins Mickey Redmond | To Montreal CanadiensFrank Mahovlich |
| January 24, 1971 | To Buffalo SabresTerry Ball | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJean-Guy Lagace |
| January 26, 1971 | To New York RangersGlen Sather | To Pittsburgh PenguinsSyl Apps Jr. Sheldon Kannegiesser |
| January 26, 1971 | To Los Angeles KingsRalph Backstrom | To Montreal CanadiensRay Fortin Gord Labossiere 2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 22 - Peter Marrin) |
| January 26, 1971 | To Minnesota North StarsGord Labossiere | To Montreal CanadiensRey Comeau |
| January 28, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 24 - Michel DeGuise) | To St. Louis BluesFran Huck |
| January 31, 1971 | To Philadelphia FlyersBruce Gamble Mike Walton 1st-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 9 - Pierre Plante) | To Toronto Maple LeafsBernie Parent 2nd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 22 - Rick Kehoe) |
| January 31, 1971 | To Boston BruinsMike Walton | To Philadelphia FlyersRick MacLeish Danny Schock |

### February

| February 1, 1971 | To Los Angeles KingsRed Armstrong | To Toronto Maple LeafsDon Westbrooke |
| February 1, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsArnie Brown Tom Miller Mike Robitaille | To New York RangersLarry Brown Bruce MacGregor |
| February 5, 1971 | To California Golden Seals8th-round pick in 1971 Amateur Draft (# 104 - Rod Lyons) cash | To Los Angeles KingsHarry Howell |
| February 6, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsRed Berenson Tim Ecclestone | To St. Louis BluesWayne Connelly Garry Unger |
| February 22, 1971 | To Detroit Red Wingsfuture considerations$^1$ (Mike Lowe) (Ab McDonald) (Bob Wall) | To St. Louis BluesCarl Brewer |
| February 22, 1971 | To Chicago Black HawksDanny O'Shea | To Minnesota North StarsTerry Caffery Doug Mohns |
* Trade completed on May 12, 1971.

### March

| March, 1971 (exact date unknown) | To Los Angeles KingsWayne Schultz Steve Sutherland | To Minnesota North StarsTerry Holbrook |
| March 2, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsJim Krulicki | To New York RangersDale Rolfe |
| March 7, 1971 | To California Golden SealsDick Redmond Tom Williams | To Minnesota North StarsTed Hampson Wayne Muloin |

## Expansion Draft

The 1970–71 NHL season saw the entrance of a 13th and 14th team to the league, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks. Each team selected 20 players from across the league, for a total of 40 selections.

## Additional sources

* hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
* "NHL trades for 1970-1971". NHL Trade Tracker.
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