1973 WHA Amateur Draft The 1973 WHA Amateur Draft was the first draft for the World Hockey Association . Selections by round . Below are listed the selections in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft . Round 1 . 1 . Bob Neely - Chicago Cougars 2 . Glenn Goldup - New England Whalers 3 . Andre Savard - Quebec Nordiques 4 . Paulin Bordeleau - Toronto Toros 5 . Colin Campbell - Vancouver Blazers 6 . John Rogers - Alberta Oilers 7 . Bob Gainey - Minnesota Fighting Saints 8 . Reg Thomas - Los Angeles Sharks 9 . Darcy Rota - Houston Aeros 10 . Lanny McDonald - Cleveland Crusaders 11 . Ron Andruff - Winnipeg Jets 12 . Blake Dunlop - New England Whalers 13 . Dean Talafous - Cincinnati Stingers Round 2 . 14 . Blaine Stoughton - Quebec Nordiques 15 . Larry Goodenough - Chicago Cougars 16 . Al Sims - New York Golden Blades 17 . Morris Titanic - Quebec Nordiques 18 . Pat Hickey - Toronto Toros 19 . Brent Leavins - Vancouver Blazers 20 . Jim McCrimmon - Alberta Oilers 21 . Rick Middleton - Minnesota Fighting Saints 22 . Paul Sheard - Los Angeles Sharks 23 . Tom Lysiak - Houston Aeros 24 . George Pesut - Cleveland Crusaders 25 . Keith Mackie - Winnipeg Jets 26 . Mike Clarke - New England Whalers Round 3 . 27 . Frank Rochon - Chicago Cougars 28 . John Wensink - New York Golden Blades 29 . Eric Vail - Quebec Nordiques 30 . Blair MacDonald - Alberta Oilers 31 . Ed Humphreys - Vancouver Blazers 32 . Dave Lewis - Alberta Oilers 33 . Bob Gassoff - Minnesota Fighting Saints 34 . Doug Gibson - Los Angeles Sharks 35 . Vic Mercredi - Houston Aeros 36 . Robbie Neale - Cleveland Crusaders 37 . Kelly Pratt - Winnipeg Jets 38 . Tom Colley - New England Whalers Round 4 . 39 . Bill Laing - Alberta Oilers 40 . Terry Ewasiuk - Chicago Cougars 41 . Randy Holt - New England Whalers 42 . Jean Landry - Quebec Nordiques 43 . Peter Marrin - Toronto Toros 44 . Jean Tetreault - Vancouver Blazers 45 . Jim Moxey - Alberta Oilers 46 . Steve Langdon - Minnesota Fighting Saints 47 . Jim Cowell - Los Angeles Sharks 48 . Don Cutts - Houston Aeros 49 . Russ Walker - Cleveland Crusaders 50 . Peter Crosbie - Los Angeles Sharks 51 . Alan Hangsleben - New England Whalers Round 5 . 52 . Bob Dailey - Toronto Toros 53 . Larry Patey - New England Whalers 54 . Doug Marit - New York Golden Blades 55 . Denis Patry - Quebec Nordiques 56 . Lou Nistico - Toronto Toros 57 . Jimmy Jones - Vancouver Blazers 58 . Ken Houston - Alberta Oilers 59 . Nelson Pyatt - Minnesota Fighting Saints 60 . Dennis Abgrall - Los Angeles Sharks 61 . Paul O ' Neil - Houston Aeros 62 . Rich Latulippe - Cleveland Crusaders 63 . Randy Smith - Winnipeg Jets 64 . Cap Raeder - New England Whalers Round 6 . 65 . Dave Pay - Alberta Oilers 66 . Kevin Smith - Chicago Cougars 67 . Dennis Ververgaert - New York Golden Blades 68 . Dale Cook - Quebec Nordiques 69 . Doug Ferguson - Toronto Toros 70 . Ian Turnbull - Vancouver Blazers 71 . Yvon Bouillon - Alberta Oilers 72 . John Flesch - Minnesota Fighting Saints 73 . Stu Davison - Los Angeles Sharks 74 . Dennis Owchar - Houston Aeros 75 . Bob Smulders - Cleveland Crusaders 76 . Ron Kennedy - Winnipeg Jets 77 . Rick Chinnick - New England Whalers Round 7 . 78 . Gerrard Gibbons - Toronto Toros 79 . Dennis Desgagnes - Chicago Cougars 80 . Lowell Ostlund - New York Golden Blades 81 . Andre Deschamps - Quebec Nordiques 82 . Gord Titcomb - Toronto Toros 83 . Mike Korney - Vancouver Blazers 84 . Dwayne Pentland - Alberta Oilers 85 . Tom Machowski - Minnesota Fighting Saints 86 . David Lee - Los Angeles Sharks 87 . Dan Hinton - Houston Aeros 88 . Ron Serafini - Cleveland Crusaders 89 . Jeff Jacques - Winnipeg Jets 90 . Steve Alley - New England Whalers Round 8 . 91 . Norm Barnes - Cincinnati Stingers 92 . J . P . Burgoyne - Chicago Cougars 93 . Paul Granchukoff - New York Golden Blades 94 . Bob Stumpf - Quebec Nordiques 95 . John Campbell - Toronto Toros 96 . Andre St . Laurent - Vancouver Blazers 97 . Bob Young - Minnesota Fighting Saints 98 . Sam Clegg - Los Angeles Sharks 99 . Lee Palmer - Houston Aeros 100 . Michel Latrielle - Cleveland Crusaders 101 . Terry McDougall - Winnipeg Jets Round 9 . 102 . Mitch Brandt - Cincinnati Stingers 103 . Gordon Halliday - Chicago Cougars 104 . Rick Austin - New York Golden Blades 105 . Guy Ross - Quebec Nordiques 106 . Guido Tenesi - Toronto Toros 107 . Pierre Laganiere - Vancouver Blazers 108 . Neil Korzack - Minnesota Fighting Saints 109 . Randy Aimoe - Los Angeles Sharks 110 . Sean Shanahan - Houston Aeros 111 . Bruce Greig - Cleveland Crusaders 112 . Russ Wiechnik - Winnipeg Jets Round 10 . 113 . Jack Johnson - Cincinnati Stingers 114 . Mike Haramis - Chicago Cougars 115 . Brian Dick - New York Golden Blades 116 . Michel Belisle - Quebec Nordiques 117 . Brian Molvik - Vancouver Blazers 118 . Pat Phippen - Minnesota Fighting Saints 119 . Yvon Dupuis - Houson Aeros 120 . Henry Durkin - Cleveland Crusaders 121 . Mike Kennedy - Winnipeg Jets Round 11 . 122 . Bob Bilodeau - Cincinnati Stingers