1973 WHA Amateur Draft

The 1973 WHA Amateur Draft was the first draft for the World Hockey Association.
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==Selections by round==
Below are listed the selections in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.
Selections by round
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11
===Round 1===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
1 	Bob Neely (D) 	 	Chicago Cougars 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
2 	Glenn Goldup (F) 	 	New England Whalers 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
3 	Andre Savard (C) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4 	Paulin Bordeleau (C)	 	Toronto Toros 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5 	Colin Campbell (D) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
6 	John Rogers (RW) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
7 	Bob Gainey (F) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
8 	Reg Thomas (C) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	London Knights (OHA)
9 	Darcy Rota (F) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
10	Lanny McDonald (F) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
11	Ron Andruff (C) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12	Blake Dunlop (F) 	 	New England Whalers 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13	Dean Talafous (F) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
===Round 2===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
14	Blaine Stoughton (F)	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
15	Larry Goodenough (D)	 	Chicago Cougars 	London Knights (OHA)
16	Al Sims (D) 	 	New York Golden Blades 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
17	Morris Titanic (LW) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
18	Pat Hickey (F) 	 	Toronto Toros 	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
19	Brent Leavins (F) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
20	Jim McCrimmon (D) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
21	Rick Middleton (F) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
22	Paul Sheard (LW) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
23	Tom Lysiak (F) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
24	George Pesut (D) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
25	Keith Mackie (D) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
26	Mike Clarke (C) 	 	New England Whalers 	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
===Round 3===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
27	Frank Rochon (LW) 	 	Chicago Cougars 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
28	John Wensink (LW) 	 	New York Golden Blades 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
29	Eric Vail (F) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
30	Blair MacDonald (RW)	 	Alberta Oilers 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
31	Ed Humphreys (G) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
32	Dave Lewis (D) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
33	Bob Gassoff (D) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
34	Doug Gibson (C) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
35	Vic Mercredi (LW) 	 	Houston Aeros 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
36	Robbie Neale (F) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
37	Kelly Pratt (RW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
38	Tom Colley (C) 	 	New England Whalers 	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
===Round 4===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
39	Bill Laing (C) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
40	Terry Ewasiuk (LW) 	 	Chicago Cougars 	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
41	Randy Holt (D) 	 	New England Whalers 	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
42	Jean Landry (D) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
43	Peter Marrin (C) 	 	Toronto Toros 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
44	Jean Tetreault (F) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
45	Jim Moxey (F) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
46	Steve Langdon (RW) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	London Knights (OHA)
47	Jim Cowell (F) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
48	Don Cutts (G) 	 	Houston Aeros 	R.P.I. (ECAC)
49	Russ Walker (RW) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
50	Peter Crosbie (G) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	London Knights (OHA)
51	Alan Hangsleben (D)	 	New England Whalers 	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
===Round 5===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
52	Bob Dailey (D) 	 	Toronto Toros 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
53	Larry Patey (C) 	 	New England Whalers 	Boston University (ECAC)
54	Doug Marit (D) 	 	New York Golden Blades 	Regina Pats (WCHL)
55	Denis Patry (F) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
56	Lou Nistico (LW) 	 	Toronto Toros 	London Knights (OHA)
57	Jimmy Jones (RW) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
58	Ken Houston (D) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Chatham Maroons (SOJHL)
59	Nelson Pyatt (C) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
60	Dennis Abgrall (RW)	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
61	Paul O'Neil (C) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Boston University (ECAC)
62	Rich Latulippe (F) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
63	Randy Smith (LW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
64	Cap Raeder (G) 	 	New England Whalers 	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
===Round 6===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
65	Dave Pay (C) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
66	Keith Smith (D) 	 	Chicago Cougars 	Brown University (ECAC)
67	Dennis Ververgaert (RW)	 	New York Golden Blades 	London Knights (OHA)
68	Dale Cook (F) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
69	Doug Ferguson (D) 	 	Toronto Toros 	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
70	Ian Turnbull (D) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
71	Yvon Bouillon (F) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
72	John Flesch (LW) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
73	Stu Davison (C) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
74	Dennis Owchar (D) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
75	Bob Smulders (F) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
76	Ron Kennedy (RW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
77	Rick Chinnick (F) 	 	New England Whalers 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
===Round 7===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
78	Gerrard Gibbons (D) 	 	Toronto Toros 	Saint Mary University (CIAU)
79	Dennis Desgagnes (C)	 	Chicago Cougars 	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
80	Lowell Ostlund (D) 	 	New York Golden Blades 	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
81	Andre Deschamps (F) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
82	Gord Titcomb (LW) 	 	Toronto Toros 	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
83	Mike Korney (D) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
84	Dwayne Pentland (D) 	 	Alberta Oilers 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
85	Tom Machowski (D) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
86	David Lee (LW) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
87	Dan Hinton (F) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
88	Ron Serafini (D) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
89	Jeff Jacques (RW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
90	Steve Alley (LW) 	 	New England Whalers 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
===Round 8===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
91 	Norm Barnes (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers 	Michigan State University (WCHA)
92 	J. P. Burgoyne (D) 	 	Chicago Cougars 	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
93 	Paul Granchukoff (F) 	 	New York Golden Blades 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
94 	Bob Stumpf (D) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
95 	John Campbell (W) 	 	Toronto Toros 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
96 	Andre St. Laurent (C)	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
97 	Bob Young (D) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	University of Denver (WCHA)
98 	Sam Clegg (G) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
99 	Lee Palmer (D) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Clarkson University (ECAC)
100	Michel Latrielle (D) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
101	Terry McDougall (C) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
===Round 9===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
102	Mitch Brandt (D) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers 	University of Denver (WCHA)
103	Gordon Halliday (F) 	 	Chicago Cougars 	University of Pennsylvania (ECAC)
104	Rick Austin (RW) 	 	New York Golden Blades 	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
105	Guy Ross (D) 	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
106	Guido Tenesi (D) 	 	Toronto Toros 	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
107	Pierre Laganiere (RW)	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
108	Neil Korzack (F) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
109	Randy Aimoe (D) 	 	Los Angeles Sharks 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
110	Sean Shanahan (LW) 	 	Houston Aeros 	Providence College (ECAC)
111	Bruce Greig (LW) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
112	Russ Wiechnik (C) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
===Round 10===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
113	Jack Johnson (F) 	 	Cincinnati Stingers 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
114	Mike Haramis (RW) 	 	Chicago Cougars 	Laval National (QMJHL)
115	Brian Dick (C) 	 	New York Golden Blades 	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
116	Michel Belisle (F)	 	Quebec Nordiques 	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
117	Brian Molvik (D) 	 	Vancouver Blazers 	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
118	Pat Phippen (LW) 	 	Minnesota Fighting Saints	St. Paul Bruins
119	Yvon Dupuis (F) 	 	Houson Aeros 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
120	Henry Durkin (G) 	 	Cleveland Crusaders 	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
121	Mike Kennedy (RW) 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
===Round 11===
# 	Player 	Nationality	WHA team 	College/junior/club team
122	Bob Bilodeau (D)	 	Cincinnati Stingers	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
==See also==
*1973 NHL Amateur Draft
*1973–74 WHA season
==References==
*1973 WHA Amateur Draft on Hockeydb.com
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