1971 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 10, 1971 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
== Selections by round ==
Below are listed the selections in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
	= NHL All-Star Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= Hall of Famers
=== Round one ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
1 	Guy Lafleur 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
2 	Marcel Dionne 	Centre 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
3 	Jocelyn Guevremont	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
4 	Gene Carr 	Centre 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
5 	Rick Martin 	Left wing 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
6 	Ron Jones 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
7 	Chuck Arnason 	Right wing	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8 	Larry Wright 	Centre 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Regina Pats (WCHL)
9 	Pierre Plante 	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
10 	Steve Vickers 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
11 	Murray Wilson 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
12 	Dan Spring 	Centre 	 	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
13 	Steve Durbano 	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
14 	Terry O'Reilly 	Right wing	 	Boston Bruins 	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
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=== Round two ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
15 	Ken Baird 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	Flin Flon (WCHL)
16 	Henry Boucha 	Centre 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Team USA
17 	Bobby Lalonde 	Centre 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Montreal (OHA)
18 	Brian McKenzie	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	St Catharines (OHA)
19 	Craig Ramsay 	Left wing 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Peterborough (OHA)
20 	Larry Robinson	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Kitchener (OHA)
21 	Rod Norrish 	Left wing 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Regina (WCHL)
22 	Rick Kehoe 	Right wing	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Hamilton (OHA)
23 	Dave Fortier 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	St Catharines (OHA)
24 	Michel DeGuise	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Sorel (QMJHL)
25 	Terry French 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Ottawa (OHA)
26 	Dave Kryskow 	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Edmonton (WCHL)
27 	Tom Williams 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Hamilton (OHA)
28 	Curt Ridley 	Goaltender	 	Boston Bruins 	Portage Terriers (MJHL)
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=== Round three ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
29 	Rich Leduc 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Trois Rivieres (QMJHL)
30 	Ralph Hopiavouri	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronton (OHA)
31 	Jim Cahoon 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	North Dakota (WCHA)
32 	Joe Noris 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Toronto (OHA)
33 	Bill Hajt 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Saskatoon (WCHL)
34 	Vic Venasky 	Centre 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Denver (WCHA)
35 	Ron Wilson 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Flin Flon (WCHL)
36 	Glen Irwin 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Estevan (WCHL)
37 	Gavin Kirk 	Centre 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto (OHA)
38 	John Garret 	Goaltender	 	St. Louis Blues 	Peterborough (OHA)
39 	Richard Lemieux 	Centre 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Montreal (OHA)
40 	Bob Peppler 	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	St Catharines (OHA)
41 	Terry West 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	London (OHA)
42 	Dave Bonter 	Centre 	 	Boston Bruins 	Estevan (WCHL)
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=== Round four ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
43 	Hartland Monahan	Right wing	 	California Golden Seals	Montreal (OHA)
44 	George Hulme 	Goaltender	 	Detroit Red Wings 	St Catharines (OHA)
45 	Ed Sidebottom 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Estevan (WCHL)
46 	Gerry Methe 	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Oshawa (OHA)
47 	Bob Richer 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
48 	Neil Komadoski 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Winipeg (WCHL)
49 	Mike Legge 	Left wing 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Winipeg (WCHL)
50 	Ted Scharf 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Kitchener (OHA)
51 	Rick Cunningham 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Peterborough (OHA)
52 	Derek Harker 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Edmonton (WCHL)
53 	Greg Hubick 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
54 	Clyde Simon 	Right wing	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	St Catharines (OHA)
55 	Jerry Butler 	Right wing	 	New York Rangers 	Hamilton (OHA)
56 	Dave Hynes 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Harvard (ECAC)
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=== Round five ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
57 	Ray Belanger 	Goaltender	 	California Golden Seals	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
58 	Earl Anderson 	Right wing	 	Detroit Red Wings 	North Dakota (WCHA)
59 	Mike McNiven 	Left wing 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Halifax (NSJHL)
60 	Dave Murphy 	Goaltender	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	North Dakota (WCHA)
61 	Steve Warr 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Clarkson (ECAC)
62 	Gary Crosby 	Centre 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
63 	Brian McBratney 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	St Catharines (OHA)
64 	Don McCullouch 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Niagara Falls (OHA)
65 	Bob Sykes 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Sudbury (NOHA)
66 	Wayne Gibbs 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Calgary (WCHL)
67 	Mike Busniuk 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Denver (WCHA)
68 	Dean Blais 	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Minnesota (WCHA)
69 	Fraser Robertson	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Lethbridge (AJHL)
70 	Bert Scott 	Centre 	 	Boston Bruins 	Edmonton (WCHL)
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=== Round six ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
71 	Gerry Egers 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	Sudbury (NOHA)
72 	Charlie Shaw 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Toronto (OHA)
73 	Tim Steeves 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Prince Edward (MaJHL)
74 	Ian Williams 	Right wing	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Notre Dame (NCAA)
75 	Pierre Duguay 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Quebec (QMJHL)
76 	Camille LaPierre	Centre 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Montreal (OHA)
77 	Alan Globensky 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Montreal (OHA)
78 	Yvon Bilodeau 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Estevan (WCHL)
79 	Mike Ruest 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
80 	Bernie Doan 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Calgary (WCHL)
81 	Ross Butler 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Winnipeg (WCHL)
82 	Jim Johnston 	Centre 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
83 	Wayne Wood 	Goaltender	 	New York Rangers 	Montreal (OHA)
84 	Bob McMahon 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	St Catharines (OHA)
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=== Round seven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
85 	Al Simmons 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	Winnipeg (WCHL)
86 	Jim Nahrgang 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
87 	Bill Green 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Notre Dame (NCAA)
88 	Doug Elliott 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Harvard (ECAC)
89 	Peter Harasym 	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Clarkson (ECAC)
90 	Norm Dube 	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
91 	Bruce Abbey 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Peterborough (OHA)
92 	Bobby Gerard 	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Regina (WCHL)
93 	Dale Smedsmo 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Bemidji State (NCAA)
94 	Dave Smith 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Regina (WCHL)
95 	Peter Sullivan 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Oshawa (OHA)
96 	Doug Keeler 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	Ottawa (OHA)
97 	Jean-Denis Royal	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	St Jerome (QMJHL)
98 	Steve Johnson 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Verdun (QMJHL)
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=== Round eight ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
99 	Angus Beck 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
100 	Bob Boyd 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Michigan State (WCHA)
101 	Norm Cherrey 	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
102 	Bob Murphy 	Left wing 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
103 	Lorne Stamler	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
104 	Rod Lyons 	Left wing 	 	California Golden Seals	Halifax (NSJHL)
105 	Russ Friesen 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Hamilton (OHA)
106 	Jerome Mrazek	Goaltender	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
107 	Bob Burns 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Canadian Army
108 	Jim Collins 	Left wing 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Flin Flon (WCHL)
109 	Gene Sobchuk 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Regina (WCHL)
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=== Round nine ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
110 	Jim Ivison	Defence 	 	New York Rangers	Brandon (WCHL)
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=== Round ten ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
111 	Andre Peloffy	Centre 	 	New York Rangers	Rosemount (QMJHL)
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=== Round eleven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
112 	Elston Evoy	Centre 	 	New York Rangers	Sault St. Marie (NOHA)
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=== Round tweleve ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
113 	Mike Antonovich	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars	Minnesota (WCHA)
114 	Gerry Lecomte 	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
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=== Round thirteen ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
115 	Wayne Forsey	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers	Swift Current (WCHL)
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=== Round fourteen ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
116 	Bill Forrest	Defence 	 	New York Rangers	Hamilton (OHA)
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=== Round fifteen ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
117 	Rich Coutu	Goaltender	 	Minnesota North Stars	Rosemount (QMJHL)
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	= NHL All-Star Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= Hall of Famers
==Regina Pats Draftees==
LarrywrightDraft.jpg|Larry Wright
RodNorrishDraft.jpg|Rod Norrish
BobbyGerrardDraft.jpg|Bobby Gerrard
DaveSmithDraft.jpg|Dave Smith
GeneSobchukDraft.jpg|Gene Sobchuk
== See also ==
* 1971–72 NHL season
* List of NHL players
== References ==
== External links ==
* hockeydb.com
* HockeyDraftCentral.com
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