1970 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1970 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 11, 1970 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
== Selections by round ==
Below are listed the selections in the 1970 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 	Gilbert Perreault	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2 	Dale Tallon 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
3 	Reggie Leach 	Right wing	 	Boston Bruins 	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
4 	Rick MacLeish 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
5 	Ray Martyniuk 	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
6 	Chuck Lefley 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Canadian Nat'l Team
7 	Greg Polis 	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
8 	Darryl Sittler 	Centre 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	London Knights (OHA)
9 	Ron Plumb 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
10 	Chris Oddleifson 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
11 	Norm Gratton 	Right wing	 	New York Rangers 	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
12 	Serge Lajeunesse 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
13 	Bob Stewart 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
14 	Dan Maloney 	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	London Knights (OHA)
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=== Round two ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
15 	Butch Deadmarsh 	Left wing 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Brandon
16 	Jim Hargreaves 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Winnipeg
17 	Buster Harvey 	Right wing	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Hamilton (OHA)
18 	Bill Clement 	Centre 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Ottawa (OHA)
19 	Pete Laframboise 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Ottawa (OHA)
20 	Fred Barrett 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Toronton (OHL)
21 	John Stewart 	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Flin Flon (WCHL)
22 	Errol Thompson 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Charlottetown
23 	Murray Keogan 	Centre 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
24 	Al McDonough 	Right wing	 	Los Angeles Kings 	St. Catharines (OHA)
25 	Mike Murphy 	Right wing	 	New York Rangers 	Toronto (OHA)
26 	Bob Guindon 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal (OHA)
27 	Dan Bouchard 	Goaltender	 	Boston Bruins 	London (OHA)
28 	Michel Archambault	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Drummondville (QJHL)
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=== Round three ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
29 	Steve Cuddie 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Toronto (OHA)
30 	Ed Dyck 	Goaltender	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Calgary (WCHL)
31 	Steve Carlyle 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Red Deer (AJHL)
32 	Bob Kelly 	Centre 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Oshawa (OHA)
33 	Randy Rota 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Calgary (WCHL)
34 	Dennis Patterson	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Peterborough (OHA)
35 	Larry Bignell 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Edmonton (WCHL)
36 	Gerry O'Flaherty	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Kitchener (OHA)
37 	Ron Climie 	Left wing 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Hamilton (OHA)
38 	Terry Holbrook 	Right wing	 	Los Angeles Kings 	London (OHA)
39 	Wendel Bennett 	Right wing	 	New York Rangers 	Weyburn (SJHL)
40 	Yvon Lambert 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Drummondville (QMJHL)
41 	Ray Brownlee 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Brandon (CWUAA)
42 	Len Frig 	Defence 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Calgary (WCHL)
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=== Round four ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
43 	Randy Wyrozub 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Edmonton (WCHL)
44 	Brent Taylor 	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Estevan (WCHL)
45 	Cal Hammond 	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Flin Flon (WCHL)
46 	Jacques Lapierre	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
47 	Ted McAneeley 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	Edmonton (WCHL)
48 	Dave Cressman 	Left wing 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Kitchener (OHA)
49 	Connie Forey 	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Ottawa (OHA)
50 	Bob Gryp 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston University (ECAC)
51 	Gord Brooks 	Right wing	 	St. Louis Blues 	London (OHA)
52 	John French 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Toronto (OHA)
53 	Andre St. Pierre	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Drummondville (QMJHL)
54 	Tom Johnston 	Right wing	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Toronto (OHA)
55 	Gord Davies 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Toronto (OHA)
56 	Walt Ledingham 	Centre 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
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=== Round five ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
57 	Mike Morton 	Right wing	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
58 	Bill McFadden 	Forward 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Swift Current (WCHL)
59 	Billy Smith 	Goaltender	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
60 	Doug Kerslake 	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Edmonton (WCHL)
61 	Ray Gibbs 	Goaltender	 	California Golden Seals	Charlottetown (PEI Sr.)
62 	Hank Lehvonen 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Kitchener (OHA)
63 	Steve Cardwell	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Oshawa (OHA)
64 	Luc Simard 	Right wing	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
65 	Mike Stevens 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
66 	Rick Wilson 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	North Dakota (WCHA)
67 	Gary Coalter 	Right wing	 	New York Rangers 	Hamilton (OHA)
68 	Tom Mellor 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Boston College (ECAC)
69 	Bob Roselle 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Sorel (GMJHL)
70 	Gilles Meloche	Goaltender	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Verdum (QMJHL)
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=== Round six ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
71 	Mike Keeler 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Niagara Falls (OHA)
72 	Dave Gilmour 	Left wing 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	London (OHA)
73 	Gerry Bradbury 	Centre 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	London (OHA)
74 	Dennis Giannini	Left wing 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	London (OHA)
75 	Doug Moyes 	Right wing	 	California Golden Seals	Sorel (QMJHL)
76 	Murray McNeil 	Left wing 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Calgary (WCHL)
77 	Bob Fitchner 	Centre 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Brandon (WCHL)
78 	Cal Booth 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Weyburn (SJHL)
79 	Claude Moreau 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Montreal (OHA)
80 	Robert Brown 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Boston University (ECAC)
81 	Duane Wylie 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	St. Catharines (OHA)
82 	Bernie MacNeil 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Espanola (NOHA)
83 	Murray Wing 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	North Dakota (WCHA)
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=== Round seven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
84 	Tim Regan 	Goaltender	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Boston University (ECAC)
85 	Jack Taggart 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Denver (WCHA)
86 	Brian Carlin 	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Calgary (WCHL)
87 	Hank Nowak 	Left wing 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Oshawa (OHA)
88 	Terry Murray 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	Ottawa (OHA)
89 	Gary Geldart 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	London (OHA)
90 	Jim Pearson 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	St. Catharines (OHA)
91 	Paul Larose 	Right wing	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Quebec (QMJHL)
92 	Terry Marshall	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Brandon (WCHL)
93 	Bob Fowler 	Right wing	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Estevan (WCHL)
94 	Wayne Bell 	Goaltender	 	New York Rangers 	Estevan (WCHL)
95 	Ed Hays 	Centre 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Denver (WCHA)
96 	Glenn Siddall 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Kitchener (OHA)
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=== Round eight ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
97 	Doug Rombough 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Saint Catharines (OHA)
98 	Brian Chinnick 	Centre 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Peterborough (OHA)
99 	Gary Cunningham 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Saint Catharines (OHA)
100 	Alan Henry 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	North Dakota (WCHA)
101 	Mickey Donaldson 	Left wing 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Peterborough (OHA)
102 	Cam Newton 	Goaltender	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Kitchener (OHA)
103 	Ron Low 	Goaltender	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
104 	Dave Tataryn 	Goaltender	 	St. Louis Blues 	Niagara Falls (OHA)
105 	Ric Jordan 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Boston University (ECAC)
106 	Pierre Brind'Amour	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Montreal (OHA)
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=== Round nine ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
107 	Luc Nadeau 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Drummondville (WMJHL)
108 	Bob Winograd	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Colorado College (WCHA)
109 	Jean Daigle 	Left wing 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Sorel (QMJHL)
110 	Ron Lemieux 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
111 	Mike Lampman	Left wing 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Denver (WCHA)
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=== Round ten ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
112 	Jeff Rotsch	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues	Wisconsin (WCHA)
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=== Round eleven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
113 	Al Calver 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues	Kitchener (OHA)
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=== Round twelve ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
114 	Jerry McDonald	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues	St. Francis Xavier (AUAA)
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=== Round thirteen ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
115 	Gerald Haines	 	 	St. Louis Blues	Kenora Muskies (MJHL)
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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
==Photo Gallery==
Perreault70draft.jpg|First pick Gilbert Perreault welcomed by the Sabres' Punch Imlach
== See also ==
* 1970–71 NHL season
* 1970 NHL Expansion Draft
* List of NHL players
== References ==
Category:1970 in hockey
Category:NHL Drafts