The 1968 NHL Amateur Draft was the sixth NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
1968 NHL Amateur Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 13, 1968 |
Location | Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Overview | |
First selection | Michel Plasse (Montreal Canadiens) |
Selections by round
editBelow are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL amateur draft.
= NHL All-Star[1] |
Round one
edit- Notes
- The Oakland Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968, that sent Norm Ferguson, Stan Fuller and future considerations (François Lacombe and Michel Jacques traded completed in June 1968) to Oakland in exchange for Wally Boyer, Alain Caron, California's 1970 first-round pick, future considerations (Lyle Bradley traded completed in June 1968) and this pick.[3][4]
Round two
editPick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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13 | Doug Smith | Centre | Canada | Oakland Seals | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
14 | Ron Snell | Right wing | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
15 | Marc Rioux | Centre | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL) |
16 | Curt Bennett | Left wing | United States | St. Louis Blues | Brown Bears (NCAA) |
17 | Herb Boxer | Right wing | United States | Detroit Red Wings | Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA) |
18 | Fraser Rice | Centre | Canada | Boston Bruins | Halifax Colonels (MVJHL) |
19 | Barry Buchanan | Defence | Canada | New York Rangers | Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL) |
[2] |
Round three
editPick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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20 | Jim Trewin | Defence | Canada | Oakland Seals | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
21 | Dave Simpson | Defence | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL) |
22 | Glen Lindsay | Goaltender | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
23 | Don Grierson | Right wing | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) |
24 | Brian St. John | Centre | Canada | Boston Bruins | Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU) |
[2] |
= NHL All-Star[1] |
Draftees based on nationality
editRank | Country | Number |
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1 | Canada | 22 |
2 | United States | 2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
- ^ a b c "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
- ^ "NHL Trade Tracker". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 484,485, 501, 556 and 649. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.