The 1970 NHL expansion draft took place on June 10 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal .
| NHL Expansion Draft 1970 | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| date | June 10, 1970 |
| A place | Montreal , Quebec |
| Players | 40 |
| Teams | Buffalo Sabers Vancouver Canucks |
| ← 1967 | 1972 → |
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Draft Procedure
In 1970, the NHL also included two more clubs - Buffalo Sabers and Vancouver Canucks . On June 10, an expansion draft was held for rookie teams that staffed and were included in the Eastern Division.
Draft Rules
The 1970 expansion draft rules were similar to the 1967 expansion draft rules: two new teams had to select 18 field players and 2 goalkeepers from among the “unprotected” hockey players of 12 other clubs playing in the NHL. The first choice went to the Buffalo Sabers .
Draft Results
Legend:
# = Draft number, C = Country, A = Role, I = Games, G = Goals, P = Assists, O = Points, W = Penalty minutes
| 1st round | Total in the NHL after the draft | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | New team | Old team | C | Player | BUT | AND | G | P | ABOUT | W |
| one | Buffalo Sabers | Boston bruins | Tom Webster | Mon | 91 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 50 | |
| 2 | Vancouver Canucks | Boston bruins | Gary doke | 3 | 611 | 17 | 78 | 95 | 618 | |
| 3 | Buffalo Sabers | New york rangers | Al Hamilton | 3 | 176 | ten | 73 | 83 | 196 | |
| four | Vancouver Canucks | New york rangers | Orland Kurtenbach | CN | 229 | 62 | 101 | 163 | 200 | |
| five | Buffalo Sabers | New york rangers | Don Marshall | CN | 112 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 6 | |
| 6 | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota North Stars | Ray Cullen | CN | 70 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 42 | |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabers | Pittsburgh penguins | Tracy Pratt | 3 | 463 | 12 | 80 | 92 | 778 | |
| eight | Vancouver Canucks | Toronto Maple Leafs | Pat quinn | 3 | 507 | sixteen | 101 | 117 | 767 | |
| 9 | Buffalo Sabers | Detroit Red Wings | Jim watson | 3 | 144 | four | 15 | nineteen | 248 | |
| ten | Vancouver Canucks | Philadelphia Flyers | Roseyr Payment | CN | 147 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 269 | |
| eleven | Buffalo Sabers | Montreal Canadiens | Francois Lacombe | 3 | four | 0 | one | one | four | |
| 12 | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota North Stars | Darryl Sly | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ten | |
| 13 | Buffalo Sabers | St. Louis Blues | Phil Goyette | CN | 105 | nineteen | 71 | 90 | 20 | |
| 14 | Vancouver Canucks | Chicago Black Hawks | Jim Wiist | CN | 23 | one | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | Buffalo Sabers | Philadelphia Flyers | Regge Fleming | 3 | 78 | 6 | ten | sixteen | 159 | |
| sixteen | Vancouver Canucks | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dan johnson | CN | 120 | 18 | nineteen | 37 | 24 | |
| 17 | Buffalo Sabers | Pittsburgh penguins | Mike McMahon | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | four | |
| 18 | Vancouver Canucks | Boston bruins | Barry Wilkins | 3 | 390 | 26 | 125 | 151 | 661 | |
| nineteen | Buffalo Sabers | Los angeles kings | Skip Crack | CN | 74 | four | five | 9 | 68 | |
| 20 | Vancouver Canucks | Montreal Canadiens | Ralph Stewart | CN | 251 | 57 | 73 | 130 | 28 | |
| 21 | Buffalo Sabers | Minnesota North Stars | Jean-Guy Lagas | 3 | 180 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 237 | |
| 22 | Vancouver Canucks | Los angeles kings | Mike Corrigan | Ln | 553 | 146 | 191 | 337 | 666 | |
| 23 | Buffalo Sabers | Los angeles kings | Craig Cameron | Mon | 447 | 69 | 58 | 127 | 154 | |
| 24 | Vancouver Canucks | St. Louis Blues | Wayne Mackie | Ln | 180 | 50 | 73 | 123 | 148 | |
| 25 | Buffalo Sabers | St. Louis Blues | Chris Evans | 3 | 239 | nineteen | 42 | 61 | 143 | |
| 26 | Vancouver Canucks | Detroit Red Wings | Ed hatum | Mon | 26 | one | 3 | four | 21 | |
| 27 | Buffalo Sabers | Pittsburgh penguins | Doug Barry | 3 | 150 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 260 | |
| 28 | Vancouver Canucks | Detroit Red Wings | Paul Popel | 3 | 126 | eleven | 23 | 34 | 97 | |
| 29th | Buffalo Sabers | Philadelphia Flyers | Jerry Meehan | Ln | 633 | 180 | 238 | 418 | 105 | |
| thirty | Vancouver Canucks | Toronto Maple Leafs | Ron ward | 3 | 71 | 2 | four | 6 | four | |
| 31 | Buffalo Sabers | Chicago Black Hawks | Paul Terbench | 3 | 121 | 2 | nineteen | 21 | 20 | |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks | Montreal Canadiens | John shella | 3 | 115 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 224 | |
| 33 | Buffalo Sabers | Auckland Sills | Brian Perry | Ln | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Vancouver Canucks | Auckland Sills | Bob Dillabo | CN | ||||||
| 35 | Buffalo Sabers | Auckland Sills | Howie menard | CN | ||||||
| 36 | Vancouver Canucks | Chicago Black Hawks | Garth Rizzuto | CN | 37 | 3 | four | 7 | sixteen | |
| 37 | Vancouver Canucks | Philadelphia Flyers | Dank wilson | AT | 286 | 0 | four | four | 83 | |
| 38 | Buffalo Sabers | Montreal Canadiens | Rocky Farr | AT | nineteen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 39 | Vancouver Canucks | Auckland Sills | Charlie hodge | AT | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Buffalo Sabers | St. Louis Blues | Gary edwards | AT | 284 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 48 | |
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See also
NHL Season 1970/71