1971 NHL Amateur Draft

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117 Selections Table
	Round 1							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
1	Montreal Canadiens	Guy Lafleur	CA	RW	19	1991	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)	1126	560	793	1353	446	399							130.5
2	Detroit Red Wings	Marcel Dionne	CA	C	20	1989	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)	1348	731	1040	1771	27	600							155.5
3	Vancouver Canucks	Jocelyn Guevremont	CA	D	20	1980	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)	571	84	223	307	22	319							51.3
4	St. Louis Blues	Gene Carr	CA	C	19	1979	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)	465	79	136	215	11	365							11.0
5	Buffalo Sabres	Rick Martin	CA	LW	20	1982	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)	685	384	317	701	14	477							70.7
6	Boston Bruins	Ron Jones	CA	D	20	1976	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)	54	1	4	5	-26	33							0.7
7	Montreal Canadiens	Chuck Arnason	CA	RW	20	1979	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)	401	109	90	199	-73	122							11.8
8	Philadelphia Flyers	Larry Wright	CA	C	19	1978	Regina Pats (WCHL)	106	4	8	12	-22	19							-2.1
9	Philadelphia Flyers	Pierre Plante	CA	RW	20	1980	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)	599	125	172	297	-33	599							16.9
10	New York Rangers	Steve Vickers	CA	LW	20	1982	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)	698	246	340	586	57	330							47.6
11	Montreal Canadiens	Murray Wilson	CA	LW	19	1979	Ottawa 67's (OHA-Jr.)	386	94	95	189	74	162							12.5
12	Chicago Blackhawks	Dan Spring	CA	C			Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
13	New York Rangers	Steve Durbano	CA	D	19	1979	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)	220	13	60	73	-22	1127							13.4
14	Boston Bruins	Terry O'Reilly	CA	RW	20	1985	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)	891	204	402	606	222	2095							42.0
	Round 2							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
15	California Golden Seals	Ken Baird	CA	D	20	1972	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)	10	0	2	2	-10	15							-0.4
16	Detroit Red Wings	Henry Boucha	US	C	20	1977	Team USA (International)	247	53	49	102	-53	157							4.8
17	Vancouver Canucks	Bobby Lalonde	CA	C	20	1982	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)	641	124	210	334	-38	298							17.0
18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian McKenzie	CA	LW	20	1972	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)	6	1	1	2	-2	4							0.0
19	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Ramsay	CA	LW	20	1985	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)	1070	252	420	672	324	201							52.4
20	Montreal Canadiens	Larry Robinson	CA	D	20	1992	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)	1384	208	750	958	722	793							169.5
21	Minnesota North Stars	Rod Norrish	CA	LW	19	1975	Regina Pats (WCHL)	21	3	3	6	-5	2							0.0
22	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Kehoe	CA	RW	20	1985	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)	906	371	396	767	-76	120							61.7
23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Fortier	CA	D	20	1977	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)	205	8	21	29	-2	335							10.8
24	Montreal Canadiens	Michel Deguise	CA	G			Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
25	Montreal Canadiens	Terry French	CA	C			Ottawa 67's (OHA-Jr.)
26	Chicago Blackhawks	Dave Kryskow	CA	LW	19	1976	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)	231	33	56	89	-33	174							2.8
27	New York Rangers	Tom Williams	CA	LW	20	1979	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)	397	115	138	253	8	73							19.5
28	Boston Bruins	Curt Ridley	US	G	19	1981	Portage (MJHL)	104	0	1	1	0	17	104	27	47	16	.872	3.88	10.6
	Round 3							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
29	California Golden Seals	Rich LeDuc	CA	C	20	1981	Trois-Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)	130	28	38	66	-31	69							2.5
30	Detroit Red Wings	Ralph Hopiavuouri	CA	D			Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
31	Montreal Canadiens	Jim Cahoon	CA	C			North Dakota (WCHA)
32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Noris	US	C/D	19	1974	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)	55	2	5	7	-13	22							-1.1
33	Buffalo Sabres	Bill Hajt	CA	D	19	1987	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)	854	42	202	244	320	433							69.1
34	Los Angeles Kings	Vic Venasky	CA	C	20	1979	Denver (WCHA)	430	61	101	162	-16	66							6.5
35	Minnesota North Stars	Ron Wilson	CA	D			Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
36	Philadelphia Flyers	Glen Irwin	CA	D			Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Gavin Kirk	CA	C			Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
38	St. Louis Blues	John Garrett	CA	G	20	1985	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)	207	0	6	6	0	41	207	68	91	37	.866	4.28	23.4
39	Vancouver Canucks	Rich Lemieux	CA	C	20	1976	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)	274	39	82	121	-98	132							3.5
40	Chicago Blackhawks	Bob Peppler	CA	LW			St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
41	New York Rangers	Terry West	CA	C			London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
42	Boston Bruins	Dave Bonter	CA	C			Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
	Round 4							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
43	California Golden Seals	Hartland Monahan	CA	RW	20	1981	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)	334	61	80	141	-120	163							4.6
44	Detroit Red Wings	George Hulme	CA	G			St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
45	Montreal Canadiens	Ed Sidebottom	CA	D			Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Gerald Methe	CA	D			Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
47	Buffalo Sabres	Bob Richer	CA	C	20	1973	Trois-Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)	3	0	0	0	0	0							-0.1
48	Los Angeles Kings	Neil Komadoski	CA	D	19	1980	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)	502	16	76	92	-33	632							26.4
49	Minnesota North Stars	Mike Legge	CA	LW			Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
50	Philadelphia Flyers	Ted Scharf	CA	RW			Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
51	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Cunningham	CA	D			Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
52	St. Louis Blues	Derek Harker	CA	D	20		Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
53	Montreal Canadiens	Greg Hubick	CA	D	19	1980	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)	77	6	9	15	-1	10							3.5
54	Chicago Blackhawks	Clyde Simon	CA	RW			St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
55	New York Rangers	Jerry Butler	CA	RW	20	1983	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)	641	99	120	219	-64	515							5.6
56	Boston Bruins	Dave Hynes	US	LW	20	1975	Harvard (ECAC)	22	4	0	4	3	2							0.0
	Round 5							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
57	California Golden Seals	Ray Belanger	CA	G			Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
58	Detroit Red Wings	Earl Anderson	US	RW	20	1977	North Dakota (WCHA)	109	19	19	38	-4	22							1.4
59	Vancouver Canucks	Mike McNiven	CA	D			Halifax (MaJHL)
60	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dave Murphy	CA	G			North Dakota (WCHA)
61	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Warr	CA	D			Clarkson (ECAC)
62	Los Angeles Kings	Gary Crosby	CA	C			Michigan Tech (WCHA)
63	Minnesota North Stars	Brian McBratney	CA	D			St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
64	Philadelphia Flyers	Don McCulloch	CA	D			Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
65	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bob Sykes	CA	LW	19	1975	Sudbury (NOJHL)	2	0	0	0	-2	0							-0.1
66	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Gibbs	CA	D			Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
67	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Busniuk	CA	D	19	1981	Denver (WCHA)	143	3	23	26	66	297							9.0
68	Chicago Blackhawks	Dean Blais	US	LW			Minnesota (WCHA)
69	New York Rangers	Fraser Robertson	CA	D			Lethbridge (AJHL)
70	Boston Bruins	Bert Scott	CA	C			Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
	Round 6							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
71	California Golden Seals	Gerry Egers	CA	D			Sudbury (NOJHL)
72	Detroit Red Wings	Charlie Shaw	CA	D			Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
73	Vancouver Canucks	Tim Steeves	CA	D			Charlottetown (MaJHL)
74	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Williams	CA	RW			Notre Dame (NCAA-Ind.)
75	Buffalo Sabres	Pierre Duguay	CA	C			Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
76	Los Angeles Kings	Camille Lapierre	CA	C			Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
77	Minnesota North Stars	Al Globensky	CA	D			Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
78	Philadelphia Flyers	Yvon Bilodeau	CA	D			Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
79	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mike Ruest	CA	D			Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
80	St. Louis Blues	Bernie Doan	CA	D			Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
81	Montreal Canadiens	Ross Butler	CA	LW			Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
82	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Johnston	CA	C			Wisconsin (WCHA)
83	New York Rangers	Wayne Wood	CA	G	20		Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
84	Boston Bruins	Bob McMahon	CA	D			St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
	Round 7							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
85	California Golden Seals	Al Simmons	CA	D	19	1976	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)	11	0	1	1	-2	21							0.2
86	Detroit Red Wings	Jim Nahrgang	CA	D	20	1977	Michigan Tech (WCHA)	57	5	12	17	-17	34							3.0
87	Vancouver Canucks	Bill Green	US	D			Notre Dame (NCAA-Ind.)
88	Pittsburgh Penguins	Doug Elliott	CA	D			Harvard (ECAC)
89	Los Angeles Kings	Peter Harasym	CA	LW			Clarkson (ECAC)
90	Los Angeles Kings	Norm Dube	CA	LW	20	1976	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)	57	8	10	18	-12	54							0.6
91	Minnesota North Stars	Bruce Abbey	CA	D			Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
92	Philadelphia Flyers	Bob Gerrard	CA	RW			Regina Pats (WCHL)
93	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dale Smedsmo	US	LW	20	1973	Bemidji State (NCAA-Ind.)	4	0	0	0	0	0							-0.1
94	St. Louis Blues	Dave Smith	CA	D			Regina Pats (WCHL)
95	Montreal Canadiens	Peter Sullivan	CA	C	20	1981	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)	126	28	54	82	-62	40							4.1
96	New York Rangers	Douglas Keeler	CA	C			Ottawa 67's (OHA-Jr.)
97	New York Rangers	Jean Denis Royal	CA	D			Saint-Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL)
98	Toronto Maple Leafs	Steve Johnson	CA	D			Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL)
	Round 8							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
99	California Golden Seals	Angus Beck	CA	C			Charlottetown (MaJHL)
100	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Boyd	CA	D			Michigan State (WCHA)
101	Vancouver Canucks	Norm Cherry	CA	RW			Wisconsin (WCHA)
102	Vancouver Canucks	Bob Murphy	CA	RW			Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
103	Los Angeles Kings	Lorne Stamler	CA	LW	20	1980	Michigan Tech (WCHA)	116	14	11	25	-36	16							-0.7
104	California Golden Seals	Red Lyons	CA	LW			Halifax (MaJHL)
105	Minnesota North Stars	Russ Frieson	CA	C			Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
106	Philadelphia Flyers	Jerome Mrazek	CA	G	19	1976	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	9.55	0.0
107	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bob Burns	CA	D			Cornwallis Navy (International)
108	St. Louis Blues	Jim Collins	CA	LW			Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
109	New York Rangers	Gene Sobchuk	CA	LW/C	20	1974	Regina Pats (WCHL)	1	0	0	0	0	0							0.0
	Round 9							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
110	New York Rangers	Jim Ivison	CA	D			Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
	Round 10							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
111	New York Rangers	Andre Peloffy	FR	C	20	1975	Rosemont National (QMJHL)	9	0	0	0	-8	0							-0.4
	Round 11							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
112	New York Rangers	Elston Evoy	CA	C			Sault Ste. Marie (NOJHL)
	Round 12							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
113	Minnesota North Stars	Mike Antonovich	US	C	19	1984	Minnesota (WCHA)	87	10	15	25	-27	37							-0.2
114	New York Rangers	Gerald Lecompte	CA	D			Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
	Round 13							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
115	New York Rangers	Wayne Forsey	CA	LW			Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
	Round 14							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
116	New York Rangers	Bill Forrest	CA	D			Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
	Round 15							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
117	Minnesota North Stars	Richard Coutu	CA	G			Rosemont National (QMJHL)

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