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 (QMJHL)	1126	560	793	1353	446	399							130.5
2	Detroit Red Wings	Marcel Dionne	CA	C	20	1989	St. Catharines (OHL)	1348	731	1040	1771	27	600							155.5
3	Vancouver Canucks	Jocelyn Guevremont	CA	D	20	1980	Montreal (QMJHL)	571	84	223	307	22	319							51.3
4	St. Louis Blues	Gene Carr	CA	C	19	1979	Flin Flon (WHL)	465	79	136	215	11	365							11.0
5	Buffalo Sabres	Rick Martin	CA	LW	20	1982	Montreal (QMJHL)	685	384	317	701	14	477							70.7
6	Boston Bruins	Ron Jones	CA	D	20	1976	Edmonton (WHL)	54	1	4	5	-26	33							0.7
7	Montreal Canadiens	Chuck Arnason	CA	RW	20	1979	Flin Flon (WHL)	401	109	90	199	-73	122							11.8
8	Philadelphia Flyers	Larry Wright	CA	C	19	1978	Regina (WHL)	106	4	8	12	-22	19							-2.1
9	Philadelphia Flyers	Pierre Plante	CA	RW	20	1980	Drummondville (QMJHL)	599	125	172	297	-33	599							16.9
10	New York Rangers	Steve Vickers	CA	LW	20	1982	Toronto (OHL)	698	246	340	586	57	330							47.6
11	Montreal Canadiens	Murray Wilson	CA	LW	19	1979	Ottawa (OHL)	386	94	95	189	74	162							12.5
12	Chicago Blackhawks	Dan Spring	CA	C			Rossland
13	New York Rangers	Steve Durbano	CA	D	19	1979	Toronto (OHL)	220	13	60	73	-22	1127							13.4
14	Boston Bruins	Terry O'Reilly	CA	RW	20	1985	Oshawa (OHL)	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 (WHL)	10	0	2	2	-10	15							-0.4
16	Detroit Red Wings	Henry Boucha	US	C	20	1977	U.S. Nationals	247	53	49	102	-53	157							4.8
17	Vancouver Canucks	Bobby Lalonde	CA	C	20	1982	Montreal (QMJHL)	641	124	210	334	-38	298							17.0
18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian McKenzie	CA	LW	20	1972	St. Catharines (OHL)	6	1	1	2	-2	4							0.0
19	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Ramsay	CA	LW	20	1985	Peterborough (OHL)	1070	252	420	672	324	201							52.4
20	Montreal Canadiens	Larry Robinson	CA	D	20	1992	Kitchener (OHL)	1384	208	750	958	722	793							169.5
21	Minnesota North Stars	Rod Norrish	CA	LW	19	1975	Regina (WHL)	21	3	3	6	-5	2							0.0
22	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Kehoe	CA	RW	20	1985	Hamilton (OHL)	906	371	396	767	-76	120							61.7
23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Fortier	CA	D	20	1977	St. Catharines (OHL)	205	8	21	29	-2	335							10.8
24	Montreal Canadiens	Michel Deguise	CA	G			Sorel (QMJHL)
25	Montreal Canadiens	Terry French	CA	C			Grand Falls
26	Chicago Blackhawks	Dave Kryskow	CA	LW	19	1976	Edmonton (WHL)	231	33	56	89	-33	174							2.8
27	New York Rangers	Tom Williams	CA	LW	20	1979	Hamilton (OHL)	397	115	138	253	8	73							19.5
28	Boston Bruins	Curt Ridley	US	G	19	1981	Portage la Prairie Jr.	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-Rivières (QMJHL)	130	28	38	66	-31	69							2.5
30	Detroit Red Wings	Ralph Hopiavuouri	CA	D			Kirkland Lake
31	Montreal Canadiens	Jim Cahoon	CA	C			North Dakota (WCHA)
32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Noris	US	C/D	19	1974	Toronto (OHL)	55	2	5	7	-13	22							-1.1
33	Buffalo Sabres	Bill Hajt	CA	D	19	1987	Saskatoon (WHL)	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			Prince Albert (WHL)
36	Philadelphia Flyers	Glen Irwin	CA	D			Edmonton (WHL)
37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Gavin Kirk	CA	C			Toronto (OHL)
38	St. Louis Blues	John Garrett	CA	G	20	1985	Peterborough (OHL)	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 (QMJHL)	274	39	82	121	-98	132							3.5
40	Chicago Blackhawks	Bob Peppler	CA	LW			Owen Sound (OHL)
41	New York Rangers	Terry West	CA	C			Timmins
42	Boston Bruins	Dave Bonter	CA	C			Estevan (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 (QMJHL)	334	61	80	141	-120	163							4.6
44	Detroit Red Wings	George Hulme	CA	G			Scarborough
45	Montreal Canadiens	Ed Sidebottom	CA	D			Weyburn (SJHL)
46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Gerald Methe	CA	D			Willowdale
47	Buffalo Sabres	Bob Richer	CA	C	20	1973	Trois-Rivières (QMJHL)	3	0	0	0	0	0							-0.1
48	Los Angeles Kings	Neil Komadoski	CA	D	19	1980	Winnipeg (WHL)	502	16	76	92	-33	632							26.4
49	Minnesota North Stars	Mike Legge	CA	LW			Winnipeg (WHL)
50	Philadelphia Flyers	Ted Scharf	CA	RW			Sudbury (OHL)
51	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Cunningham	CA	D			Peterborough (OHL)
52	St. Louis Blues	Derek Harker	CA	D			Edmonton (WHL)
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			Sarnia (OHL)
55	New York Rangers	Jerry Butler	CA	RW	20	1983	Hamilton (OHL)	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 (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			Gander
60	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dave Murphy	CA	G			Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
61	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Warr	CA	D			Peterborough (OHL)
62	Los Angeles Kings	Gary Crosby	CA	C			Michigan Tech (WCHA)
63	Minnesota North Stars	Brian McBratney	CA	D			Toronto (OHL)
64	Philadelphia Flyers	Don McCulloch	CA	D			Little Current
65	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bob Sykes	CA	LW	19	1975	Sudbury (OHL)	2	0	0	0	-2	0							-0.1
66	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Gibbs	CA	D			Calgary (WHL)
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			Fairview
70	Boston Bruins	Bert Scott	CA	C			Neilburg
	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 (OHL)
72	Detroit Red Wings	Charlie Shaw	CA	D			Toronto (OHL)
73	Vancouver Canucks	Tim Steeves	CA	D			Moncton (QMJHL)
74	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Williams	CA	RW			Toronto (OHL)
75	Buffalo Sabres	Pierre Duguay	CA	C			Quebec (QMJHL)
76	Los Angeles Kings	Camille Lapierre	CA	C			Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
77	Minnesota North Stars	Al Globensky	CA	D			Montreal (QMJHL)
78	Philadelphia Flyers	Yvon Bilodeau	CA	D			Estevan (WCHL)
79	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mike Ruest	CA	D			Cornwall (QMJHL)
80	St. Louis Blues	Bernie Doan	CA	D			Halkirk
81	Montreal Canadiens	Ross Butler	CA	LW			Winnipeg (WHL)
82	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Johnston	CA	C			St. James (MJHL)
83	New York Rangers	Wayne Wood	CA	G	20		Toronto (OHL)
84	Boston Bruins	Bob McMahon	CA	D			St. Catharines (OHL)
	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 (WHL)	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 (WCHA)
88	Pittsburgh Penguins	Doug Elliott	CA	D			Toronto (OHL)
89	Los Angeles Kings	Peter Harasym	CA	LW			Ottawa (OHL)
90	Los Angeles Kings	Norm Dube	CA	LW	20	1976	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)	57	8	10	18	-12	54							0.6
91	Minnesota North Stars	Bruce Abbey	CA	D			Peterborough (OHL)
92	Philadelphia Flyers	Bob Gerrard	CA	RW			Southey
93	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dale Smedsmo	US	LW	20	1973	Bemidji State (WCHA)	4	0	0	0	0	0							-0.1
94	St. Louis Blues	Dave Smith	CA	D			Calgary (WHL)
95	Montreal Canadiens	Peter Sullivan	CA	C	20	1981	Oshawa (OHL)	126	28	54	82	-62	40							4.1
96	New York Rangers	Douglas Keeler	CA	C			Toronto (OHL)
97	New York Rangers	Jean Denis Royal	CA	D			St. Jerome (QJHL)
98	Toronto Maple Leafs	Steve Johnson	CA	D			Verdun (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
100	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Boyd	CA	D			Michigan State (CCHA)
101	Vancouver Canucks	Norm Cherry	CA	RW			Wisconsin (WCHA)
102	Vancouver Canucks	Bob Murphy	CA	RW			Cornwall (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 (QMJHL)
105	Minnesota North Stars	Russ Frieson	CA	C			Palmerston
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			Canadian Armed Forces
108	St. Louis Blues	Jim Collins	CA	LW			Flin Flon (WHL)
109	New York Rangers	Gene Sobchuk	CA	LW/C	20	1974	Regina (WHL)	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			Winnipeg (WHL)
	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	Rosemount (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 (OHL)
	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 (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			Kamloops (WHL)
	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 (OHL)
	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			Rosemount (QMJHL)

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