1969 NHL Amateur Draft

Location:	Queen Elizabeth Hotel (Montreal, QC)	Dates:	June 12, 1969
First Overall Pick:	Rejean Houle (Montreal Canadiens)	Players with NHL Experience:	49

The 1969 NHL amateur draft was the seventh NHL entry draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey.

The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Ivan Boldirev and Butch Goring, who both played their last NHL games in the 1984–85 season.

Biggest Steals of the 1969 NHL Draft

• Dave Hudson (Chicago Blackhawks – 71st Overall)
  • 183 points in 409 career games
• Don Saleski (Philadelphia Flyers – 64th Overall)
  • 253 points in 543 career games
  • 2-time Stanley Cup winner

Biggest Busts of the 1969 NHL Draft

• Bob Currier (Philadelphia Flyers – 6th Overall)
  • 0 career games
• Ernie Moser (Toronto Maple Leafs – 9th Overall)
  • 0 career games

1969 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		W	Rejean Houle	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
2		LW	Marc Tardif	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
3		LW	Don Tannahill	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
4		RW	Frank Spring	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5		D	Dick Redmond	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
6		C	Bob Currier	Cornwall (MMJHL)
7		RW	Tony Featherstone	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
8		D	Andre Dupont	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
9		RW	Ernie Moser	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
10		G	Jim Rutherford	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
11		C	Ivan Boldirev	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
12		LW	Pierre Jarry	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
13		RW	J.P. Bordeleau	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
14		D	Dennis O’Brien	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
15		C	Rick Kessell	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
16		D	Dale Hoganson	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
17		C	Bobby Clarke	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
18		D	Ron Stackhouse	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
19		C	Mike Lowe	Loyola (CIAU)
20		LW/C	Doug Brindley	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
21		LW	Ron Garwasiuk	Regina (SJHL)
22		RW	Art Quoquochi	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
23		LW	Bert Wilson	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
24		RW	Larry Romanchych	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
25		G	Gilles Gilbert	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
26		C	Michel Briere	Shawinigan (QJAHL)
27		D	Gregg Boddy	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
28		D	Willie Brossart	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
29		RW	Don O’Donoghue	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
30		C	Bernard Gagnon	Michigan (WCHA)
31		D	Larry McIntyre	Moose Jaw (SJHL)
32		C	Bobby Sheehan	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
33		RW	Wayne Hawrysh	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
34		LW	Nels Jacobson	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
35		D	Kevin Morrison	Saint-Jerome (QJHL-old)
36		RW	Milt Black	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
37		RW	Fred O’Donnell	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
38		D	Yvon Labre	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
39		G	Bruce Landon	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
40		G	Michel Belhumeur	Drummondville (QJAHL)
41		D	Pierre Farmer	Shawinigan (QJAHL)
42		RW	Vic Teal	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
43		LW	Frank Hughes	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
44		D	Murray Anderson	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
45		C	Wayne Chernecki	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
46		LW	Ron Fairbrother	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
47		LW	Bruce Hellemond	Moose Jaw (SJHL)
48		D	Darryl Maggs	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
49		LW	Pierre Jutras	Shawinigan (QJAHL)
50		RW	Ed Patenaude	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
51		C	Butch Goring	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
52		LW	Dave Schultz	Sorel Eperviers (QJAHL)
53		C	Warren Harrison	Sorel Eperviers (QJAHL)
54		LW	Brian Glenwright	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
55		LW	Brian Spencer	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
56		G	Garry Doyle	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
57		D	Wally Olds	Minnesota (WCHA)
58		C	Jeremy Wright	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
59		D	Gord Smith	Cornwall (MMJHL)
60		D	Mike Baumgartner	North Dakota (WCHA)

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
61		C	Bob Walton	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
62		G	Paul Hoganson	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
63		LW	Guy Delparte	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
64		RW	Don Saleski	Regina (SJHL)
65		D	Neil Nicholson	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
66		LW	Tommi Salmelainen	HIFK (Finland)
67		LW	Bob Neufeld	Dauphin (MJHL)
68		C	Lynn Powis	Denver (WCHA)
69		D	Jim Jones	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
70		LW	Dale Yutsyk	Colorado College (WCHA)
71		C	Dave Hudson	North Dakota (WCHA)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
72		D	Rick Thompson	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
73		C	Bob Collyard	Colorado College (WCHA)
74		G	Ian Wilkie	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
75		C	Dale Power	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
76		LW	Pete Vipond	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
77		LW/D	Dave Pulkkinen	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
78		RW	Cal Russell	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
79		RW	Frank Hamill	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
80		G	Pat Lange	Sudbury (NOJHL)
81		C	Claude Chartre	Drummondville (QJAHL)

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
82		F	John Converse	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
83		D	Gilles Drolet	Quebec (QJAHL)

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
84		C	Darrel Knibbs	Lethbridge (AJHL)