1973 NHL Amateur Draft

Location:	Mount Royal Hotel (Montreal, QC)	Dates:	May 15, 1973
First Overall Pick:	Denis Potvin (New York Islanders)	Players with NHL Experience:	70

The 1973 NHL amateur draft was the 11th NHL entry draft. It was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, so it would not overshadow the rest of the league meetings. Previously, the league had held the amateur draft in mid-June. It also marks the second time the meeting took place at the Mount Royal Hotel rather than the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

Eligible for the draft were all amateur players born before January 1, 1954. The NHL paid a lump sum to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to support major junior hockey as a group. Teams could offer a player a contract at any time after the draft without risking re-entry in a future NHL draft.

The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Bob Gainey and Lanny McDonald, who both retired after the 1988–89 season.

Biggest Steals of the 1973 NHL Draft

Greg Fox (Atlanta Flames – 162nd Overall)
- 106 points in 494 career games
Gord Lane (Pittsburgh Penguins – 130th Overall)
- 316 points in 717 career games
- 2-time 20-goal scorer
Larry Patey (California Golden Seals – 112th Overall)
- 119 points in 513 career games
- 4-time Stanley Cup winner
Bob Lorimer (New York Islanders – 129th Overall)
- 112 points in 529 career games
- 2-time Stanley Cup winner

Biggest Busts of the 1973 NHL Draft

Terry Richardson (Detroit Red Wings – 11th Overall)
- 3-11-0 record in 20 career games, 5.64 goals-against average, .818 save percentage
Morris Titanic (Buffalo Sabres – 12th Overall)
- 0 points in 19 career games
Vic Mercredi (Atlanta Flames – 16th Overall)
- 0 points in 2 career games

1973 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		D	Denis Potvin	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
2		C	Tom Lysiak	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
3		RW	Dennis Ververgaert	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
4		RW	Lanny McDonald	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5		G	John Davidson	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6		C	Andre Savard	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
7		RW	Blaine Stoughton	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8		LW	Bob Gainey	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
9		D	Bob Dailey	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
10		LW	Bob Neely	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
11		G	Terry Richardson	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
12		LW	Morris Titanic	Sudbury Wolves (OHA-Jr.)
13		LW	Darcy Rota	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
14		RW	Rick Middleton	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
15		D	Ian Turnbull	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
16		C	Vic Mercredi	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

Denis Potvin New York Islanders — Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders skates against the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980’s at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via Getty Images)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
17		RW	Glenn Goldup	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
18		C	Blake Dunlop	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
19		RW	Paulin Bordeleau	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
20		D	Larry Goodenough	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
21		LW	Eric Vail	Sudbury Wolves (OHA-Jr.)
22		C	Peter Marrin	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
23		LW	Wayne Bianchin	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
24		D	George Pesut	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
25		RW	John Rogers	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
26		LW	Brent Leavins	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
27		D	Colin Campbell	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
28		D	Jean Landry	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
29		LW	Reg Thomas	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
30		LW	Pat Hickey	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
31		RW	Jimmy Jones	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
32		C	Ron Andruff	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
33		D	Dave Lewis	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
34		RW	Jeff Jacques	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
35		RW	Paul Sheard	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
36		C	Doug Gibson	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
37		G	Ed Humphreys	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
38		RW	Russ Walker	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
39		C	Nelson Pyatt	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
40		RW/D	Bob Stumpf	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
41		RW	Rick Chinnick	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
42		C	Mike Clarke	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
43		LW	Robbie Neale	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
44		LW	Andre Deschamps	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
45		D	Randy Holt	Sudbury Wolves (OHA-Jr.)
46		C	John Campbell	Soo Greyhounds (OHA-Jr.)
47		D	Al Sims	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
48		D	Bob Gassoff	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
49		C	Andre St. Laurent	Montreal RWB (QMJHL)
50		D	Ron Serafini	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
51		D	Keith Mackie	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
52		LW	Francois Rochon	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
53		RW	Dean Talafous	Wisconsin (WCHA)
54		D	Jim McCrimmon	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
55		D	Dennis Owchar	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
56		D	Al Hangsleben	North Dakota (WCHA)
57		C	Tom Colley	Sudbury Wolves (OHA-Jr.)
58		LW	Dale Cook	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
59		RW	Mike Korney	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
60		RW	Yvon Dupuis	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
61		LW	Dave Elliott	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
62		D	Brian Molvik	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
63		LW	Steve Langdon	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
64		C	Richard Latulippe	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
65		RW	Ron Kennedy	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
66		RW	Jim Moxey	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
67		C/RW	Paul O’Neil	Boston University (ECAC)
68		LW	Gord Titcomb	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
69		LW	John Flesch	Lake Superior State (CCHA)
70		RW	Dennis Abgrall	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
71		D	Guido Tenesi	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
72		LW	Bill Laing	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
73		D	Lowell Ostlund	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
74		D	Michel Latreille	Montreal RWB (QMJHL)
75		C	Blair Stewart	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
76		RW	Bob Smulders	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
77		LW	Dan Hinton	Soo Greyhounds (OHA-Jr.)
78		RW	Pierre Laganiere	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
79		G	Peter Crosbie	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
80		D	Gerry Gibbons	St. Mary’s (CIAU)

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
81		D	Keith Smith	Brown (ECAC)
82		LW	William Trognitz	Thunder Bay (TBJHL)
83		C	Jim Cowell	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
84		D	Doug Marit	Regina Pats (WCHL)
85		RW	Ken Houston	Chatham (SOJHL)
86		RW	Blair MacDonald	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
87		LW	Don Seiling	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
88		LW	Randy Smith	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
89		LW	David Lee	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
90		D	Doug Ferguson	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
91		D	Glenn Cickello	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
92		LW	Neil Korzack	Toronto (CIAU)
93		C	Gary Doerksen	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
94		D	Dwayne Pentland	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
95		D	Jean-Pierre Bourgouyne	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
96		RW	Dennis Patry	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
97		G	Don Cutts	RPI (ECAC)
98		LW	Paul Tantardini	Downsview Beavers (OPJAHL)
99		G	Clay Hebenton	Portland Buckaroos (WHL-Sr.)
100		G	Dan Follett	Downsview Beavers (OPJAHL)
101		D	Tom Machowski	Wisconsin (WCHA)
102		G	Roly Kimble	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
103		LW	Terry Ewasiuk	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
104		LW	John Wensink	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
105		C	Lou Nistico	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
106		D	Tom Young	Sudbury Wolves (OHA-Jr.)
107		D	Brian Middleton	Alberta (CIAU)
108		D	Bob Young	Denver (WCHA)
109		LW	Wayne Dye	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
110		D	Dennis Anderson	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
111		RW	Walter Johnson	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
112		C	Michel Belisle	Montreal RWB (QMJHL)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
113		RW	Mike Kennedy	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
114		LW	Bruce Greig	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
115		LW	John Senkpiel	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
116		LW	Les Burgess	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
117		RW	Bob Law	North Dakota (WCHA)
118		C/RW	Dennis Polonich	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
119		C	Fred Comrie	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
120		LW	John Tetreault	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
121		D	George Beveridge	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
122		D	Norm Barnes	Michigan State (WCHA)
123		LW	George Lyle	Calumet-Houghton Chiefs (USHL Sr.)
124		RW	Tim O’Connell	Vermont (NCAA-II-Ind.)
125		C	Jim Koleff	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
126		C	Denis Desgagnes	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
127		D	Virgil Gates	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
128		LW	Mario Desjardins	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
129		Bob Lorimer	D	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
130		Larry Patey	C	Braintree (NEnHL)
131		Peter Folco	D	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
132		Dave Pay	LW	Wisconsin (WCHA)
133		Bob Bilodeau	D	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
134		Gord Lane	D	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
135		Dennis O’Brien	D	Laurentian (CIAU)
136		Jim Johnston	C	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
137		Dan O’Donohue	D	Soo Greyhounds (OHA-Jr.)
138		Tom Newman	D	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
139		Ray Bibeau	D	Montreal RWB (QMJHL)
140		Jack Johnson	LW	Wisconsin (WCHA)
141		Steve Alley	LW	Wisconsin (WCHA)
142		Jim Pettie	G	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
143		Bob Wright	RW	Pembroke (CJHL)

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
144		D	Lee Palmer	Clarkson (ECAC)
145		RW	Doug Mahood	Soo Greyhounds (OHA-Jr.)
146		C	Terry McDougall	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
147		F	Bob Peace	Cornell (ECAC)
148		D	Glen Surbey	Loyola (CIAU)
149		D	Guy Ross	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
150		D	Randy Aimoe	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
151		G	Kevin Neville	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
152		G	Sam Clegg	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
153		RW	Brian Dick	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
154		D	Ken Gibb	North Dakota (WCHA)
155		D	Mitch Brandt	Denver (WCHA)
156		RW	Rick Clubbe	North Dakota (WCHA)
157		C	Yvan Bouillon	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
158		C	Alain Labrecque	Trois-Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)

Round 11

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
159		LW	Norm McLeod	Ottawa (CJHL)
160		C	Angelo Moretto	Michigan (WCHA)
161		C	Russ Wiechnik	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
162		D	Greg Fox	Michigan (WCHA)
163		LW	Max Hansen	Sudbury Wolves (OHA-Jr.)
164		C	Don McLeod	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
165		D	Gene Strate	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
166		RW	Gord Halliday	Pennsylvania (ECAC)

Round 12

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
167		G	Cap Raeder	New Hampshire (ECAC)

Round 13

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
168		C	Louis Chiasson	Trois-Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)