1973 WHA Amateur Draft

Date:	May 18, 1973
Players with WHA Experience	34
First Overall Pick:	Bob Neely (Chicago Cougars)

The 1973 WHA amateur draft was the first draft for the World Hockey Association.

1973 WHA Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		D	Bob Neely	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
2		F	Glenn Goldup	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
3		C	Andre Savard	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
4		C	Paulin Bordeleau	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
5		D	Colin Campbell	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
6		R	John Rogers	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
7		F	Bob Gainey	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
8		C	Reg Thomas	London Knights [OHA]
9		F	Darcy Rota	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
10		F	Lanny McDonald	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
11		C	Ron Andruff	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
12		F	Blake Dunlop	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
13		F	Dean Talafous	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
14		F	Blaine Stoughton	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
15		D	Larry Goodenough	London Knights [OHA]
16		D	Al Sims	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
17		L	Morris Titanic	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
18		F	Pat Hickey	Hamilton Red Wings [OHA]
19		F	Brent Leavins	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
20		D	Jim McCrimmon	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
21		F	Rick Middleton	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
22		L	Paul Sheard	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
23		F	Tom Lysiak	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
24		D	George Pesut	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
25		D	Keith Mackie	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
26		C	Mike Clarke	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
27		L	Frank Rochon	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
28		L	John Wensink	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
29		F	Eric Vail	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
30		R	Blair MacDonald	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
31		G	Ed Humphreys	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
32		D	Dave Lewis	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
33		D	Bob Gassoff	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
34		C	Doug Gibson	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
35		L	Vic Mercredi	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
36		F	Robbie Neale	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
37		R	Kelly Pratt	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
38		C	Tom Colley	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
39		C	Bill Laing	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
40		L	Terry Ewasiuk	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
41		D	Randy Holt	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
42		D	Jean Landry	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
43		C	Peter Marrin	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
44		F	Jean Tetreault	Drummondville Rangers [QMJHL]
45		F	Jim Moxey	Hamilton Red Wings [OHA]
46		R	Steve Langdon	London Knights [OHA]
47		F	Jim Cowell	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
48		G	Don Cutts	R.P.I. [ECAC]
49		R	Russ Walker	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
50		G	Peter Crosbie	London Knights [OHA]
51		D	Alan Hangsleben	U. of North Dakota [WCHA]

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
52		D	Bob Dailey	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
53		C	Larry Patey	Boston University [ECAC]
54		D	Doug Marit	Regina Pats [WCHL]
55		F	Denis Patry	Drummondville Rangers [QMJHL]
56		L	Lou Nistico	London Knights [OHA]
57		R	Jimmy Jones	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
58		D	Ken Houston	Chatham Maroons [SOJHL]
59		C	Nelson Pyatt	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
60		R	Dennis Abgrall	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
61		C	Paul O’Neil	Boston University [ECAC]
62		F	Rich Latulippe	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
63		L	Randy Smith	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
64		G	Robert “Cap” Raeder	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
65		C	Dave Pay	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
66		D	Kevin Smith	Brown University [ECAC]
67		R	Dennis Ververgaert	London Knights [OHA]
68		F	Dale Cook	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
69		D	Doug Ferguson	Hamilton Red Wings [OHA]
70		D	Ian Turnbull	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
71		F	Yvon Bouillon	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
72		L	John Flesch	Lake Superior State University [CCHA]
73		C	Stu Davison	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
74		D	Dennis Owchar	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
75		F	Bob Smulders	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
76		R	Ron Kennedy	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
77		F	Rick Chinnick	Peterborough Petes [OHA]

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
78		D	Gerard Gibbons	St. Mary’s University [CIAU]
79		C	Dennis Desgagnes	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
80		D	Lowell Ostlund	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
81		F	Andre Deschamps	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
82		L	Gord Titcomb	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
83		D	Mike Korney	Winnipeg Jets [WCHL]
84		D	Dwayne Pentland	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
85		D	Tom Machowski	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
86		L	David Lee	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
87		F	Dan Hinton	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
88		D	Ron Serafini	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
89		R	Jeff Jacques	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
90		L	Steve Alley	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
91		D	Norm Barnes	Michigan State University [WCHA]
92		D	J.P. Burgoyne	Shawinigan Bruins [QMJHL]
93		F	Paul Granchukoff	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
94		D	Bob Stumpf	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
95		W	John Campbell	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
96		C	Andre St. Laurent	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
97		D	Bob Young	U. of Denver [WCHA]
98		G	Sam Clegg	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
99			Lee Palmer	Clarkson University [ECAC]
100		D	Michel Latrielle	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
101		C	Terry McDougall	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
102		D	Mitch Brandt	U. of Denver [WCHA]
103		F	Gordon Halliday	U. of Pennsylvania [ECAC]
104		R	Rick Austin	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
105		D	Guy Ross	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
106		D	Guido Tenesi	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
107		R	Pierre Laganiere	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
108		F	Neil Korzack	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
109		D	Randy Aimoe	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
110		L	Sean Shanahan	Providence College [ECAC]
111		L	Bruce Greig	Vancouver Nats [WCHL]
112			Russ Wiechnik	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
113		F	Jack Johnson	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
114		R	Mike Haramis	Laval National [QMJHL]
115		C	Brian Dick	Winnipeg Jets [WCHL]
116		F	Michel Belisle	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
117		D	Brian Molvik	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
118		L	Pat Phippen	St. Paul Bruins
119		F	Yvon Dupuis	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
120		G	Henry Durkin	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
121		R	Mike Kennedy	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]

Round 11

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
122		D	Bob Bilodeau	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]