1974 WHA Amateur Draft

Date:	May 31, 1974
Players with WHA Experience	44
First Overall Pick:	Pat Price (Vancouver Blazers)

The 1974 WHA amateur draft was the second amateur draft held by the World Hockey Association. The first two rounds of the draft were conducted in secret in February and only graduating junior players (born in 1954) were eligible for selection. The remaining rounds were conducted on May 31.

However, the WHA had reached an agreement with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association between the two draft sessions, which permitted the WHA teams to draft one underage junior player (born in 1955 or 1956) in either the first or second round. As a result, the WHA renumbered the rounds of the draft, indicating that the first two rounds—conducted in February—were now rounds three and four, while the first two rounds conducted in May were rounds one and two, keeping them eligible to draft the underage players.

1974 WHA Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		D	Pat Price	Saskatoon Blades [WCHL]
2		C	Mike Will	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
3		R	Don Larway	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
4		D	Bill Reed	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
5		C	Dennis Olmstead	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
6		C	Brad Rhiness	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
7		C	Randy Andreachuk	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
8		G	Doug Soetaert	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
9		F	Real Cloutier	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
10		C	Gary MacGregor	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
11		D	Paul Baxter	Winnipeg Clubs [WCHL]
12		D	Jim Turkiewicz	Peterborough Petes [OHA]
13		F	Tim Young	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
14		C	Bruce Boudreau	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
15			Dick Spannbauer	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
16		R	Dave Gorman	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
17		D	Craig Hanmer	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
18		F	Bryan Trottier	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
19		R	Rick Blight	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
20		R	Jacques Cossette	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
21		L	Kevin Devine	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
22		D	Brian Engblom	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
23		D	Glen Burdon	Regina Pats [WCHL]
24		L	Charles Constantin	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
25		D	Tim Burke	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
26		F	Charlie Simmer	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
27		D	Roger Lemelin	London Knights [OHA]
28		L	Mike Eruzione	Boston University [ECAC]
29		L	Rob Laird	Regina Pats [WCHL]
30		F	Pierre Larouche	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
31		D	Jim Clarke	Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
32		C	Mike Wong	Minnesota Junior Stars [MidJHL]
33		R	Mark Lomenda	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
34		D	Barry Legge	Winnipeg Clubs [WCHL]
35		L	Peter Driscoll	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
36		G	Jim Warden	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
37		D	Kim MacDougall	Regina Pats [WCHL]
38		F	Paul Holmgren	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
39		D	Garry Lariviere	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
40		L	Paul Nicholson	London Knights [OHA]
41		C	Brad Anderson	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
42		D	Carlo Torresan	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
43		D	Peter Brown	Boston University [ECAC]
44		L	William “Buzz” Schneider	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
45		G	Pete LoPresti	U. of Denver [WCHA]

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
46		G	Bruce Aberhart	London Knights [OHA]
47		C	Mike Zuke	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
48		D	Bob Murray	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
49		F	Jamie Hislop	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
50		F	Dave Given	Brown University [ECAC]
51		F	Jamie Bateman	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
52		L	Boyd Anderson	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
53		R	Kevin Treacy	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
54		D	Jean Bernier	Shawinigan Bruins [QMJHL]
55		C	Paul Evans	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
56		R	Derrick Emerson	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
57		L	Ron Sedlbauer	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
58		D	Dick Lamby	Salem State College [ECAC-2]
59		D	Dave Hanson	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
60		F	Derek Smith	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
61		D	Gordon Buynak	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
62		D	Pat Ribble	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
63		D	Larry Finck	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
64		L	Steve Jensen	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
65		D	Mike Boland	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
66		R	Rick Uhrich	Regina Pats [WCHL]
67		D	Dave Langevin	U. of Minnesota-Duluth [WCHA]
68		D	Dave Logan	Laval National [QMJHL]
69		R	Scott Jessee	Michigan Tech [WCHA]
70		D	Mike Thompson	Victoria Cougars [WCHL]
71		D	Gilles Lupien	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
72		D	Don McLean	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
73		F	Steve Carlson	Marquette Iron Rangers [USHL]
74		R	Bob Sirois	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
75		F	Robbie Watt	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
76		D	Harold Snepsts	Edmonton Oil Kings [WCHL]
77		D	Joe Micheletti	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
78		R	Ed Johnstone	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]
79		F	Dave Lumley	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
80		D	Ray Maluta	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
81		C	Dave Rooke	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
82		F	Bernard Noreau	Laval National [QMJHL]
83		R	Michel Bergeron	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
84		L	Emile DeMoissac	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
85		D	Tom Lindskog	U. of Michigan [WCHA]
86		G	Garth Malarchuk	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
87		D	Joe Rando	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
88		C	Al Hillier	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
89		C	Ken Gassoff	Medicine Hat Tigers [WCHL]

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
90		L	Andy Spruce	London Knights [OHA]
91		C	Peter Roberts	St. Cloud Junior Blues [MidJHL]
92		C	John Sheridan	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
93		D	Ron Pronchuk	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
94		F	Mike Hobin	Hamilton Red Wings [OHA]
95		C	Greg Holst	Kingston Canadians [OHA]
96		C	Bob Ferguson	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
97		F	Tom Sundberg	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
98		L	Denis Carufel	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
99		F	John Shewchuk	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
100		G	Harvey Stewart	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
101		R	John Harper	Cornell University [ECAC]
102		R	Brian Walsh	Notre Dame [WCHA]
103		F	Jack Carlson	Marquette Iron Rangers [USHL]
104		C	Murray Beck	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
105		D	Steve Short	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
106		D	Tom Price	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
107			Mark Toulet	U. of Moncton [CIAU]
108		G	Paul Touzin	Shawinigan Dynamos [QMJHL]
109		D	Mario Faubert	St. Louis University [CCHA]
110		F	Mike McKegney	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
111			John Duncan	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
112		R	Cam Botting	Niagara Falls Flyers [SOJHL]
113		L	Claude Dupuis	Laval National [QMJHL]
114		W	Mark Trivett	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
115		C	Steve Colp	Michigan Americans [SOJHL]
116			Joe McNeil	St. Francis Xavier University
117		L	John Nazar	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
118			Rick Moore	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
119		D	Jerry Badiuk	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
120		D	John Taft	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
121		G	Michel Dion	Montreal Red White and Blue [QMJHL]
122		D	Dave Bossy	Notre Dame [WCHA]
123		R	Terry Casey	St. Catharines Black Hawks [OHA]
124		D	John Held	London Knights [OHA]
125		C	Brian Bye	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
126		G	Wayne Wilhelm	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
127			Marty Mathews	Flin Flon Bombers [WCHL]
128		G	Mario Lessard	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
129			Bob Chase	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]
130		D	Jack Brownschidle	Notre Dame [WCHA]
131			Jack Davies	Thunder-Bay Hurricanes (MJHL)
132		F	Warren Miller	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
133		F	Don Dufek	U. of Michigan [WCHA]
134		D	Jan Kascak	St. Louis University [CCHA]

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
135		F	Dan Mandryk	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
136		G	Kelvin “Cal” Erickson	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
137		F	Jack Patterson	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
138		G	Eddie Mio	Colorado College [WCHA]
139		R	Mike Wanchuk	Regina Pats [WCHL]
140		L	Willie Friesen	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
141		C	Claude Arvisais	Shawinigan Dynamos [QMJHL]
142			Darrell Traer	Thunder-Bay Hurricanes (MJHL)
143		R	Serge Gamelin	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
144		L	Bill Hassard	Wexford Raiders [OPJHL]
145		F	Tony White	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
146			Reg Duncombe	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
147		D	Ron Wilson	Providence College [ECAC]

Round 11

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
177		D	Chuck Luksa	U. of Toronto [OUA]
178		D	Don Whelden	London Knights [OHA]
179		D	Gary Sargent	Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings [MidJHL]
180		C	Dave Groulx	Cornell University [ECAC]
181		W	Jim Miller	U. of Denver [WCHA]
182		C	Firmin Royer	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
183		G	John Memryk	Winnipeg Clubs [WCHL]
184		D	Greg Steel	Calgary Centennials [WCHL]
185		G	Jim Murray	Michigan Americans [SOJHL]
186		D	Glen McLeod	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
187		G	Robbie Moore	Michigan Americans [SOJHL]
188		D	Robin Larson	U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
189		L	Bob Ferriter	Boston College [ECAC]

Round 12

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
190		D	Marc Gaudreault	Lake Superior State University [CCHA]
191		D	Pierre David	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
192		D	Scott Mabley	Soo Greyhounds [OHA]
193		D	John Riley	Windsor Spitfires [SOJHL]
194		W	Dave Otness	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
195		D	Bob Elinesky	Chatham Maroons [SOJHL]
196		C	Marcel Dumais	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
197		D	Russ Hall	Winnipeg Clubs [WCHL]
198		D	Michel Dubois	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
199		G	Doug Allan	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]
200		F	Cliff Cox	U. of New Hampshire [ECAC]
201		D	Joe Baker	St. Paul Vulcans [MidJHL]
202		F	John McMorrow	Providence College [ECAC]

Round 13

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
203		C	Kim Gellert	Lake Superior State University [CCHA]
204		F	Graham Hall	Wexford Raiders [OPJHL]
205		L	Bill Best	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
206		C	Walt Kyle	Waterloo Black Hawks [USHL]
207		R	Mitch Giroux	Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters [SOJHL]
208		D	Mike St. Cyr	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
209		G	Reggie Lemelin	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
210		F	Gordon Stewart	Kamloops Chiefs [WCHL]
211		F	Dave Staffen	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]
212		D	Tony Dorn	Three Rivers Dukes
213		D	Craig Norwich	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]

Round 14

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
214		F	Ron Hawkshaw	U. of Waterloo [OUA]
215		D	Rod Tordoff	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]
216		D	Doug Counter	Aurora Tigers [OPJHL]
217		G	Bob Blanchet	Kitchener Rangers [OHA]
218		F	Mitch Babin	North Bay Trappers [OPJHL]
219			Peter Tighe	London Knights [OHA]
220		D	Reed Larson	Minnesota Junior Stars [MidJHL]
221		D	Kevin MacDonald	Bowling Green State University [CCHA]

Round 15

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
222		D	Yves Plouffe	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
223		D	Jim Chicoyne	Brandon Wheat Kings [WCHL]
224		G	Brian Durocher	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
225		W	Kym “Chick” Yackel	South St. Paul [Minn. H.S.]
226		R	Ian MacPhee	Swift Current Broncos [WCHL]

Round 16

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
227		R	Brian Barker	Sorel Black Hawks [QMJHL]
228		C	Colin Ahern	Tyngsboro (Mass.) Huskies
229		L	Dana Decker	Michigan Americans [SOJHL]
230		R	Don Hay	New Westminster Bruins [WCHL]

Round 17

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
231		D	Rick Fraser	Oshawa Generals [OHA]
232		F	Dwane Byers	Sherbrooke Castors [QMJHL]
233		R	John Rothstein	Grand Rapids Jrs.

Round 18

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
234		R	Larry Jacques	Ottawa 67’s [OHA]

Round 19

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
235		G	Bob Volpe	Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
236		G	Tom Wynne	Cornwall Royals [QMJHL]