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| 1963 DRAFT QUICK FACTS |
DATE: JUNE 5, 1963
LOCATION:
THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOTEL (MONTREAL) |
| DRAFT HISTORY |
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The first NHL Amateur Draft came into being as a way to level the NHL
playing field. Prior to 1963, all NHL players arrived in the NHL via sponsorship
of their junior teams. The draft was the brainchild of NHL president Clarence
Campbell. Amateur drafts already existed in the National Football League and the
National Basketball Association. |
| THE BASICS |
Eligible For Draft: Amateur players not on NHL teams' sponsorship lists
prior to May 1, 1963, who were born between Aug. 1, 1946, and July 31, 1947.
Draft
Order: Order set by league with exemption to last-place finisher from
1961-62 season. This team had the right to choose its draft position.
Irregularities: Boston
chose to pick No. 3 instead of No. 1. Detroit passed after second round and
Chicago passed after third round. Montreal had option to take first two
French-Canadian players before start of draft, but the Canadiens chose not
to exercise option and instead went ahead and used regular first and
second-round picks.
Rotation: Montreal, Detroit, Boston, New York,
Chicago, Toronto.
Total Rounds: Four
Cost to Draft:
Amateur teams were paid $2,000 per drafted player.
Draft Rights:
Team could offer player contract on his 18th birthday. |
| DRAFT RECAP |
No. 1 pick: Garry Monahan (by Toronto)
Reached
NHL: Five players (23.8 percent)
Won Stanley Cup: One player
(4.8 percent)
Most NHL Games: Walt McKechnie (955 games)
Most
Playoff Games: Pete Mahovlich (88 games)
Highest Pick to Miss: No. 3 (Orest Romashyna)
Lowest Pick to Reach: No.
21 (Gerry Meehan)
Players Drafted: 21 (13 forwards, 6 defense, 0 goalies,
2 unknown) |
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SNAPSHOT '63 | | Total Selected: |
21 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
6 | | Goaltenders: |
0 | | Position n/a: |
2 | | Major Junior: |
4 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
21 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
5 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
1 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
2
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| Year-end All-Star: |
0
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| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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