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| 1964 DRAFT QUICK FACTS |
DATE: JUNE 11, 1964
LOCATION:
THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOTEL (MONTREAL) |
| DRAFT HISTORY |
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The second NHL Amateur Draft had the same rules as the first draft and
marked the first time each team used all of its available picks. |
| THE BASICS |
Eligible For Draft: Amateur players not on sponsorship lists
prior to May 1, 1964, who were born between Aug. 1, 1947, and July 1, 1948.
Draft
Order: Order set by league based on previous year with team that
picked No. 1 in 1963 dropping to No. 6 and all others moving up one draft position.
Irregularities:
Montreal had option to take first two
French-Canadian players before start of draft, but the Canadiens chose not
to exercise option and went ahead and used regular first and
second-round picks.
Rotation: Detroit, Boston, New York,
Chicago, Toronto, Montreal.
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: Claude Gauthier (by Detroit)
Reached
NHL: Nine players (37.5 percent)
Won Stanley Cup: One player
(4.2 percent)
Most NHL Games: Syl Apps Jr. (727 games)
Most
Playoff Games: Ken Dryden (112 games)
Highest Pick to Miss: No.
1 (Claude Gauthier)
Lowest Pick to Reach: No. 23 (Jim Dorey)
Players Drafted:
24 (13 forwards, 6 defense, 1 goalie, 4 unknown) |
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SNAPSHOT '64 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
6 | | Goaltenders: |
1 | | Position n/a: |
4 | | Major Junior: |
0 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
23 | | Euro-Canadian: |
1 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
9 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
1 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
3 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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