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| 1967 DRAFT QUICK FACTS |
DATE: JUNE 7, 1967
LOCATION:
THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOTEL (MONTREAL) |
| DRAFT HISTORY |
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The fifth NHL Amateur Draft was the first to include NHL expansion teams.
These teams were allowed to draft ahead of the Original Six. In addition, a
player's draft eligibility age was raised from 18 to 20, which would become the
league's standard draft age for the next 11 years. This draft also marked the
first time a U.S. college player was chosen. After the draft, the NHL allowed
the expansion teams to select overage juniors already on the Original Six teams'
sponsorship lists. This, however, was an intraleague draft rather than an
amateur or entry draft. |
| THE BASICS |
Eligible For Draft: All amateur players not on sponsorship lists
who were born before June 1, 1947.
Draft
Order: Order set by league with six expansion teams drafting first,
according to results of lottery. Draft positions 7-12 were based on the
rotation established in previous years with team that picked No. 1 in 1966 dropping to No.
12 and all others moving up one draft position.
Irregularities:
St. Louis claimed an ineligible player with its first-round pick and passed in
all subsequent rounds. Toronto passed on the first round but drafted
in the second. Los Angeles, Chicago, Montreal and Boston passed on the second
round, and all teams but California passed on the third. All teams
passed on the fourth round, ending the draft after California's third-round
pick. Montreal had option to take first two French-Canadian players before
start of draft in place of its first- and second-round picks but chose not to
exercise option.
Rotation: Los Angeles, Pittsburgh,
(St. Louis), California, Minnesota, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Toronto,
Montreal, Detroit, Boston.
Total Rounds: Three
Cost to Draft:
Amateur teams were paid $2,000 per drafted player.
Draft Rights:
Team could offer player contract at any time after draft. |
| DRAFT RECAP |
No. 1 pick: Rick Pagnutti (by Los Angeles)
Reached
NHL: Three players (16.7 percent)
Won Stanley Cup: No players
(0 percent)
Most NHL Games: J. Bob Kelly (425 games)
Most
Playoff Games: J. Bob Kelly (23 games)
Highest Pick to Miss: No.
1 (Rick Pagnutti)
Lowest Pick to Reach: No. 17 (Al Karlander)
Players Drafted:
18 (12 forwards, 5 defense, 1 goalie) |
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SNAPSHOT '67 | | Total Selected: |
18 | | Forwards: |
12 | | Defense: |
5 | | Goaltenders: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
2 | | College Players: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
17 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
1 |
| U.S.-Born: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
3 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
0 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
0 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
0 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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