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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
Invalid claim
 | Made in 11th round
No.
183 overall by Buffalo Sabres |
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| WHAT HAPPENED |
Fed up with what he considered a tedious draft process, Buffalo
Sabres general manager Punch Imlach decided to have some fun at the NHL's
expense by announcing the name of a fictional Japanese player, Taro Tsujimoto. Imlach claimed Tsujimoto was a
star center for the Tokyo Katanas in the Japanese league. Not knowing any
better, the league went ahead and made the pick official, and all major media,
including The Hockey News, reported it as a legitimate pick.
It was not until weeks later that Imlach told the truth about this pick. He
admitted that he had found the name Taro Tsujimoto in a Buffalo phone book,
and the team name Tokyo Katanas translated into English as Tokyo Sabres. The
NHL would eventually change the pick to an "invalid claim" for its official
record-keeping purposes, but this was after Tsujimoto's name had appeared in
several of the NHL Guide and Record Books issued prior to the 1989-90
season. The Sabres, however, still include Tsujimoto in their official team media
guides. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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