Detroit Draft History
Year Location GM TOT NHL TP OT P Best NHLer Highest NHL miss
1963 Montreal Sid Abel 2 1 0 0 2 Pete Mahovlich Bill Cosburn (8)
1964 Montreal Sid Abel 4 2 0 0 0 Rene Leclerc Claude Gauthier (1)
1965 Montreal Sid Abel 2 0 0 0 2 None George Forgie (3)
1966 Montreal Sid Abel 3 1 1 0 0 None Jim Whittaker (12)
1967 Montreal Sid Abel 2 1 0 0 2 Al Karlander Ron Barkwell (9)
1968 Montreal Sid Abel 2 1 1 1 2 Steve Andrascik Herb Boxer (17)
1969 Montreal Sid Abel 5 1 0 0 5 Jim Rutherford Ron Garwasiuk (21)
1970 Montreal Sid Abel 7 5 0 0 6 Yvon Lambert Tom Johnston (54)
1971 Montreal Ned Harkness 8 4 0 0 7 Marcel Dionne R. Hopiavuori (30)
Additional Years
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
GM - General Manager; TOT - Total players selected; NHL - Number who reached NHL; TP - Picks traded away; OT - Picks obtained in trades; P - Number of rounds passed.