1967 NHL Expansion Draft

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The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967, in the ballroom of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's six expansion teams for the 1967–68 season: the California Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues.

1 Rules
2 Draft results
3 See also
4 References

Rules

As this ambitious expansion was doubling the league's size from six to twelve teams, a large number of players were needed to fill the rosters of the new franchises. Most professional hockey players in North America were already under contract with the six existing franchises, therefore the draft was established to equitably distribute players from the Original Six (the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs) to the new teams. Each new team was to select twenty players from the established clubs: two goaltenders and eighteen forwards and defencemen. Thus a total of 120 players were selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft.

The Original Six were allowed to exclude a goaltender and ten other players from eligibility in the draft by naming them to "protected lists". These players were typically the best players on each team, which prevented the new teams from picking established stars and other veteran players. Also excluded from the draft were Junior players, players who were young enough to play Junior (born on or after June 1, 1946) but who played professional hockey in the NHL, American, Western or Central Professional Hockey Leagues, and players who were sold to WHL and CPHL teams before June 1, 1966.

The draft would begin with the drawing of the draft order. Each of the new team's names was placed on a paper ballot enclosed in a capsule, which was drawn from the bowl of the Stanley Cup by NHL President Clarence Campbell. This draft order was used in the first round to draft goaltenders. The order was then reversed in the second round, which was again specifically for goaltenders. The third round retained the second round's order and in every subsequent round the draft order would change, such that the team which had picked first in the previous round would pick last in the following round and the other teams moved up to fill its place.

After each of the first and second rounds the Original Six teams would chose one of the players it had left unprotected and place him on to their protected lists, filling out their rosters again. After the third, fourth and fifth rounds the old clubs would not be allowed to protect a player. After the sixth and all subsequent rounds the teams would continue to fill their protected lists. Players who had played professionally for the first time in the 1966–67 season were ineligible from being picked until their respective team had filled their protected list with at least two goaltenders and eighteen other players.

Draft results

The draft began with the picking of the draft order. The Kings picked first, with the North Stars, Flyers, Penguins, Seals and Blues following in that order.

With the first pick in the draft the Kings chose goaltender Terry Sawchuk, fresh off a Stanley Cup championship with the Maple Leafs.

The draft resulted in a major upheaval of the rosters of the Original Six franchises, however a large number of the players lost were up to that point career minor-leaguers and older players nearing retirement. Commentators of the time compared the draft to a "rummage sale", with the Original Six losing only unnecessary if not unwanted players.

California Seals selections

Round #	Player	Position	Drafted from
1	Charlie Hodge	Goaltender	Montreal Canadiens
2	Gary Smith	Goaltender	Toronto Maple Leafs
3	Bob Baun	Defense	Toronto Maple Leafs
4	Kent Douglas	Defense	Toronto Maple Leafs
5	Bill Hicke	Right Wing	New York Rangers
6	Billy Harris	Winger	Detroit Red Wings
7	Larry Cahan	Defense	New York Rangers
8	Wally Boyer	Winger	Chicago Black Hawks
9	Joe Szura	Winger	Montreal Canadiens
10	Bob Lemieux	Defense	Montreal Canadiens
11	J. P. Parise	Left Wing	Boston Bruins
12	Ron Harris	Defense / Winger	Boston Bruins
13	Terry Clancy	Winger	Toronto Maple Leafs
14	Tracy Pratt	Defense	Chicago Black Hawks
15	Aut Erickson	Defense	Toronto Maple Leafs
16	Ron Boehm	Winger	New York Rangers
17	Alain Caron	Winger	Chicago Black Hawks
18	Mike Laughton	Winger	Toronto Maple Leafs
19	Bryan Hextall	Winger	New York Rangers
20	Gary Kilpatrick	Defense	Chicago Black Hawks
^{Reference: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1967x.html}

Los Angeles Kings selections

Round #	Player	Position	Drafted from
1	Terry Sawchuk	Goaltender	Toronto Maple Leafs
2	Wayne Rutledge	Goaltender	New York Rangers
3	Gord Labossiere	Center	Montreal Canadiens
4	Bob Wall	Defense	Detroit Red Wings
5	Ed Joyal	Center	Toronto Maple Leafs
6	Real Lemieux	Winger	Detroit Red Wings
7	Poul Popiel	Defense	Boston Bruins
8	Terry Gray	Rignt Wing	Detroit Red Wings
9	Bryan Campbell	Center	New York Rangers
10	Ted Irvine	Left Wing	Boston Bruins
11	Howard Hughes	Right Wing	Montreal Canadiens
12	Bill Inglis	Center	Montreal Canadiens
13	Doug Robinson	Left Wing	New York Rangers
14	Mike Corrigan	Left Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
15	Jacques Lemieux	Left Wing	Montreal Canadiens
16	Lowell MacDonald	Left Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
17	Ken Block	Defense	New York Rangers
18	Bill Flett	Right Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
19	Brent Hughes	Defense	Detroit Red Wings
20	Marc Dufour	Right Wing	New York Rangers
^{Reference: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1967x.html}

Minnesota North Stars selections

Round #	Player	Position	Drafted from
1	Cesare Maniago	Goaltender	New York Rangers
2	Garry Bauman	Goaltender	Montreal Canadiens
3	Dave Balon	Left Wing	Montreal Canadiens
4	Ray Cullen	Center	Detroit Red Wings
5	Bob Woytowich	Defense	Boston Bruins
6	Jean-Guy Talbot	Defense	Montreal Canadiens
7	Wayne Connelly	Right Wing	Boston Bruins
8	Ted Taylor	Left Wing	Detroit Red Wings
9	Pete Goegan	Defense	Detroit Red Wings
10	Len Lunde	Center	Chicago Black Hawks
11	Bill Goldsworthy	Right Wing	Boston Bruins
12	Andre Pronovost	Left Wing	Detroit Red Wings
13	Elmer Vasko	Defense	Chicago Black Hawks
14	Murray Hall	Winger	Chicago Black Hawks
15	Bryan Watson	Defense / Winger	Detroit Red Wings
16	Bill Collins	Center	New York Rangers
17	Sandy Fitzpatrick	Center	New York Rangers
18	Parker MacDonald	Center	Detroit Red Wings
19	Billy Taylor	Center	Chicago Black Hawks
20	Dave Richardson	Left Wing	Chicago Black Hawks
^{Reference: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1967x.html}

Philadelphia Flyers selections

Round #	Player	Position	Drafted from
1	Bernie Parent	Goaltender	Boston Bruins
2	Doug Favell	Goaltender	Boston Bruins
3	Ed Van Impe	Defense	Chicago Black Hawks
4	John Miszuk	Defense	Chicago Black Hawks
5	Joe Watson	Defense	Boston Bruins
6	Dick Cherry	Defense	Boston Bruins
7	Jean Gauthier	Defense	Montreal Canadiens
8	Terry Ball	Defense	New York Rangers
9	Brit Selby	Winger	Toronto Maple Leafs
10	Lou Angotti	Center	Chicago Black Hawks
11	Leon Rochefort	Winger	Montreal Canadiens
12	Don Blackburn	Winger	Toronto Maple Leafs
13	Gary Dornhoefer	Winger	Boston Bruins
14	Forbes Kennedy	Winger	Boston Bruins
15	Pat Hannigan	Left Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
16	Dwight Carruthers	Winger	Detroit Red Wings
17	Bob Courcy	Winger	Montreal Canadiens
18	Keith Wright	Left Wing	Boston Bruins
19	Garry Peters	Center	Montreal Canadiens
20	Jim Johnson	Center	New York Rangers
^{Reference: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1967x.html}

Pittsburgh Penguins selections

Round #	Player	Position	Drafted from
1	Joe Daley	Goaltender	Detroit Red Wings
2	Roy Edwards	Goaltender	Chicago Black Hawks
3	Earl Ingarfield	Center	New York Rangers
4	Al MacNeil	Defense	New York Rangers
5	Larry Jeffrey	Left Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
6	Ab McDonald	Left Wing	Detroit Red Wings
7	Leo Boivin	Defense	Detroit Red Wings
8	Noel Price	Defense	Montreal Canadiens
9	Keith McCreary	Right Wing	Montreal Canadiens
10	Ken Schinkel	Right Wing	New York Rangers
11	Bob Dillabough	Center	Boston Bruins
12	Art Stratton	Center	Chicago Black Hawks
13	Val Fonteyne	Left Wing	Detroit Red Wings
14	Jeannot Gilbert	Center	Boston Bruins
15	Tom McCarthy	Left Wing	Montreal Canadiens
16	Billy Dea	Left Wing	Chicago Black Hawks
17	Bob Rivard	Center	Montreal Canadiens
18	Mel Pearson	Left Wing	Chicago Black Hawks
19	Andy Bathgate	Right Wing	Detroit Red Wings
20	Les Hunt	Defense	New York Rangers
^{Reference: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1967x.html}

St. Louis Blues selections

Round #	Player	Position	Drafted from
1	Glenn Hall	Goaltender	Chicago Black Hawks
2	Don Caley	Goaltender	Detroit Red Wings
3	Jim Roberts	Defense / Winger	Montreal Canadiens
4	Noel Picard	Defense	Montreal Canadiens
5	Al Arbour	Defense	Toronto Maple Leafs
6	Rod Seiling	Defense	New York Rangers
7	Ron Schock	Center	Boston Bruins
8	Terry Crisp	Center	Boston Bruins
9	Don McKenney	Center	Detroit Red Wings
10	Wayne Rivers	Right Wing	Boston Bruins
11	Bill Hay	Center	Chicago Black Hawks
12	Darryl Edestrand	Defense	Toronto Maple Leafs
13	Norm Beaudin	Right Wing	Detroit Red Wings
14	Larry Keenan	Left Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
15	Ron Stewart	Center	Boston Bruins
16	Fred Hucul	Defense	Toronto Maple Leafs
17	John Brenneman	Left Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
18	Gerry Melnyk	Center	Chicago Black Hawks
19	Gary Veneruzzo	Left Wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
20	Max Mestinsek	Right Wing	New York Rangers
^{Reference: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1967x.html}

v • d • e 1967–68 NHL season by team
East	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto
West	Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
See also	1967 NHL Amateur Draft • 1967 NHL Expansion Draft • All-Star Game • 1968 Stanley Cup Finals

v • d • e National Hockey League drafts
NHL Amateur Draft (1963–1978)	1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978
NHL Entry Draft (1979-present)	1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
NHL Supplemental Drafts (1986–1994)	1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994
NHL Expansion Drafts	1967 · 1970 · 1972 · 1974 · 1979 · 1991 Expansion and Dispersal · 1992 · 1993 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000

v • d • e Los Angeles Kings
Franchise	Team • 1967 Expansion • Expansion Draft • Bailey
History	Players • Coaches • Captains • Draft picks
Personnel	Owners: Philip Anschutz, Edward Roski, Jr. • General manager: Dean Lombardi • Head coach: Terry Murray • Team captain: Dustin Brown • Current roster
Arenas	Long Beach Arena • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • Great Western Forum • Staples Center
Retired Numbers	16 • 18 • 20 • 30 • 99
Stanley Cup Finals (1)	Wins: None • Losses: 1993
Seasons	1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1979–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09
Affiliates	AHL: Manchester Monarchs • ECHL: Ontario Reign
Media	TV: Broadcasters • FSN West • Radio: KTLK (1150 AM)

Minnesota North Stars

Franchise

Franchise • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft picks

History

NHL expansion • 1967 Expansion Draft • 1991 Dispersal and Expansion Drafts • Dallas Stars • Cleveland Barons

Arena

Met Center

Stanley Cup Finals (2)

Wins: None • Losses: 1981 • 1991

Seasons

Minnesota North Stars seasons
1960's	1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70
1970's	1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80
1980's	1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90
1990's	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93
See also	Cleveland Barons seasons

v • d • e Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals
History	WHL years • 1967 Expansion • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • Draft Picks • Cleveland Barons • San Jose Sharks
Owners	Barry Van Gerbig • Charlie O. Finley • Melvin Swig • Gordon Gund
Oakland/California Seasons	1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76
Cleveland Seasons	1976-77 • 1977-78
Arenas	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena • Richfield Coliseum

Philadelphia Flyers

Franchise

Award winners • Broadcasters • Coaches • Draft picks • General Managers • Players • Records • Roster • Seasons

Arenas

The Spectrum (1967–96) • Wachovia Center (1996–present)

Personnel

Comcast Spectacor (Owner) • Ed Snider (Chairman and Governor) • Paul Holmgren (General Manager) • Peter Laviolette (Head Coach) • Mike Richards (Team Captain)

Affiliates

AHL: Adirondack Phantoms • ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings • IHL: Quad City Mallards

Rivalries

New York Rangers • New Jersey Devils • Pittsburgh Penguins • Toronto Maple Leafs • Boston Bruins • Montreal Canadiens

Culture / Lore

1967 expansion (Draft) • Atlantic Division rivalries • Curse of Billy Penn • Curse of the Inauguration • Ed Snider • Flyers versus Red Army • Gene Hart • Kate Smith • "God Bless America" • Keith Allen • Legion of Doom

Media

TV	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • Comcast Network
Radio	WIP • WPHT
Broadcasters	Jim Jackson • Steve Coates • Keith Jones • Bill Clement • Tim Saunders • Chris Therien

Seasons (43)
1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70
1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80
1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90
001990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000
2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10
Stanley Cup Finals: 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1980 · 1985 · 1987 · 1997

Pittsburgh Penguins

The franchise

Seasons · 1967 Expansion · Expansion Draft · Records · Owners · Players · Head coaches · General managers · Team MVPs · Draft picks · First round picks

Arenas

Mellon Arena · Consol Energy Center

Culture / lore

Flyers-Penguins rivalry · "The Save" · Penguin Pete · Iceburgh · Sudden Death · 2008 NHL Winter Classic

Retired numbers

21 · 66

Affiliates

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · ECHL: Wheeling Nailers

Stanley Cup championships

1991 · 1992 · 2009

Conference championships

1991 · 1992 · 2008 · 2009

Presidents' Trophy

1992–93