1970 NHL Amateur Draft

Gilbert Perreault is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for seventeen seasons with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. Known for his ability to stickhandle in close quarters, he was regarded as one of the...

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

Dale Tallon is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and current General Manager for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ....

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...

The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...

Reginald Joseph Leach is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings. He is best known for his time in Philadelphia, winning a Stanley Cup with...

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

The Flin Flon Bombers are a junior ice hockey team and current member of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , and are based in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. The team moved and became the Edmonton Oil Kings in 1978, but the Flin Flon Bomber name was retained...

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

Richard George MacLeish is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings...

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:...

Ray Martyniuk is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played in the National Hockey League, however, spending his career playing for various minor-league teams.-External...

In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

Charles Thomas Lefley is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Lefley started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1971. Lefley would also play for the St. Louis Blues and would retire after the 1981 season...

Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...

Gregory Linn Polis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Polis played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Washington Capitals.-Early life:...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

The Estevan Bruins are a junior ice hockey team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Estevan, Saskatchewan and plays at the brand new Spectra Place. Radio station CJSL AM 1280 broadcasts Bruins games.-History:...

Darryl Glen Sittler is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.On February 7, 1976, Sittler set an NHL...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...

Ronald William Plumb is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.-Playing career:A Peterborough Petes junior player who won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the league's best defenceman in 1970, Plumb was drafted 9th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft...

Christopher Roy Oddleifson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1972 until 1981...

The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of...

Normand Lionel Gratton is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played six seasons in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota North Stars. He played 201 games in the NHL, scoring 39 goals and 44 assists...

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

Serge Lajeunesse is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 103 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers.-Juniors:...

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...

Daniel Charles "Snowshoes" Maloney is a former ice hockey left winger in the NHL and former NHL coach.Drafted 14th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft, Maloney played two seasons for the Blackhawks and later played for the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto...

The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

Ernest Charles "Butch" Deadmarsh is a former ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the second round, 15th overall, of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He played in the National Hockey League for the Sabres, Atlanta Flames, and Kansas City Scouts...

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the...

Jim Hargreaves is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted from the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League in the second round, 16th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft...

The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...

The Hamilton Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1974. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario.-History:...

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...

Peter Alfred Laframboise was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Laframboise played for the National Hockey League California Golden Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals in the 1970s...

Frederick William Barrett is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 745 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings. His brother, John, also played in the NHL.- External links :...

John Alexander Stewart is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 257 games in the National Hockey League and 95 games in the World Hockey Association. He would with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota...

The Charlottetown Royals were a professional men’s Intermediate “A” hockey team playing out of Prince Edward Island, Canada. NHL players who have played for the Royals were Errol Thompson and Wes Trainor....

Murray Keogan is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He would play 124 games in the World Hockey Association with the Phoenix Roadrunners and Calgary Cowboys.-External links:...

The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...

James Allison McDonough is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 237 games in the National Hockey League and 200 games in the World Hockey Association....

The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

The St. Catharines Black Hawks were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1962 to 1976. The team was based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

Daniel Hector "Bouch" Bouchard is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets.-Career:...

Michel "Pit" Archambault was a Canadian ice hockey left wing. He began his major junior career with the Quebec Junior Hockey League Drummondville Rangers in 1969...

The Drummondville Rangers were a junior ice hockey team that played in Drummondville, Quebec. They originally played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League, but became a founding member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 1969. They were originally affiliated with the New York Rangers. They...

Steve Cuddie is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 221 games in the World Hockey Association for the Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Toros.-External links:...

Edwin Paul Dyck was a National Hockey League goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks from 1972–1974. He ended his career playing the season 1975–1976 in the Swedish Division 1 team Bodens BK....

Steve Carlyle is a former professional ice hockey defenceman and current coach. He was selected in the third round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, 31st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens, but never played in the NHL...

Randolph Frank Rota is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 212 games in the National Hockey League and 90 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Kansas City Scouts, Colorado Rockies, and Edmonton Oilers.-External links:...

Dennis Gordon Patterson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts and Philadelphia Flyers and also played one season in the World Hockey Association for the Edmonton Oilers. He is currently a scout...

Larry Irvin Bignell is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman from Edmonton, Alberta. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2nd round, 35th overall, in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. He appeared in 20 NHL games for the Penguins in 1973–74, scoring three assists, and three games in...

Gerard Joseph O'Flaherty is a retired American professional ice hockey player.-Career:...

Ron Climie is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 249 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Ottawa Nationals, Edmonton Oilers, and New England Whalers.-References:...

Terence Holbrook is an English former football referee in the Football League and Premier League. During his refereeing career he was based in Walsall, and subsequently Wolverhampton, both in the West Midlands.-Career:...

Yvon Pierre Lambert is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Yvon started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1973. He would spend nine years in Montreal before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres...

Leonard Elroy Frig is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 311 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Oakland Seals, Cleveland Barons, and St. Louis Blues....

William Randall Wyrozub is a former professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the fourth round, 43rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 100 games in the National Hockey League with the Sabres, scoring eight goals and adding ten assists...

Edward Joseph McAneeley is a retired National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player.-External links:...

David Gregory Cressman is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 85 games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars over the 1974–75 and 1975–76 NHL seasons....

Conley Michael Forey was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played four games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and one game in the World Hockey Association with the Chicago Cougars. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft.-External links:...

Robert Douglas Gryp is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.Originally selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft, Gryp played for the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.-External links:*...

Gordon John Brooks is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals.-Playing career:...

John French is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 420 games in the World Hockey Association.Born in Orillia, Ontario, he played with the New England Whalers, San Diego Mariners, and Indianapolis Racers....

Walt Ledingham was a professional ice hockey player who played 15 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Islanders.- References :...

In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...

William John Smith, better known as Billy Smith, is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and is best known for winning four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and being the first goalie to be credited with a goal....

Doug Kerslake is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 23 games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers.-External links:...

Henri "Hank" Lehvonen is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 4 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts.-External links:...

Stephen Michael Cardwell is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 53 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He would also play 152 games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints and Cleveland Crusaders.-External links:...

Gary Merritt Charles Coalter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 34 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts and California Golden Seals.-External links:...

Thomas Robert Mellor is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman.Mellor was drafted 68th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and played 26 regular season games in the National Hockey League for Detroit between 1973 and 1975...

Gilles Meloche is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, Minnesota North Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins...

Mike Keeler is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League in the sixth round, 71st overall, of the 1970 NHL Entry Draft; however, he never played in that league. He played two games in the World Hockey Association with the New...

Dave Gilmour is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played one game in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys during the 1975–76 WHA season...

Dennis Giannini is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the American Hockey League , Western Hockey League and the Italian Serie A. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 6th round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft.-External links:* at...

Robert Douglas Fitchner is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 414 games in the World Hockey Association and 8 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Indianapolis Racers, Quebec Nordiques, and Edmonton Oilers.-References:...

Duane Steven Wylie is a former ice hockey center. He was drafted by the New York Rangers with the 81st pick in the 1970 draft. He would go onto play 14 NHL games with the Chicago Black Hawks.-External links:...

Stephen Bernard MacNeil is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 4 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues. He would also play 119 games in the World Hockey Association with the Los Angeles Sharks and Cincinnati Stingers.-External links:...

Murray Alan Wing is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1973–74 NHL season.-External links:...

Tim Regan is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the American Hockey League , as well as with the Boston University Terriers and the United States National Team....

Brian John Carlin is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1971–72 season and the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers during the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons.-External links:...

Henry Stanley "Hank" Nowak is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 180 games in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins.-Playing career:...

Terry Rodney Murray is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, and current head coach of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings...

Gary Daniel Geldart is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 4 in the 1970–71 season for the Minnesota North Stars.-External links:...

Doug Rombough is a former professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the eighth round, 97th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. He played in the National Hockey League with the Sabres, New York Islanders, and Minnesota North Stars.In his NHL career, Rombough...

Gary Cunningham is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 2 games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1973–74 season.-External links:...

Cameron Charles Newton was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Newton played in the Ontario Hockey Association junior league with the Toronto Marlboros, helping them win the Memorial Cup. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1970 and played 11 games for the club...

David Nathan Tataryn is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League and 25 in the World Hockey Association. He played with the New York Rangers and Toronto Toros....

Ric Jordan is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 183 games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers, Calgary Cowboys, and Quebec Nordiques.-External links:...

Robert Earl Winograd is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played professionally in the World Hockey Association , the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League from 1972 until 1977.-Playing career:Winograd played junior hockey in his hometown of Winnipeg,...

Michael David Lampman is a retired Canadian-American ice hockey player.Selected in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Lampman played parts of two seasons with the Blues before he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks...