1970–71 Vancouver Canucks season
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Vancouver Canucks
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,...
season was the Canucks' first in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. They joined the league on May 22, 1970, along with the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
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:...
. After not being awarded an expansion team in 1967
1967 NHL expansion
The National Hockey League undertook a major expansion for the 1967–68 season, adding six new franchises to double the size of the league. This marked the first change in the composition of the league since 1942, when the Brooklyn Americans folded. Thus, the expansion ended the era of the Original...
when the league added six teams, Vancouver finally joined the NHL in 1970 for a price of $6 million (compared to $2 million in 1967). The Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League (minor pro)
The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League...
were promoted to the NHL, though the ownership group of the WHL Canucks, not willing to pay the $6 million to join the NHL, sold the team to Medicor, a group controlled by Thomas Scallen
Thomas Scallen
Thomas Scallen was the first owner of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. He owned the team from 1970 to 1974, when Frank Griffiths, an owner of several Vancouver area radio and television stations, the next largest shareholder in the Canucks, took over after Scallen was arrested.A Minnesota businessman...
.
The Canucks logo was a stylized C designed as a hockey stick inside a rink incorporating the colours of blue, green and white to represent the water, forests and snow surrounding Vancouver. It was designed by a local creative designer, Joe Borovich, and bought for $500.
During the Amateur draft
1970 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1970 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 11, 1970 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Selections by round:Below are listed the selections in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft...
, held on June 11 in Montreal, there was debate over what expansion team would draft first. In order to reach a compromise, a numbered spinning wheel was brought in to determine the draft: the Sabres were odd numbers, the Canucks even. When the wheel landed on 11, the Canucks and NHL President Clarence Campbell
Clarence Campbell
Clarence Sutherland Campbell OBE, QC was the third president of the National Hockey League from 1946 to 1977.-Early life and career:...
thought it was II (two) in Roman numerals. However it turned out to be 11 (eleven) in Arabic numerals, leading the Sabres to select first overall future superstar Gilbert Perrault.
On October 9, 1970, the Canucks played their first game in the NHL, a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
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...
. There was a grand opening ceremony attended by British Columbia Premier W. A. C. Bennett, Mayor of Vancouver Tom Campbell (who was booed by fans), Chief Dan George and former Vancouver Millionaires
Vancouver Millionaires
The Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League between 1911 and 1926...
player Cyclone Taylor
Cyclone Taylor
Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Taylor was one of the earliest professional players. He played professionally for the Portage Lakes Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club and the Vancouver Millionaires from 1905 to 1923...
, who received a standing ovation upon being introduced. Barry Wilkins
Barry Wilkins
Barry James Wilkins was a professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1960s and 1970s...
scored the first goal for the Canucks in the third period.
Throughout the first three months of the season, the Canucks managed to stay within contention of a playoff spot, despite playing in the much stronger NHL East Division
East Division (NHL)
The East Division of the National Hockey League existed from 1967 until 1974 when the league realigned into two conferences of two divisions each....
, composed of five of the Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
teams (Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
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...
was transferred to the West Division
West Division (NHL)
The West Division of the National Hockey League existed from 1967 until 1974 when the league realigned into two conferences of two divisions each....
at the start of the season). This changed when captain Orland Kurtenbach
Orland Kurtenbach
Orland John Kurtenbach is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A centre notable for his defensive skill and as one of the toughest fighters in the game, he played for several National Hockey League teams during his twenty professional seasons, principally the Vancouver...
injured his knee in late December. The Canucks would finish their inaugural season with six 20 goal scorers, and Tallon would break Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...
's rookie record for defenceman assists, but still only one point out of last in the East Division.
Game log
| 1970-71 Game log | |
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Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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| Player | # | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Andre Boudrias Andre Boudrias André Gerard Boudrias is a retired professional ice hockey centre who spent 12 seasons in the National Hockey League as well as two more years in the World Hockey Association between 1963 and 1978. He is best remembered for his time with the Vancouver Canucks, where he was the first offensive... |
7 | 77 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Wayne Maki Wayne Maki Wayne Maki was a professional ice hockey player and an early star of the Vancouver Canucks club in the NHL.Maki was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He broke into professional hockey in 1964 with the St... |
11 | 78 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 99 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Rosaire Paiement Rosaire Paiement Joseph Rosaire Wilfrid Paiement is a retired a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is the older brother of Wilf Paiement.... |
15 | 78 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 152 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Murray Hall | 23 | 77 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Dale Tallon Dale Tallon Dale Tallon is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and current General Manager for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League .... |
19 | 78 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Orland Kurtenbach Orland Kurtenbach Orland John Kurtenbach is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A centre notable for his defensive skill and as one of the toughest fighters in the game, he played for several National Hockey League teams during his twenty professional seasons, principally the Vancouver... |
25 | 52 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 84 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Mike Corrigan Mike Corrigan Michael Douglas Corrigan is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 594 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins... |
12 | 76 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 103 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ray Cullen Ray Cullen Raymond Murray Cullen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 313 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and Vancouver Canucks... |
10 | 70 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Poul Popiel Poul Popiel Poul Peter Popiel is a retired NHL defenceman, and head coach. He played in the OHA, AHL, WHA, NHL, CPHL, and IHL. He played a brief 12 games in the IHL with the Muskegon Mohawks, then halfway through the year, he retired and became the head coach... |
18 | 78 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ted Taylor Ted Taylor (ice hockey) Edward Wray Taylor is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 166 games in the National Hockey League and 421 games in the World Hockey Association... |
16 | 56 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Dan Johnson Dan Johnson (ice hockey) Daniel Douglas "Danny" Johnson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League and another three seasons in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s... |
8 | 66 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Barry Wilkins Barry Wilkins Barry James Wilkins was a professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1960s and 1970s... |
4 | 50 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 131 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Pat Quinn Pat Quinn (ice hockey) John Brian Patrick Quinn , is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Edmonton Oilers. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman",... |
3 | 76 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 149 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Gary Doak Gary Doak Gary Walter Doak is a former NHL defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. He recorded 23 goals and 107 assists for a total of 130 points in 789 NHL regular season games. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1970... |
2 | 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 112 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Bobby Schmautz Bobby Schmautz Robert James Schmautz is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Schmautz started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1968. Schmautz would also play for the Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Rockies, and Edmonton Oilers.-External links:... |
9 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Garth Rizzuto Garth Rizzuto Garth Alexander Rizzuto is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the early 1970s.... |
22 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Danny Seguin Danny Seguin Daniel "Dan" Seguin is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 37 games in the National Hockey League. He would play with the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota North Stars.... † |
17 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| John Schella John Schella John Edward Schella is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 385 games in the World Hockey Association and 115 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Vancouver Canucks and Houston Aeros.... |
5 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Len Lunde Len Lunde Leonard Melvin Lunde was a professional ice hockey player who played 321 games in the National Hockey League and 72 games in the World Hockey Association... |
- | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ed Hatoum Ed Hatoum Edward Hatoum is a retired ice hockey forward.Hatoum was reunited with his family in Ottawa, Ontario in 1957 and began playing hockey after a few years living in the nation's capital.... |
- | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Jim Wiste Jim Wiste James Andrew Wiste is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League between 1968 and 1971... |
- | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Howie Young Howie Young Howard John Edward "Wild Thing" Young was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and actor, best known for his time in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1960s... |
- | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Marc Reaume Marc Reaume Marc Avellin Reaume is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 344 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Vancouver Canucks.- External links :... |
- | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Darryl Sly Darryl Sly Darryl "Slip" Sly was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Collingwood, Ontario, he played with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota North Stars.- External links :*... |
- | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ralph Stewart | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Jim Hargreaves Jim Hargreaves 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... |
- | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ken Block Ken Block (ice hockey) Kenneth Richard Block is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Bob Cook Bob Cook Robert Arthur "Cookie" Cook is a retired ice hockey right winger. He played 72 games in the National Hockey League with four different teams. Cook last played for the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League during the 1974–75 season.-Minor league hockey:Cook began play with the London... |
- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| John Arbour John Arbour John Gilbert Arbour is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in both the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association... * |
- | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| George Gardner George Gardner George Edward "Bud" Gardner was the first-ever goaltender for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks. Gardner played for the Canucks after breaking into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. With the Wings, Gardner had to compete with Roger Crozier and Roy Edwards for playing time... |
30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Dunc Wilson Dunc Wilson Duncan Shepherd Wilson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1979.-Playing career:... |
30 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | # | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | Min | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| George Gardner George Gardner George Edward "Bud" Gardner was the first-ever goaltender for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks. Gardner played for the Canucks after breaking into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. With the Wings, Gardner had to compete with Roger Crozier and Roy Edwards for playing time... |
30 | 18 | 922 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 3.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 35 | 1967 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 3.41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Dunc Wilson Dunc Wilson Duncan Shepherd Wilson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1979.-Playing career:... |
30 | 35 | 1793 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 4.28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Trophies and awards
- Cyclone Taylor Award (Canucks MVP): Orland Kurtenbach
- Cyrus H. McLean TrophyCyrus H. McLean TrophyThe Cyrus H. McLean Trophy is an award given out by the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. It recognizes the Canucks leading scorer over the course of the regular season...
(Canucks Leading Scorer): Andre Boudrias - Fred J. Hume AwardFred J. Hume AwardThe Fred J. Hume Award is a Vancouver Canucks team award given out at the end of each NHL season to the team's unsung hero, as decided by the Vancouver Canucks Booster Club. It was first given out after the Canucks' inaugural season in 1970–71 and was named after former Mayor of Vancouver Fred J...
(Canucks Unsung Hero): Barry Wilkins - Most Exciting Player: Andre Boudrias
Records achieved in the season
Note: Only records that stand as of 2007–08 are listedCanucks team records
- Fewest ties in one season: (8) - repeated in 1971-72, 1986-87, 1988-89
- Fewest shutouts in one season: (0) - repeated in 1984-85, 2005-06
- Fewest shutouts against in one season: (0) - repeated in 1984-85
- Longest home winless streak: 11 games, December 18, 1970 - February 6, 1971 (0-10-1)
- Most goals in one game: 11, March 25, 1971 (Calgary 5 at Vancouver 11) - repeated in 1986-87, 1991-92
- Most shots against Vancouver goal, one game: 60, February 25, 1971 versus Boston BruinsBoston BruinsThe 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...
- Most shots against Vancouver goal, one period: 28, February 25, 1971 versus Boston BruinsBoston BruinsThe 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...
(3rd period) - Most shots both teams, one period: 43, February 25, 1971 versus Boston BruinsBoston BruinsThe 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...
(3rd period) - Fastest three goals against Vancouver: :20, February 25, 1971 versus Boston BruinsBoston BruinsThe 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...
(3rd period: John Bucyk, 4:50; Ed WestfallEd WestfallEdwin Vernon "Shadow" Westfall is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders from 1961 until 1978–79...
, 5:02; Ted GreenTed GreenEdward Joseph "Terrible Ted" Green is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and former player. Green played defence for the NHL Boston Bruins and the WHA New England Whalers and Winnipeg Jets, notable for his hard rock play...
, 5:10)
Canucks individual records
- Most assists in one season, rookie: Dale TallonDale TallonDale Tallon is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and current General Manager for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ....
(42) - Most goals, one game: Rosaire PaiementRosaire PaiementJoseph Rosaire Wilfrid Paiement is a retired a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is the older brother of Wilf Paiement....
(4) - repeated eleven times
Transactions
The Canucks were involved in the following transactions during the 1970-71 season.Trades
| June 10, 1970 | To Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks 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,... John Arbour John Arbour John Gilbert Arbour is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in both the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association... |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins 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... Cash |
| December 3, 1970 | To Vancouver Canucks Cash |
To St. Louis Blues John Arbour |
| May 25, 1971 | To Vancouver Canucks Greg Boddy |
To Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens 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 ... Cash 3rd round pick (Jim Cahoon) in 1971 NHL Amateur Draft 1971 NHL Amateur Draft The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 10, 1971 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Selections by round:Below are listed the selections in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:... |
Expansion draft
Vancouver's picks at the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft1970 NHL Expansion Draft
The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 9, 1970. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1970–71 season, the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks.-Draft results:-Trades:...
. In order to fill out the rosters of both the Canucks and Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
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:...
, they were given the opportunity to select eighteen skaters and two goaltenders from the unprotected lists of existing NHL team's rosters. Teams were allowed to protect several players from being drafted, and as such kept many of their star players, leaving the Canucks and Sabres with lesser quality players to choose from. The draft was held on June 9, 1970, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
The Queen Elizabeth Hotel is a grand hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Completed in 1958, it was built by the Canadian National Railway, but was later sold to Canadian Pacific Hotels, now Fairmont Hotels and Resorts...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Using a spinning wheel to determine the order of the expansion draft, Buffalo had the first choice.
| # | Player | Drafted from |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gary Doak Gary Doak Gary Walter Doak is a former NHL defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. He recorded 23 goals and 107 assists for a total of 130 points in 789 NHL regular season games. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1970... (D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring... ) |
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins 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... |
| 2. | Orland Kurtenbach Orland Kurtenbach Orland John Kurtenbach is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A centre notable for his defensive skill and as one of the toughest fighters in the game, he played for several National Hockey League teams during his twenty professional seasons, principally the Vancouver... (C Centre (ice hockey) 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... ) |
New York Rangers New York Rangers 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... |
| 3. | Ray Cullen Ray Cullen Raymond Murray Cullen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 313 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and Vancouver Canucks... (C) |
Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars 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... |
| 4. | Pat Quinn Pat Quinn (ice hockey) John Brian Patrick Quinn , is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Edmonton Oilers. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman",... (D) |
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs 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... |
| 5. | Rosaire Paiement Rosaire Paiement Joseph Rosaire Wilfrid Paiement is a retired a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is the older brother of Wilf Paiement.... (C) |
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers 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... |
| 6. | Wayne Maki Wayne Maki Wayne Maki was a professional ice hockey player and an early star of the Vancouver Canucks club in the NHL.Maki was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He broke into professional hockey in 1964 with the St... (LW Winger (ice hockey) 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... ) |
St. Louis Blues |
| 7. | Barry Wilkins Barry Wilkins Barry James Wilkins was a professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1960s and 1970s... (D) |
Boston Bruins |
| 8. | Andre Boudrias Andre Boudrias André Gerard Boudrias is a retired professional ice hockey centre who spent 12 seasons in the National Hockey League as well as two more years in the World Hockey Association between 1963 and 1978. He is best remembered for his time with the Vancouver Canucks, where he was the first offensive... (C) |
St. Louis Blues |
| 9. | Mike Corrigan Mike Corrigan Michael Douglas Corrigan is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 594 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins... (LW) |
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings 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... |
| 10. | Poul Popiel Poul Popiel Poul Peter Popiel is a retired NHL defenceman, and head coach. He played in the OHA, AHL, WHA, NHL, CPHL, and IHL. He played a brief 12 games in the IHL with the Muskegon Mohawks, then halfway through the year, he retired and became the head coach... (D) |
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings 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... |
| 11. | Dan Johnson Dan Johnson (ice hockey) Daniel Douglas "Danny" Johnson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League and another three seasons in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s... (C) |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 12. | Garth Rizzuto Garth Rizzuto Garth Alexander Rizzuto is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the early 1970s.... (C) |
Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks 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... |
| 13. | Ed Hatoum Ed Hatoum Edward Hatoum is a retired ice hockey forward.Hatoum was reunited with his family in Ottawa, Ontario in 1957 and began playing hockey after a few years living in the nation's capital.... (RW Winger (ice hockey) 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... ) |
Detroit Red Wings |
| 14. | Jim Wiste Jim Wiste James Andrew Wiste is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League between 1968 and 1971... (C) |
Chicago Black Hawks |
| 15. | Howie Young Howie Young Howard John Edward "Wild Thing" Young was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and actor, best known for his time in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1960s... (D) |
Chicago Black Hawks |
| 16. | Darryl Sly Darryl Sly Darryl "Slip" Sly was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Collingwood, Ontario, he played with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota North Stars.- External links :*... (D) |
Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars 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... |
| 17. | Ralph Stewart (C) | St. Louis Blues |
| 18. | John Arbour John Arbour John Gilbert Arbour is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in both the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association... (D) |
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins 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... |
| 19. | Charlie Hodge G Goaltender 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... |
Oakland Seals |
| 20. | Dunc Wilson Dunc Wilson Duncan Shepherd Wilson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1979.-Playing career:... (G) |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Amateur draft
Vancouver's picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft1970 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1970 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 11, 1970 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Selections by round:Below are listed the selections in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft...
. The draft was held on June 11, 1970, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
The Queen Elizabeth Hotel is a grand hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Completed in 1958, it was built by the Canadian National Railway, but was later sold to Canadian Pacific Hotels, now Fairmont Hotels and Resorts...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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| 1 | 2 | Dale Tallon Dale Tallon Dale Tallon is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and current General Manager for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League .... (D) |
Toronto Marlboros Toronto Marlboros 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... (OHA Ontario Hockey League 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.... ) |
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| 2 | 16 | Jim Hargreaves Jim Hargreaves 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... (D) |
Winnipeg Jets (WCHL Western Hockey League 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... ) |
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| 3 | 30 | Ed Dyck Ed Dyck 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.... (G) |
Calgary Centennials Calgary Centennials Calgary Buffaloes redirects here. For the former Alberta Junior Hockey League team of the same name, see Calgary Buffaloes The Calgary Centennials were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1966–1977... (WCHL) |
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| 4 | 44 | Brent Taylor (RW) | Estevan Bruins Estevan Bruins 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:... (WCHL) |
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| 5 | 58 | Bill McFadden | Swift Current Broncos Swift Current Broncos The Swift Current Broncos are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Founded during 1967 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the Broncos played seven seasons before relocating to Lethbridge from 1974 to 1986 as the Lethbridge Broncos... (WCHL) |
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| 6 | 72 | Dave Gilmour Dave Gilmour (ice hockey b. 1950) 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... (LW) |
London Knights London Knights 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:... (OHA) |
See also
- 1970–71 NHL season