1968 NHL amateur draft

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1968 NHL amateur draft
General information
DateJune 13, 1968
LocationQueen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
24 total selections in 3 rounds
First selectionCanada Michel Plasse
(Montreal Canadiens)
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The 1968 NHL amateur draft was the sixth NHL entry draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Selections by round

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Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL amateur draft.


 = NHL All-Star team ·  = NHL All-Star[a] ·

Round one

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Michel Plasse (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Drummondville Rangers (QJHL)
2 Roger Belisle (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal North Beavers (LHIQ)
3 Jim Pritchard (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Oakland Seals)1 Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
4 Garry Swain (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
5 Jim Benzelock (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
6 Gary Edwards (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
7 Jim McInally (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
8 Lew Morrison (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Philadelphia Flyers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
9 John Marks (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Chicago Black Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
10 Brad Selwood (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
11 Steve Andrascik (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12 Danny Schock (LW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
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Notes
  1. The Oakland Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968, that sent Norm Ferguson, Stan Fuller and future considerations (Francois Lacombe and Michel Jacques traded completed in June 1968) to Oakland in exchange for Wally Boyer, Alain Caron, California's 1970 first-round pick, future considerations (Lyle Bradley traded completed in June 1968) and this pick.[2][3]

Round two

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
13 Doug Smith (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
14 Ron Snell (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Regina Pats (WCHL)
15 Marc Rioux (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
16 Curt Bennett (LW) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States St. Louis Blues Brown Bears (NCAA)
17 Herb Boxer (RW) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Detroit Red Wings Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
18 Fraser Rice (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Halifax Colonels (MVJHL)
19 Barry Buchanan (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada New York Rangers Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL)
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Round three

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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
20 Jim Trewin (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Oakland Seals Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
21 Dave Simpson (D) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL)
22 Glen Lindsay (G) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Minnesota North Stars Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
23 Don Grierson (RW) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Canadiens North Bay Trappers (NOJHL)
24 Brian St. John (C) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Boston Bruins Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU)
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 = NHL All-Star team ·  = NHL All-Star[a] ·


Draftees based on nationality

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Rank Country Number
1 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 22
2 File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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