1971 NHL amateur draft

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The 1971 NHL amateur draft was the ninth draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 10, 1971, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Larry Robinson, who retired after the 1991–92 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1971 NHL amateur draft.

Round one

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! 1

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Guy Lafleur (C) || || Montreal Canadiens (from California)¹ || Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

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! 2

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Marcel Dionne (C) || || Detroit Red Wings || St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)

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! 3

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Jocelyn Guevremont (D) || || Vancouver Canucks || Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

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! 4

| Gene Carr (C) || || St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)² || Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

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! 5

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Rick Martin (LW) || || Buffalo Sabres || Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

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! 6

| Ron Jones (D) || || Boston Bruins (from Los Angeles)³|| Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

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! 7

| Chuck Arnason (RW) || || Montreal Canadiens (from Minnesota)⁴ || Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

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! 8

| Larry Wright (C) || || Philadelphia Flyers || Regina Pats (WCHL)

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! 9

| Pierre Plante (RW) || || Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)⁵ || Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)

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! 10

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Steve Vickers (LW) || || New York Rangers (from St. Louis)⁶ || Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

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! 11

| Murray Wilson (LW) || || Montreal Canadiens || Ottawa 67's (OHA)

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! 12

| Dan Spring (C) || || Chicago Black Hawks || Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

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! 13

| Steve Durbano (D) || || New York Rangers || Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

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! 14

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Terry O'Reilly (RW) || || Boston Bruins || Oshawa Generals (OHA)

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1. The California Golden Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 22, 1970 that sent Ernie Hicke and Montreal's 1970 first-round pick (Chris Oddleifson) to California in exchange for Francois Lacombe, cash and this pick.
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 6, 1969 that sent Craig Cameron, Ron Schock and St. Louis' second-round pick in 1972 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Lou Angotti and this pick.
3. The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 14, 1969 that sent Ross Lonsberry and Eddie Shack to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' first round pick in 1973, Ken Turlik and this pick.
4. The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 6, 1967 that sent Minnesota's first-round pick in 1971 to Montreal in exchange for Andre Boudrias, Bob Charlebois and Bernard Cote.
5. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 31, 1971 that sent Bernie Parent and Philadelphia's second-round pick in 1971 to Toronto in exchange for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and this pick.
6. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on May 25, 1971 that sent Peter McDuffe to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.

Round two

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! 15

| Ken Baird (D) || || California Golden Seals || Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

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! 16

| Henry Boucha (C) || || Detroit Red Wings || US National Development Team

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! 17

| Bobby Lalonde (C) || || Vancouver Canucks || Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

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! 18

| Brian McKenzie (LW) || || Pittsburgh Penguins || St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)

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! 19

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Craig Ramsay (LW) || || Buffalo Sabres || Peterborough Petes (OHA)

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! 20

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Larry Robinson (D) || || Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)¹ || Kitchener Rangers (OHA)

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! 21

| Rod Norrish (LW) || || Minnesota North Stars || Regina Pats (WCHL)

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! 22

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Rick Kehoe (RW) || || Toronto Maple Leafs (from Philadelphia)² || Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)

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! 23

| Dave Fortier (D) || || Toronto Maple Leafs || St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)

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! 24

| Michel DeGuise (G) || || Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)³ || Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)

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! 25

| Terry French (C) || || Montreal Canadiens || Ottawa 67's (OHA)

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! 26

| Dave Kryskow (LW) || || Chicago Black Hawks || Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

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! 27

| Tom Williams (LW) || || New York Rangers || Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)

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! 28

| Curt Ridley (G) || || Boston Bruins || Portage Terriers (MJHL)

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1. The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on January 23, 1970 that sent Dick Duff to Los Angeles in exchange for Dennis Hextall and this pick.
2. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on January 31, 1971 that sent Toronto's first-round pick in 1971 (Pierre Plante), Bruce Gamble and Mike Walton to Philadelphia in exchange for Bernie Parent and this pick.

Round three

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! 29

| Rich LeDuc (C) || || California Golden Seals || Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)

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! 30

| Ralph Hopiavuori (D) || || Toronto Maple Leafs || Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

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! 31

| Jim Cahoon (C) || || Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver)¹ || University of North Dakota (WCHA)

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! 32

| Joe Noris (D) || || Pittsburgh Penguins || Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

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! 33

| Bill Hajt (D) || || Buffalo Sabres || Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

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! 34

| Vic Venasky (C) || || Los Angeles Kings || University of Denver (WCHA)

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! 35

| Ron Wilson (D) || || Minnesota North Stars || Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

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! 36

| Glen Irwin (D) || || Philadelphia Flyers || Estevan Bruins (WCHL)

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! 37

| Gavin Kirk (C) || || Toronto Maple Leafs || Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

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! 38

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| John Garrett (G) || || St. Louis Blues || Peterborough Petes (OHA)

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! 39

| Richard Lemieux (C) || || Vancouver Canucks (from Montreal)² || Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

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! 40

| Bob Peppler (LW) || || Chicago Black Hawks || St Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)

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! 41

| Terry West (C) || || New York Rangers || London Knights (OHA)

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! 42

| Dave Bonter (C) || || Boston Bruins || Estevan Bruins (WCHL)

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1. The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 25, 1971 that sent Vancouver's fourth-round pick in 1971, cash and this pick to Montreal in exchange for Gregg Boddy and Montreal's third-round pick in 1971.
2. The Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 1971 that sent Vancouver's third-round pick (Jim Cahoon) and fourth-round pick in 1971 along with cash to Montreal in exchange for Gregg Boddy and this pick.
3. The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 10, 1971 that sent cash to Chicago in exchange for this pick.

Round nine

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! 110

| Jim Ivison (D) || || New York Rangers || Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

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Round ten

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! 111

| Andre Peloffy (C) || || New York Rangers || Rosemont National (QMJHL)

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Round eleven

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! 112

| Elston Evoy (C) || || New York Rangers || Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOHA)

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Round twelve

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! 113

| Mike Antonovich (C) || || Minnesota North Stars || University of Minnesota (WCHA)

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! 114

| Gerry Lecomte (D) || || New York Rangers || Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

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Round thirteen

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! 115

| Wayne Forsey (LW) || || New York Rangers || Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)

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Round fourteen

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! 116

| Bill Forrest (D) || || New York Rangers || Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)

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Round fifteen

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! 117

| Richard Coutu (G) || || Minnesota North Stars ||Rosemont National (QMJHL)

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Draftees based on nationality

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! Rank

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| 1 || style="text-align: left;" | || 109

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| 2 || style="text-align: left;" | || 8

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See also

• 1971–72 NHL season
• List of NHL players

Notes

References

External links

• 1971 NHL Amateur Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• HockeyDraftCentral.com