1966 NHL Amateur Draft

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1966 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)April 25, 1966
LocationMount Royal Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selectionCanada Barry Gibbs
(Boston Bruins)
← 1965
1967 →

The 1966 NHL Amateur Draft was the fourth NHL Entry Draft. It held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Selections by round[]

Listed below are the selections in the 1966 NHL amateur draft.

= NHL All-Star[1] = Hall of famers

Round one[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Barry Gibbs Defence  Canada Boston Bruins Estevan Bruins (SJHL)
2 Brad Park Defence  Canada New York Rangers Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
3 Terry Caffery Centre  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4 John Wright Centre  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs West Clair Gaels (OHA)
5 Phil Myre Goaltender  Canada Montreal Canadiens Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL)
6 Steve Atkinson Right wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
[2]

Round two[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
7 Rick Smith Defence  Canada Boston Bruins Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
8 Joey Johnston Left wing  Canada New York Rangers Peterborough Petes (OHA)
9 Left wing  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Oshawa Generals (OHA)
10 Cam Crosby Left wing  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
11 Maurice St. Jacques Centre  Canada Montreal Canadiens London Nationals (OHA)
12 Jim Whittaker Defence  Canada Detroit Red Wings Oshawa Generals (OHA)
[3]

Round three[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
13 Garnet Bailey Left wing  Canada Boston Bruins Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)
14 Don Luce Centre  Canada New York Rangers Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
15 Larry Gibbons Defence  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Markham Waxers (OHA)
16 Rick Ley Defence  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
17 Jude Drouin Centre  Canada Montreal Canadiens Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
18 Lee Carpenter Defence  Canada Detroit Red Wings Hamilton Red Wings (OHA
[4]

Round four[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
19 Tom Webster Right wing  Canada Boston Bruins Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
20 Jack Egers Right wing  Canada New York Rangers Kitchener Greenshirts (OHA)
21 Brian Morenz Left wing  Canada Chicago Black Hawks Oshawa Generals (OHA)
22 Dale MacLeish Centre  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes (OHA)
23 Bob Pate Defence  Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
24 Grant Cole Goaltender  Canada Detroit Red Wings St. Michael's Buzzers (OHA)
[5]
= NHL All-Star[1] = Hall of famers

See also[]

References[]

  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.
  2. ^ "1966 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  3. ^ "1966 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  4. ^ "1966 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  5. ^ "1966 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 14 December 2008.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""