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Year	Team	Position	Round
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Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Height	Weight	Amateur League	Amateur Team
Weight
1	16	16	BOS	Mike Bloom	L	CAN	6' 3"	206	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks
2	3	19	VAN	Bryan McSheffrey	R	CAN	6' 2"	205	OHA	Ottawa 67's
1	13	13	CHI	Philip Russell	D	CAN	6' 2"	200	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings
1	1	1	NYI	Bill Harris	R	CAN	6' 0"	197	OHA	Toronto Marlboros
2	11	27	TOR	Randy Osburn	L	CAN	6' 0"	190	OHA	London Knights
2	14	30	PIT	Bernie Lukowich	R	CAN	6' 0"	190	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins
4	2	50	AFM	Don Martineau	R	CAN	6' 0"	190	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins
4	10	58	DET	Danny Gruen	L	CAN	5' 11"	190		Thunder Bay Vulcans
5	3	67	VAN	Larry Bolonchuk	D	CAN	5' 10"	190	WCHL	Winnipeg Jets
6	13	93	CHI	Rob Palmer	C	USA	6' 0"	190	NCAA	U. of Denver
8	3	115	VAN	Dennis McCord	D	CAN	5' 10"	190	OHA	London Knights
1	15	15	NYR	Bob MacMillan	R	CAN	5' 11"	185	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks
2	2	18	AFM	Dwight Bialowas	D	CAN	6' 0"	185	WCHL	Regina Pats
3	14	46	MTL	Ed Gilbert	C	CAN	6' 0"	185	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings
4	1	49	NYI	Ron Smith	D	CAN	6' 0"	185	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals
4	6	54	CSE	Claude St. Sauveur	C	CAN	6' 1"	185	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers
5	12	76	MNS	Chris Ahrens	D	USA	6' 0"	185	OHA	Kitchener Rangers
1	8	8	MTL	Dave Gardner	C	CAN	6' 0"	183	OHA	Toronto Marlboros
2	6	22	CSE	Tom Cassidy	C	CAN	5' 11"	180	OHA	Kitchener Rangers
2	8	24	PIT	Jack Lynch	D	CAN	6' 2"	180	OHA	Oshawa Generals
3	2	34	AFM	Jean Lemieux	D	CAN	6' 1"	180	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers
4	3	51	VAN	Ron Homenuke	R	CAN	5' 10"	180	WCHL	Calgary Centennials
5	6	70	CSE	Tim Jacobs	D	CAN	5' 10"	180	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks
3	6	38	CSE	Paul Shakes	D	CAN	5' 10"	175	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks
8	6	118	CSE	Brent Meeke	D	CAN	5' 11"	175	OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers
4	15	63	NYR	Doug Horbul	L	CAN	5' 9"	170	WCHL	Calgary Centennials
7	3	99	VAN	Dan Gloor	C	CAN	5' 9"	170	OHA	Peterborough Petes
9	3	131	VAN	Steve Stone	R	CAN	5' 8"	170	OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers
10	2	145	MNS	Steve Lyon	D	CAN	5' 10"	169	OHA	Peterborough Petes
6	3	83	VAN	Dave McLelland	G	CAN	5' 9"	165	WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
8	8	120	PIT	Yves Bergeron	R	CAN	5' 9"	165	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins
5	5	69	BUF	Gilles Gratton	G	CAN	5' 11"	160	OHA	Oshawa Generals
9	13	141	CHI	Gary Donaldson	R	CAN	5' 9"	155	WCHL	Victoria Cougars
1	2	2	AFM	Jacques Richard	L	CAN			QMJHL	Quebec Remparts
1	3	3	VAN	Donald Lever	C	CAN			OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers
1	4	4	MTL	Stephen Shutt	L	CAN			OHA	Toronto Marlboros
1	5	5	BUF	James Schoenfeld	D	CAN			OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers
1	6	6	MTL	Michel Larocque	G	CAN			OHA	Ottawa 67's
1	7	7	PHI	Bill Barber	L	CAN			OHA	Kitchener Rangers
1	9	9	STL	Wayne Merrick	C	CAN			OHA	Ottawa 67's
1	10	10	NYR	Al Blanchard					OHA	Kitchener Rangers
1	11	11	TOR	George Ferguson	C	CAN			OHA	Toronto Marlboros
1	12	12	MNS	Jerry Byers	L	CAN			OHA	Kitchener Rangers
1	14	14	MTL	John Van Boxmeer	D	CAN			SOJHL	Guelph C.M.C.'s
2	1	17	NYI	Lorne Henning	C	CAN			WCHL	New Westminster Bruins
2	4	20	LAK	Donald Kozak	R	CAN			WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings
2	5	21	NYR	Larry Sacharuk	D	CAN			WCHL	Saskatoon Blades
2	7	23	PHI	Thomas Bladon	D	CAN			WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings
2	9	25	BUF	Larry Carriere	D	CAN			CIAU	Loyola University
2	10	26	DET	Pierre Guite					unattached	St. Catharine's
2	12	28	CSE	Stanley Weir	C	CAN			WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers
2	13	29	CHI	Brian Ogilvie	C	CAN			WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings
2	15	31	NYR	Rene Villemure					QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins
2	16	32	BOS	Wayne Elder					OHA	London Knights
3	1	33	NYI	Bobby Nystrom	R	SWE			WCHL	Calgary Centennials
3	3	35	VAN	Paul Raymer					OHA	Peterborough Petes
3	4	36	LAK	David Hutchison	D	CAN			OHA	London Knights
3	5	37	BUF	Jim McMasters					WCHL	Calgary Centennials
3	7	39	PHI	James Watson	D	CAN			WCHL	Calgary Centennials
3	8	40	PIT	Denis Herron	G	CAN			QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Ducs
3	9	41	STL	Jean Hamel	D	CAN			QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers
3	10	42	DET	Bob Krieger					NCAA	U. of Denver
3	11	43	TOR	Denis Deslauriers					QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins
3	12	44	MNS	Terry Ryan					OHA	Hamilton Red Wings
3	13	45	CHI	Michael Veisor	G	CAN			OHA	Peterborough Petes
3	15	47	NYR	Gerry Teeple					QMJHL	Cornwall Royals
3	16	48	BOS	Michel Boudreau					QMJHL	Laval National
4	4	52	LAK	John Dobie					WCHL	Regina Pats
4	5	53	BUF	Rychard Campeau					QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks
4	7	55	PHI	Reginald Macadam	R	CAN				Charlottetown Islanders
4	8	56	PIT	Robert Lalonde	C	CAN			OHA	Peterborough Petes
4	9	57	STL	Murray Myers					WCHL	Saskatoon Blades
4	11	59	TOR	Brian Bowles					QMJHL	Cornwall Royals
4	12	60	MNS	Tom Thomson					OHA	Toronto Marlboros
4	13	61	CHI	Tom Peluso					NCAA	U. of Denver
4	14	62	MTL	Dave Elenbaas					NCAA	Cornell U.
4	16	64	BOS	Les Jackson					WCHL	New Westminster Bruins
5	1	65	NYI	Richard Grenier	C	CAN			QMJHL	Verdun Maple Leafs
5	2	66	MTL	William Nyrop	D	USA			NCAA	Notre Dame
5	4	68	LAK	Bernie Germain					WCHL	Regina Pats
5	7	71	PHI	Daryl Fedorak					WCHL	Victoria Cougars
5	8	72	PIT	Brian Walker					WCHL	Calgary Centennials
5	9	73	STL	Dave Johnson					QMJHL	Cornwall Royals
5	10	74	DET	Dennis Johnson					NCAA	U. of North Dakota
5	11	75	TOR	Michel Plante					QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers
5	13	77	CHI	Rejean Giroux					QMJHL	Quebec Remparts
5	14	78	AFM	John Martin					QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins
5	15	79	NYR	Marty Gateman					OHA	Hamilton Red Wings
5	16	80	BOS	Brian Coates					WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
6	1	81	NYI	Derek Black					WCHL	Calgary Centennials
6	2	82	AFM	Frank Blum					Sarnia Jrs.
6	4	84	LAK	Mike Usitalo					NCAA	Michigan Tech
6	5	85	BUF	Peter Mcnab	C	CAN			NCAA	U. of Denver
6	6	86	CSE	Jacques Lefebvre					QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins
6	7	87	PHI	Dave Hasting						Charlottetown Islanders
6	8	88	PIT	Jeff Ablett					WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers
6	9	89	STL	Tom Simpson					OHA	Oshawa Generals
6	10	90	DET	Bill Miller	D				WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers
6	11	91	TOR	Dave Shardlow					WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers
6	12	92	MNS	Steven West	C	CAN			OHA	Oshawa Generals
6	14	94	MTL	D'Arcy Ryan					NCAA	Yale University
6	15	95	NYR	Ken Ireland					WCHL	New Westminster Bruins
6	16	96	BOS	Peter Gaw					OHA	Ottawa 67's
7	1	97	NYI	Richard Brodeur	G	CAN			QMJHL	Cornwall Royals
7	2	98	AFM	Scott Smith					WCHL	Regina Pats
7	4	100	LAK	Glen Toner					WCHL	Regina Pats
7	5	101	NYI	Don McLaughlin					WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
7	6	102	CSE	Michael Amodeo	D	CAN			OHA	Oshawa Generals
7	7	103	PHI	Serge Beaudoin	D	CAN			QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Ducs
7	8	104	PIT	D'Arcy Keating					NCAA	Notre Dame
7	9	105	STL	Brian Coughlin					QMJHL	Verdun Maple Leafs
7	10	106	DET	Glen Seperich					OHA	Kitchener Rangers
7	11	107	TOR	Monte Miron					NCAA	Clarkson University
7	12	108	MNS	Chris Meloff					OHA	Kitchener Rangers
7	13	109	CHI	Terry Smith					WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings
7	14	110	MTL	Yves Archambault					QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks
7	15	111	NYR	Jeff Hunt					WCHL	Winnipeg Jets
7	16	112	BOS	Gordon Clark	R	GBR			NCAA	U. of New Hampshire
8	1	113	NYI	Derek Kuntz					WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers
8	2	114	AFM	Dave Murphy					OHA	Hamilton Red Wings
8	4	116	MNS	Scott MacPhail					OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens
8	5	117	NYI	Rene Levasseur					QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins
8	7	119	PHI	Pat Russell					WCHL	Vancouver Nats
8	9	121	STL	Gary Winchester					NCAA	U. of Wisconsin
8	10	122	DET	Mike Ford					WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
8	11	123	TOR	Peter Williams					CIAU	U. of Prince Edward Island
8	12	124	MNS	Bob Lundeen					NCAA	U. of Wisconsin
8	13	125	CHI	Billy Reay					NCAA	U. of Wisconsin
8	14	126	MTL	Graham Parsons					AJHL	Red Deer Rustlers
8	15	127	NYR	Yvon Blais					QMJHL	Cornwall Royals
8	16	128	BOS	Roy Carmichael					WCHL	New Westminster Bruins
9	1	129	NYI	Yvon Rolando					QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers
9	2	130	AFM	Pierre Roy					QMJHL	Quebec Remparts
9	4	132	AFM	Jean Lamarre					QMJHL	Quebec Remparts
9	5	133	NYI	Bill Ennos					WCHL	Vancouver Nats
9	6	134	CSE	Denis Meloche					QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers
9	7	135	PHI	Ray Boutin					QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks
9	8	136	PIT	Jay Babcock					OHA	London Knights
9	9	137	NYR	Pierre Archambault					QMJHL	St.-Jerome Alouettes
9	10	138	DET	George Kuzmicz					NCAA	Cornell U.
9	11	139	TOR	Patrick Boutette	L	CAN			NCAA	U. of Minnesota-Duluth
9	12	140	MNS	Glen Mikkelson					WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
9	14	142	MTL	Eddie Bumbacco					NCAA	Notre Dame
9	15	143	TOR	Garry Schofield					NCAA	Clarkson University
10	1	144	NYI	Garry Howatt	L	CAN			WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers
10	3	146	NYI	Rene Lambert					QMJHL	St.-Jerome Alouettes
10	4	147	MNS	Juri Kudrasovs					OHA	Kitchener Rangers
10	5	148	MNS	Marcel Comeau	C	CAN			WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings
10	6	149	PIT	Don Atchison					WCHL	Saskatoon Blades
10	7	150	DET	Dave Arundel					NCAA	U. of Wisconsin
10	8	151	MTL	Fred Riggall					NCAA	Dartmouth College
11	1	152	MTL	Ronald Leblanc					CIAU	U. of Moncton

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