12th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
The 1974 NHL amateur draft was the 12th NHL entry draft. It was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal , Quebec . In an effort to prevent the WHA from poaching players, the draft was conducted early and in secret. This failed to prevent tampering as information leaked out via agents and other sources over the three days of the draft. As a statement of frustration at the slow, secretive conference call format, Buffalo general manager Punch Imlach claimed "Taro Tsujimoto " of the "Tokyo Katanas" of Japan using the 183rd overall pick. NHL officials immediately validated the selection, but weeks later Imlach admitted that Tsujimoto was a fabrication.[ 1] [ 2]
This also marked the first year the NHL allowed underage players to be signed, a move made in response to the WHA's similar practice the previous year.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Mark Howe , who retired after the 1994–95 season .
Selections by round [ edit ] Below are listed the selections in the 1974 NHL amateur draft.
The Vancouver Canucks ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973 that sent Montreal's first-round pick (Bob Dailey ) in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[ 4] [ 5] The St. Louis Blues ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 9, 1974 that sent Dave Gardner to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[ 4] [ 6] The Atlanta Flames ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 29, 1973 that sent Chuck Arnason to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.[ 4] [ 7] The Los Angeles Kings ' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 29, 1973 that sent Bob Murdoch and Randy Rota to Los Angeles in exchange for cash and this pick.[ 4] [ 8] The Philadelphia Flyers ' first-round pick went to the California Golden Seals as the result of a trade on May 24, 1974 that sent Reggie Leach to Philadelphia in exchange for Al MacAdam , Larry Wright and this pick.[ 4] [ 9] The St. Louis Blues ' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 5, 1973 that sent Don Awrey to St. Louis in exchange for Jake Rathwell , cash and this pick.[ 4] [ 11] The Pittsburgh Penguins ' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on January 17, 1974 that sent Ab DeMarco Jr. , Steve Durbano and Bob Kelly to St. Louis in exchange for Greg Polis , Bryan Watson and this pick.[ 4] [ 12] The Los Angeles Kings ' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 22, 1972 that sent Terry Harper to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' third-round pick in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft , a first-round pick in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick.[ 4] [ 13] The Pittsburgh Penguins ' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on May 27, 1974 that sent Nelson Debenedet to Pittsburgh in exchange for Hank Nowak and this pick.[ 4] [ 15] The St. Louis Blues ' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 27, 1974 that sent Rick Wilson and Montreal's fifth-round pick in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft to St. Louis in exchange for future considerations (Glen Sather ) and this pick.[ 4] [ 17] The Montreal Canadiens ' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on May 27, 1974 that sent St. Louis' fourth-round picks in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft and future considerations (Glen Sather ) to Montreal in exchange for Rick Wilson and this pick.[ 4] [ 17] # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 127 John Nazar (LW) Canada Washington Capitals Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 128 Jim McCabe (C) Canada California Golden Seals Welland Sabres (SOJAHL) 129 Dave Inkpen (D)Canada New York Islanders Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) 130 Robbie Watt (LW) Canada Vancouver Canucks Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 131 Roland Eriksson (C)Sweden Minnesota North Stars IF Tunabro (Sweden) 132 Rod Tordoff (D) Canada St. Louis Blues Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) 133 Larry Finck (D) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) 134 Greg Steel (D) Canada Detroit Red Wings Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 135 Tom Lindskog (D) Canada Atlanta Flames University of Michigan (WCHA) 136 Charles Constantin (LW)Canada Buffalo Sabres Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 137 John Held (D) Canada Los Angeles Kings London Knights (OMJHL) 138 Kevin Kemp (D)Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 139 Greg Holst (C)Canada New York Rangers Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 140 Jamie Hislop (RW)Canada Montreal Canadiens University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 141 Mike St. Cyr (D) Canada Chicago Black Hawks Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 142 Steve Short (LW)United States Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Junior Stars (MWJHL) 143 Daryl Drader (D) Canada Boston Bruins University of North Dakota (WCHA) [ 21]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 161 Tony White (LW)Canada Washington Capitals Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 162 Denis Carufel (D)Canada Kansas City Scouts Sorel Eperviers(QMJHL) 163 Bob Ferguson (C)Canada New York Islanders Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 164 Brian Andersen (D) Canada Minnesota North Stars New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 165 John Ahern (D) United States St. Louis Blues Brown University (ECAC) 166 Rick Uhrich (RW) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Regina Pats (WCHL) 167 Louis Loranger (C) Canada Atlanta Flames Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 168 Derek Smith (LW)Canada Buffalo Sabres Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 169 Derrick Emerson (RW) Canada Los Angeles Kings Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) 170 Andy Stoesz (G) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) 171 Ken Dodd (LW) Canada New York Rangers New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 172 Chuck Luksa (D)Canada Montreal Canadiens Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 173 Rick Fraser (D)Canada Chicago Black Hawks Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 174 Marcel Labrosse (C) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 175 Peter Waselovich (G) United States Boston Bruins University of North Dakota (WCHA) [ 23]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 176 Ron Pronchuk (D) Canada Washington Capitals Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 177 Soren Johansson (C)Sweden Kansas City Scouts Djurgårdens IF (Sweden) [ 24] 178 Murray Fleck (D) Canada New York Islanders Estevan Bruins (SJHL) 179 Duane Bray (D)Canada Minnesota North Stars Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) 180 Mitch Babin (C)Canada St. Louis Blues North Bay Trappers (OPJHL) 181 Serge Gamelin (RW) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 182 Randy Montgomery (LW) Canada Atlanta Flames Welland Sabres (SOJHL) 183 Taro Tsujimoto (C)Japan Buffalo Sabres Tokyo Katanas (JIHL ) Pick 183 was later revised to "invalid claim" by the NHL after Tsujimoto was revealed to be a nonexistent character. [ 1] [ 2] 184 Jacques Locas (C)Canada Los Angeles Kings Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 185 Marty Feschuk (D) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 186 Ralph Krentz (LW) Canada New York Rangers Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 187 Cliff Cox (C)Canada Montreal Canadiens University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 188 Jean Bernier (D)Canada Chicago Black Hawks Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 189 Scott Jessee (RW) United States Philadelphia Flyers Michigan Technological University (WCHA) [ 25]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 190 Dave McKee (RW) Canada Washington Capitals Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) 191 Mats Ulander (LW) Sweden Kansas City Scouts Bodens BK (Sweden) 192 Dave Rooke (D) Canada New York Islanders Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 193 Don Hay (RW)Canada Minnesota North Stars New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 194 Doug Allan (G) Canada St. Louis Blues New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 195 Rich Perron (D) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 196 Bob Geoffrion (LW) Canada Buffalo Sabres Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 197 Lindsay Thomson (C) Canada Los Angeles Kings University of Denver (WCHA) 198 Larry Jacques (RW) Canada New York Rangers Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) 199 Dave Lumley (RW)Canada Montreal Canadiens University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 200 Dwayne Byers (RW) Canada Chicago Black Hawks Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 201 Richard Guay (G) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) [ 26]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 225 Bill Bell (LW) Canada Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WCHL) 226 Jim Murray (D) Canada New York Islanders Michigan Technological University (WCHA) 227 Bill Kriski (G) Canada New York Rangers Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) [ 30]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 228 Bob Blanchet (G)Canada Washington Capitals Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 229 Mike Dibble (G) United States New York Islanders University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 230 Kevin Treacy (RW) Canada New York Rangers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) [ 31]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 231 Johnny Bower Jr. (D) Canada Washington Capitals Downsview Beavers (OPJHL) 232 Brian Bye (LW)Canada New York Islanders Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) 233 Ken Gassoff (C) Canada New York Rangers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) [ 32]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 234 Yves Plouffe Defence Canada Washington Capitals Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 235 Martti Jarkko (C)Finland New York Islanders Tappara Tampere (Finland) 236 Cliff Bast (D) Canada New York Rangers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) [ 33]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 237 Terry Bozack (D) Canada Washington Capitals Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) 238 Ron Phillips (D) Canada New York Islanders St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) 239 Jim Mayer (RW)Canada New York Rangers Michigan Technological University (WCHA) [ 34]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 240 Gord Cole (LW) Canada Washington Capitals Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 241 Warren Miller (RW)United States New York Rangers University of Minnesota (WCHA) [ 35]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 242 Mike Cosentino (C) Canada Washington Capitals Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) 243 Kevin Walker (D) Canada New York Rangers Cornell University (ECAC) [ 36]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 244 John Duncan (D) Canada Washington Capitals Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 245 Jim Warner (RW)United States New York Rangers Minnesota Junior Stars (MWJHL) [ 37]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 246 Barry Kerfoot (RW) Canada Washington Capitals Smiths Falls Bears (CJAHL) [ 38]
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 247 Ron Poole (C) Canada Washington Capitals Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) [ 39]
Draftees based on nationality [ edit ] The Asia / Japan selection was later invalidated, once Buffalo Sabres General Manager Punch Imlach admitted that "Taro Tsujimoto " of Japan, a low selection (eleventh round, 183rd overall), was a fabrication in answer to his frustration over the format of the 1974 draft.[ 1] [ 2]
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