1973 WHA Amateur Draft

The 1973 WHA Amateur Draft was the first draft for the World Hockey Association.

Selections by round
Below are listed the selections in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.

Round 1
1. Bob Neely - Chicago Cougars

2. Glenn Goldup - New England Whalers

3. Andre Savard - Quebec Nordiques

4. Paulin Bordeleau - Toronto Toros

5. Colin Campbell - Vancouver Blazers

6. John Rogers - Alberta Oilers

7. Bob Gainey - Minnesota Fighting Saints

8. Reg Thomas - Los Angeles Sharks

9. Darcy Rota - Houston Aeros

10. Lanny McDonald - Cleveland Crusaders

11. Ron Andruff - Winnipeg Jets

12. Blake Dunlop - New England Whalers

13. Dean Talafous - Cincinnati Stingers

Round 2
14. Blaine Stoughton - Quebec Nordiques

15. Larry Goodenough - Chicago Cougars

16. Al Sims - New York Golden Blades

17. Morris Titanic - Quebec Nordiques

18. Pat Hickey - Toronto Toros

19. Brent Leavins - Vancouver Blazers

20. Jim McCrimmon - Alberta Oilers

21. Rick Middleton - Minnesota Fighting Saints

22. Paul Sheard - Los Angeles Sharks

23. Tom Lysiak - Houston Aeros

24. George Pesut - Cleveland Crusaders

25. Keith Mackie - Winnipeg Jets

26. Mike Clarke - New England Whalers

Round 3
27. Frank Rochon - Chicago Cougars

28. John Wensink - New York Golden Blades

29. Eric Vail - Quebec Nordiques

30. Blair MacDonald - Alberta Oilers

31. Ed Humphreys - Vancouver Blazers

32. Dave Lewis - Alberta Oilers

33. Bob Gassoff - Minnesota Fighting Saints

34. Doug Gibson - Los Angeles Sharks

35. Vic Mercredi - Houston Aeros

36. Robbie Neale - Cleveland Crusaders

37. Kelly Pratt - Winnipeg Jets

38. Tom Colley - New England Whalers

Round 4
39. Bill Laing - Alberta Oilers

40. Terry Ewasiuk - Chicago Cougars

41. Randy Holt - New England Whalers

42. Jean Landry - Quebec Nordiques

43. Peter Marrin - Toronto Toros

44. Jean Tetreault - Vancouver Blazers

45. Jim Moxey - Alberta Oilers

46. Steve Langdon - Minnesota Fighting Saints

47. Jim Cowell - Los Angeles Sharks

48. Don Cutts - Houston Aeros

49. Russ Walker - Cleveland Crusaders

50. Peter Crosbie - Los Angeles Sharks

51. Alan Hangsleben - New England Whalers

Round 5
52. Bob Dailey - Toronto Toros

53. Larry Patey - New England Whalers

54. Doug Marit - New York Golden Blades

55. Denis Patry - Quebec Nordiques

56. Lou Nistico - Toronto Toros

57. Jimmy Jones - Vancouver Blazers

58. Ken Houston - Alberta Oilers

59. Nelson Pyatt - Minnesota Fighting Saints

60. Dennis Abgrall - Los Angeles Sharks

61. Paul O'Neil - Houston Aeros

62. Rich Latulippe - Cleveland Crusaders

63. Randy Smith - Winnipeg Jets

64. Cap Raeder - New England Whalers

Round 6
65. Dave Pay - Alberta Oilers

66. Kevin Smith - Chicago Cougars

67. Dennis Ververgaert - New York Golden Blades

68. Dale Cook - Quebec Nordiques

69. Doug Ferguson - Toronto Toros

70. Ian Turnbull - Vancouver Blazers

71. Yvon Bouillon - Alberta Oilers

72. John Flesch - Minnesota Fighting Saints

73. Stu Davison - Los Angeles Sharks

74. Dennis Owchar - Houston Aeros

75. Bob Smulders - Cleveland Crusaders

76. Ron Kennedy - Winnipeg Jets

77. Rick Chinnick - New England Whalers

Round 7
78. Gerrard Gibbons - Toronto Toros

79. Dennis Desgagnes - Chicago Cougars

80. Lowell Ostlund - New York Golden Blades

81. Andre Deschamps - Quebec Nordiques

82. Gord Titcomb - Toronto Toros

83. Mike Korney - Vancouver Blazers

84. Dwayne Pentland - Alberta Oilers

85. Tom Machowski - Minnesota Fighting Saints

86. David Lee - Los Angeles Sharks

87. Dan Hinton - Houston Aeros

88. Ron Serafini - Cleveland Crusaders

89. Jeff Jacques - Winnipeg Jets

90. Steve Alley - New England Whalers

Round 8
91. Norm Barnes - Cincinnati Stingers

92. J. P. Burgoyne - Chicago Cougars

93. Paul Granchukoff - New York Golden Blades

94. Bob Stumpf - Quebec Nordiques

95. John Campbell - Toronto Toros

96. Andre St. Laurent - Vancouver Blazers

97. Bob Young - Minnesota Fighting Saints

98. Sam Clegg - Los Angeles Sharks

99. Lee Palmer - Houston Aeros

100. Michel Latrielle - Cleveland Crusaders

101. Terry McDougall - Winnipeg Jets

Round 9
102. Mitch Brandt - Cincinnati Stingers

103. Gordon Halliday - Chicago Cougars

104. Rick Austin - New York Golden Blades

105. Guy Ross - Quebec Nordiques

106. Guido Tenesi - Toronto Toros

107. Pierre Laganiere - Vancouver Blazers

108. Neil Korzack - Minnesota Fighting Saints

109. Randy Aimoe - Los Angeles Sharks

110. Sean Shanahan - Houston Aeros

111. Bruce Greig - Cleveland Crusaders

112. Russ Wiechnik - Winnipeg Jets

Round 10
113. Jack Johnson - Cincinnati Stingers

114. Mike Haramis - Chicago Cougars

115. Brian Dick - New York Golden Blades

116. Michel Belisle - Quebec Nordiques

117. Brian Molvik - Vancouver Blazers

118. Pat Phippen - Minnesota Fighting Saints

119. Yvon Dupuis - Houson Aeros

120. Henry Durkin - Cleveland Crusaders

121. Mike Kennedy - Winnipeg Jets

Round 11
122. Bob Bilodeau - Cincinnati Stingers