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1968 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s) June 13, 1968
Location Montreal, Quebec
Overview
First selection Flag of Canada Michel Plasse
Selected by: Montreal Canadiens
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The 1968 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Selections by round[]

Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL Entry Draft.

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

Round one[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Michel Plasse Goaltender Montreal Canadiens Drummondville Rangers (QJHL)
2 Roger Belisle Centre Montreal Canadiens Montreal North Castors (MetMtlHL)
3 Jim Pritchard Defence Montreal Canadiens Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
4 Garry Swain Centre Pittsburgh Penguins Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
5 Jim Benzelock Right wing Minnesota North Stars Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
6 Gary Edwards Goaltender St. Louis Blues Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
7 Jim McInally Defence Los Angeles Kings Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
8 Lew Morrison Right wing Philadelphia Flyers Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
9 John Marks Left wing Chicago Black Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
10 Brad Selwood Defence Toronto Maple Leafs Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
11 Steve Andrascik Right wing Detroit Red Wings Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12 Danny Schock Left wing Boston Bruins Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
Reference: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.

Round two[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
13 Doug Smith Centre Oakland Seals Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
14 Ron Snell Right wing Pittsburgh Penguins Regina Pats (WCHL)
15 Marc Rioux Centre Minnesota North Stars Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
16 Curt Bennett Left wing Flag of the United States United States St. Louis Blues Brown Bears (NCAA)
17 Herb Boxer Right wing Flag of the United States United States Detroit Red Wings Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
18 Fraser Rice Centre Boston Bruins Halifax (Junior)
19 Bruce Buchanan Defence New York Rangers Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL)
Reference: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.

Round three[]

Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
20 Jim Trewin Defence Oakland Seals Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
21 Dave Simpson Defence Pittsburgh Penguins Port Arthur (TBJHL)
22 Glen Lindsay Goaltender Minnesota North Stars Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
23 Don Grierson Right wing Montreal Canadiens North Bay Trappers (NOJHL)
24 Brian St. John Centre Boston Bruins Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU)
Reference: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
= NHL All-Star [1] = Hall of Famers

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.


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