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The 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, the 11th National Hockey League draft was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal so it would not overshadow the rest of the league meetings. Previously, the league had held the amateur draft in mid-June. It also marks the second time the meeting took place at the Mount Royal Hotel rather than the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. In 1972, when the World Hockey Association was beginning to take form, some teams were more focused on the amateur draft that they stopped paying attention to other issues (mainly the WHA raiding NHL rosters) and were spending their time preparing for the draft.
With the WHA having already operated for a full season, NHL teams realized they would have to fight to sign their top picks. This was especially important in a year when the draft was considered extremely deep and the WHA was scheduled to draft players just three days after the NHL.
The top pick of the 1973 NHL amateur draft was Ottawa 67's star Denis Potvin who was projected to be the next Bobby Orr. The Montreal Canadiens, the most active team on draft day, re-positioned themselves by trading for several high picks and then offered the New York Islanders all types of packages for the first choice overall as they want to select Potvin for themselves. Islanders general manager Bill Torrey was not interested, however and held on to the top pick. He selected Potvin, who became a big part of the building block for the Islanders hockey dynasty between 1980 to 1983
Although the NHL had to compete hard with the WHA to sign these amateur players, they managed to sign all 16 of their first-round draft picks before the rival league could. The NHL-WHA competition was so fierce that the Toronto Maple Leafs offered a staggering, at the time, five-year $600,000 contract for right winger Lanny McDonald of the Medicine Hat Tigers , which kept the No. 4 pick from signing with the WHA's Cleveland Crusaders.
Eligible for the draft were all amateur players born before January 1, 1954 The NHL paid a lump sum to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to support major junior hockey as a group. Teams could offer a player a contract at any time after the draft without risking then re-entering a future NHL draft.
[edit] Selections by round
Below are listed the selections in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.
[edit] Round one
[edit] Round two
[edit] Round three
[edit] Round four
[edit] Round five
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
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| 65 | Ron Kennedy | Right wing | 
| New York Islanders | New Westminster (WCHL)
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| 66 | Jim Moxey | Right wing |
| California Golden Seals | Hamilton (OHA)
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| 67 | Paul O'Neil | Centre |  United States | Vancouver Canucks | Boston University (NCAA)
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| 68 | Gord Titcomb | Left wing |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | St. Catharines (OHA)
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| 69 | John Flesch | Left wing |
| Atlanta Flames | Lake Superior (NCAA)
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| 70 | Dennis Abgrall | Right wing |
| Los Angeles Kings | Saskatoon (WCHL)
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| 71 | Guido Tenesi | Defence | United States | Pittsburgh Penguins | Oshawa (OHA)
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| 72 | Bill Laing | Centre |
| St. Louis Blues | Saskatoon (WCHL)
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| 73 | Lowell Ostlund | Defence |
| Minnesota North Stars | Saskatoon (WCHL)
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| 74 | Michel Latreille | Defence |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Montreal (QMJHL)
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| 75 | Blair Stewart | Centre |
| Detroit Red Wings | Winnipeg (WCHL)
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| 76 | Bob Smulders | Right wing |
| Buffalo Sabres | Peterborough (OHA)
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| 77 | Dan Hinton | Left wing |
| Chicago Black Hawks | Sault Ste. Marie (OHA)
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| 78 | Pierre Laganiere | Right wing |
| New York Rangers | Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
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| 79 | Peter Crosbie | Goaltender |
| Boston Bruins | London (OHA)
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| 80 | Gerard Gibbons | Defence |
| Montreal Canadiens | St. Mary's AUAA
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| Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
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[edit] Round six
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
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| 81 | Keith Smith | Defence |
| New York Islanders | Brown (NCAA)
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| 82 | Willie Trognitz | Left wing |
| California Golden Seals | Thunder Bay Juniors
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| 83 | Jim Cowell | Centre |
| Vancouver Canucks | Ottawa (OHA)
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| 84 | Doug Marit | Defence |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Regina (WCHL)
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| 85 | Ken Houston | Defence |
| Atlanta Flames | Chatham SOJHL
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| 86 | Blair MacDonald | Right wing |
| Los Angeles Kings | Cornwall (QMJHL)
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| 87 | Don Seiling | Left wing |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Oshawa (OHA)
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| 88 | Randy Smith | Left wing |
| St. Louis Blues | Edmonton (WCHL)
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| 89 | David Lee | Left wing |  United Kingdom | Minnesota North Stars | Ottawa (OHA)
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| 90 | Doug Ferguson | Defence |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Hamilton (OHA)
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| 91 | Glenn Cickello | Defence |
| Detroit Red Wings | Hamilton (OHA)
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| 92 | Neil Korzack | Left wing |
| Buffalo Sabres | Peterborough (OHA)
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| 93 | Garry Doerksen | Centre |
| Chicago Black Hawks | Winnipeg (WCHL)
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| 94 | Dwayne Pentland | Defence |
| New York Rangers | Brandon (WCHL)
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| 95 | J.P. Burgoyne | Defence |
| Boston Bruins | Shawinigan (QMJHL)
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| 96 | Denis Patry | Right wing |
| Montreal Canadiens | Drummondville (QMJHL)
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| Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
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[edit] Round seven
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
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| 97 | Don Cutts | Goaltender |
| New York Islanders | RPI (NCAA)
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| 98 | Paul Tantardini | Left wing |
| California Golden Seals | Downsview Bombers Ontario Jr. A
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| 99 | Clay Hebenton | Goaltender |
| Vancouver Canucks | Portland WCJHL
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| 100 | Dan Follet | Goaltender |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Downsview Bombers Ontario Jr. A
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| 101 | Tom Machowski | Defence | United States | Atlanta Flames | Wisconsin (NCAA)
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| 102 | Roly Kimble | Goaltender |
| Los Angeles Kings | Hamilton (OHA)
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| 103 | Terry Ewasiuk | Left wing |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Victoria (WCHL)
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| 104 | John Wensink | Left wing |
| St. Louis Blues | Cornwall (QMJHL)
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| 105 | Lou Nistico | Centre |
| Minnesota North Stars | London (OHA)
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| 106 | Tom Young | Defence |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Sudbury (OHA)
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| 107 | Brian Middleton | Defence |
| Detroit Red Wings | Alberta (NCAA)
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| 108 | Bob Young | Defence | United States | Buffalo Sabres | Denver (NCAA)
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| 109 | Wayne Dye | Left wing |
| Chicago Black Hawks | New Westminster (WCHL)
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| 110 | Denis Andersen | Defence |
| New York Islanders | New Westminster (WCHL)
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| 111 | Walter Johnson | Right wing | United States | Boston Bruins | Oshawa (OHA)
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| 112 | Michel Belisle | Centre |
| Montreal Canadiens | Montreal (QMJHL)
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| Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
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[edit] Round eight
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
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| 113 | Mike Kennedy | Right wing |
| New York Islanders | Kitchener (OHA)
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| 114 | Bruce Greig | Left wing |
| California Golden Seals | Vancouver (WCHL)
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| 115 | John Senkpiel | Left wing |
| Vancouver Canucks | Vancouver (WCHL)
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| 116 | Les Burgess | Left wing |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Kitchener (OHA)
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| 117 | Bob Law | Right wing |
| Atlanta Flames | North Dakota (WCHA)
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| 118 | Dennis Polonich | Centre |
| Detroit Red Wings | Flin Flon (WCHL)
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| 119 | Fred Comrie | Centre |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton (WCHL)
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| 120 | Jean Tetreault | Left wing |
| St. Louis Blues | Drummondville (QMJHL)
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| 121 | George Beveridge | Defence |
| Minnesota North Stars | Kitchener (OHA)
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| 122 | Norm Barnes | Defence |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Michigan State (NCAA)
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| 123 | George Lyle | Left wing |
| Detroit Red Wings | Michigan Tech (NCAA)
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| 124 | Tim O'Connell | Right wing | United States | Buffalo Sabres | Vermont (NCAA)
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| 125 | Jim Koleff | Centre |
| Chicago Black Hawks | Hamilton (OHA)
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| 126 | Denis Desgagnes | Centre |
| New York Islanders | Sorel (QMJHL)
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| 127 | Virgil Gates | Defence |
| Boston Bruins | Swift Current (WCHL)
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| 128 | Mario Desjardins | Left wing |
| Montreal Canadiens | Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
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| Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
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[edit] Round nine
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
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| 129 | Bob Lorimer | Defence |
| New York Islanders | Michigan Tech (NCAA)
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| 130 | Larry Patey | Centre |
| California Golden Seals | Braintree NEJHL
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| 131 | Peter Folco | Defence |
| Vancouver Canucks | Quebec (QMJHL)
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| 132 | Dave Pay | Left wing |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Wisconsin (NCAA)
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| 133 | Bob Bilodeau | Defence |
| Atlanta Flames | New Westminster (WCHL)
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| 134 | Gord Lane | Defence |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | New Westminster (WCHL)
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| 135 | Dennis O'Brien | Defence |
| Detroit Red Wings | Laurentian CIAU
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| 136 | Jim Johnston | Centre |
| Minnesota North Stars | Peterborough (OHA)
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| 137 | Dan O'Donohue | Defence |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Sault Ste. Marie (OHA)
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| 138 | Tom Newman | Defence |
| Detroit Red Wings | Kitchener (OHA)
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| 139 | Ray Bibeau | Defence |
| Detroit Red Wings | Montreal (QMJHL)
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| 140 | Jack Johnson | Defence | United States | Chicago Black Hawks | Wisconsin (NCAA)
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| 141 | Steve Alley | Left wing | United States | Chicago Black Hawks | Wisconsin (NCAA)
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| 142 | Jim Pettie | Goaltender |
| Boston Bruins | St. Catharines (OHA)
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| 143 | Bob Wright | Right wing |
| Montreal Canadiens | Pembroke Lumber Kings CJAHL
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| Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
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[edit] Round ten
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
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| 144 | Lee Palmer | Defence |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Clarkson (NCAA)
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| 145 | Doug Mahood | Right wing |
| California Golden Seals | Sault Ste. Marie (OHA)
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| 146 | Terry McDougall | Centre |
| Vancouver Canucks | Swift Current (WCHL)
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| 147 | Bob Peace | Centre |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Cornell (NCAA)
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| 148 | Glen Surbey | Defence |
| Atlanta Flames | Loyola College (NCAA)
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| 149 | Guy Ross | Defence |
| Atlanta Flames | Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
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| 150 | Randy Aimoe | Defence |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Medicine Hat (WCHL)
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| 151 | Kevin Neville | Goaltender |
| Detroit Red Wings | Toronto (OHA)
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| 152 | Sam Clegg | Goaltender |
| Minnesota North Stars | Medicine Hat (WCHL)
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| 153 | Brian Dick | Right wing |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Winnipeg (WCHL)
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| 154 | Ken Gibb | Defence |
| Detroit Red Wings | North Dakota (NCAA)
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| 155 | Mitch Brandt | Defence | United States | Detroit Red Wings | Denver (NCAA)
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| 156 | Rick Clubbe | Centre |
| Chicago Black Hawks | North Dakota (NCAA)
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| 157 | Yvan Bouillon | Centre |
| Boston Bruins | Cornwall (QMJHL)
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| 158 | Alain Labrecque | Centre |
| Montreal Canadiens | Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
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| Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
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[edit] Round eleven
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
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| 159 | Norm McLeod | Left wing |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Ottawa (OHA Jr. A)
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| 160 | Angie Moretto | Centre |
| California Golden Seals | Michigan (NCAA)
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| 161 | Russ Wiechnik | Centre |
| Minnesota North Stars | Calgary (WCHL)
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| 162 | Greg Fox | Defence |
| Atlanta Flames | Michigan (WCHA)
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| 163 | Max Hansen | Left wing | United States | Minnesota North Stars | Sudbury (OHA)
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| 164 | Don McLeod | Centre |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Saskatoon (WCHL)
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| 165 | Gene Strate | Defence |
| Chicago Black Hawks | Edmonton (WCHL)
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| 166 | Gord Halliday | Right wing |
| Montreal Canadiens | Pennsylvania (ECAC)
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| Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
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[edit] Round twelve
[edit] Round thirteen
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| = Hall of Famers
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[edit] See also
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