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1973 WHA Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s) May 18, 1973[1]
Overview
First selection Flag of Canada Bob Neely
Selected by: Chicago Cougars
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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.

Selections by round

Round 1[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
1 Bob Neely (D) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars Peterborough Petes (OHA)
2 Glenn Goldup (F) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
3 Andre Savard (C) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4 Paulin Bordeleau (C) Flag of France France Toronto Toros Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5 Colin Campbell (D) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Peterborough Petes (OHA)
6 John Rogers (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
7 Bob Gainey (F) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Peterborough Petes (OHA)
8 Reg Thomas (C) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks London Knights (OHA)
9 Darcy Rota (F) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
10 Lanny McDonald (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
11 Ron Andruff (C) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12 Blake Dunlop (F) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 Dean Talafous (F) Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Stingers University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Round 2[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
14 Blaine Stoughton (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
15 Larry Goodenough (D) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars London Knights (OHA)
16 Al Sims (D) Flag of Canada Canada New York Golden Blades Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
17 Morris Titanic (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
18 Pat Hickey (F) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
19 Brent Leavins (F) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
20 Jim McCrimmon (D) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
21 Rick Middleton (F) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Oshawa Generals (OHA)
22 Paul Sheard (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Ottawa 67's (OHA)
23 Tom Lysiak (F) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
24 George Pesut (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
25 Keith Mackie (D) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
26 Mike Clarke (C) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

Round 3[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
27 Frank Rochon (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
28 John Wensink (LW) Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands New York Golden Blades Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
29 Eric Vail (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
30 Blair MacDonald (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
31 Ed Humphreys (G) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
32 Dave Lewis (D) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
33 Bob Gassoff (D) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
34 Doug Gibson (C) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Peterborough Petes (OHA)
35 Vic Mercredi (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
36 Robbie Neale (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
37 Kelly Pratt (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
38 Tom Colley (C) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Sudbury Wolves (OHA)

Round 4[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
39 Bill Laing (C) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
40 Terry Ewasiuk (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
41 Randy Holt (D) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
42 Jean Landry (D) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
43 Peter Marrin (C) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
44 Jean Tetreault (F) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
45 Jim Moxey (F) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
46 Steve Langdon (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints London Knights (OHA)
47 Jim Cowell (F) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Ottawa 67's (OHA)
48 Don Cutts (G) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros R.P.I. (ECAC)
49 Russ Walker (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
50 Peter Crosbie (G) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks London Knights (OHA)
51 Alan Hangsleben (D) Flag of the United States United States New England Whalers University of North Dakota (WCHA)

Round 5[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
52 Bob Dailey (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
53 Larry Patey (C) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Boston University (ECAC)
54 Doug Marit (D) Flag of Canada Canada New York Golden Blades Regina Pats (WCHL)
55 Denis Patry (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
56 Lou Nistico (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros London Knights (OHA)
57 Jimmy Jones (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Peterborough Petes (OHA)
58 Ken Houston (D) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Chatham Maroons (SOJHL)
59 Nelson Pyatt (C) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Oshawa Generals (OHA)
60 Dennis Abgrall (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
61 Paul O'Neil (C) Flag of the United States United States Houston Aeros Boston University (ECAC)
62 Rich Latulippe (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
63 Randy Smith (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
64 Cap Raeder (G) Flag of the United States United States New England Whalers University of New Hampshire (ECAC)

Round 6[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
65 Dave Pay (C) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
66 Keith Smith (D) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars Brown University (ECAC)
67 Dennis Ververgaert (RW) Flag of Canada Canada New York Golden Blades London Knights (OHA)
68 Dale Cook (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
69 Doug Ferguson (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
70 Ian Turnbull (D) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Ottawa 67's (OHA)
71 Yvon Bouillon (F) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
72 John Flesch (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
73 Stu Davison (C) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
74 Dennis Owchar (D) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
75 Bob Smulders (F) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Peterborough Petes (OHA)
76 Ron Kennedy (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
77 Rick Chinnick (F) Flag of Canada Canada New England Whalers Peterborough Petes (OHA)

Round 7[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
78 Gerrard Gibbons (D) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Saint Mary University (CIAU)
79 Dennis Desgagnes (C) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
80 Lowell Ostlund (D) Flag of Canada Canada New York Golden Blades Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
81 Andre Deschamps (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
82 Gord Titcomb (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
83 Mike Korney (D) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
84 Dwayne Pentland (D) Flag of Canada Canada Alberta Oilers Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
85 Tom Machowski (D) Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Fighting Saints University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
86 David Lee (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Ottawa 67's (OHA)
87 Dan Hinton (F) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
88 Ron Serafini (D) Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Crusaders St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
89 Jeff Jacques (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
90 Steve Alley (LW) Flag of the United States United States New England Whalers University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Round 8[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
91 Norm Barnes (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers Michigan State University (WCHA)
92 J. P. Burgoyne (D) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
93 Paul Granchukoff (F) Flag of the United States United States New York Golden Blades Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
94 Bob Stumpf (D) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
95 John Campbell (W) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Toros Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
96 Andre St. Laurent (C) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
97 Bob Young (D) Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Fighting Saints University of Denver (WCHA)
98 Sam Clegg (G) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
99 Lee Palmer (D) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Clarkson University (ECAC)
100 Michel Latrielle (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
101 Terry McDougall (C) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)

Round 9[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
102 Mitch Brandt (D) Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Stingers University of Denver (WCHA)
103 Gordon Halliday (F) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars University of Pennsylvania (ECAC)
104 Rick Austin (RW) Flag of Canada Canada New York Golden Blades Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
105 Guy Ross (D) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
106 Guido Tenesi (D) Flag of the United States United States Toronto Toros Oshawa Generals (OHA)
107 Pierre Laganiere (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
108 Neil Korzack (F) Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota Fighting Saints Peterborough Petes (OHA)
109 Randy Aimoe (D) Flag of Canada Canada Los Angeles Sharks Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
110 Sean Shanahan (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Houston Aeros Providence College (ECAC)
111 Bruce Greig (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
112 Russ Wiechnik (C) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

Round 10[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
113 Jack Johnson (F) Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Stingers University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
114 Mike Haramis (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Chicago Cougars Laval National (QMJHL)
115 Brian Dick (C) Flag of Canada Canada New York Golden Blades Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
116 Michel Belisle (F) Flag of Canada Canada Quebec Nordiques Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
117 Brian Molvik (D) Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Blazers Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
118 Pat Phippen (LW) Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Fighting Saints St. Paul Bruins
119 Yvon Dupuis (F) Flag of Canada Canada Houson Aeros Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
120 Henry Durkin (G) Flag of Canada Canada Cleveland Crusaders Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
121 Mike Kennedy (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Kitchener Rangers (OHA)

Round 11[]

# Player Nationality WHA team College/junior/club team
122 Bob Bilodeau (D) Flag of Canada Canada Cincinnati Stingers New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

See also[]

References[]

  1. NEELY FIRST PICK IN W.H.A.'S DRAFT (May 19, 1973). Retrieved on December 14, 2018.
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WHA Draft
1973
Succeeded by
1974 WHA Amateur Draft
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