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1970 NHL expansion draft
Player selection draft
Player selection draft
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1970 NHL expansion draft |
| date | June 10, 1970 |
| league | National Hockey League |
| expansion_teams | Buffalo Sabres |
| Vancouver Canucks | |
| expansion_season | [1970–71](1970-71-nhl-season) |
| prev | [1967](1967-nhl-expansion-draft) |
| next | [1972](1972-nhl-expansion-draft) |
Vancouver Canucks The 1970 NHL expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Hockey League (NHL). The draft was held on June 10, 1970, a day before the 1970 NHL amateur draft. The expansion draft was held to allow the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks to acquire players for the upcoming .
Rules
Each expansion team was to select twenty-one players from the established clubs, three players from each of the fourteen existing teams: two goaltenders and nineteen skaters. Thus, a total of 42 players were selected.
Most of the existing teams could protect two goalies and fifteen skaters. First-year pros were exempt. The existing teams could lose only a maximum of three players, including a maximum of one goaltender.
Draft results
| **Franchise seasons** | Number of seasons played with his draft team |
|---|
| # | Player | Position | Drafted by | Selected from | NHL seasons | Franchise seasons | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right wing | Buffalo Sabres | Boston Bruins | 2 | Traded | ||
| 2 | Defenceman | Vancouver Canucks | Boston Bruins | 5 | 2 (–) | ||
| 3 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | New York Rangers | 4 | 2 (–) | ||
| 4 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | New York Rangers | 9 | 4 (–) | ||
| 5 | ^ | Centre | Buffalo Sabres | New York Rangers | 17 | 1 () | |
| 6 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota North Stars | 5 | 1 () | ||
| 7 | * | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 4 (–) | |
| 8 | Defenceman | Vancouver Canucks | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 2 (–) | ||
| 9 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Detroit Red Wings | 6 | 2 (–) | ||
| 10 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | 2 (–) | ||
| 11 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 1 () | ||
| 12 | Defenceman | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota North Stars | 3 | 1 () | ||
| 13 | * | Centre | Buffalo Sabres | St. Louis Blues | 14 | 2 (–) | |
| 14 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | 1 () | ||
| 15 | * | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers | 11 | 1 () | |
| 16 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 2 (–) | ||
| 17 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 () | ||
| 18 | Defenceman | Vancouver Canucks | Boston Bruins | 3 | 5 (–) | ||
| 19 | Centre | Buffalo Sabres | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 1 () | ||
| 20 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 3 (; –) | ||
| 21 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 1 () | ||
| 22 | Left winger | Vancouver Canucks | Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 2 (–) | ||
| 23 | Right wing | Buffalo Sabres | St. Louis Blues | 3 | Traded | ||
| 24 | Left winger | Vancouver Canucks | St. Louis Blues | 3 | 3 (–) | ||
| 25 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 1 () | ||
| 26 | Right wing | Vancouver Canucks | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | 1 () | ||
| 27 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2 (–) | ||
| 28 | Defenceman | Vancouver Canucks | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | 2 (–) | ||
| 29 | Left winger | Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | 5 (–) | ||
| 30 | Defenceman | Vancouver Canucks | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 1 () | ||
| 31 | Defenceman | Buffalo Sabres | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | 4 (–) | ||
| 32 | Defenceman | Vancouver Canucks | Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 2 (–) | ||
| 33 | Left winger | Buffalo Sabres | Oakland Seals | 2 | 1 () | ||
| 34 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | Oakland Seals | 7 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Centre | Buffalo Sabres | Oakland Seals | 4 | Traded | ||
| 36 | Centre | Vancouver Canucks | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 | 1 () | ||
| 37 | Goaltender | Vancouver Canucks | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | 3 (–) | ||
| 38 | Goaltender | Buffalo Sabres | Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 3 (–) | ||
| 39 | ^ | Goaltender | Vancouver Canucks | Oakland Seals | 12 | 1 () | |
| 40 | Goaltender | Buffalo Sabres | St. Louis Blues | 0 | 0 |
Notes
Trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made before the start of the .
- June 10, 1970: The Sabres traded Tom Webster to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for goaltender Roger Crozier.
- October 2, 1970: The Sabres traded Craig Cameron to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ron Anderson.
- October 1970: The Sabres traded Howie Menard to the California Golden Seals in exchange for cash.
Other
- Bob Dillabough played one game for the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Rochester Americans and was later loaned to the Phoenix Roadrunners for the remainder of the .
- Gary Edwards was loaned to the Kansas City Blues for the before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.
References
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