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1973 World Hockey Association (WHA) Draft
By Patrick Mondout
The World Hockey Association was a
professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to
1979. The league held annual drafts from 1973 to 1977. We have the 1973-74
draft by round below. We also have the 1974,
1975, 1976
and 1977 drafts.
Round 1
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 1 |
Chicago |
Bob Neely |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 2 |
New England |
Glenn Goldup |
Toronto Marlboros
(OHA) |
| 3 |
Québec |
André Savard |
Quebec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
| 4 |
Toronto |
Paulin
Bordeleau |
Toronto Marlboros
(OHA) |
| 5 |
Vancouver |
Colin Campbell |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 6 |
Alberta |
John Rogers |
Edmonton Oil Kings
(WCHL) |
| 7 |
Minnesota |
Bob Gainey |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 8 |
Los Angeles |
Reg Thomas |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 9 |
Houston |
Darcy Rota |
Edmonton Oil Kings
(WCHL) |
| 10 |
Cleveland |
Lanny McDonald |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 11 |
Winnipeg |
Ron Andruff |
Flin-Flon Bombers
(WCHL) |
| 12 |
New
England |
Blake
Dunlop |
Ottawa
67's (OHA) |
| 13 |
Cincinnati |
Dean Talafous |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
Round 2
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 14 |
Québec |
Blaine
Stoughton |
Flin-Flon Bombers
(WCHL) |
| 15 |
Chicago |
Larry
Goodenough |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 16 |
New York |
Al Sims |
Cornwall Royals
(QMJHL) |
| 17 |
Québec |
Morris Titantic |
Sudbury Wolves
(OHA) |
| 18 |
Toronto |
Pat Hickey |
Hamilton Red Wings
(OHA) |
| 19 |
Vancouver |
Brent Leavins |
Swift Current
Broncos (WCHL) |
| 20 |
Alberta |
Jim McCrimmon |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 21 |
Minnesota |
Rick Middleton |
Oshawa Generals
(OHA) |
| 22 |
Los Angeles |
Paul Sheard |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 23 |
Houston |
Tom Lysiak |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 24 |
Cleveland |
George Pesut |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
| 25 |
Winnipeg |
Keith Mackie |
Edmonton Oil Kings
(WCHL) |
| 26 |
New England |
Mike Clarke |
Calgary
Centennials |
Round 3
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 27 |
Chicago |
Frank Rochon |
Sherbrooke Beavers
(QMJHL) |
| 28 |
New York |
John Wensink |
Cornwall Royals
(QMJHL) |
| 29 |
Québec |
Eric Vail |
Sudbury Wolves
(OHA) |
| 30 |
Alberta |
Blair MacDonald |
Cornwall Royals
(QMJHL) |
| 31 |
Vancouver |
Ed Humphreys |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
| 32 |
Alberta |
Dave Lewis |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
| 33 |
Minnesota |
Bob Gassoff |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 34 |
Los Angeles |
Doug Gibson |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 35 |
Houston |
Vic Mercredi |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 36 |
Cleveland |
Robbie Neale |
Brandon Wheat
Kings (WCHL) |
| 37 |
Winnipeg |
Kelly
Pratt |
Swift
Current Broncos (WCHL) |
| 38 |
New England |
Tom Colley |
Sudbury Wolves
(OHA) |
Round 4
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 39 |
Alberta |
Bill Laing |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
| 40 |
Chicago |
Terry Ewasiuk |
Victoria Cougars
(WCHL) |
| 41 |
New England |
Randy Holt |
Sudbury Wolves
(OHA) |
| 42 |
Québec |
Jean Landry |
Québec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
| 43 |
Toronto |
Peter Marrin |
Toronto Marlboros
(OHA) |
| 44 |
Vancouver |
Jean Tetreault |
Drummondville
Rangers (QMJHL) |
| 45 |
Alberta |
Jim Moxey |
Hamilton Red Wings
(OHA) |
| 46 |
Minnesota |
Steve Langdon |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 47 |
Los Angeles |
Jim Cowell |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 48 |
Houston |
Don Cutts |
R.P.I. (NCAA) |
| 49 |
Cleveland |
Russ Walker |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
| 50 |
Los Angeles |
Peter Crosbie |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 51 |
New England |
Alan Hangsleben |
U. of North Dakota
(NCAA) |
Round 5
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 52 |
Toronto |
Bob Dailey |
Toronto Marlboros
(OHA) |
| 53 |
New England |
Larry Patey |
Boston University
(NCAA) |
| 54 |
New York |
Doug Marit |
Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 55 |
Québec |
Denis Patry |
Drummondville
Rangers (QMJHL) |
| 56 |
Toronto |
Lou Nistico |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 57 |
Vancouver |
Jimmy Jones |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 58 |
Alberta |
Ken Houston |
Chatham Maroons
(SOJHL) |
| 59 |
Minnesota |
Nelson Pyatt |
Oshawa Generals
(OHA) |
| 60 |
Los Angeles |
Dennis Abgrall |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
| 61 |
Houston |
Paul O'Neil |
Boston University
(NCAA) |
| 62 |
Cleveland |
Rich Latulippe |
Québec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
| 63 |
Winnipeg |
Randy Smith |
Edmonton Oil Kings
(WCHL) |
| 64 |
New England |
Cap Raeder |
U. of New
Hampshire (NCAA) |
Round 6
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 65 |
Alberta |
Dave Pay |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
| 66 |
Chicago |
Kevin Smith |
Brown University
(NCAA) |
| 67 |
New York |
Dennis
Ververgaert |
London Knights
(OHA) |
| 68 |
Québec |
Dale Cook |
Victoria Cougars
(WCHL) |
| 69 |
Toronto |
Doug Ferguson |
Hamilton Red Wings
(OHA) |
| 70 |
Vancouver |
Ian Turnbull |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 71 |
Alberta |
Yvon Bouillon |
Cornwall Royals
(QMJHL) |
| 72 |
Minnesota |
John Flesch |
Lake Superior
State University (NCAA) |
| 73 |
Los Angeles |
Stu Davison |
Cornwall Royals
(QMJHL) |
| 74 |
Houston |
Dennis Owchar |
Toronto Marlboros
(OHA) |
| 75 |
Cleveland |
Bob Smulders |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 76 |
Winnipeg |
Ron Kennedy |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 77 |
New England |
Rick Chinnick |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
Round 7
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 78 |
Toronto |
Gerrard Gibbons |
St.-Mary's
University (CIAU) |
| 79 |
Chicago |
Dennis
Desgagnes |
Sorel Black Hawks
(QMJHL) |
| 80 |
New York |
Lowell Ostlund |
Saskatoon Blades
(WCHL) |
| 81 |
Québec |
André
Deschamps |
Quebec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
| 82 |
Toronto |
Gord Titcomb |
St.-Catharines
Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 83 |
Vancouver |
Mike Korney |
Winnipeg Jets
(WCHL) |
| 84 |
Alberta |
Dwayne Pentland |
Brandon Wheat
Kings (WCHL) |
| 85 |
Minnesota |
Tom Machowski |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
| 86 |
Los Angeles |
David Lee |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 87 |
Houston |
Dan Hinton |
Sault-Ste.-Marie
Greyhounds (OHA) |
| 88 |
Cleveland |
Ron Serafini |
St.-Catharines
Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 89 |
Winnipeg |
Jeff Jacques |
St.-Catharines
Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 90 |
New England |
Steve Alley |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
Round 8
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 91 |
Cincinnati |
Norm Barnes |
Michigan State
University (NCAA) |
| 92 |
Chicago |
J.P. Burgoyne |
Shawinigan Bruins
(QMJHL) |
| 93 |
New York |
Paul
Granchukoff |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 94 |
Québec |
Bob Stumpf |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
| 95 |
Toronto |
John Campbell |
Sault-Ste.-Marie
Greyhounds (OHA) |
| 96 |
Vancouver |
Andre St.
Laurent |
Montreal Red White
and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 97 |
Minnesota |
Bob Young |
U. of Denver
(NCAA) |
| 98 |
Los Angeles |
Sam Clegg |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 99 |
Houston |
Lee Palmer |
Clarkson
University (NCAA) |
| 100 |
Cleveland |
Michel
Latrielle |
Montreal Red White
and Blue (QMJHL) |
| 101 |
Winnipeg |
Terry McDougall |
Swift Current
Broncos (WCHL) |
Round 9
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 102 |
Cincinnati |
Mitch Brandt |
U. of Denver
(NCAA) |
| 103 |
Chicago |
Gordon Halliday |
U. of Pennsylvania
(NCAA) |
| 104 |
New York |
Rick Austin |
Swift Current
Broncos (WCHL) |
| 105 |
Québec |
Guy Ross |
Sherbrooke Beavers
(QMJHL) |
| 106 |
Toronto |
Guido Tenesi |
Oshawa Generals
(OHA) |
| 107 |
Vancouver |
Pierre
Laganiere |
Sherbrooke Beavers
(QMJHL) |
| 108 |
Minnesota |
Neil Korzack |
Peterborough Petes
(OHA) |
| 109 |
Los Angeles |
Randy Aimoe |
Medicine Hat
Tigers (WCHL) |
| 110 |
Houston |
Sean Shanahan |
Providence College
(NCAA) |
| 111 |
Cleveland |
Bruce Greig |
Vancouver Nats
(WCHL) |
| 112 |
Winnipeg |
Russ Wiechnik |
Calgary
Centennials (WCHL) |
Round 10
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 113 |
Cincinnati |
Jack Johnson |
U. of Wisconsin
(NCAA) |
| 114 |
Chicago |
Mike Haramis |
Laval National
(QMJHL) |
| 115 |
New York |
Brian Dick |
Winnipeg Jets
(WCHL) |
| 116 |
Québec |
Michel Belisle |
Montréal Red
White & Blue (QMJHL) |
| 117 |
Vancouver |
Brian Molvik |
Calgary
Centennials (WCHL) |
| 118 |
Minnesota |
Pat Phippen |
St. Paul Bruins |
| 119 |
Houston |
Yvon Dupuis |
Québec Remparts
(QMJHL) |
| 120 |
Cleveland |
Henry Durkin |
Swift Current
Broncos (WCHL) |
| 121 |
Winnipeg |
Mike Kennedy |
Kitchener Rangers
(OHA) |
Round 11
| Overall |
Drafted by |
Player |
Drafted from |
| 122 |
Cincinnati |
Bob Bilodeau |
New Westminster
Bruins (WCHL) |
WHA Bibliography
The
Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association by
Ed Willes
The
Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association
by Scott Adam Surgent
WHA
Pro Hockey '75 - '76 by Dan Proudfoot
WHA Media Guides (each team published one each year)
These and many other WHA items can be found at
eBay - check our links on the far right of this page!
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--Patrick Mondout
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