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  NHL Entry Draft - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki, Sports Blog, Sports Resource, Sports Community, Sports 2.0
The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL.
The first NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
In 1985 the first draft outside of Montreal was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario in 1985.
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 NHL History
NHL players compete at the Olympics for the first time, with the Czech Republic winning the gold medal.
The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada is formed, with four teams in Montreal, one in Ottawa and one in Quebec City.
At its inception, the NHL boasted five franchises- the Montreal Canadiens, the Montreal Wanderers, the Ottawa Senators, the Quebec Bulldogs, and the Toronto Arenas.
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 2004 NHL Entry Draft To Begin Saturday
NHL Central Scouting was first established prior to the 1975-76 season to provide a scouting and evaluation service for NHL member clubs.
NHL Central Scouting Service provides NHL member clubs with directories, schedules and rosters for dozens of leagues and tournaments throughout North America and Europe, in addition to weekly injury and transaction reports.
The 2000 Entry Draft featured the largest European contingent in the history of the event as 123 players of the 293 drafted were European-born, representing 42% of the Draft.
www.culver.org /students/sports/hockey/2004_nhl_entry_draft.htm   (1791 words)

  
 Detroit Red Wings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A steady defenseman, Larson broke into the NHL with the Red Wings, where he was runner-up for the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie.
Sonmor has served as an amateur scout with the Minnesota Wild since the inception of the franchise, and is also the radio color-man for the Golden Gophers men's hockey team.
Picked second behind Guy Lafleur in the 1971 Amateur Draft by the Red Wings, Dionne immediately made his mark in the NHL by posting a Red Wings' rookie record with 77 points in the 1971-72 season.
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 1971 NHL Amateur Draft -- Quick Facts
The ninth NHL Amateur Draft revealed the power of the draft pick as a trade commodity.
At the time, NHL president Clarence Campbell said he was distressed by this phenomenon because it would defeat the purpose of achieving long-term parity for the expansion teams.
Cost to Draft: Teams did not compensate individual junior franchises for their players, instead the league paid a lump sum to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in order to support major junior hockey as a whole.
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 HOOPSANALYST
By choosing to enter the draft, however, he would be ineligible for a college basketball scholarship and a college education would essentially be foreclosed from his future.
The NHL has established a rule that a player is eligible for the draft if he turns 18 by September 15 in the year in which he is to be drafted.
Either impose a bright line age limit on the draft that would prevent high schoolers from entering the Draft or create an application rule that requires the high schooler to demonstrate that he has viable chance of being drafted and that he is emotionally ready for life in the NBA.
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 A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Ma
NHL All-Star Roster 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974.
In 1971 Junior A hockey in Canada was divided into two classes, Major Junior and Tier II Junior A.
Washington Capitals 2nd pick (19th overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft - he was the first African-American player to be drafted by the NHL, although not the first to play in the NHL - see Willie O'Ree.
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The situation presented by the NHL’s unilateral imposition of the Draft Age Rule differs from that in Brown TA \s "Brown"  on one key aspect — the NHL’s Draft Age Rule was not imposed as the result of an impasse in negotiations.
The NHL justifies its new Rule raising the age of eligibility for the NHL draft by arguing that it is trying to extend the careers of certain NHL players who would lose their jobs if talented 18 year-old players continue to invade the NHL member teams.
The NHL moved for summary judgment on two grounds: (1) that the Draft Age Rule is protected from antitrust scrutiny by the non-statutory labor exemption; and (2) that the matter should have been brought before the National Labor Relations Board.
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 Carolina Hurricanes - Draft History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The first draft held outside of Montreal was in 1985, when it was moved to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and first held outside of Canada in 1987, when it visited the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
The first NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on June 5, 1963.
The 1969 Draft marked the first year that the effects of NHL amateur sponsorship would not be seen, as every junior of qualifying age (20-years) was available for selection.
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 Detroit Red Wings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In 18 NHL seasons, Marcel Dionne scored 731 goals, but never played in a Stanley Cup final.
Selected second overall in the 1971 NHL amateur draft, he led the club in scoring with 77 points in 1971-72, registering a club rookie-record 49 assists.
Dionne won an NHL scoring title in L.A. and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992, five years before Detroit ended its 42-season Stanley Cup drought.
www.detroitredwings.com /history/wol/wol-marceldionne.jsp   (474 words)

  
 New York Rangers Roster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
was the most exciting player in the NHL during his prime as a Montreal Canadiens star, with a combination of speed, style and scoring skill.
Lafleur become the youngest player in NHL history to score 400 goals and the youngest to reach 1,000 points.
At the time, his 560 goals ranked seventh in NHL history and his 1,353 points were eighth.
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 ESPN.com: MLB - Success or failure begins at the top
While the draft is often spun as a tool to address competitive balance, the real reason it came about was the sharp increase in signing bonuses in the 1960s.
The draft was, however, a factor in ending the competitive-balance problems that plagued the game from 1920 through the early 1960s.
Even conducted in semi-secrecy, the draft is a key part of building a winning baseball team, and nothing is bigger than having the first pick in the draft.
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 Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A native of Weston, Ontario, Ramsay was originally selected by Buffalo from the Peterborough Petes in the second round (19th overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
Stothers was originally drafted by the Flyers in the first round (21st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
He was originally drafted in the third round (47th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
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 One Gamers
Drafted: by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, 6th round, 107th overall NHL game: played for the Winnipeg Jets in 1980-81: 10 goals against, 60 minutes played, 1 loss
NHL game: played for the New York Rangers in 1926-27: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, 2 penalty minutes Note: he played 13 seasons in the now defunct PCHA, becoming a six time All-Star, 18 games in the now defunct WCHL, and played 186 major league games in all.
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, 4th round, 65th overall NHL game: played for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1977-78: 3 goals against, 13 minutes played
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 Washington Capitals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Because of the ongoing lockout, this year’s draft was re-scheduled from the last weekend in June and scaled down from a two-day, nine-round affair to a one-day, seven-round event.
This year’s draft date is the latest since 1979 when the draft was delayed until Aug. 9 because of the merger between the NHL and the WHA.
This is the ninth draft the Caps have conducted under the leadership of general manager George McPhee and the eighth under McPhee and director of amateur scouting Ross Mahoney.
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A wealth of team and NHL information is included in the directory, including: arena information; team addresses, phone numbers and fax numbers; general manager, coach and captain histories; and links to team records, retired jersey numbers, current rosters and schedules.
After being drafted early in the first round by Ottawa of the OHL, he was expected to be a high draft pick in 1995.
His legend, however, is cemented into NHL history in the record books, and in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto through his induction in 1992.
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 1971 NHL Amateur Draft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Below are listed the selections in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
This page was last modified 10:59, 30 November 2006.
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 2006 New Jersey Devils Draft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Hockey Canada (formerly the Canadian Hockey Association) is the sole governing body for amateur hockey in Canada.
Players enter the OHL through the annual priority draft, selecting the top players (16 years of age, plus provisions for “exceptional” 15-year-olds) from bantam and midget leagues, and the Junior A, B, C and D system.
The New Jersey Devils held a Draft Party at the Bubble at Giants Stadium on Saturday, June 24, 2006 The festivities were hosted by Devils FSN NY Broadcaster Stan Fischler and Devils Alumnus Bruce Driver will host.
www.newjerseydevils.com /2005/html/theteam/teamnews/draftcan.php   (857 words)

  
 Philadelphia Flyers Alumni Association
Leach was a junior teammate of Bobby Clarke, a factor that later changed the course of his NHL career.
After graduating from junior, Leach was the third player claimed in the 1970 Amateur Draft when the Boston Bruins called his name.
The Beantowners were in the midst of winning the Stanley Cup twice in three years and were too deep in talent to give the youngster a fair shot at the pros.
www.flyersalumni.org /leach.htm   (530 words)

  
 Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending history : FĂ©lix Potvin
Drafted by Toronto in the 2nd round (31st overall) in 1990
Led the NHL in GAA (2,50), playoffs minutes played (1308) and playoffs games played (21)...
Led the NHL in games played (74) and minutes played (4271).
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 Kim wins U.S. Women's Amateur
After Schallenberg, 26, made a birdie putt from off the green on the par-5 36th hole, the pressure was on Kim to birdie for the victory at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
Kim, who has a mouthful of braces and says her hobby is sleeping, has been living recently in Arizona to be able to participate in more tournaments.
Before Kim, the youngest Amateur champion was Laura Baugh, who won it in 1971 at 16 years, two months and 21 days.
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 Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation - Gilbert Perreault   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Gilbert Perreault was the original Buffalo Sabre, the first player ever to be drafted by the team as they came into the National Hockey League in 1970.
He was the first overall pick in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, as the Sabres made him their number one choice when they received the top pick over the NHL's other new team, the Vancouver Canucks.
He was a six time NHL ALL-Star and scored the game winning goal in overtime of the 1978 All Star Game which was played in the Aud.
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 Legends of the Buffalo Sabres - Roger Crozier
Crozier was a star goaltender for the St. Catherines Teepees of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1959 to 1962.
Crozier was the last goaltender in NHL history to play in all of his team's games.
Daley was an experienced NHL goalie, but not one who Imlach thought could carry the load throughout the season.
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 TERRY O'REILLY
O'Reilly was Boston's second pick, 14th overall, in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft and played his entire 13-year NHL career with the Bruins.
He played his first pro season in 1971-72 with the AHL Boston Braves, with a recall to the Bruins for the final game of the regular season, when he scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on April 2, 1972 vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He broke into the NHL to stay in 1972-73 with a hard nosed style of play that instantly made him one of the most popular players to ever wear a Bruins sweater.
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 cbc.ca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The NHL record for most goals in a loss is 15.
Liam Maguire: Kevin Lowe was their first pick in the NHL amateur draft.
However there was also a dispersal draft and a waiver draft so I'm not sure which one you're referring to Ira.
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 Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In 1971 the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Noris 32nd overall in the NHL Amateur Draft.
Noris palyed in 35 NHL games in his rookie professional year, scoring 2 goals and 7 points.
Noris would get into only 2 NHL games with the Blues, but was happy to be in the Blues organization.
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 The Sporting News: MLB Draft 2001
Since the free agent draft began in 1965, 19 selections have made their professional debut in the major leagues without first playing in the minors (only Dave Winfield, Bob Horner and John Olerud never spent a day in the minors):
Comment: The Orioles placed the 19-year-old right into their rotation, but he struggled and was sent down after three appearances.
Comment: He started at third base for the Padres the day after he was drafted and played in 100 games his first season.
archive.sportingnews.com /baseball/draft/straight_to_majors.html   (1188 words)

  
 GOHABS.COM: Your Web Connection to Montreal Hockey
Selected in second round 1971 NHL Amateur Draft
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78, 1980-81, 1985-86 (Montreal)
NHL Records: Most consecutive seasons in playoffs (20)
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 KCHH: Kansas City Hockey History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Plasse was a number 1 draft pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft.
He not only played with the CHL Kansas City Blues, he also saw action in the NHL.
His overall NHL record was 92-136-54, posting a 3.79 goals against average.
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 Robinson willing to play through pain
The Winchester, Ont., native spent the first 17 of his 20 NHL seasons with the Canadiens before playing his final three campaigns in a Los Angeles Kings uniform.
With Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri and Paul Coffey skating for the Oilers, there isn't likely to be a whole lot of defence.
"They're going to get a chance to see what it is like to turn the clocks back," said the 52-year-old Robinson, Montreal's second-round pick in the 1971 NHL amateur draft.
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