1970 NHL expansion draft

Player selection draft

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 1970–71 season.

Draft results

Orland Kurtenbach was the Canucks' inaugural captain.

Pat Quinn later became the Canucks' president and general manager for ten seasons, and head coach for five.

Notes

Trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made before the start of the 1970–71 season.

• a June 10, 1970: The Sabres traded Tom Webster to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for goaltender Roger Crozier.
• b October 2, 1970: The Sabres traded Craig Cameron to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ron Anderson.
• c October 1970: The Sabres traded Howie Menard to the California Golden Seals in exchange for cash.

Other

• A 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 1970–71 season.
• B Gary Edwards was loaned to the Kansas City Blues for the 1970–71 season before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.

References

General

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External links

• 1970 NHL Expansion Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database