Who was the first player ever to be drafted into the National Hockey League?

Answer 1

GARRY MONAHAN WORKS FOR THE RADIO TRIVIA!!;-}

Answer 2

First draft was held in 1963.

First player drafted was Garry Monahan by the Habs

NHL Debut with Montreal in '67-'68 season.
Traded to Toronto, then Vancouver, then back to Toronto.
Played 748 games over 12 seasons in the league.

Finished career in Japan after playing 3 seasons for Seibu Tetsudo of the Japan Ice Hockey League

Answer 3

This is the first Draft ever:

Round 1
1. Garry Monahan - Montreal Canadiens

2. Peter Mahovlich - Detroit Red Wings

3. Orest Romashyna - Boston Bruins

4. Al Osborne - New York Rangers

5. Art Hampson - Chicago Black Hawks

6. Walt McKechnie - Toronto Maple Leafs


Round 2
7. Rodney Presswood - Montreal Canadiens

8. Bill Cosburn - Detroit Red Wings

9. Terrance Lane - Boston Bruins

10. Terry Jones - New York Rangers

11. Wayne Davison - Chicago Black Hawks

12. Nathan Phillips - Toronto Maple Leafs


Round 3
13. Roy Pugh - Montreal Canadiens

14. Roger Bamburak - Boston Bruins

15. Mike Cummings - New York Rangers

16. Bill Carson - Chicago Black Hawks

17. Jim McKenny - Toronto Maple Leafs


Round 4
18. Glen Shirton - Montreal Canadiens

19. Jim Blair - Boston Bruins

20. Campbell Alleson - New York Rangers

21. Gerry Meehan - Toronto Maple Leafs

Answer 4

It's more of a complex question that you might think. NHL teams had a system of controlling junior players back in the pre-expansion days. Each team owned some junior clubs. So, if a 16-year-old signed with St. Catharines, he'd eventually become a Blackhawk if he was good enough. Bobby Orr was never drafted; the Bruins owned his rights.

The leftover players were taken in a draft in 1963, but as you can see the list isn't too strong. The system finally was opened up in 1969. The Canadiens dealt their excess talent to the weak expansion teams for draft choices -- the NHL gave the new teams table scraps in 1967, so they had little choice -- and drafted Rejean Houle and Marc Tardif, who both helped. Buffalo learned a lesson and didn't trade its top overall pick in 1970 and took Gil Perreault.

Answer 5

Garry Monahan is the correct answer for radio trivia!

Answer 6

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