116 selections in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pos | Amateur Club | League | Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |  Buffalo Sabres | Gilbert Perreault | C | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |  Vancouver Canucks | Dale Tallon | D | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 |  Boston Bruins | Reggie Leach | RW | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 | Boston Bruins | Rick MacLeish | C | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 |  Montréal Canadiens | — | — | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 6 | 1 | Montréal Canadiens | Chuck Lefley | RW | Canadian National Team | Intl | CAN |
| 1970 | 7 | 1 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | Greg Polis | RW | Estevan Bruins | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 8 | 1 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | Darryl Sittler | C | London Knights | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 9 | 1 | Boston Bruins | Ronald Plumb | D | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 10 | 1 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | Chris Oddleifson | C | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 11 | 1 |  New York Rangers | Norm Gratton | LW | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 12 | 1 |  Detroit Red Wings | Serge Lajeunesse | D | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 13 | 1 | Boston Bruins | Bob Stewart | D | Oshawa Generals | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 14 | 1 |  Chicago Blackhawks | Dan Maloney | LW | London Knights | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 15 | 2 | Buffalo Sabres | Butch Deadmarsh | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 16 | 2 | Vancouver Canucks | Jim Hargreaves | D | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 17 | 2 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Buster Harvey | RW | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 18 | 2 |  Philadelphia Flyers | Bill Clement | C | Ottawa 67's | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 19 | 2 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | Pete Laframboise | LW | Ottawa 67's | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 20 | 2 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Fred Barrett | D | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 21 | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | John Stewart | LW | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 22 | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Errol Thompson | LW | Charlettown Senior | — | CAN |
| 1970 | 23 | 2 |  St. Louis Blues | — | — | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 24 | 2 |  Los Angeles Kings | Al McDonough | RW | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 25 | 2 | New York Rangers | Mike Murphy | RW | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 26 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | Bobby Guindon | C | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 27 | 2 | Boston Bruins | Dan Bouchard | G | London Knights | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 28 | 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | Michel Archambault | LW | Drummondville Rangers | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 29 | 3 | Buffalo Sabres | — | — | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 30 | 3 | Vancouver Canucks | Ed Dyck | G | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 31 | 3 | Montréal Canadiens | Steve Carlyle | D | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 32 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | Bob Kelly | LW | Oshawa Generals | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 33 | 3 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | Randy Rota | C | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 34 | 3 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Dennis Patterson | D | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 35 | 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Larry Bignell | D | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 36 | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Gerry O'Flaherty | LW | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | USA |
| 1970 | 37 | 3 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 38 | 3 | Los Angeles Kings | Terry Holbrook | RW | London Knights | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 39 | 3 | New York Rangers | — | — | — | Weyburn Jr. A | — |
| 1970 | 40 | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | Yvon Lambert | LW | Drummondville Rangers | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 41 | 3 | Boston Bruins | — | — | U. of Brandon | CIAU | — |
| 1970 | 42 | 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Len Frig | D | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 43 | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | Randy Wyrozub | C | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 44 | 4 | Vancouver Canucks | — | — | Estevan Bruins | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 45 | 4 | Montréal Canadiens | — | — | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 46 | 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | — | — | Shawinigan Bruins | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 47 | 4 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | Ted McAneeley | D | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 48 | 4 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Dave Cressman | LW | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 49 | 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Connie Forey | LW | Ottawa 67's | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 50 | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Bob Gryp | LW | Boston University | NCAA | CAN |
| 1970 | 51 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | Gord Brooks | RW | London Knights | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 52 | 4 | Montréal Canadiens | — | — | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 53 | 4 | New York Rangers | — | — | Drummondville Rangers | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 54 | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | — | — | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 55 | 4 | Boston Bruins | — | — | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 56 | 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | Walt Ledingham | LW | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | CAN |
| 1970 | 57 | 5 | Buffalo Sabres | — | — | Shawinigan Bruins | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 58 | 5 | Vancouver Canucks | — | — | Swift Current Broncos | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 59 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | Billy Smith | G | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 60 | 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | — | — | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 61 | 5 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | — | — | Charlettown Senior | — | — |
| 1970 | 62 | 5 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Henry Lehvonen | D | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 63 | 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Steve Cardwell | LW | Oshawa Generals | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 64 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | — | — | Trois Rivieres Ducs | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 65 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 66 | 5 | Montréal Canadiens | Rick Wilson | D | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | CAN |
| 1970 | 67 | 5 | New York Rangers | Gary Coalter | RW | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 68 | 5 | Detroit Red Wings | Tom Mellor | D | Boston College | NCAA | USA |
| 1970 | 69 | 5 | Boston Bruins | — | — | Sorel Black Hawks | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 70 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Gilles Meloche | G | Verdun Maple Leafs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 71 | 6 | Buffalo Sabres | — | — | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 72 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | — | — | London Knights | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 73 | 6 | Los Angeles Kings | — | — | London Knights | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 74 | 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | — | — | London Knights | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 75 | 6 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | — | — | Sorel Black Hawks | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 76 | 6 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | — | — | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 77 | 6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Bob Fitchner | C | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 78 | 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | — | — | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | — |
| 1970 | 79 | 6 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 80 | 6 | Montréal Canadiens | — | — | Boston University | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 81 | 6 | New York Rangers | Duane Wylie | C | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | USA |
| 1970 | 82 | 6 | Detroit Red Wings | Bernie MacNeil | LW | — | Espanola Jr. A | CAN |
| 1970 | 83 | 6 | Boston Bruins | Murray Wing | D | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | CAN |
| 1970 | 84 | 7 | Buffalo Sabres | — | — | Boston University | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 85 | 7 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | U. of Denver | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 86 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | Brian Carlin | LW | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 87 | 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | Hank Nowak | LW | Oshawa Generals | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 88 | 7 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | Terry Murray | D | Ottawa 67's | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 89 | 7 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Gary Geldart | D | London Knights | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 90 | 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | James Pearson | D | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 91 | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | — | — | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 92 | 7 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 93 | 7 | Montréal Canadiens | — | — | Estevan Bruins | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 94 | 7 | New York Rangers | — | — | Estevan Bruins | WCHL | — |
| 1970 | 95 | 7 | Detroit Red Wings | — | — | U. of Denver | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 96 | 7 | Boston Bruins | — | — | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 97 | 8 | Buffalo Sabres | Doug Rombough | C | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 98 | 8 | Vancouver Canucks | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 99 | 8 | Los Angeles Kings | — | — | Peterborough Petes | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 100 | 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | — | — | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 101 | 8 | CGSCalifornia Golden Seals | — | — | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 102 | 8 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | — | — | Peterborough Petes | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 103 | 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Cam Newton | G | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 104 | 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Ron Low | G | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | CAN |
| 1970 | 105 | 8 | St. Louis Blues | Dave Tataryn | G | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | CAN |
| 1970 | 106 | 8 | Montréal Canadiens | Richard Jordan | LW | Boston University | NCAA | CAN |
| 1970 | 107 | 8 | New York Rangers | — | — | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 108 | 9 | Buffalo Sabres | — | — | Drummondville Rangers | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 109 | 9 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | Colorado College | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 110 | 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | — | — | Sorel Black Hawks | QMJHL | — |
| 1970 | 111 | 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | — | — | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | — |
| 1970 | 112 | 10 | St. Louis Blues | Mike Lampman | LW | U. of Denver | NCAA | CAN |
| 1970 | 113 | 11 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | U. of Wisconsin | NCAA | — |
| 1970 | 114 | 12 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | — |
| 1970 | 115 | 13 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | St. Francis Xavier University | CIAU | — |
| 1970 | 116 | 14 | St. Louis Blues | — | — | Kenora | — | — |