1971 NHL Draft

117 selections in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft.

		Round			Pos	Amateur Club	League	Country
1971	1	1	Montréal Canadiens	Guy Lafleur	RW	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	CAN
1971	2	1	Detroit Red Wings	Marcel Dionne	C	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1971	3	1	Vancouver Canucks	Jocelyn Guevremont	D	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	4	1	St. Louis Blues	Gene Carr	C	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1971	5	1	Buffalo Sabres	Rick Martin	LW	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	6	1	Boston Bruins	Ron Jones	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1971	7	1	Montréal Canadiens	Chuck Arnason	RW	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1971	8	1	Philadelphia Flyers	Larry Wright	C	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1971	9	1	Philadelphia Flyers	Pierre Plante	RW	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	CAN
1971	10	1	New York Rangers	Steve Vickers	LW	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1971	11	1	Montréal Canadiens	Murray Wilson	LW	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1971	12	1	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1971	13	1	New York Rangers	Steve Durbano	D	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1971	14	1	Boston Bruins	Terry O'Reilly	RW	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1971	15	2	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Ken Baird	D	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1971	16	2	Detroit Red Wings	Henry Boucha	C	U.S. National Team	Intl	USA
1971	17	2	Vancouver Canucks	Bobby Lalonde	C	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	18	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian McKenzie	LW	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1971	19	2	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Ramsay	LW	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1971	20	2	Montréal Canadiens	Larry Robinson	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1971	21	2	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Rod Norrish	LW	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1971	22	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Kehoe	RW	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1971	23	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Fortier	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1971	24	2	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1971	25	2	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Ottawa 67's	OHA	—
1971	26	2	Chicago Blackhawks	Dave Kryskow	LW	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1971	27	2	New York Rangers	Tom Williams	LW	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1971	28	2	Boston Bruins	Curt Ridley	G	—	Portage la Prairie Jr.	CAN
1971	29	3	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Rich Leduc	C	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1971	30	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1971	31	3	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	—
1971	32	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Noris	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	USA
1971	33	3	Buffalo Sabres	Bill Hajt	D	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	CAN
1971	34	3	Los Angeles Kings	Vic Venasky	C	U. of Denver	NCAA	CAN
1971	35	3	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	—
1971	36	3	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	37	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1971	38	3	St. Louis Blues	John Garrett	G	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1971	39	3	Vancouver Canucks	Rich Lemieux	C	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	40	3	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	41	3	New York Rangers	—	—	London Knights	OHA	—
1971	42	3	Boston Bruins	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	43	4	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Hartland Monahan	RW	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	44	4	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	45	4	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	46	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Oshawa Generals	OHA	—
1971	47	4	Buffalo Sabres	Bob Richer	C	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1971	48	4	Los Angeles Kings	Neil Komadoski	D	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	CAN
1971	49	4	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	—
1971	50	4	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1971	51	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Peterborough Petes	OHA	—
1971	52	4	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1971	53	4	Montréal Canadiens	Greg Hubick	D	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	CAN
1971	54	4	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	55	4	New York Rangers	Jerry Butler	RW	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1971	56	4	Boston Bruins	Dave Hynes	LW	Harvard U.	NCAA	USA
1971	57	5	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1971	58	5	Detroit Red Wings	Earl Anderson	RW	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	USA
1971	59	5	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Halifax Juniors	—	—
1971	60	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	—
1971	61	5	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1971	62	5	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Michigan Tech	NCAA	—
1971	63	5	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	64	5	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	—
1971	65	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bob Sykes	LW	Sudbury Cub-Wolves	NOJHA	CAN
1971	66	5	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1971	67	5	Montréal Canadiens	Mike Busniuk	D	U. of Denver	NCAA	CAN
1971	68	5	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Minnesota	NCAA	—
1971	69	5	New York Rangers	—	—	Lethbridge Sugar Kings	AJHL	—
1971	70	5	Boston Bruins	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1971	71	6	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Sudbury Cub-Wolves	NOJHA	—
1971	72	6	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1971	73	6	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	PEI Islanders	Junior	—
1971	74	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1971	75	6	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1971	76	6	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	—
1971	77	6	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	—
1971	78	6	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	79	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1971	80	6	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1971	81	6	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	—
1971	82	6	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1971	83	6	New York Rangers	Wayne Wood	G	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	84	6	Boston Bruins	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	85	7	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Al Simmons	D	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	CAN
1971	86	7	Detroit Red Wings	Jim Nahrgang	D	Michigan Tech	NCAA	CAN
1971	87	7	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1971	88	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Harvard U.	NCAA	—
1971	89	7	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1971	90	7	Los Angeles Kings	Norm Dube	LW	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	CAN
1971	91	7	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Peterborough Petes	OHA	—
1971	92	7	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1971	93	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dale Smedsmo	LW	Bemidji State University	NCAA	USA
1971	94	7	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1971	95	7	Montréal Canadiens	Peter Sullivan	C	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1971	96	7	New York Rangers	—	—	Ottawa 67's	OHA	—
1971	97	7	New York Rangers	—	—	St.-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL	—
1971	98	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL	—
1971	99	8	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	—	Charlottetown Jr. A	—
1971	100	8	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Michigan State U.	NCAA	—
1971	101	8	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1971	102	8	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1971	103	8	Los Angeles Kings	Lorne Stamler	LW	Michigan Tech	NCAA	CAN
1971	104	8	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Halifax Juniors	—	—
1971	105	8	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1971	106	8	Philadelphia Flyers	Jerome Mrazek	G	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	CAN
1971	107	8	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Canadian Armed Forces	—	—
1971	108	8	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	—
1971	109	8	New York Rangers	Gene Sobchuk	LW	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1971	110	9	New York Rangers	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1971	111	10	New York Rangers	Andre Peloffy	C	Rosemont National	QMJHL	FRA
1971	112	11	New York Rangers	—	—	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOJHA	—
1971	113	12	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Mike Antonovich	C	U. of Minnesota	NCAA	USA
1971	114	12	New York Rangers	—	—	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	—
1971	115	13	New York Rangers	—	—	Swift Current Broncos	WCHL	—
1971	116	14	New York Rangers	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1971	117	15	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Rosemont National	QMJHL	—

1971 draft picks by team

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres CGSCalifornia Golden Seals

Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings

Los Angeles Kings MNSMinnesota North Stars

1971 NHL Draft

117 selections in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft.

		Round			Pos	Amateur Club	League	Country
1971	1	1	Montréal Canadiens	Guy Lafleur	RW	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	CAN
1971	2	1	Detroit Red Wings	Marcel Dionne	C	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1971	3	1	Vancouver Canucks	Jocelyn Guevremont	D	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	4	1	St. Louis Blues	Gene Carr	C	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1971	5	1	Buffalo Sabres	Rick Martin	LW	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	6	1	Boston Bruins	Ron Jones	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1971	7	1	Montréal Canadiens	Chuck Arnason	RW	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1971	8	1	Philadelphia Flyers	Larry Wright	C	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1971	9	1	Philadelphia Flyers	Pierre Plante	RW	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	CAN
1971	10	1	New York Rangers	Steve Vickers	LW	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1971	11	1	Montréal Canadiens	Murray Wilson	LW	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1971	12	1	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1971	13	1	New York Rangers	Steve Durbano	D	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1971	14	1	Boston Bruins	Terry O'Reilly	RW	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1971	15	2	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Ken Baird	D	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1971	16	2	Detroit Red Wings	Henry Boucha	C	U.S. National Team	Intl	USA
1971	17	2	Vancouver Canucks	Bobby Lalonde	C	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	18	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian McKenzie	LW	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1971	19	2	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Ramsay	LW	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1971	20	2	Montréal Canadiens	Larry Robinson	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1971	21	2	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Rod Norrish	LW	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1971	22	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Kehoe	RW	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1971	23	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Fortier	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1971	24	2	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1971	25	2	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Ottawa 67's	OHA	—
1971	26	2	Chicago Blackhawks	Dave Kryskow	LW	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1971	27	2	New York Rangers	Tom Williams	LW	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1971	28	2	Boston Bruins	Curt Ridley	G	—	Portage la Prairie Jr.	CAN
1971	29	3	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Rich Leduc	C	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1971	30	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1971	31	3	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	—
1971	32	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Noris	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	USA
1971	33	3	Buffalo Sabres	Bill Hajt	D	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	CAN
1971	34	3	Los Angeles Kings	Vic Venasky	C	U. of Denver	NCAA	CAN
1971	35	3	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	—
1971	36	3	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	37	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1971	38	3	St. Louis Blues	John Garrett	G	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1971	39	3	Vancouver Canucks	Rich Lemieux	C	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	40	3	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	41	3	New York Rangers	—	—	London Knights	OHA	—
1971	42	3	Boston Bruins	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	43	4	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Hartland Monahan	RW	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	44	4	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	45	4	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	46	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Oshawa Generals	OHA	—
1971	47	4	Buffalo Sabres	Bob Richer	C	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1971	48	4	Los Angeles Kings	Neil Komadoski	D	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	CAN
1971	49	4	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	—
1971	50	4	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1971	51	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Peterborough Petes	OHA	—
1971	52	4	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1971	53	4	Montréal Canadiens	Greg Hubick	D	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	CAN
1971	54	4	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	55	4	New York Rangers	Jerry Butler	RW	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1971	56	4	Boston Bruins	Dave Hynes	LW	Harvard U.	NCAA	USA
1971	57	5	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1971	58	5	Detroit Red Wings	Earl Anderson	RW	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	USA
1971	59	5	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Halifax Juniors	—	—
1971	60	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	—
1971	61	5	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1971	62	5	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Michigan Tech	NCAA	—
1971	63	5	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	64	5	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	—
1971	65	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bob Sykes	LW	Sudbury Cub-Wolves	NOJHA	CAN
1971	66	5	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1971	67	5	Montréal Canadiens	Mike Busniuk	D	U. of Denver	NCAA	CAN
1971	68	5	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Minnesota	NCAA	—
1971	69	5	New York Rangers	—	—	Lethbridge Sugar Kings	AJHL	—
1971	70	5	Boston Bruins	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1971	71	6	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Sudbury Cub-Wolves	NOJHA	—
1971	72	6	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1971	73	6	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	PEI Islanders	Junior	—
1971	74	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1971	75	6	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1971	76	6	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	—
1971	77	6	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	—
1971	78	6	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	—
1971	79	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1971	80	6	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1971	81	6	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	—
1971	82	6	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1971	83	6	New York Rangers	Wayne Wood	G	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	CAN
1971	84	6	Boston Bruins	—	—	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	—
1971	85	7	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Al Simmons	D	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	CAN
1971	86	7	Detroit Red Wings	Jim Nahrgang	D	Michigan Tech	NCAA	CAN
1971	87	7	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1971	88	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Harvard U.	NCAA	—
1971	89	7	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1971	90	7	Los Angeles Kings	Norm Dube	LW	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	CAN
1971	91	7	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Peterborough Petes	OHA	—
1971	92	7	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1971	93	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dale Smedsmo	LW	Bemidji State University	NCAA	USA
1971	94	7	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1971	95	7	Montréal Canadiens	Peter Sullivan	C	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1971	96	7	New York Rangers	—	—	Ottawa 67's	OHA	—
1971	97	7	New York Rangers	—	—	St.-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL	—
1971	98	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL	—
1971	99	8	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	—	Charlottetown Jr. A	—
1971	100	8	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Michigan State U.	NCAA	—
1971	101	8	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1971	102	8	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1971	103	8	Los Angeles Kings	Lorne Stamler	LW	Michigan Tech	NCAA	CAN
1971	104	8	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Halifax Juniors	—	—
1971	105	8	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1971	106	8	Philadelphia Flyers	Jerome Mrazek	G	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	CAN
1971	107	8	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Canadian Armed Forces	—	—
1971	108	8	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	—
1971	109	8	New York Rangers	Gene Sobchuk	LW	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1971	110	9	New York Rangers	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1971	111	10	New York Rangers	Andre Peloffy	C	Rosemont National	QMJHL	FRA
1971	112	11	New York Rangers	—	—	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOJHA	—
1971	113	12	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Mike Antonovich	C	U. of Minnesota	NCAA	USA
1971	114	12	New York Rangers	—	—	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	—
1971	115	13	New York Rangers	—	—	Swift Current Broncos	WCHL	—
1971	116	14	New York Rangers	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1971	117	15	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Rosemont National	QMJHL	—

1971 draft picks by team

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres CGSCalifornia Golden Seals

Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings

Los Angeles Kings MNSMinnesota North Stars