| 1968 NHL amateur draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | June 13, 1968 |
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Overview | |
| 24 total selections in 3 rounds | |
| First selection |  Michel Plasse(Montreal Canadiens) |
The 1968 NHL amateur draft was the sixth draft for the National Hockey League. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Gary Edwards and Michel Plasse, who both played their last NHL games in the 1981–82 season.
Selections by round
Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL amateur draft.
| = NHL All-Star team · | = NHL All-Star[a] · |
Round one
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Plasse (G) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Drummondville Rangers (QJHL) | |
| 2 | Roger Belisle (C) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal North Beavers (LHIQ) | |
| 3 | Jim Pritchard (D) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens (from Oakland Seals)1 | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
| 4 | Garry Swain (C) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
| 5 | Jim Benzelock (RW) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
| 6 | Gary Edwards (G) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
| 7 | Jim McInally (D) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | |
| 8 | Lew Morrison (RW) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
| 9 | John Marks (LW) | Canada | Chicago Black Hawks | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA) | |
| 10 | Brad Selwood (D) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
| 11 | Steve Andrascik (RW) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
| 12 | Danny Schock (LW) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Estevan Bruins (WCHL) | |
| [1] | |||||
- Notes
- The Oakland Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968, that sent Norm Ferguson, Stan Fuller and future considerations (Francois Lacombe and Michel Jacques traded completed in June 1968) to Oakland in exchange for Wally Boyer, Alain Caron, California's 1970 first-round pick, future considerations (Lyle Bradley traded completed in June 1968) and this pick.[2][3]
Round two
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Doug Smith (C) | Canada | Oakland Seals | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | |
| 14 | Ron Snell (RW) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Regina Pats (WCHL) | |
| 15 | Marc Rioux (C) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL) | |
| 16 | Curt Bennett (LW) |  United States | St. Louis Blues | Brown Bears (NCAA) | |
| 17 | Herb Boxer (RW) | United States | Detroit Red Wings | Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA) | |
| 18 | Fraser Rice (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Halifax Colonels (MVJHL) | |
| 19 | Barry Buchanan (D) | Canada | New York Rangers | Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL) | |
| [1] | |||||
Round three
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jim Trewin (D) | Canada | Oakland Seals | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | |
| 21 | Dave Simpson (D) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL) | |
| 22 | Glen Lindsay (G) | Canada | Minnesota North Stars | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | |
| 23 | Don Grierson (RW) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) | |
| 24 | Brian St. John (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU) | |
| [1] | |||||
| = NHL All-Star team · | = NHL All-Star[a] · |
Draftees based on nationality
| Rank | Country | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 22 |
| 2 | United States | 2 |
See also
Notes
- Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
References
- "1968 NHL Amateur Draft". Retrieved December 14, 2008.
- "NHL Trade Tracker". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 484,485, 501, 556 and 649. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.