1971 NHL Entry Draft Picks

The top 3 overall picks in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft were Guy Lafleur by Montréal Canadiens, Marcel Dionne by Detroit Red Wings, and Jocelyn Guevremont by Vancouver Canucks.

Explore all 117 picks across 15 rounds by sorting tables for any of the columns. Stats include NHL & Junior games played, goals, assists, and PIM.

Round 1

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
1	Montréal Canadiens	Guy Lafleur	RW	R	62	130	79	209	135	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	1126	560	793	1353	399
2	Detroit Red Wings	Marcel Dionne	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	1348	731	1040	1771	600
3	Vancouver Canucks	Jocelyn Guevremont	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	571	84	223	307	319
4	St. Louis Blues	Gene Carr	C	L	62	36	68	104	150	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	465	79	136	215	365
5	Buffalo Sabres	Rick Martin	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	685	384	317	701	477
6	Boston Bruins	Ron Jones	D	L	63	11	40	51	46	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	54	1	4	5	33
7	Montréal Canadiens	Chuck Arnason	RW	R	66	79	84	163	153	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	401	109	90	199	122
8	Philadelphia Flyers	Larry Wright	C	L	59	24	60	84	43	WCHL	Regina Pats	106	4	8	12	19
9	Philadelphia Flyers	Pierre Plante	RW	R	58	38	50	88	251	QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers	599	125	172	297	599
10	New York Rangers	Steve Vickers	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	698	246	340	586	330
11	Montréal Canadiens	Murray Wilson	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Ottawa 67's	386	94	95	189	162
12	Chicago Blackhawks	Dan Spring	F	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	-	-	-	-	-
13	New York Rangers	Steve Durbano	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	220	13	60	73	1127
14	Boston Bruins	Terry O'Reilly	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	891	204	402	606	2095

Total players drafted in Round 1 per nation:

Round 2

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
15	California Golden Seals	Ken Baird	D	L	66	35	40	75	211	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	10	0	2	2	15
16	Detroit Red Wings	Henry Boucha	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	Intl	U.S. National Team	247	53	49	102	157
17	Vancouver Canucks	Bobby Lalonde	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	641	124	210	334	298
18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian McKenzie	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	6	1	1	2	4
19	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Ramsay	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	1070	252	420	672	201
20	Montréal Canadiens	Larry Robinson	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	1384	208	750	958	793
21	Minnesota North Stars	Rod Norrish	LW	L	65	49	32	81	49	WCHL	Regina Pats	21	3	3	6	2
22	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Kehoe	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	906	371	396	767	120
23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Fortier	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	205	8	21	29	335
24	Montréal Canadiens	Michel DeGuise	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
25	Montréal Canadiens	Terry French	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Ottawa 67's	-	-	-	-	-
26	Chicago Blackhawks	Dave Kryskow	LW	L	65	42	45	87	149	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	231	33	56	89	174
27	New York Rangers	Tom Williams	LW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	397	115	138	253	73
28	Boston Bruins	Curt Ridley	G	L	50	0	0	0	0	Portage la Prairie Jr.	-	104	0	1	0	17

Total players drafted in Round 2 per nation:

Round 3

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
29	California Golden Seals	Rich Leduc	C	L	59	56	76	132	195	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Ducs	130	28	38	66	69
30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ralph Hopiavouri	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	-	-	-	-	-
31	Montréal Canadiens	Jim Cahoon	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-
32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Noris	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	55	2	5	7	22
33	Buffalo Sabres	Bill Hajt	D	L	66	19	53	72	50	WCHL	Saskatoon Blades	854	42	202	244	433
34	Los Angeles Kings	Vic Venasky	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Denver	430	61	101	162	66
35	Minnesota North Stars	Ron Wilson	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	-	-	-	-	-
36	Philadelphia Flyers	Glen Irwin	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Estevan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Gavin Kirk	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	-	-	-	-	-
38	St. Louis Blues	John Garrett	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	207	0	6	0	41
39	Vancouver Canucks	Rich Lemieux	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	274	39	82	121	132
40	Chicago Blackhawks	Bob Peppler	F	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
41	New York Rangers	Terry West	F	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	London Knights	-	-	-	-	-
42	Boston Bruins	Dave Bonter	F	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Estevan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 3 per nation:

Round 4

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
43	California Golden Seals	Hartland Monahan	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	334	61	80	141	163
44	Detroit Red Wings	George Hulme	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
45	Montréal Canadiens	Ed Sidebottom	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Estevan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Gerry Methe	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
47	Buffalo Sabres	Bob Richer	C	L	62	47	44	91	130	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Ducs	3	0	0	0	0
48	Los Angeles Kings	Neil Komadoski	D	L	52	15	24	39	116	WCHL	Winnipeg Jets	502	16	76	92	632
49	Minnesota North Stars	Mike Legge	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Winnipeg Jets	-	-	-	-	-
50	Philadelphia Flyers	Ted Scharf	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
51	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rick Cunningham	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	-	-	-	-	-
52	St. Louis Blues	Derek Harker	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	-	-	-	-	-
53	Montréal Canadiens	Greg Hubick	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	77	6	9	15	10
54	Chicago Blackhawks	Clyde Simon	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
55	New York Rangers	Jerry Butler	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	641	99	120	219	515
56	Boston Bruins	Dave Hynes	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Harvard U.	22	4	0	4	2

Total players drafted in Round 4 per nation:

Round 5

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
57	California Golden Seals	Ray Belanger	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
58	Detroit Red Wings	Earl Anderson	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of North Dakota	109	19	19	38	22
59	Vancouver Canucks	Mike McNiven	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	-	Halifax Juniors	-	-	-	-	-
60	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dave Murphy	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-
61	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Warr	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Clarkson U.	-	-	-	-	-
62	Los Angeles Kings	Gary Crosby	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan Tech	-	-	-	-	-
63	Minnesota North Stars	Brian McBratney	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
64	Philadelphia Flyers	Don McCulloch	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers	-	-	-	-	-
65	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bob Sykes	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NOJHA	Sudbury Cub-Wolves	2	0	0	0	0
66	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Gibbs	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
67	Montréal Canadiens	Mike Busniuk	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Denver	143	3	23	26	297
68	Chicago Blackhawks	Dean Blais	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota	-	-	-	-	-
69	New York Rangers	Fraser Robertson	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	AJHL	Lethbridge Sugar Kings	-	-	-	-	-
70	Boston Bruins	Bert Scott	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 5 per nation:

Round 6

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
71	California Golden Seals	Gerry Egers	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NOJHA	Sudbury Cub-Wolves	-	-	-	-	-
72	Detroit Red Wings	Charlie Shaw	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	-	-	-	-	-
73	Vancouver Canucks	Tim Steeves	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	Junior	PEI Islanders	-	-	-	-	-
74	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Williams	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Notre Dame	-	-	-	-	-
75	Buffalo Sabres	Pierre Duguay	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	-	-	-	-	-
76	Los Angeles Kings	Camille LaPierre	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	-	-	-	-	-
77	Minnesota North Stars	Alan Globensky	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	-	-	-	-	-
78	Philadelphia Flyers	Yvon Bilodeau	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Estevan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
79	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mike Ruest	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-
80	St. Louis Blues	Bernie Doan	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
81	Montréal Canadiens	Ross Butler	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Winnipeg Jets	-	-	-	-	-
82	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Johnston	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-
83	New York Rangers	Wayne Wood	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	-	-	-	-	-
84	Boston Bruins	Bob McMahon	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 6 per nation:

Round 7

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
85	California Golden Seals	Al Simmons	D	R	65	14	39	53	89	WCHL	Winnipeg Jets	11	0	1	1	21
86	Detroit Red Wings	Jim Nahrgang	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan Tech	57	5	12	17	34
87	Vancouver Canucks	Bill Green	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Notre Dame	-	-	-	-	-
88	Pittsburgh Penguins	Doug Elliott	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Harvard U.	-	-	-	-	-
89	Los Angeles Kings	Peter Harasym	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Clarkson U.	-	-	-	-	-
90	Los Angeles Kings	Norm Dube	LW	L	62	72	66	138	17	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	57	8	10	18	54
91	Minnesota North Stars	Bruce Abbey	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	-	-	-	-	-
92	Philadelphia Flyers	Bobby Gerrard	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Regina Pats	-	-	-	-	-
93	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dale Smedsmo	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Bemidji State University	4	0	0	0	0
94	St. Louis Blues	Dave Smith	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Regina Pats	-	-	-	-	-
95	Montréal Canadiens	Peter Sullivan	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	126	28	54	82	40
96	New York Rangers	Doug Keeler	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Ottawa 67's	-	-	-	-	-
97	New York Rangers	Jean-Denis Royal	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	St.-Jerome Alouettes	-	-	-	-	-
98	Toronto Maple Leafs	Steve Johnson	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Verdun Maple Leafs	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 7 per nation:

Round 8

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
99	California Golden Seals	Angus Beck	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	Charlottetown Jr. A	-	-	-	-	-	-
100	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Boyd	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan State U.	-	-	-	-	-
101	Vancouver Canucks	Norm Cherrey	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-
102	Vancouver Canucks	Bob Murphy	F	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-
103	Los Angeles Kings	Lorne Stamler	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan Tech	116	14	11	25	16
104	California Golden Seals	Rod Lyons	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	-	Halifax Juniors	-	-	-	-	-
105	Minnesota North Stars	Russ Friesen	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	-	-	-	-	-
106	Philadelphia Flyers	Jerome Mrazek	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	1	0	0	0	0
107	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bob Burns	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	-	Canadian Armed Forces	-	-	-	-	-
108	St. Louis Blues	Jim Collins	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	-	-	-	-	-
109	New York Rangers	Gene Sobchuk	LW	L	66	17	37	54	74	WCHL	Regina Pats	1	0	0	0	0