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1974 WHA Amateur Draft

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The 1974 WHA Amateur Draft was the second amateur draft held by the World Hockey Association. The first two rounds of the draft were conducted in secret in February and only graduating junior players (born in 1954) were eligible for selection. The remaining rounds were conducted on May 30. However, the WHA had reached an agreement with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association between the two draft sessions, which permitted the WHA teams to draft one underage junior player (born in 1955 or 1956) in either the first or second round. As a result, the WHA renumbered the rounds of the draft, indicating that the first two rounds—conducted in February—were now rounds three and four, while the first two rounds conducted in May were rounds one and two.

Contents

Selections by round

Listed below are the selections made in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.

Round 1 February

1. Greg Joly - Phoenix Roadrunners

2. Bill Lochead - Indianapolis Racers

3. Tiger Williams - Cincinnati Stingers

4. Cam Connor - Michigan Stags

5. Ron Greschner - Vancouver Blazers

6. Rick Chartraw - San Diego Mariners

7. Clark Gillies - Edmonton Oilers

8. Paul McIntosh - Chicago Cougars

9. John Hughes - Houston Aeros

10. Doug Risebrough - Cleveland Crusaders

11. Danny Gare - Winnipeg Jets

12. Alain Daigle - Quebec Nordiques

13. Bruce Affleck - Cleveland Crusaders

14. Peter Sturgeon - New England Whalers

15. Rich Nantais - Houston Aeros

Round 2 February

16. Brian Kinsella - Phoenix Roadrunners

17. Bob Bourne - Indianapolis Racers

18. Dave Inkpen - Cincinnati Stingers

19. Mike Rogers - Edmonton Oilers

20. Ron Chipperfield - Vancouver Blazers

21. Jerry Holland - Cincinnati Stingers

22. Bill Evo - Cincinnati Stingers

23. Brad Winton - Phoenix Roadrunners

24. Mike Palmateer - Cincinnati Stingers

25. John Stewart - Cleveland Crusaders

26. Gord McTavish - Winnipeg Jets

27. Ron Ashton - Winnipeg Jets

28. John Paddock - Minnesota Fighting Saints

29. Michel Deziel - New England Whalers

30. Terry Ruskowski - Houston Aeros

Round 1 May

1. Pat Price - Vancouver Blazers

2. Mike Will - Indianapolis Racers

3. Don Larway - Cincinnati Stingers

4. Bill Reed - Michigan Stags

5. Dennis Olmstead - Phoenix Roadrunners

6. Brad Rhiness - San Diego Mariners

7. Randy Andreachuk - Winnipeg Jets

8. Doug Soetaert - Edmonton Oilers

9. Real Cloutier - Quebec Nordiques

10. Gary MacGregor - Chicago Cougars

11. Paul Baxter - Cleveland Crusaders

12. Jim Turkiewicz - Toronto Toros

13. Tim Young - New England Whalers

14. Bruce Boudreau - Minnesota Fighting Saints

15. Dick Spannbauer - Houston Aeros

Round 2 May

16. Dave Gorman - Phoenix Roadrunners

17. Craig Hanmer - Indianapolis Racers

18. Bryan Trottier - Cincinnati Stingers

19. Rick Blight - Michigan Stags

20. Jacques Cossette - Vancouver Blazers

21. Kevin Devine - San Diego Mariners

22. Brian Engblom - Winnipeg Jets

23. Glen Burdon - Edmonton Oilers

24. Charles Constantin - Quebec Nordiques

25. Tim Burke - Chicago Cougars

26. Charlie Simmer - Cleveland Crusaders

27. Roger Lemelin - Toronto Toros

28. Mike Eruzione - New England Whalers

29. Rob Laird - Minnesota Fighting Saints

30. Pierre Larouche - Houston Aeros

Round 5

61. Jim Clarke - Phoenix Roadrunners

62. Mike Wong - Indianapolis Racers

63. Mark Lomenda - Chicago Cougars

64. Barry Legge - Michigan Stags

65. Peter Driscoll - Vancouver Blazers

66. Jim Warden - San Diego Mariners

67. Kim MacDougall - Winnipeg Jets

68. Paul Holmgren - Edmonton Oilers

69. Garry Lariviere - Chicago Cougars

70. Paul Nicholson - Michigan Stags

71. Brad Anderson - Cincinnati Stingers

72. Carlo Torresan - Toronto Toros

73. Peter Brown - New England Whalers

74. Buzz Schneider - Minnesota Fighting Saints

75. Pete LoPresti - Houston Aeros

References

1974 WHA Amateur Draft Wikipedia