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1970 NHL expansion draft
General information
Date(s)	June 10, 1970
Overview
League	National Hockey League
Expansion teams	Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks
Expansion season	1970–71
← 1967 1972 →

The 1970 NHL expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Hockey League (NHL). The draft was held on June 10, 1970, a day before the 1970 NHL amateur draft. The expansion draft was held to allow the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks to acquire players for the upcoming 1970–71 season.

Draft results

*	NHL All-Star
^	NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team
NHL seasons	Number of seasons played in the NHL prior to the draft
Franchise seasons	Number of seasons played with his draft team

#	Player	Position	Drafted by	Selected from	NHL seasons	Franchise seasons
1	Tom Webster	Right wing	Buffalo Sabres	Boston Bruins	2	Traded
2	Gary Doak	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks	Boston Bruins	5	2 (1970–1971)
3	Al Hamilton	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	New York Rangers	4	2 (1970–1972)
4	Orland Kurtenbach	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	New York Rangers	9	4 (1970–1974)
5	Donnie Marshall^	Centre	Buffalo Sabres	New York Rangers	17	1 (1970–1971)
6	Ray Cullen	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Minnesota North Stars	5	1 (1970–1971)
7	Tracy Pratt*	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	4 (1970–1973)
8	Pat Quinn	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks	Toronto Maple Leafs	2	2 (1970–1972)
9	Jim Watson	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Detroit Red Wings	6	2 (1970–1972)
10	Rosaire Paiement	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Philadelphia Flyers	3	2 (1970–1972)
11	Francois Lacombe	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Montreal Canadiens	2	1 (1970–1971)
12	Darryl Sly	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks	Minnesota North Stars	3	1 (1970–1971)
13	Phil Goyette*	Centre	Buffalo Sabres	St. Louis Blues	14	2 (1970–1972)
14	Jim Wiste	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Chicago Black Hawks	2	1 (1970–1971)
15	Reg Fleming*	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Philadelphia Flyers	11	1 (1970–1971)
16	Danny Johnson	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	2 (1970–1971)
17	Mike McMahon	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	1 (1970)
18	Barry Wilkins	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks	Boston Bruins	3	5 (1970–1974)
19	Skip Krake	Centre	Buffalo Sabres	Los Angeles Kings	6	1 (1970–1971)
20	Ralph Stewart	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal Canadiens	0	3 (1970–1971; 1976–1978)
21	Jean-Guy Lagace	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1 (1970–1971)
22	Mike Corrigan	Left winger	Vancouver Canucks	Los Angeles Kings	2	2 (1970–1971)
23	Craig Cameron	Right wing	Buffalo Sabres	St. Louis Blues	3	Traded
24	Wayne Maki	Left winger	Vancouver Canucks	St. Louis Blues	3	3 (1970–1973)
25	Chris Evans	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	1 (1971–1972)
26	Ed Hatoum	Right wing	Vancouver Canucks	Detroit Red Wings	2	1 (1970–1971)
27	Doug Barrie	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2 (1970–1971)
28	Poul Popiel	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks	Detroit Red Wings	4	2 (1970–1972)
29	Gerry Meehan	Left winger	Buffalo Sabres	Philadelphia Flyers	1	5 (1970–1974)
30	Ron Ward	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	1 (1971–1972)
31	Paul Terbenche	Defenceman	Buffalo Sabres	Chicago Black Hawks	1	4 (1970–1974)
32	John Schella	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal Canadiens	0	2 (1970–1972)
33	Brian Perry	Left winger	Buffalo Sabres	Oakland Seals	2	1 (1970–1971)
34	Bob Dillabough	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Oakland Seals	7	0
35	Howie Menard	Centre	Buffalo Sabres	Oakland Seals	4	Traded
36	Garth Rizzuto	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Chicago Black Hawks	0	1 (1970–1971)
37	Dunc Wilson	Goaltender	Vancouver Canucks	Philadelphia Flyers	1	3 (1970–1973)
38	Rocky Farr	Goaltender	Buffalo Sabres	Montreal Canadiens	0	3 (1972–1975)
39	Charlie Hodge^	Goaltender	Vancouver Canucks	Oakland Seals	12	1 (1970–1971)
40	Gary Edwards	Goaltender	Buffalo Sabres	St. Louis Blues	0	0

Notes

Trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made before the start of the 1970–71 season.

June 10, 1970: The Sabres traded Tom Webster to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for goaltender Roger Crozier.
October 2, 1970: The Sabres traded Craig Cameron to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ron Anderson.
October 1970: The Sabres traded Howie Menard to the California Golden Seals in exchange for cash.

Other

Bob Dillabough played one game for the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Rochester Americans and was later loaned to the Phoenix Roadrunners for the remainder of the 1970–71 season.
Gary Edwards was loaned to the Kansas City Blues for the 1970–71 season before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.

References

General

"1970 NHL Expansion Draft". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

"Tom Webster NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Gary Doak NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Al Hamilton NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Orland Kurtenbach NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Don Marshall NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Ray Cullen NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Tracy Pratt NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Pat Quinn NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Jim Watson NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Rosaire Paiement NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"François Lacombe NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Darryl Sly NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Phil Goyette NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Jim Wiste NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Reggie Fleming NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Danny Johnson NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Mike McMahon NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Barry Wilkins NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Skip Krake NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Ralph Stewart NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Jean-Guy Lagace NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Mike Corrigan NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Craig Cameron NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Wayne Maki NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Chris Evans NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Ed Hatoum NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Doug Barrie NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Poul Popiel NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Gerry Meehan NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Ron Ward NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Paul Terbenche NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"John Schella NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Brian Perry NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Bob Dillabough NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Howie Menard NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Garth Rizzuto NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Dunc Wilson NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Rocky Farr NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Charlie Hodge NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
"Gary Edwards NHL Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

External links

1970 NHL Expansion Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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