1968 NHL Amateur Draft

1968 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 13, 1968
Location	Montreal, Quebec
First selection	Michel Plasse ; Selected by: Montreal Canadiens
	NHL Amateur Draft

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL Entry Draft.

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Michel Plasse	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Drummondville Rangers (QJHL)
2	Roger Belisle	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal North Beavers (LHIQ)
3	Jim Pritchard	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
4	Garry Swain	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
5	Jim Benzelock	Right Wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
6	Gary Edwards	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
7	Jim McInally	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
8	Lew Morrison	Right Wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
9	John Marks	Left Wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
10	Brad Selwood	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
11	Steve Andrascik	Right Wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12	Danny Schock	Left Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
^{Reference: "1968 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
13	Doug Smith	Centre	Canada	Oakland Seals	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
14	Ron Snell	Right Wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regina Pats (WCHL)
15	Marc Rioux	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
16	Curt Bennett	Left Wing	United States	St. Louis Blues	Brown Bears (NCAA)
17	Herb Boxer	Right Wing	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
18	Fraser Rice	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Halifax Colonels (MVJHL)
19	Barry Buchanan	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL)
^{Reference: "1968 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
20	Jim Trewin	Defence	Canada	Oakland Seals	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
21	Dave Simpson	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL)
22	Glen Lindsay	Goaltender	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
23	Don Grierson	Right Wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	North Bay Trappers (NOJHL)
24	Brian St. John	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU)
^{Reference: "1968 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 14 December 2008.}

= NHL All-Star^[1]

= Hall of Famers

Rank	Country	Amount
1	Canada	22
2	United States	2

1 2 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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1968–69 NHL season
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West	Los Angeles Minnesota Oakland Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals