1973 WHA Amateur Draft Pick Transactions
May 18, 1973
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Cougars |
Bob Neely | |
| 2 | 1-2 |  Golden Blades |
 Whalers
Traded • rights to Bobby Sheehan to Golden Blades for • 1973 first round pick (#2-Glenn Goldup) • 1973 fourth round pick (#41-Randy Holt) on 1972-07-23 |
Glenn Goldup |
| 3 | 1-3 |  Nordiques |
Andre Savard | |
| 4 | 1-4 |  Toros |
Paulin Bordeleau | |
| 5 | 1-5 |  Blazers |
Colin Campbell | |
| 6 | 1-6 |  Oilers |
John Rogers | |
| 7 | 1-7 |  Fighting Saints |
Bob Gainey | |
| 8 | 1-8 |  Sharks |
Reg Thomas | |
| 9 | 1-9 |  Aeros |
Darcy Rota | |
| 10 | 1-10 |  Crusaders |
Lanny McDonald | |
| 11 | 1-11 |  Jets |
Ron Andruff | |
| 12 | 1-12 | Whalers |
Blake Dunlop | |
| 13 | 1-13 |  Stingers |
Dean Talafous | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 14 | 2-1 | Stingers |
Nordiques
Traded • 1974 second round pick (#24-Mike Palmateer) to Stingers for • 1973 second round pick (#14-Blaine Stoughton) on 1973-05-18 |
Blaine Stoughton |
| 15 | 2-2 | Cougars |
Larry Goodenough | |
| 16 | 2-3 | Golden Blades |
Al Sims | |
| 17 | 2-4 | Nordiques |
Morris Titanic | |
| 18 | 2-5 | Toros |
Pat Hickey | |
| 19 | 2-6 | Blazers |
Brent Leavins | |
| 20 | 2-7 | Oilers |
Jim McCrimmon | |
| 21 | 2-8 | Fighting Saints |
Rick Middleton | |
| 22 | 2-9 | Sharks |
Paul Sheard | |
| 23 | 2-10 | Aeros |
Tom Lysiak | |
| 24 | 2-11 | Crusaders |
George Pesut | |
| 25 | 2-12 | Jets |
Keith Mackie | |
| 26 | 2-13 | Whalers |
Mike Clarke | |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 27 | 3-1 | Cougars |
Frank Rochon | |
| 28 | 3-2 | Golden Blades |
John Wensink | |
| 29 | 3-3 | Nordiques |
Eric Vail | |
| 30 | 3-4 | Toros |
Oilers
Traded • rights to Darryl Sittler to Toros for • Ron Climie • 1973 third round pick (#30-Blair MacDonald) • draft pick (?-?) on 1973-05-18 |
Blair MacDonald |
| 31 | 3-5 | Blazers |
Ed Humphreys | |
| 32 | 3-6 | Oilers |
Dave Lewis | |
| 33 | 3-7 | Fighting Saints |
Bob Gassoff | |
| 34 | 3-8 | Sharks |
Doug Gibson | |
| 35 | 3-9 | Aeros |
Vic Mercredi | |
| 36 | 3-10 | Crusaders |
Robbie Neale | |
| 37 | 3-11 | Jets |
Kelly Pratt | |
| 38 | 3-12 | Whalers |
Tom Colley | |
| 39 | 3-13 | Stingers |
Oilers
Traded • 1974 second round pick (#23-Brad Winton) to Stingers for • 1973 third round pick (#39-Bill Laing) • 1973 fifth round pick (#65-Dave Pay) on 1973-05-18 |
Bill Laing |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 40 | 4-1 | Cougars |
Terry Ewasiuk | |
| 41 | 4-2 | Golden Blades |
Whalers
Traded • rights to Bobby Sheehan to Golden Blades for • 1973 first round pick (#2-Glenn Goldup) • 1973 fourth round pick (#41-Randy Holt) on 1972-07-23 |
Randy Holt |
| 42 | 4-3 | Nordiques |
Jean Landry | |
| 43 | 4-4 | Toros |
Peter Marrin | |
| 44 | 4-5 | Blazers |
Jean Tetreault | |
| 45 | 4-6 | Oilers |
Jim Moxey | |
| 46 | 4-7 | Fighting Saints |
Steve Langdon | |
| 47 | 4-8 | Sharks |
Jim Cowell | |
| 48 | 4-9 | Aeros |
Don Cutts | |
| 49 | 4-10 | Crusaders |
Russ Walker | |
| 50 | 4-11 | Jets |
Sharks
Unknown.
fourth round "Los Angeles ceded from Winnipeg" per Brandon Sun |
Peter Crosbie |
| 51 | 4-12 | Whalers |
Alan Hangsleben | |
| 52 | 4-13 | Stingers |
Toros
Traded • 1975 second round pick (?-?) to Stingers for • 1973 fourth round pick (#52-Bob Dailey) • 1973 sixth round pick (#78-Gerrard Gibbons) on 1973-05-18 |
Bob Dailey |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 53 | 5-1 | Cougars |
Whalers
Unknown.
Traded • Dick Sarrazin to Cougars for • draft pick (possibly 1973 #53-Larry Patey) • cash on 1973-01-03
fifth round "New England ceded from Chicago" per Brandon Sun |
Larry Patey |
| 54 | 5-2 | Golden Blades |
Doug Marit | |
| 55 | 5-3 | Nordiques |
Denis Patry | |
| 56 | 5-4 | Toros |
Lou Nistico | |
| 57 | 5-5 | Blazers |
Jimmy Jones | |
| 58 | 5-6 | Oilers |
Ken Houston | |
| 59 | 5-7 | Fighting Saints |
Nelson Pyatt | |
| 60 | 5-8 | Sharks |
Dennis Abgrall | |
| 61 | 5-9 | Aeros |
Paul O'Neil | |
| 62 | 5-10 | Crusaders |
Rich Latulippe | |
| 63 | 5-11 | Jets |
Randy Smith | |
| 64 | 5-12 | Whalers |
Cap Raeder | |
| 65 | 5-13 | Stingers |
Oilers
Traded • 1974 second round pick (#23-Brad Winton) to Stingers for • 1973 third round pick (#39-Bill Laing) • 1973 fifth round pick (#65-Dave Pay) on 1973-05-18 |
Dave Pay |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 66 | 6-1 | Cougars |
Kevin Smith | |
| 67 | 6-2 | Golden Blades |
Dennis Ververgaert | |
| 68 | 6-3 | Nordiques |
Dale Cook | |
| 69 | 6-4 | Toros |
Doug Ferguson | |
| 70 | 6-5 | Blazers |
Ian Turnbull | |
| 71 | 6-6 | Oilers |
Yvon Bouillon | |
| 72 | 6-7 | Fighting Saints |
John Flesch | |
| 73 | 6-8 | Sharks |
Stu Davison | |
| 74 | 6-9 | Aeros |
Dennis Owchar | |
| 75 | 6-10 | Crusaders |
Bob Smulders | |
| 76 | 6-11 | Jets |
Ron Kennedy | |
| 77 | 6-12 | Whalers |
Rick Chinnick | |
| 78 | 6-13 | Stingers |
Toros
Traded • 1975 second round pick (?-?) to Stingers for • 1973 fourth round pick (#52-Bob Dailey) • 1973 sixth round pick (#78-Gerrard Gibbons) on 1973-05-18 |
Gerrard Gibbons |
| Round 7 | ||||
| 79 | 7-1 | Cougars |
Dennis Desgagnes | |
| 80 | 7-2 | Golden Blades |
Lowell Ostlund | |
| 81 | 7-3 | Nordiques |
Andre Deschamps | |
| 82 | 7-4 | Toros |
Gord Titcomb | |
| 83 | 7-5 | Blazers |
Mike Korney | |
| 84 | 7-6 | Oilers |
Dwayne Pentland | |
| 85 | 7-7 | Fighting Saints |
Tom Machowski | |
| 86 | 7-8 | Sharks |
David Lee | |
| 87 | 7-9 | Aeros |
Dan Hinton | |
| 88 | 7-10 | Crusaders |
Ron Serafini | |
| 89 | 7-11 | Jets |
Jeff Jacques | |
| 90 | 7-12 | Whalers |
Steve Alley | |
| 91 | 7-13 | Stingers |
Norm Barnes / Lorne Barnes | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 92 | 8-1 | Cougars |
J.P. Burgoyne / Denis Degage | |
| 93 | 8-2 | Golden Blades |
Paul Granchukoff | |
| 94 | 8-3 | Nordiques |
Bob Stumpf | |
| 95 | 8-4 | Toros |
John Campbell | |
| 96 | 8-5 | Blazers |
Andre St. Laurent | |
Oilers |
PASS | |||
| 97 | 8-6 | Fighting Saints |
Bob Young | |
| 98 | 8-7 | Sharks |
Sam Clegg | |
| 99 | 8-8 | Aeros |
Lee Palmer | |
| 100 | 8-9 | Crusaders |
Michel Latrielle | |
| 101 | 8-10 | Jets |
Terry McDougall | |
Whalers |
PASS | |||
| 102 | 8-11 | Stingers |
Mitch Brandt | |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 103 | 9-1 | Cougars |
Gord Halliday | |
| 104 | 9-2 | Golden Blades |
Rick Austin | |
| 105 | 9-3 | Nordiques |
Guy Ross | |
| 106 | 9-4 | Toros |
Guido Tenesi | |
| 107 | 9-5 | Blazers |
Pierre Laganiere | |
Oilers |
PASS | |||
| 108 | 9-6 | Fighting Saints |
Neil Korzack | |
| 109 | 9-7 | Sharks |
Randy Aimoe | |
| 110 | 9-8 | Aeros |
Sean Shanahan | |
| 111 | 9-9 | Crusaders |
Bruce Greig | |
| 112 | 9-10 | Jets |
Russ Wiechnik | |
Whalers |
PASS | |||
| 113 | 9-11 | Stingers |
Jack Johnson | |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 114 | 10-1 | Cougars |
Mike Haramis | |
| 115 | 10-2 | Golden Blades |
Brian Dick | |
| 116 | 10-3 | Nordiques |
Michel Belisle | |
| 117 | 10-4 | Blazers |
Brian Molvik | |
Oilers |
PASS | |||
| 118 | 10-5 | Fighting Saints |
Pat Phippen | |
Sharks |
PASS | |||
| 119 | 10-6 | Aeros |
Yvon Dupuis | |
| 120 | 10-7 | Crusaders |
Henry Durkin | |
| 121 | 10-8 | Jets |
Mike Kennedy | |
Whalers |
PASS | |||
| 122 | 10-9 | Stingers |
Bob Bilodeau | |