1969 NHL Amateur Draft

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Rejean Houle	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2	Marc Tardif	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
3	Don Tannahill	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Minnesota)1	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4	Frank Spring	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh)2	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5	Dick Redmond	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles via Montreal)3	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
6	Bob Currier	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7	Tony Featherstone	Right wing	Canada	Oakland Seals	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
8	Andre Dupont	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers (from St. Louis)4	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
9	Ernie Moser	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
10	Jim Rutherford	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
11	Ivan Boldirev	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
12	Pierre Jarry	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13	J. P. Bordeleau	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
[2]

1. The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 7, 1969 that sent Barry Gibbs and Tom Williams to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations (Fred O'Donnell) and this pick.[3][4]
2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968 that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick and cash to Boston in exchange for Jean Pronovost and John Arbour.[3][5]
3. The Montreal Canadiens' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade where Minnesota promised Montreal that they would not draft Dick Duff in the 1969 intra-league draft.

   Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 11, 1968 that sent Gerry Desjardins to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in 1972 and this pick.[3][6]

4. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 10, 1969 that sent Phil Goyette to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[3][7]

Tommi Salmelainen was the first European to be drafted by a National Hockey League team.[12]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
61	Rob Walton	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
62	Paul Hoganson	Goaltender	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
63	Guy Delparte	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)1	London Knights (OHA)
64	Don Saleski	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Regina Pats (SJHL)
65	Neil Nicholson	Defence	Canada	Oakland Seals	London Knights (OHA)
66	Tommi Salmelainen	Left wing	Finland	St. Louis Blues	HIFK (Finland)
67	Bob Neufeld	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
68	Lynn Powis	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Denver Pioneers (NCAA)
69	Jim Jones	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
70	Dale Yutsyk	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from New York)2	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
71	Dave Hudson	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
[13]

1. The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[3][14]
2. The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to New York in exchange for this pick.[3]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
72	Rick Thompson	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
73	Bob Collyard	Centre	United States	St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)1	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
74	Ian Wilkie	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)2	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
75	Dale Power	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
76	Pete Vipond	Left wing	Canada	Oakland Seals	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
77	David Pulkkinen	Right wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
[15]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[3][16]
2. The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[3]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
78	Cal Russell	Right wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
79	Frank Hamill	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)1	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
80	Patrick Lange	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Los Angeles)2	Sudbury Wolves (NOJHL)
81	Claude Chartre	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
[17]

1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' eight-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[3]
2. The Los Angeles Kings' eight-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 12, 1969 that sent cash to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[3]