| Round 1 | NHL Totals after draft | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Num. | Drafted By | Player | Pos | Drafted From | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1 | California | Jim Neilson | D | New York Rangers [NHL] | 213 | 9 | 61 | 70 | 138 | |
| 2 | NY Rangers | Walt McKechnie | C | California Golden Seals [NHL] | 646 | 155 | 292 | 447 | 280 | |
| 3 | NY Islanders | Dave Fortier | D | Philadelphia Flyers [NHL] | 182 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 272 | |
| 4 | Vancouver | Jim Wiley | C | Pittsburgh Penguins [NHL] | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 5 | St. Louis | Brian Ogilvie | F | Chicago Blackhawks [NHL] | 78 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 25 | |
| 6 | Detroit | Ron Busniuk | C | Buffalo Sabres [NHL] | ||||||