Fishing out of expansion LNH 1967

The fishing out of expansion of the LNH of 1967 is a special fishing out of the National league of hockey. In 1967, the LNH passes from six teams to twelve teams with the addition of the following franknesses:

Context of the fishing out

The fishing out was a great upheaval in the history of the National league of hockey. During a long moment after the Great depression and the Second world war, the leaders of the LNH obstinately refused the addition of new teams to the league which counted only six teams, known as the Six teams original of the LNH.

However, in the middle of the years 1960, the fear of the other major sporting leagues which solidified their presence in the west and the desire to obtain an new agreement of remote transmission of the matches similar to those obtained by the Major League Baseball and the National Football League, came to end from resistance keen from the leaders with respect to the groups from investors who submitted proposals for franknesses to them.

As they decided as the league would double of size for the season 1967-68, passing from 6 to 12 teams, with the possibility of continuing to add teams in the future. Thus the North Stars of Minnesota, the Kings of Los Angeles, the Seals d' Oakland, the Flyers of Philadelphia, the Penguins de Pittsburgh and the Blues of Saint-Louis made their entry in the league, bringing a wind of freshness within a LNH which will be the same one never again. During years, the fans saw same the red, black and blue shirts clashing and of the day at the following day, the purple one appeared, green, orange or blue sky.

Admittedly, the expansion shocked of them more one. The Canadian were irritated to see that no new Canadian team faisse her entry in the league (even if Vancouver had deposited an offer). The main cause was that neither the Maple Leafs of Toronto nor the Canadian of Montreal wanted to share their incomes of television of CBC. The purists feared that this expansion does not dilute the talent in the league and does not cause a drop in the quality of the play of a notch - they for the majority in any event were very attached to this league with 6 teams and did not want that its format does not change. Even those favorable to the expansion worried with the idea that the league doubles its size of a blow, rather than to grow gradually (as with the Baseball for example).

The cost of a new frankness was of 2.000.000 $US, a colossal sum for the time. Each player chosen during the fishing out intra-league preceding the beginning by the activities of the new LNH cost 50.000$ and the majority of the teams were not likely any to be competitive in the immediate future. The advantage of the new league, however, was that all the new concessions were found within same Western Division especially created for the occasion (whereas the six old teams were in Division Is), which guaranteed that teams of expansion would take part in the eliminatory series and that one of it would go finally Coupe Stanley, which attracted new spectators and made the things a little more encouraging for the new clubs. The latter in addition to spending sums amazing to have new players did not collect is players from which the six original franknesses did not want any more is young players. Moreover news francize were largely outclassed by their groins and some matches were to seem quite long for new-come!

The Blues of Saint-Louis, carried out by legendary the Glenn Hall, Jacques Plants and Scotty Bowman, initially had the most success at the new teams, and was the first team of expansion to reach the final of the Stanley Cut. They made a success of in fact the exploit three years of continuation, being however swept each time finally. It will be necessary to await 1974 and the Flyers of Philadelphia before a club resulting from the expansion does not hold up prestigious Coupe Stanley.

1967 was thus the one era end for the LNH and the beginning of another. Other expansions followed (1970, 1972, 1974 for example). These expansions, the contract of Bobby Orr, the arrival of the Worldwide association of hockey, all these things changed in a radical and irreversible way the face of the league.

The fishing out of expansion take place the June 6th 1967. Kings were the first to be chosen. Here players fished out by each team:

Lists of the fished out players

Choice of Kings of Los Angeles

1. Terry Sawchuk, G, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
2. Wayne Ruthledge, G, of the Rangers of New York
3. Gord Labossiere, C, of the Canadian of Montreal
4. Bob Wall, D, of the Red Wings de Détroit
5. Eddie Joyal, C, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
6. Real Lemieux, has, of the Red Wings de Détroit
7. Poul Popiel, D, Bruins of Boston
8. Terry Gray, AD, Red Wings de Détroit
9. Bryan Campbell, C, Rangers of New York
10. Ted Irvine, AG, of the Bruins of Boston
11. Howard Hughes, AD, of the Canadian of Montreal
12. Bill Inglis, C, of the Canadian of Montreal
13. Doug Robinson, AG, of the Rangers of New York
14. Mike Corrigan, AG, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
15. Jacques Lemieux, AG, of the Canadian of Montreal
16. Lowell MacDonald, AG, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
17. Ken Block, D, of the Rangers of New York
18. Bill Flett, AD, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
19. Brent Hughes, D, of the Red Wings de Détroit
20. Marc Dufour, AD, of the Rangers of New York

Choice of Seals d' Oakland

1. Charlie Hodge, G, of the Canadian of Montreal
2. Gary Smith, G, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
3. Bob Baun, D, of the Bruins of Boston
4. Douglas Kent, D, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
5. Bill Hicke, AD, of the Rangers of New York
6. Billy Harris, has, of the Red Wings de Détroit
7. Larry Cahan, D, of the Rangers of New York
8. Wally Boyer, has, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
9. Joe Szura, has, of the Canadian of Montreal
10. Bob Lemieux, D, of the Canadian of Montreal
11. Jean-Paul Parisé, AG, of the Bruins of Boston
12. Ron Harris, D/A, of the Bruins of Boston
13. Terry Clancy, has, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
14. Tracy Pratt, D, of Blackhawks of Chicago
15. Aut Erickson, D, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
16. Ron Boehm, has, of the Rangers of New York
17. Alain Charon, has, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
18. Mike Laughton, has, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
19. Bryan Hextall, has, of the Rangers of New York
20. Gary Kilpatrick, D, of the Blackhawks of Chicago

Choice of Flyers of Philadelphia

1. Bernie Relative, G, of the Bruins of Boston
2. Doug Favell, G, of the Bruins of Boston
3. ED Van Impe, D, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
4. John Miszuk, D, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
5. Joe Watson, D, of the Bruins of Boston
6. Dick Cherry, D, of the Bruins of Boston
7. Jean Gauthier, D, of the Canadian of Montreal
8. Terry Ball, D, of the Rangers of New York
9. Brit Selby, has, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
10. Lou Angotti, AD, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
11. Leon Rochefort, has, of the Canadian of Montreal
12. Don Blackburn, has, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
13. Gary Dornhoefer, has, of the Bruins of Boston
14. Forbes Kennedy, has, of the Bruins of Boston
15. Stalemate Hannigan, AG, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
16. Dwight Carruthers, has, of the Red Wings de Détroit
17. Boby Courcy, has, of the Canadian of Montreal
18. Keith Wright, AG, of the Bruins of Boston
19. Garry Peters, C, of the Canadian of Montreal
20. Jim Johnson, C, of the Rangers of New York

Choice of Penguins de Pittsburgh

1. Joe Daley, G, of the Red Wings de Détroit
2. Roy Edwards, G, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
3. Earl Ingarfield, C, of the Rangers of New York
4. Al MacNeil, D, of the Rangers of New York
5. Larry Jeffrey, AG, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
6. Ab McDonald, AG, of the Red Wings de Détroit
7. Leo Boivin, of the Red Wings of Strait
8. No5el Price, D, of the Canadian of Montreal
9. Keith McCreary, AD, of the Canadian of Montreal
10. Ken Schinkel, AD, of the Rangers of New York
11. Bob Dillabough, C, of the Bruins of Boston
12. Art Stratton, C, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
13. Valley Fonteyne, AG, of the Red Wings de Détroit
14. Jeannot Gilbert, C, of the Bruins of Boston
15. Tom McCarthy, AG, of the Canadian of Montreal
16. Billy Dea, AG, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
17. Bob Rivard, C, of the Canadian of Montreal
18. Mel Pearson, AG, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
19. Andy Bathgate, AD, of the Rangers of New York
20. Hunt, D, of the Rangers of New York (will never play in the LNH)

Choice of the Blues of Saint-Louis

1. Glenn Hall, G, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
2. Gift Caley, G, of the Red Wings de Détroit
3. Jimmy Roberts, D/A, of the Canadian of Montreal
4. Picardy Christmas, D, of the Canadian of Montreal
5. Al Arbor, D, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
6. Rod Seiling, D, of the Rangers of New York
7. Ron Schock, C, of the Bruins of Boston
8. Terry Crisp, C, of the Bruins of Boston
9. Gift McKenney, C, of the Red Wings de Détroit
10. Wayne Rivers, AD, of the Bruins of Boston
11. Billy Hay, C, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
12. Darryl Edestrand, D, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
13. Norm Beaudin, AD, of the Red Wings de Détroit
14. Larry Keenan, AG, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
15. Ron Stewart, C, of the Bruins of Boston
16. Fred Hucul, D, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
17. John Brenneman, AG, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
18. Gerry Melnyk, C, of the Blackhawks of Chicago
19. Gary Venerruzzo, AG, of the Maple Leafs of Toronto
20. max Mestinsek, AD, of the Rangers of New York

See too

Season 1967-1968 of Penguins de Pittsburgh

References

http://www.northstarshockey.com/begin.htm
http://www.outsidethegarden.com/transact.asp?year=1966
http://www.southsidejournal.org/risingnorthstars.html
http://www.sealshockey.com/draftpicks.html
http://www.legendsofhockey.net
http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/draft.cgi
http://hfboards.com/archive/index.php/t-82339.html

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