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NHL Draft Picks of the 1970s Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with NHL draft picks of the 1970s. In each question I'll give you the year and you tell me which of the four players was the first pick overall.

A multiple-choice quiz by natsco. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
natsco

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
72,401

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first pick in 1970? Hint

Gilbert Perrault

Reg Leach

Dale Tallon

Darryl Sittler

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Question 2 of 10

2. Montreal acquired the first pick from Oakland, who was the first pick in 1971? Hint

Richard Martin

Marcel Dionne

Guy Lafleur

Jocelyn Guevermont

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Question 3 of 10

3. Expansion New York Islanders had first pick in 1972: who did they choose? Hint

Steve Shutt

Billy Harris

Bill Barber

Don Lever

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first pick in 1973? Hint

Tom Lysiak

Bob Gainey

Lanny McDonald

Denis Potvin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first pick in 1974? Hint

Pierre Larouche

Wilf Paiment

Greg Joly

Clark Gilles

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first pick in 1975, chosen by Philadelphia? Hint

Barry Dean

Brian Maxwell

Ralph Klassen

Mel Bridgman

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first pick in 1976? Hint

Blair Chapman

Rick Green

Don Murdoch

Real Cloutier

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first pick in 1977? Hint

Mike Bossy

Barry Beck

Dale McCourt

Doug Wilson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first pick in 1978? Hint

Ryan Walter

Al Secord

Wayne Babych

Bobby Smith

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what historians call the deepest draft ever, who was the first pick in 1979? Hint

Rob Ramage

Wayne Gretzky

Ray Bourque

Mark Messier

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first pick in 1970?

Answer: Gilbert Perrault

Buffalo and Vancouver were expansion teams that year and had a coin flip to see who would pick first. Buffalo won and selected Future Hall of Famer Gil Perrault.

2. Montreal acquired the first pick from Oakland, who was the first pick in 1971?

Answer: Guy Lafleur

Montreal acquired the first pick from Oakland and drafted Lafleur. Detroit was second and had to settle with Dionne. (Not a bad consolation).

3. Expansion New York Islanders had first pick in 1972: who did they choose?

Answer: Billy Harris

Expansion New York Islanders picked Billy Harris with their first ever pick. Bill Barber was a steal at seventh pick for Philadelphia.

4. Who was the first pick in 1973?

Answer: Denis Potvin

Second year in a row Islanders had first pick and this time took Future Hall of Fame defenseman Potvin. It was draft picks like this that led to the Islanders winning four Stanley Cups in the early 1980s.

5. Who was the first pick in 1974?

Answer: Greg Joly

Two new expansion teams in Washington and Kansas City and they picked Joly and Paiment one-two.

6. Who was the first pick in 1975, chosen by Philadelphia?

Answer: Mel Bridgman

A weak draft year, but Philadelphia managed to select future captain Bridgman first.

7. Who was the first pick in 1976?

Answer: Rick Green

Washington picked Rick Green first, but his best years would come when he got traded to Montreal.

8. Who was the first pick in 1977?

Answer: Dale McCourt

Detroit picked McCourt first, but it wasn't long before they regretted it along with twelve other teams as the Islanders stole the final piece of their puzzle with the fifteenth pick and chose Mike Bossy.

9. Who was the first pick in 1978?

Answer: Bobby Smith

Minnesota made OHL junior scoring champ Bobby Smith the first pick. A little side note, some guy named Gretzky finished second in OHL scoring that year.

10. In what historians call the deepest draft ever, who was the first pick in 1979?

Answer: Rob Ramage

Rob Ramage went first to Colorado. The great Ray Bourque wasn't picked until eighth and Messier wasn't picked until the second round. This was Gretzky's draft year but Edmonton retained his rights from the WHA.

Source: Author natsco

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