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The 1970 NHL expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Hockey League (NHL). The draft was held on June 10, 1970, a day before the 1970 NHL amateur draft. The expansion draft was held to allow the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks to acquire players for the upcoming 1970–71 season.
The NHL added two expansion teams in Buffalo and Vancouver. The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 10 to fill the rosters of the two new teams. At the beginning of the season, the Oakland Seals were renamed California Golden Seals. The 1970 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 11 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
The Kings bought the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League the night before the expansion draft, leading the Flyers to purchase the Quebec Aces. [6] Expansion also changed how the amateur draft was handled. The old system, in which franchises sponsored junior teams and players, was abandoned by 1969 when all junior-aged players were ...
The 1970 NHL amateur draft was the eighth NHL entry draft. It was held on June 11, 1970, the day after the 1970 expansion draft, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Quebec . The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Billy Smith , who retired after the 1988–89 season .
The 1972 NHL expansion draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two then-new expansion teams for the 1972–73 season , the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames .
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1970–71 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable.
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Marc-André Fleury, who won three Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, is a notable exception of a star player in their prime being left exposed in an expansion draft, being made available for the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL expansion draft after Fleury was made expendable due to the rise of Matt Murray at goaltender. The rules ...