1969 NHL Reverse Draft

The 1969 Reverse Draft, where WHL and AHL teams were allowed to pick players from the NHL teams, was held June 12. The results were as follows. Where applicable I have noted the minor-league affiliate (or national team) the player had played for the previous season.

Overall	Player Chosen	By	From
Round 1
1	Germain Gagnon	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Montreal Canadiens (Houston Apollos [CHL])
2	Bill Young	Phoenix Roadrunners	Chicago Black Hawks (Greensboro Generals [EHL])
3	Wilf Martin	Denver Spurs	Montreal Canadiens (Cleveland Barons [AHL])
4	Noel Price	Springfield Kings	Pittsburgh Penguins
5	Rene Drolet	Quebec Aces	Philadelphia Flyers (Quebec Aces [AHL])
6	Dunc McCallum	Providence Reds	Pittsburgh Penguins
7	Doug Volmar	San Diego Gulls	Detroit Red Wings (U.S. National Team)
8	Gary Kurt	Cleveland Barons	New York Rangers (Omaha Knights [CHL])
9	Gary Bauman	Vancouver Canucks	Minnesota North Stars (Memphis South Stars [CHL])
10	Jean Lapointe	Hershey Bears	Philadelphia Flyers (Quebec Aces [AHL])
11	Pierre Pilote	Buffalo Bisons	Toronto Maple Leafs
12	Billy Orr	Rochester Americans	New York Rangers (New Haven Blades [EHL]
13	Jerry Lafond	Seattle Totems	Oakland Seals (Providence Reds [AHL])
Round 2
14	Rick Pagnutti	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Los Angeles Kings (Springfield Kings [AHL])
15	Peter McDuffe	Phoenix Roadrunners	Chicago Black Hawks (Greensboro Generals [EHL])
16	Jacques Caron	Denver Spurs	Los Angeles Kings (Denver Spurs [WHL])
17	Bob Sneddon	Springfield Kings	Montreal Canadiens (Quebec Aces [AHL])
18	Roger Pelletier	Quebec Aces	Philadelphia Flyers (Quebec Aces [AHL])
19	Kevin O'Shea	San Diego Gulls	New York Rangers (Canadian National Team)
20	Jean Gauthier	Cleveland Barons	Boston Bruins
21	Jack Stanfield	Vancouver Canucks	Chicago Black Hawks (San Diego Gulls [WHL])
22	Jean-Guy Gratton	Hershey Bears	Montreal Canadiens (Trois-Rivières Maple Leafs [Quebec Jr. A])
23	Camille Henry	Buffalo Bisons	St. Louis Blues
Round 3
24	Galen Head	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Detroit Red Wings (Johnstown Jets [EHL])
25	John Wright	Phoenix Roadrunners	Toronto Maple Leafs (University of Toronto [CIAU])
26	Georges Guilbault	Denver Spurs	St. Louis Blues (Kansas City Blues [CHL])
Round 4
27	Doug Shelton	Denver Spurs	Minnesota North Stars1

1. Doug Shelton was traded to the North Stars by the Black Hawks May 6, 1969 to complete the trade for Andre Boudrias and Mike McMahon (Feb. 14, 1969)