1973–74 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1973–74 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

Trades

May

May 14, 1973 To Chicago Black Hawks
Dale Tallon
To Vancouver Canucks
Jerry Korab
Gary Smith
May 15, 1973 To Detroit Red Wings
Rick Foley
To Philadelphia Flyers
Serge Lajeunesse
May 15, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 2 - Tom Lysiak)
1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 16 - Vic Mercredi)
2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 21 - Eric Vail)
To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(STL - # 5 - John Davidson)1
1st-round pick - 1977 Amateur Draft
(#10 - Mark Napier)
2nd-round pick - 1978 Amateur Draft
(# 30 - Dale Yakiwchuk)
May 15, 1973 To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 8 - Bob Gainey)
4th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 56 - Alan Hangsleben)
1st-round pick - 1975 Amateur Draft
(# 9 - Robin Sadler)
To St. Louis Blues
1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 5 - John Davidson)
3rd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 48 - Bob Gassoff)
May 15, 1973 To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft
(# 5 - Cam Connor)
To Vancouver Canucks
1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 9 - Bob Dailey)
May 15, 1973 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bernie Parent
2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 20 - Larry Goodenough)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 10 - Bob Neely)
future considerations2
(Doug Favell)
May 15, 1973 To Minnesota North Stars
2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 18 - Blake Dunlop)
To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick - 1975 Amateur Draft
(# 22 - Brian Engblom)
May 15, 1973 To Detroit Red Wings
8th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(#118 - Dennis Polonich)
To Los Angeles Kings
cash
May 15, 1973 To Detroit Red Wings
9th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 135 - Dennis O'Brien)
10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 151 - Kevin Neville)
To St. Louis Blues
cash
May 15, 1973 To Buffalo Sabres
cash
To Detroit Red Wings
9th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 139 - Ray Bibeau)
10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 155 - Mitch Brandt)
11th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft3
May 15, 1973 To Chicago Black Hawks
9th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(#141 - Steve Alley)
To New York Rangers
cash
May 15, 1973 To New York Islanders
cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 144 - Lee Palmer)
11th-round pick in 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 159 - Norm McLeod)
May 15, 1973 To Minnesota North Stars
11th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 161 - Russ Wiechnik)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash
May 15, 1973 To Los Angeles Kings
cash
To Minnesota North Stars
11th-round pick in 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 163 - Max Hansen)
May 15, 1973 To Montreal Canadiens
13th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 168 - Louis Chiasson)
To New York Rangers
13th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft4
May 22, 1973 To Boston Bruins
Gilles Gilbert
To Minnesota North Stars
Fred Stanfield
May 23, 1973 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Willie Brossart
May 29, 1973 To Minnesota North Stars
Murray Anderson
Tony Featherstone
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
May 29, 1973 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dunc Wilson
To Vancouver Canucks
Murray Heatley
Larry McIntyre
May 29, 1973 To Los Angeles Kings
Bob Murdoch
Randy Rota
To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft
(# 12 - Mario Tremblay)
cash
May 29, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
Dale Hoganson
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
May 29, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
Chuck Arnason
To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft
(# 10 - Rick Chartraw)
May 29, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
Bob Murray
4th-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 72 - Jim Ctraig)
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 46 - Pierre Lagace)
4th-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft
(# 64 - Robert Holland)
  1. This pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on May 15, 1973, that sent that sent St. Louis' first-round and fourth-round pick in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and first-round pick in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft in exchange for Montreal's third-round pick in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick.
  2. Trade completed on July 27, 1973.
  3. Detroit passed on making a selection.
  4. The Rangers passed on making a selection.

June

June 10, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
cash
To California Golden Seals
Ted Tucker
June 14, 1973 To Buffalo Sabres
Paul Curtis
To St. Louis Blues
Jake Rathwell

July

July 3, 1973 To Pittsburgh Penguins
cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Eddie Shack

August

August 30, 1973 To Atlanta Flames
Mike Baumgartner
To Chicago Black Hawks
Lynn Powis

September

September, 1973
exact date unknown
To Minnesota North Stars
cash
To Montreal Canadiens
Gary Geldart
September 8, 1973 To New York Rangers
Don Borgeson
Norm Dennis
To St. Louis Blues
Bob Kelly

October

October 4, 1973 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Johnson
To St. Louis Blues
Nick Harbaruk
October 5, 1973 To Boston Bruins
Jake Rathwell
2nd-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft
(# 25 - Mark Howe)
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Don Awrey
October 17, 1973 To Detroit Red Wings
Terry Clancy
To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash
October 25, 1973 To Boston Bruins
Darryl Edestrand
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Nick Beverley
October 27, 1973 To Detroit Red Wings
Brent Hughes
To St. Louis Blues
cash
October 28, 1973 To New York Rangers
Jack Egers
To St. Louis Blues
Glen Sather
Rene Villemure

November

November, 1973
exact date unknown
To Philadelphia Flyers
George Pesut
To St. Louis Blues
Bob Stumpf
November 7, 1973 To Detroit Red Wings
Ted Harris
To Minnesota North Stars
Gary Bergman
November 23, 1973 To Boston Bruins
cash
To Detroit Red Wings
Doug Roberts
November 28, 1973 To Detroit Red Wings
Pierre Jarry
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tim Ecclestone
November 30, 1973 To Los Angeles Kings
Sheldon Kannegiesser
Mike Murphy
Tom Williams
To New York Rangers
Real Lemieux
Gilles Marotte

December

December, 1973
exact date unknown
To Philadelphia Flyers
Ray Schultz
To St. Louis Blues
Frank Spring
December 10, 1973 To St. Louis Blues
John Wright
To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Lampman
December 27, 1973 To Buffalo Sabres
Jerry Korab
To Vancouver Canucks
John Gould
Tracy Pratt

January

January 4, 1974 To Atlanta Flames
Al McDonough
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Chuck Arnason
Bob Paradise
January 17, 1974 To Detroit Red Wings
Jack Lynch
Jim Rutherford
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Stackhouse
January 17, 1974 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ab DeMarco Jr.
Steve Durbano
Bob Kelly
To St. Louis Blues
Greg Polis
Bryan Watson
2nd-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft
(# 26 - Bob Hess)
January 21, 1974 To Buffalo Sabres
Real Lemieux
To New York Rangers
Paul Curtis

February

February 7, 1974 To Boston Bruins
Bobby Schmautz
To Vancouver Canucks
Chris Oddleifson
Fred O'Donnell
Mike Walton
February 14, 1974 To Detroit Red Wings
Chris Evans
Jean Hamel
Bryan Watson
To St. Louis Blues
Garnet Bailey
Bill Collins
Ted Harris
February 14, 1974 To Los Angeles Kings
Gene Carr
To New York Rangers
1st-round pick in 1977 Amateur Draft)
(# 13 - Ron Duguay)
February 28, 1974 To Detroit Red Wings
Claude Houde
To New York Rangers
Brian Lavender

March

March 1, 1974 To Los Angeles Kings
Jim McElmury
To Minnesota North Stars
cash
March 7, 1974 To Chicago Black Hawks
Germain Gagnon
To New York Islanders
cash
future considerations1
(Walt Ledingham)
March 9, 1974 To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft
(# 7 - Doug Risebrough)
To St. Louis Blues
Dave Gardner
March 10, 1974 To Buffalo Sabres
Brian Spencer
To New York Islanders
Doug Rombough
March 12, 1974 To California Golden Seals
cash
To Los Angeles Kings
Tom Cassidy
  1. Trade completed on May 24, 1974.

Additional sources

  • "NHL trades for 1972-1973". NHL Trade Tracker.