The 1974 WHA Amateur Draft was the second draft

WHA Amateur Draft

The WHA Entry Draft was the entry draft for the World Hockey Association, and was held annually between 1973 and 1977. The fledgling WHA had some trouble stocking their teams, and predictably, many of the players drafted by WHA teams never reported, preferring instead to play in the NHL...

 held by the World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

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Selections by round

Listed below are the selections made in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.

Selections by round

Round 1

1. Pat Price - Vancouver Blazers

Vancouver Blazers

The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973-75. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. The Blazers were owned by...

2. Mike Will - Indianapolis Racers

Indianapolis Racers

The Indianapolis Racers were a franchise in the former World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1978. They competed in five seasons, folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena...

3. Don Larway

Don Larway

Don Larway is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 324 games in the World Hockey Association. He now resides in Houston, TX where he is a professional videographer for the Houston Aeros of the AHL.-Playing career:...

 - Cincinnati Stingers

Cincinnati Stingers

The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...

4. Bill Reed

Bill Reed

William Ernest "Bill" Reed is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 72 overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft...

 - Michigan Stags

Michigan Stags

The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the franchise was moved to Baltimore where it was known as the Baltimore Blades. The Stags originated as the Los...

5. Dennis Olmstead - Phoenix Roadrunners

Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)

The Phoenix Roadrunners were a team in the now defunct World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1977. They played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona...

6. Brad Rhiness - San Diego Mariners

San Diego Mariners

The San Diego Mariners were an ice hockey team based in San Diego that played in the World Hockey Association. They played from 1974 to 1977. Their home ice was San Diego Sports Arena...

7. Randy Andreachuk

Randy Andreachuk

Randy Andreachuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 2 WHA games with the Winnipeg Jets during the 1974–75 season.-External links:...

 - Winnipeg Jets

8. Gary Soetaert - Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

9. Real Cloutier

Real Cloutier

Réal "Buddy" Cloutier is a retired Canadian ice hockey winger. Cloutier spent his most prolific years in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques...

 - Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques

The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...

10. Gary MacGregor

Gary MacGregor

Gary MacGregor was an ice hockey player who played at forward. He had a spectacular final season of junior hockey with the Cornwall Royals in 1973-74, scoring 100 goals. He was drafted by both the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association in 1974, and chose the WHA...

 - Chicago Cougars

Chicago Cougars

The Chicago Cougars were an original franchise in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the dilapidated International Amphitheatre. During the 1974 Avco Cup Finals against Gordie Howe and the Houston Aeros, the team's two home games were played at...

11. Paul Baxter

Paul Baxter

Paul Gordon Baxter was an National Hockey League defenceman from 1979 to 1987 and an NHL assistant coach for eleven seasons. He was coaching the Wenatchee Wild in the NAHL before his firing in late November 2010...

 - Cleveland Crusaders

Cleveland Crusaders

The Cleveland Crusaders were a professional ice hockey team from Cleveland, Ohio. The Crusaders were founded by Nick Mileti, and played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1976...

12. Jim Turkiewicz

Jim Turkiewicz

Jim Turkiewicz is a retired professional ice hockey player.Turkiewicz played 392 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls.- References :...

 - Toronto Toros

Toronto Toros

The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976.The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season...

13. Tim Young

Tim Young (ice hockey)

Timothy Michael Young is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers.-Junior hockey:...

 - New England Whalers

14. Bruce Boudreau

Bruce Boudreau

Bruce Allan Boudreau is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach and current head coach of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . As a player, Boudreau played professionally for 20 seasons, logging 141 games in the NHL and 30 games in the World Hockey Association...

 - Minnesota Fighting Saints

Minnesota Fighting Saints

The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972–76. The second team was relocated from Cleveland, Ohio, and...

15. Dick Spannbauer - Houston Aeros

Houston Aeros (WHA)

The Houston Aeros were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1978.-Franchise history:The Aeros became one of the original franchises in the World Hockey Association when the Dayton Arrows franchise was moved to Houston in 1972...