| 1966 NHL Amateur Draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 25, 1966 |
| Location | Mount Royal Hotel Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Overview | |
| First selection |  Barry Gibbs(Boston Bruins) |
| Hall of Famers | 1 |
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The 1966 NHL Amateur Draft was the fourth NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Mount Royal HotelinMontreal, Quebec on the off-day between games one and two of the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals.[1]
This Draft is notable for being the first in which the majority of the players selected (19 of 24 picks) came from top-tier Junior teams which would, in the succeeding years, reorganize into Major Junior Hockey in Canada. Perhaps anticipating these changes, and looking to make the Draft more competitive in advance of the 1967 NHL Expansion, league President Clarence Campbell announced a plan eight months later to restructure rookie contracts and phase out direct sponsorship of junior hockey teams by NHL clubs
Listed below are the selections in the 1966 NHL amateur draft.
| = NHL All-Star[2] | = Hall of Famers |
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Gibbs | Defence | Canada |
Boston Bruins | Estevan Bruins (SJHL) |
| 2 | Brad Park | Defence | Canada |
New York Rangers | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 3 | Terry Caffery | Centre | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 4 | John Wright | Centre | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | West Clair Gaels (OHA) |
| 5 | Phil Myre | Goaltender | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL) |
| 6 | Steve Atkinson | Right wing | Canada |
Boston Bruins | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| [3] | |||||
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rick Smith | Defence | Canada |
Boston Bruins | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
| 8 | Joey Johnston | Left wing | Canada |
New York Rangers | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 9 | Ron Dussiaume | Left wing | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 10 | Cam Crosby | Left wing | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 11 | Maurice St. Jacques | Centre | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | London Nationals (OHA) |
| 12 | Jim Whittaker | Defence | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| [3] | |||||
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Garnet Bailey | Left wing | Canada |
Boston Bruins | Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL) |
| 14 | Don Luce | Centre | Canada |
New York Rangers | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 15 | Larry Gibbons | Defence | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Markham Waxers (OHA) |
| 16 | Rick Ley | Defence | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 17 | Jude Drouin | Centre | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL) |
| 18 | Lee Carpenter | Defence | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA |
| [3] | |||||
| Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tom Webster | Right wing | Canada |
Boston Bruins | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 20 | Jack Egers | Right wing | Canada |
New York Rangers | Kitchener Greenshirts (OHA) |
| 21 | Brian Morenz | Left wing | Canada |
Chicago Black Hawks | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 22 | Dale MacLeish | Centre | Canada |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 23 | Bob Pate | Defence | Canada |
Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
| 24 | Grant Cole | Goaltender | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | St. Michael's Buzzers (OHA) |
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| = NHL All-Star[2] | = Hall of Famers |
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