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1970–71 NHL transactions

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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.

Trades

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May

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May 11, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Ray Fortin
To St. Louis Blues
Bob Wall
May 18, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jacques Plante
May 20, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Mike Byers
To Philadelphia Flyers
Brent Hughes
May 22, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
Francois Lacombe
1st-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 1 - Guy Lafleur)
cash
To Oakland Seals
Ernie Hicke
1st-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft
(# 10 - Chris Oddleifson)
May 22, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To Oakland Seals
Dennis Hextall
May 22, 1970 To Minnesota North Stars
Jude Drouin
To Montreal Canadiens
future considerations
(Bill Collins)1
May 22, 1970 To Minnesota North Stars
Murray Oliver
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Conacher
Terry O'Malley
May 22, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Lucien Grenier
Larry Mickey
Jack Norris
To Montreal Canadiens
Gregg Boddy
Leon Rochefort
Wayne Thomas
May 22, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Christian Bordeleau
May 26, 1970 To Boston Bruins
1st-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft
(# 10 - Ron Plumb)
To St. Louis Blues
Jim Lorentz
  1. Trade completed on June 10, 1970.

June

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June 9, 1970 To Minnesota North Stars
Norm Beaudin
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
June 10, 1970 To Minnesota North Stars
Bobby Rousseau
To Montreal Canadiens
Claude Larose
June 10, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Ted Hodgson
To New York Rangers
cash
June 10, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Roger Crozier
To Detroit Red Wings
Tom Webster
June 10, 1970 To Chicago Black Hawks
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dave Dryden
June 10, 1970 To Pittsburgh Penguins
future considerations1
To Vancouver Canucks
8th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 102 - Bob Murphy)
June 10, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
7th-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft
(# 85 - Jack Taggart)
9th-round pick - 1970 Amateur Draft
(# 108 - Bob Winograd)
cash
To Vancouver Canucks
Andre Boudrias
June 10, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Murray Flegel
June 10, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Lyle Carter
June 11, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
George Swarbrick
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Terry Ball
  1. Vancouver agrees to not select certain players in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft.

August

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August, 1970
(exact date unknown)
To Minnesota North Stars
Bob McCord
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
August, 1970
(exact date unknown)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Pat Hannigan
Ted McCaskill
To Vancouver Canucks
Andre Hinse
August 10, 1970 To Minnesota North Stars
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Bob McCord
August 31, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Floyd Smith
To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash
August 31, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Brent Imlach
To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash

September

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September, 1970
(exact date unknown)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
loan of Andre Hinse
To Vancouver Canucks
cash
September 3, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Bob Pulford
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Garry Monahan
Brian Murphy
September 9, 1970 To New York Rangers
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Gerry Lemire

October

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October, 1970
(exact date unknown)
To Buffalo Sabres
cash
To St. Louis Blues
loan of Gary Edwards
October, 1970
(exact date unknown)
To Buffalo Sabres
cash
To Oakland Seals
Howie Menard
October 2, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Ron Anderson
To St. Louis Blues
Craig Cameron
October 2, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Robin Burns
October 8, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Bob Berry
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
October 9, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Dave Dryden
To Pittsburgh Penguins
cash
October 19, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Bill Sutherland
October 31, 1970 To Detroit Red Wings
Larry Brown
To New York Rangers
Pete Stemkowski

November

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November 2, 1970 To Detroit Red Wings
Don Luce
To New York Rangers
Steve Andrascik
November 3, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
Germain Gagnon
To Vancouver Canucks
cash
November 4, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Larry Keenan
Jean-Guy Talbot
To St. Louis Blues
Bobby Baun
November 13, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
Brit Selby
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bobby Baun
November 24, 1970 To Buffalo Sabres
Dick Duff
Eddie Shack
To Los Angeles Kings
Mike McMahon Jr.
7th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 89 - Peter Harasym)
8th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 103 - Lorne Stamler)

December

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December 3, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
John Arbour
To Vancouver Canucks
cash
December 11, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Michel Plasse
December 23, 1970 To Montreal Canadiens
Terry Clancy
To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash

January

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January 13, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Guy Charron
Bill Collins
Mickey Redmond
To Montreal Canadiens
Frank Mahovlich
January 24, 1971 To Buffalo Sabres
Terry Ball
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jean-Guy Lagace
January 26, 1971 To New York Rangers
Glen Sather
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Syl Apps Jr.
Sheldon Kannegiesser
January 26, 1971 To Los Angeles Kings
Ralph Backstrom
To Montreal Canadiens
Ray Fortin
Gord Labossiere
2nd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft
(# 22 - Peter Marrin)
January 26, 1971 To Minnesota North Stars
Gord Labossiere
To Montreal Canadiens
Rey Comeau
January 28, 1971 To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 24 - Michel DeGuise)
To St. Louis Blues
Fran Huck
January 31, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bruce Gamble
Mike Walton
1st-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 9 - Pierre Plante)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bernie Parent
2nd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 22 - Rick Kehoe)
January 31, 1971 To Boston Bruins
Mike Walton
To Philadelphia Flyers
Rick MacLeish
Danny Schock

February

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February 1, 1971 To Los Angeles Kings
Red Armstrong
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Don Westbrooke
February 1, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Arnie Brown
Tom Miller
Mike Robitaille
To New York Rangers
Larry Brown
Bruce MacGregor
February 5, 1971 To California Golden Seals
8th-round pick in 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 104 - Rod Lyons)
cash
To Los Angeles Kings
Harry Howell
February 6, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Red Berenson
Tim Ecclestone
To St. Louis Blues
Wayne Connelly
Garry Unger
February 22, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
future considerations1
(Mike Lowe)
(Ab McDonald)
(Bob Wall)
To St. Louis Blues
Carl Brewer
February 22, 1971 To Chicago Black Hawks
Danny O'Shea
To Minnesota North Stars
Terry Caffery
Doug Mohns
  1. Trade completed on May 12, 1971.

March

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March, 1971
(exact date unknown)
To Los Angeles Kings
Wayne Schultz
Steve Sutherland
To Minnesota North Stars
Terry Holbrook
March 2, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Jim Krulicki
To New York Rangers
Dale Rolfe
March 7, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Dick Redmond
Tom Williams
To Minnesota North Stars
Ted Hampson
Wayne Muloin

Expansion Draft

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The 1970–71 NHL season saw the entrance of a 13th and 14th team to the league, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks. Each team selected 20 players from across the league, for a total of 40 selections.

Additional sources

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  • hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
  • "NHL trades for 1970-1971". NHL Trade Tracker.