1968 NHL amateur draft

The 1968 NHL amateur draft was the sixth NHL entry draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1968 NHL amateur draft. Template:NHLDraftStarLegend

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Michel Plasse (G)	Template:CAN	Montreal Canadiens	Drummondville Rangers (QJHL)
2	Roger Belisle (C)	Template:CAN	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal North Beavers (LHIQ)
3	Jim Pritchard (D)	Template:CAN	Montreal Canadiens (from Oakland Seals)¹	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
4	Garry Swain (C)	Template:CAN	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
5	Jim Benzelock (RW)	Template:CAN	Minnesota North Stars	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
6	Gary Edwards (G)	Template:CAN	St. Louis Blues	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
7	Jim McInally (D)	Template:CAN	Los Angeles Kings	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
8	Lew Morrison (RW)	Template:CAN	Philadelphia Flyers	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
9	John Marks (LW)	Template:CAN	Chicago Black Hawks	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA)
10	Brad Selwood (D)	Template:CAN	Toronto Maple Leafs	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
11	Steve Andrascik (RW)	Template:CAN	Detroit Red Wings	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12	Danny Schock (LW)	Template:CAN	Boston Bruins	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
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The Oakland Seals' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on May 21, 1968, that sent Norm Ferguson, Stan Fuller and future considerations (Francois Lacombe and Michel Jacques traded completed in June 1968) to Oakland in exchange for Wally Boyer, Alain Caron, California's 1970 first-round pick, future considerations (Lyle Bradley traded completed in June 1968) and this pick.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
13	Doug Smith (C)	Template:CAN	Oakland Seals	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
14	Ron Snell (RW)	Template:CAN	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regina Pats (WCHL)
15	Marc Rioux (C)	Template:CAN	Minnesota North Stars	Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
16	Curt Bennett (LW)	Template:USA	St. Louis Blues	Brown Bears (NCAA)
17	Herb Boxer (RW)	Template:USA	Detroit Red Wings	Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
18	Fraser Rice (C)	Template:CAN	Boston Bruins	Halifax Colonels (MVJHL)
19	Barry Buchanan (D)	Template:CAN	New York Rangers	Weyburn Red Wings (WCHL)
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#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
20	Jim Trewin (D)	Template:CAN	Oakland Seals	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
21	Dave Simpson (D)	Template:CAN	Pittsburgh Penguins	Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL)
22	Glen Lindsay (G)	Template:CAN	Minnesota North Stars	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
23	Don Grierson (RW)	Template:CAN	Montreal Canadiens	North Bay Trappers (NOJHL)
24	Brian St. John (C)	Template:CAN	Boston Bruins	Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU)
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Rank	Country	Number
1	Template:CAN	22
2	Template:USA	2