Reclaimed Players
These are players whose NHL rights were reclaimed when the WHA merged with the NHL. This list is incomplete.
NO. | Player | Reclaimed from | Reclaimed by |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Doug Berry (C) | Edmonton Oilers | Colorado Rockies |
2. | Alan Hangsleben (D) | Hartford Whalers | Montreal Canadiens |
3. | John Hughes (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Vancouver Canucks |
4. | Bobby Hull (LW) | Winnipeg Jets | Chicago Black Hawks |
5. | Kim Clackson (D) | Winnipeg Jets | Pittsburgh Penguins |
6. | Rich Preston (RW) | Winnipeg Jets | Chicago Black Hawks |
7. | Rick Ley (D) | Hartford Whalers | Toronto Maple Leafs |
8. | Mike Liut (G) | Cincinnati Stingers | St. Louis Blues |
9. | George Lyle (LW) | Hartford Whalers | Detroit Red Wings |
10. | Warren Miller (RW) | Hartford Whalers | New York Rangers |
11. | Kent Nilsson (LW) | Winnipeg Jets | Atlanta Flames |
12. | Terry Ruskowski (C) | Winnipeg Jets | Chicago Black Hawks |
13. | Paul MacKinnon (D) | Winnipeg Jets | Washington Capitals |
14. | Dennis Sobchuk (LW) | Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia Flyers |
15. | Paul Shmyr (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Minnesota North Stars |
16. | Dave Langevin (D) | Edmonton Oilers | New York Islanders |
17. | Risto Siltanen (D) | Edmonton Oilers | St. Louis Blues |
18. | Dan Geoffrion (RW) | Quebec Nordiques | Montreal Canadiens |
19. | Barry Long (D) | Winnipeg Jets | Detroit Red Wings |
20. | Glen Hicks (LW) | Winnipeg Jets | Detroit Red Wings |
21. | Alain Cote (LW) | Quebec Nordiques | Montreal Canadiens |
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