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{{short description|2nd annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players}}
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 1964 NHL amateur draft
| image       =
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| logo        =
| logosize    = 180px
| date        = June 11, 1964
| time        =
| location    = [[Queen Elizabeth Hotel]]<br>[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| network     =
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| teams       =
| first       = {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} [[Claude Gauthier (ice hockey)|Claude Gauthier]]<br>([[Detroit Red Wings]])
| most        =
| fewest      =
| first_round =
| overall     = 24
| rounds      = 4
| hofnum      = {{Collapsible list
| title = 1
| 1 = G [[Ken Dryden]]}}
| prev        = [[1963 NHL amateur draft|1963]]
| next        = [[1965 NHL amateur draft|1965]]
}}
The '''1964 [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[NHL entry draft|amateur draft]]''' was the second NHL entry draft. It was a [[draft (sports)|draft]] to assign unaffiliated amateur junior-age players to NHL teams. It was held at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hotel]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].

As was the case in the 1963 draft, amateur players turning 17 years of age between August 1, 1964, and July 31, 1965, were eligible, if they were not already sponsored by an NHL club.

The order of the draft followed the agreement reached in 1963, where the order was fixed as [[Detroit Red Wings|Red Wings]], [[Boston Bruins|Bruins]], [[New York Rangers|Rangers]], [[Chicago Black Hawks|Black Hawks]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs|Maple Leafs]] and [[Montreal Canadiens|Canadiens]]. Once again each team received four picks, each team having the right to forfeit their selection and pass it to the next team in the order. All picks were exercised this year.

Of the 24 players selected only nine played in the NHL. [[Syl Apps Jr.]], [[Jim Dorey]], [[Tim Ecclestone]] and [[Mike Pelyk]] went on to have fruitful NHL careers, each playing well over 200 games a piece. However, the steal of this draft was the Bruins' third pick, 14th overall: [[Ken Dryden]]. Dryden made it known to the Bruins that he would elect to play at [[Cornell University]], earning a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, instead of turning professional. The Bruins traded his negotiation rights to the Canadiens, where he would play seven full seasons and part of an eighth, earning a [[Conn Smythe Trophy]], [[Calder Memorial Trophy]], five [[Vezina Trophy|Vezina Trophies]], five [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] appearances, five [[NHL All-Star team|First All-Star]] awards and six [[Stanley Cup]]s.

==Selections by round==
Below are listed the selections in the 1964 NHL amateur draft.
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===Round one===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 1
| [[Claude Gauthier (ice hockey)|Claude Gauthier]] ([[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || Rosemount Midgets (SAAAMHL)
|-
! 2
| [[Alex Campbell (ice hockey)|Alex Campbell]] (RW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || [[Boston Bruins]] || Strathroy Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 3
| [[Bob Graham (ice hockey)|Bob Graham]] ([[Defenceman|D]])  || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || [[New York Rangers]] || Toronto Marlboro Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 4
| [[Richie Bayes]] ([[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || Dixie Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 5
| [[Tom Martin (ice hockey, born 1947)|Tom Martin]] (RW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || Toronto Marlboro Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 6
| [[Claude Chagnon]] (C) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || Rosemount Midgets (SAAAMHL)
|-
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|}

===Round two===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 7
| [[Brian Watts (ice hockey)|Brian Watts]] ([[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Detroit Red Wings || Toronto Marlboro Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 8
| Jim Booth (LW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Boston Bruins || Sault Ste. Marie Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 9
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Tim Ecclestone]] (RW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || New York Rangers || Etobicoke Capitols (MetJHL)
|-
! 10
| [[Jan Popiel]] (LW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Georgetown Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 11
| [[David Cotey]] ([[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Aurora Bears (SOJCHL)
|-
! 12
| Guy Allen (D) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Montreal Canadiens || Stamford Bruins (NDJBHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <ref name="hdc"/>
|}

===Round three===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 13
| Ralph Buchanan (LW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Detroit Red Wings || Montreal East Midgets (QAAAMHL)
|-
! 14
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| [[Ken Dryden]] ([[Goaltender|G]]) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Boston Bruins || Etobicoke Capitols (MetJHL)
|-
! 15
| Gordon Lowe (D) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || New York Rangers || Toronto Marlboro Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 16
| Carl Hadfield (RW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Chicago Black Hawks || [[Dixie Beehives]] (MetJHL)
|-
! 17
| [[Mike Pelyk]] (D) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Toronto Marlboro Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 18
| Paul Reid (F) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Montreal Canadiens || Kingston Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <ref name="hdc"/>
|}

===Round four===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 19
| [[Rene LeClerc]] (RW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Detroit Red Wings || Hamilton Mountain Bees (NDJBHL)
|-
! 20
| Allister Blair (C) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Boston Bruins || Ingersoll Marlands (WBJHL)
|-
! 21
| [[Syl Apps Jr.]] (C) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || New York Rangers || Kingston Midgets (OAAAMHL)
|-
! 22
| [[Moe L'Abbé|Moe L'Abbe]] (RW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Rosemount Midgets (SAAAMHL)
|-
! 23
| [[Jim Dorey]] (D) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Stamford Bruins (NDJBHL)
|-
! 24
| Michel Jacques (LW) || {{flag|Canada|1957}} || Montreal Canadiens || Lac Megantic Royal(LHJAA)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <ref name="hdc"/>
|}
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==See also==
* [[1964–65 NHL season]]
* [[List of NHL players]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |author=Diamond, Dan |author2=Duplacey, James |author3=Dinger, Ralph |author4=Kuperman, Igor |author5=Zweig, Eric |title=Total Hockey |publisher=Total Sports Publishing |year=1998 |location=New York |isbn=0-8362-7114-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/286 286] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/286}}
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==External links==
* [https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1964/64facts.html 1964 NHL Amateur Draft on hockeydraftcentral.com]
* [https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1964a.html 1964 NHL amateur draft player stats] at [https://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]

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