Detroit Picks
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| DIONNE Round 1 (2) |
BOUCHA Round 2 (16) |
HOPIAVUORI Round 3 (30) |
HULME Round 4 (44) |
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| ANDERSON Round 5 (58) |
SHAW Round 6 (72) |
NAHRGANG Round 7 (86) |
BOYD Round 8 (100) |
| Detroit Draft History |
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1971 Picks by Team:
| Boston | Buffalo | California | Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver |
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |