1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft

The 1974 WHA Amateur Draft was the second amateur draft held by the World Hockey Association. The first two rounds of the draft were conducted in secret in February and only graduating junior players (born in 1954) were eligible for selection. The remaining rounds were conducted on May 30.

However, the WHA had reached an agreement with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association between the two draft sessions, which permitted the WHA teams to draft one underage junior player (born in 1955 or 1956) in either the first or second round. As a result, the WHA renumbered the rounds of the draft, indicating that the first two rounds—conducted in February—were now rounds three and four, while the first two rounds conducted in May were rounds one and two, keeping them eligible to draft the underage players.

Listed below are the selections made in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.

Later deemed as Round 3 of the 1974 draft

1. Greg Joly - Phoenix Roadrunners

2. Bill Lochead - Indianapolis Racers

3. Tiger Williams - Cincinnati Stingers

4. Cam Connor - Michigan Stags

5. Ron Greschner - Vancouver Blazers

6. Rick Chartraw - San Diego Mariners

7. Clark Gillies - Edmonton Oilers

8. Paul McIntosh - Chicago Cougars

9. John Hughes - Houston Aeros

10. Doug Risebrough - Cleveland Crusaders

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