 The first skater chosen was center Gord Labossiere of the Canadiens, also by the Kings, as the 13th selection.Commentators compared the draft to a rummage sale, with the Original Six losing only unnecessary if not unwanted players.Some of the expansion teams bolstered their rosters before the Draft by purchasing minor league teams outright, thus gaining the rights to the players on their rosters, such as the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League by the Kings and the Quebec Aces of the AHL by the Flyers, while the North Stars purchased the rights to seven amateur members of the Canadian National Team from Toronto.