Canadian Amateur Draft Selections

Round–Pos
(Overall)
Team[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1) EDM   Ed Turek (HB) Waterloo Lutheran
1–2 (2) TOR   Ross Nicholson (T) Western Ontario
1–3 (3) CGY [BC] Fred James (T) Alberta
1–4 (4) SSK   Vern Simonson (E) Alberta
1–5 (5) MTL   Jim Greenwood (T) Queen's
1–6 (6) CGY   Mike Williams (HB) Loyola
1–7 (7) OTT   Glen Markle (DB) Toronto (UofT)
1–8 (8) WPG   Tom Feasby (HB) Manitoba
1–9 (9) HAM   Steve Ostapchuk (HB) McMaster
2–1 (10) EDM   Bob Bennett (T) Alberta
2–2 (11) TOR   Andy Szandiner (HB) Toronto (UofT)
2–3 (12) BC   Heino “Dino” Lilles (FB) Queen's
2–4 (13) SSK   Bob Goodman (LB) Waterloo Lutheran
2–5 (14) MTL   Bayne Norrie (HB) Queen's
2–6 (15) OTT [CGY] Doug Keltcher (LB) St. Patrick's
2–7 (16) OTT   Jim Dickie (E) McGill
2–8 (17) WPG   Kris Schmidt (HB) Alberta
2–9 (18) HAM   Wayne O'Brien (C) Saint Mary's
3–1 (19) EDM   Art Froese (HB) Western Ontario
3–2 (20) TOR   Randy Parker (LB) Toronto (UofT)
3–3 (21) OTT [BC] Norm Lightfoot (LB) Mount Allison
3–4 (22) SSK   Erkie Bukonen (FB) Toronto (UofT)
3–5 (23) MTL   Dan Marisi (G) Saskatchewan
3–6 (24) CGY   Bob Howes (C) Queen's
3–7 (25) OTT   Tod Scott (FL) St. Francis Xavier
3–8 (26) WPG   Jack Green (E) McMaster
3–9 (27) HAM   Gary Jobe (T) McMaster
4–1 (28) EDM   Gary Seymour (DE) Saskatchewan
4–2 (29) TOR   Bob Mason (E) Royal Military College
4–3 (30) BC   Bob Barrazuol (LB) British Columbia (UBC)
4–4 (31) SSK   Bill Imrie (T) Western Ontario
4–5 (32) MTL   Art Quinney (T) Saskatchewan
4–6 (33) CGY   Mike Gray (HB) Toronto (UofT)
4–7 (34) OTT   Al Keith (DB) McMaster
4–8 (35) WPG   Bob Akman (FL) Manitoba
4–9 (36) HAM   Gordon White (HB) Toronto (UofT)
5–1 EDM   Pass  
5–2 (37) TOR   George McKenzie (T) St. Patrick's
5–3 (38) OTT [BC] Allan Grachina (LB) Toronto (UofT)
5–4 (39) SSK   Rick “Rip” Ripstein (QB) McGill
5–5 (40) MTL   Jim Pfaff (G) Royal Military College
5–6 (41) CGY   Peter Spurr (T) Carleton
5–7 (42) OTT   Terry Bradley (HB) Macdonald
5–8 (43) WPG   Vince Thompson (HB) Ottawa
5–9 (44) HAM   Tom Richardson (E) Waterloo Lutheran
6–1 EDM   Pass  
6–2 (45) TOR   Merv Daub (G) Queen's
6–3 (46) OTT [BC] Paul Huston (LB) Waterloo Lutheran
6–4 (47) SSK   Blaine Knoll (HB) Saskatchewan
6–5 (48) MTL   Mike Mitchell (HB) Waterloo Lutheran
6–6 CGY   Pass  
6–7 OTT   Harold Hermitage (E) Macdonald
6–8 (49) WPG   Pete Howlett (FB) McGill
6–9 (50) HAM   Doug Mitchell (OL) Western Ontario
7–1 EDM   Pass  
7–2 (51) TOR   Al Smith (E) Western Ontario
7–3 (52) TOR [BC] David Dalton (HB) Carleton
7–4 (53) SSK   Peter Tyler (HB) Alberta
7–5 (54) MTL   Ben Cote (HB) Montreal
7–6 CGY   Pass  
7–7 (55) OTT   Phil Hughes (G) St. Francis Xavier
7–8 WPG   Pass  
7–9 (56) HAM   Bob Johnston (E) Saint Mary's
8–1 EDM   Pass  
8–2 TOR   Pass  
8–3 BC   Pass  
8–4 (57) SSK   Brian Parnega (LB) Queen's
8–5 MTL   Pass  
8–6 CGY   Pass  
8–7 (58) OTT   Donald Holmes (LB) Toronto (UofT)
8–8 WPG   Pass  
8–9 (59) HAM   Jack Tynedale (LB) Waterloo
9–1 EDM   Pass  
9–2 TOR   Pass  
9–3 BC   Pass  
9–4 (60) SSK   Steve Connelly (T) St. Francis Xavier
9–5 MTL   Pass  
9–6 CGY   Pass  
9–7 (61) OTT   John Ball (HB) Mount Allison
9–8 WPG   Pass  
9–9 HAM   Pass  
10–1 EDM   Pass  
10–2 TOR   Pass  
10–3 BC   Pass  
10–4 SSK   Pass  
10–5 MTL   Pass  
10–6 CGY   Pass  
10–7 (62) OTT   Dick Feidler (G) McGill
10–8 WPG   Pass  
10–9 HAM   Pass  
  • Date: Feb. 24, 1966
  • Location: Calgary, AB
  • Rounds: 10
  • Players selected: 63
Round Played / Picks (%) League GP
League Total 9 / 63 (14.29%) 763
1 2 / 9 (22.22%) 205
2 2 / 9 (22.22%) 112
3 2 / 9 (22.22%) 247
4 1 / 9 (11.11%) 53
5 0 / 8 (0.00%) 0
6 2 / 7 (28.57%) 146
7 0 / 6 (0.00%) 0
8 0 / 3 (0.00%) 0
9 0 / 2 (0.00%) 0
10 0 / 1 (0.00%) 0

1966 Team Breakdown and Draft Success

Team Played / Picks (%) League GP Team GP
League Total 9 / 63 (14.29%) 763 235
Calgary Stampeders 3 / 5 (60.00%) 394 126
Edmonton Elks 2 / 4 (50.00%) 111 11
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2 / 8 (25.00%) 120 98
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 / 6 (16.67%) 40 0
Montreal Alouettes 1 / 7 (14.29%) 98 0
BC Lions 0 / 2 (0.00%) 0 0
Toronto Argonauts 0 / 8 (0.00%) 0 0
Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 / 9 (0.00%) 0 0
Ottawa RedBlacks 0 / 14 (0.00%) 0 0

1966 Draft Breakdown

Breakdown by Position
  • 18 — HB
  • 10 — LB
  • 10 — T
  • 8 — E
  • 5 — G
  • 3 — FB
  • 2 — C
  • 2 — DB
  • 2 — FL
  • 1 — DE
  • 1 — OL
  • 1 — QB
Breakdown by College/Program
  • 8 — Toronto (UofT)
  • 6 — Queen's
  • 5 — Alberta
  • 5 — Waterloo Lutheran
  • 5 — Western Ontario
  • 4 — McGill
  • 4 — McMaster
  • 4 — Saskatchewan
  • 3 — St. Francis Xavier
  • 2 — Carleton
  • 2 — Macdonald
  • 2 — Manitoba
  • 2 — Mount Allison
  • 2 — Royal Military College
  • 2 — Saint Mary's
  • 2 — St. Patrick's
  • 1 — British Columbia (UBC), Loyola, Montreal, Ottawa, Waterloo

Sources

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