▁to ▁make ▁a ▁claim . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁N HL ▁Exp ansion ▁D raft ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁It ▁featured ▁two ▁expansion ▁teams , ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Sab res ▁and ▁V ancouver ▁Can uck s , ▁selecting ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁existing ▁N HL ▁teams . ▁Each ▁N HL ▁team ▁placed ▁ 1 5 ▁sk aters ▁and ▁ 2 ▁go alt enders ▁on ▁a ▁protected ▁list ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁two ▁expansion ▁teams ▁could ▁not ▁select . ▁ ▁Re verse ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁N HL ▁Re verse ▁D raft ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁The ▁Re verse ▁D raft ▁featured ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( A HL ) ▁and ▁Western ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( W HL ) ▁teams ▁selecting ▁un protected ▁players ▁from ▁N HL ▁teams . ▁ ▁Wa ivers ▁The ▁Fly ers ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁wa ivers ▁transactions . ▁ ▁D raft ▁pick s ▁ ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁pick s ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁N HL ▁Am ateur ▁D raft , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁The ▁Fly ers ▁were ▁without ▁a ▁first - round ▁draft ▁pick ▁due ▁to ▁having ▁trad ed ▁it ▁three ▁years ▁previously ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ▁for ▁Rosa ire ▁P ai ement . ▁The ▁Bru ins