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The WHA amateur draft was the entry draft for the World Hockey Association. The professional league operated from 1972 to 1979, but only held its annual draft from 1973 through 1978.
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Gregg Allan Boddy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent five seasons with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1976. He also played briefly in the World Hockey Association for the San Diego Mariners and Edmonton Oilers. Boddy concluded his hockey career with two seasons in the Japan Ice Hockey League, retiring in 1979.
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Donald Andrew Tannahill is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 222 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and 111 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks and in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, and Calgary Cowboys. He also played for several minor league teams in a career that lasted from 1969 to 1978. Tannahill was selected third overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, but never played for the Bruins.
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