Who went first overall in the 1966 NHL draft?

Barry Gibbs was selected first overall by BOS, out of Estevan Bruins (SJHL).

How many players were drafted in 1966?

24 players were selected across 4 rounds of the 1966 NHL draft.

DRAFT HISTORY

Barry Gibbs went first overall to BOS. 24 players selected across 4 rounds.

ROUND 1

#	Team	Player	Pos	Drafted From	NHL GP	NHL PTS
1	BOS	Barry Gibbs	D	Estevan Bruins (SJHL)	—	—
2	NYR	Brad Park	D	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	—	—
3	CHI	Terry Caffery	C	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	—	—
4	TOR	John Wright	C	—	—	—
5	MTL	Phil Myre	G	Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL)	—	—
6	DET	Steve Atkinson	RW	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)	—	—

ROUND 2

#	Team	Player	Pos	Drafted From	NHL GP	NHL PTS
7	BOS	Rick Smith	D	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)	—	—
8	NYR	Joey Johnston	LW	Peterborough Petes (OHA)	—	—
9	CHI	Ron Dussiaume	LW	Oshawa Generals (OHA)	—	—
10	TOR	Cam Crosby	LW	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	—	—
11	MTL	Moe St. Jacques	C	London Nationals (OHA)	—	—
12	DET	Jim Whittaker	D	Oshawa Generals (OHA)	—	—

ROUND 3

#	Team	Player	Pos	Drafted From	NHL GP	NHL PTS
13	BOS	Garnet Bailey	LW	Edmonton Oil Kings (AJHL)	—	—
14	NYR	Don Luce	C	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)	—	—
15	CHI	Larry Gibbons	D	—	—	—
16	TOR	Rick Ley	D	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)	—	—
17	MTL	Jude Drouin	C	Verdun	—	—
18	DET	Lee Carpenter	D	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)	—	—

ROUND 4

#	Team	Player	Pos	Drafted From	NHL GP	NHL PTS
19	BOS	Tom Webster	RW	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)	—	—
20	NYR	Jack Egers	RW	—	—	—
21	CHI	Brian Morenz	C	Oshawa Generals (OHA)	—	—
22	TOR	Dale MacLeish	C	Peterboro	—	—
23	MTL	Bob Pate	D	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)	—	—
24	DET	Grant Cole	G	St. Michael's Jr. B (Toronto)	—	—

Who went first overall in the 1966 NHL draft?: Barry Gibbs was selected first overall by BOS, out of Estevan Bruins (SJHL).
How many players were drafted in 1966?: 24 players were selected across 4 rounds of the 1966 NHL draft.