Ernie Hicke trades
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ernie Hicke | January 5, 1975 | Jean-Paul Parise |  |
| Doug Rombough | ||||
| Atlanta Flames acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arnie Brown | February 13, 1973 | Ernie Hicke | |
| future considerations (Bill MacMillan) | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | California Golden Seals (Oakland) acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | May 22, 1970 | 1970 1st round pick (#10-Chris Oddleifson) | .gif){kind=small} |
| 1971 1st round pick (#1-Guy Lafleur) | Ernie Hicke | |||
| Francois Lacombe | ||||
| Comment: This trade changed the history of hockey. Imagine if Lafleur wasn't part of the great 70s Canadiens teams, they would still have had an excellent roster, but would they have won as much? | ||||