# 1972 NHL amateur draft > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1972_NHL_amateur_draft > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1972_NHL_amateur_draft.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_NHL_amateur_draft > Source revision: 1347084373 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1972 North American ice hockey draft}} {{Redirect-distinguish|1972 NHL draft|1972 NHL expansion draft}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = 1972 NHL amateur draft | image = | alt = | caption = | logo = | logosize = 180px | date = June 8, 1972 | time = | location = [Queen Elizabeth Hotel](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_Hotel)
[Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada | network = | league = | teams = | first = {{flagicon|CAN}} [Billy Harris](/source/Billy_Harris_(ice_hockey_b._1952))
([New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders)) | most = | fewest = | first_round = | overall = 152 | rounds = 11 | hofnum = {{Collapsible list | title = 2 | 1 = LW [Steve Shutt](/source/Steve_Shutt) | 2 = LW [Bill Barber](/source/Bill_Barber)}} | prev = [1971](/source/1971_NHL_amateur_draft) | next = [1973](/source/1973_NHL_amateur_draft) }} The '''1972 NHL amateur draft''' was the 10th [draft](/source/NHL_entry_draft) for the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League). It was held at the [Queen Elizabeth Hotel](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_Hotel) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal). The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was [Richard Brodeur](/source/Richard_Brodeur), who played his last NHL game in the [1987–88 season](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season). ==Selections by round== Below are listed the selections in the 1972 NHL amateur draft. The expansion Islanders won the first pick by a coin toss between themselves and the Flames. {{NHLDraftStarLegend|hhofmember=yes}} ===Round one=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 1 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Billy Harris](/source/Billy_Harris_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1952)) ([RW](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))) || {{CAN}} || [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) || [Toronto Marlboros](/source/Toronto_Marlboros) ([OHL](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League)) |- ! 2 | [Jacques Richard](/source/Jacques_Richard) ([LW](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))) || {{CAN}} || [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames) || [Quebec Remparts](/source/Quebec_Remparts) ([QMJHL](/source/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League)) |- ! 3 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Don Lever](/source/Don_Lever) ([C](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey))) || {{CAN}} || [Vancouver Canucks](/source/Vancouver_Canucks) || [Niagara Falls Flyers](/source/Niagara_Falls_Flyers) (OMJHL) |- ! 4 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[Steve Shutt](/source/Steve_Shutt) (LW) || {{CAN}} || [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) (from Los Angeles)1 || Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |- ! 5 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| [Jim Schoenfeld](/source/Jim_Schoenfeld) ([D](/source/Defenceman)) || {{CAN}} || [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres) || Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |- ! 6 | [Michel Larocque](/source/Michel_Larocque) ([G](/source/Goaltender)) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens (from California)2 || [Ottawa 67's](/source/Ottawa_67's) (OMJHL) |- ! 7 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| [Bill Barber](/source/Bill_Barber) (LW) || {{CAN}} || [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) || [Kitchener Rangers](/source/Kitchener_Rangers) (OMJHL) |- ! 8 | [Dave Gardner](/source/Dave_Gardner_(ice_hockey)) (C) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens (from Minnesota via Pittsburgh)3 || Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |- ! 9 | [Wayne Merrick](/source/Wayne_Merrick) (C) || {{CAN}} || [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues) || Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |- ! 10 | [Al Blanchard](/source/Al_Blanchard) (LW) || {{CAN}} || [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) (from Detroit)4 || Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |- ! 11 | [George Ferguson](/source/George_Ferguson_(ice_hockey)) (C) || {{CAN}} || [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) || Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |- ! 12 | [Jerry Byers](/source/Jerry_Byers) (LW) || {{CAN}} || [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) || Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |- ! 13 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Phil Russell](/source/Phil_Russell_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{CAN}} || [Chicago Black Hawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks) || [Edmonton Oil Kings](/source/Edmonton_Oil_Kings_(WCHL)) ([WCHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)) |- ! 14 | [John Van Boxmeer](/source/John_Van_Boxmeer) (D) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [Guelph CMC's](/source/Guelph_CMC's) ([SOJHL](/source/Southern_Ontario_Junior_A_Hockey_League)) |- ! 15 | [Bob MacMillan](/source/Bob_MacMillan) (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || [St. Catharines Black Hawks](/source/St._Catharines_Black_Hawks) (OMJHL) |- ! 16 | [Mike Bloom](/source/Mike_Bloom_(ice_hockey)) (LW) || {{CAN}} || [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) || St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72main.htm |access-date=18 December 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122104642/http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72main.htm| archive-date= 22 January 2009 | url-status= live}} |} # The [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)' first-round pick went to the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) as the result of a trade on June 11, 1968, that sent [Gerry Desjardins](/source/Gerry_Desjardins) to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' 1969 first-round pick ([Dick Redmond](/source/Dick_Redmond)) and this pick.{{cite web|title= NHL Trade Tracker|url= https://www.http://nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1967-68/2|access-date= 2021-07-26|archive-date= 2011-05-19|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/|url-status= dead}}{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |page= 873 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} #: In June 1969, the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)' traded the 1969 first-round pick to the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) in exchange for Minnesota's promised to Montreal that they would not draft [Dick Duff](/source/Dick_Duff) in the 1969 intra-league draft. # The [California Golden Seals](/source/California_Golden_Seals)' first-round pick went to the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) as the result of a trade on June 10, 1968, that sent [Bryan Watson](/source/Bryan_Watson_(ice_hockey)) and cash to California in exchange for future considerations ([Tom Thurlby](/source/Tom_Thurlby) trade completed in September 1968) and this pick.{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |page= 828 and 846 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} # The [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars)' first-round pick went to the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) as the result of a trade on June 10, 1968, that sent Minnesota's first-round pick in 1972, cash and future considerations ([Marshall Johnston](/source/Marshall_Johnston) trade completed on May 25, 1971) to Montreal in exchange for [Danny Grant](/source/Danny_Grant_(ice_hockey)), [Claude Larose](/source/Claude_Larose_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1942)) and future considerations ([Bob Murdoch](/source/Bob_Murdoch_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1954)) trade completed on May 25, 1971).{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |page= 568 and 740 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} #: The [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)' first-round pick went to the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) as the result of a trade on October 1, 1968, that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 1972 to Minnesota in exchange for [Bob Woytowich](/source/Bob_Woytowich).{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |page= 857 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} #:: The [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) received the lowest of Minnesota's two first-round pick. # The [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings)' first-round pick went to the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) as the result of a trade on May 24, 1972, that sent [Gary Doak](/source/Gary_Doak) and [Rick Newell](/source/Rick_Newell) to Detroit in exchange for [Joe Zanussi](/source/Joe_Zanussi) and this pick.{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |pages= 538, 727 and 861 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} ===Round two=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 17 | [Lorne Henning](/source/Lorne_Henning) (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || [New Westminster Bruins](/source/New_Westminster_Bruins) (WCHL) |- ! 18 | [Dwight Bialowas](/source/Dwight_Bialowas) (D) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames || [Regina Pats](/source/Regina_Pats) (WCHL) |- ! 19 | [Bryan McSheffrey](/source/Bryan_McSheffrey) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Ottawa 67's OMJHL) |- ! 20 | [Don Kozak](/source/Don_Kozak) (RW) || {{CAN}} || [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) || Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |- ! 21 | [Larry Sacharuk](/source/Larry_Sacharuk) (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers (from Buffalo)1 || [Saskatoon Blades](/source/Saskatoon_Blades) (WCHL) |- ! 22 | [Tom Cassidy](/source/Tom_Cassidy) (C) || {{CAN}} || [California Golden Seals](/source/California_Golden_Seals) || Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |- ! 23 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Tom Bladon](/source/Tom_Bladon) (D) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |- ! 24 | [Jack Lynch](/source/Jack_Lynch_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{CAN}} || [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) || [Oshawa Generals](/source/Oshawa_Generals) (OMJHL) |- ! 25 | [Larry Carriere](/source/Larry_Carriere) (D) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis)2 || [Loyola College](/source/Loyola_College_(Montreal)) (CIAU) |- ! 26 | [Pierre Guite](/source/Pierre_Guit%C3%A9) (LW) || {{CAN}} || [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings) || [University of Pennsylvania](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania) (ECAC) |- ! 27 | [Randy Osburn](/source/Randy_Osburn) (LW) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || [London Knights](/source/London_Knights) (OMJHL) |- ! 28 | [Stan Weir](/source/Stan_Weir) (C) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals (from Montreal via Minnesota)3 || [Medicine Hat Tigers](/source/Medicine_Hat_Tigers) (WCHL) |- ! 29 | [Brian Ogilvie](/source/Brian_Ogilvie) (C) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |- ! 30 | [Bernie Lukowich](/source/Bernie_Lukowich) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins (from St. Louis)4 || New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |- ! 31 | Rene Villemure (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || [Shawinigan Dynamos](/source/Shawinigan_Dynamos) (QMJHL) |- ! 32 | Wayne Elder (D) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || London Knights (OMJHL) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd2.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} # The [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres)' second-round pick went to the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) as the result of a trade on January 14, 1972, that sent [Jim Lorentz](/source/Jim_Lorentz) to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |page= 671 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} # The [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues)' second-round pick went to the [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres) as the result of a trade on March 5, 1972, that sent [Chris Evans](/source/Chris_Evans_(ice_hockey)) to St. Louis in exchange for [George Morrison](/source/George_Morrison_(ice_hockey)) and this pick.{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |page= 552 and 717 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} # The [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)' second-round pick went to the [California Golden Seals](/source/California_Golden_Seals) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 1972 to California in exchange for California's first-round and second-round picks in 1973 as settlement of waiver draft payment owed from California to Montreal for California selecting [Carol Vadnais](/source/Carol_Vadnais) in the 1968 intra-league draft.{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |pages= 453, 499 and 788 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} #: Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 24, 1971, that sent Montreal's first-round pick in 1972, [Gary Gambucci](/source/Gary_Gambucci) and [Bob Paradise](/source/Bob_Paradise) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's first-round pick in 1972, second-round pick in 1972 and cash. #: The original trade between Montreal and California was on June 12, 1968, that sent California's first-round and second-round picks in 1973 to Montreal in exchange for the opportunity to select [Carol Vadnais](/source/Carol_Vadnais) in the 1968 intra-league draft. # The [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues)' second-round pick went to the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) as the result of a trade on June 6, 1969, that sent [Lou Angotti](/source/Lou_Angotti) and Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 1971 to St. Louis (St. Louis selected [Gene Carr](/source/Gene_Carr_(ice_hockey))) in exchange for [Craig Cameron](/source/Craig_Cameron_(ice_hockey)), [Ron Schock](/source/Ron_Schock) and this pick. ===Round three=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 33 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Bob Nystrom](/source/Bob_Nystrom) (RW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || [Calgary Centennials](/source/Calgary_Centennials) (WCHL) |- ! 34 | [Jean Lemieux](/source/Jean_Lemieux) (D) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames || [Sherbrooke Castors](/source/Sherbrooke_Castors) (QMJHL) |- ! 35 | Paul Raymer (LW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || [Peterborough Petes](/source/Peterborough_Petes) (OMJHL) |- ! 36 | [Dave Hutchison](/source/Dave_Hutchison_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || London Knights (OMJHL) |- ! 37 | [Jim McMasters](/source/Jim_McMasters) (D) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |- ! 38 | [Paul Shakes](/source/Paul_Shakes) (D) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals || St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |- ! 39 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Jim Watson](/source/Jimmy_Watson_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |- ! 40 | [Denis Herron](/source/Denis_Herron) (G) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || [Trois-Rivières Draveurs](/source/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res_Draveurs) (QMJHL) |- ! 41 | [Jean Hamel](/source/Jean_Hamel) (D) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || [Drummondville Rangers](/source/Drummondville_Rangers) (QMJHL) |- ! 42 | Bob Krieger (C) || {{USA}} || Detroit Red Wings || [University of Denver](/source/University_of_Denver) (WCHA) |- ! 43 | Denis Deslauriers (D) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |- ! 44 | [Terry Ryan](/source/Terry_Ryan_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1952)) (C) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars || Hamilton Red Wings (OMJHL) |- ! 45 | [Mike Veisor](/source/Mike_Veisor) (G) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |- ! 46 | [Ed Gilbert](/source/Ed_Gilbert_(ice_hockey)) (C) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || Hamilton Red Wings (OMJHL) |- ! 47 | Gerry Teeple (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || [Cornwall Royals](/source/Cornwall_Royals) (QMJHL) |- ! 48 | [Michel Boudreau](/source/Michel_Boudreau) (C) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || [Laval National](/source/Laval_National) (QMJHL) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd3.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} ===Round four=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 49 | [Ron Smith](/source/Ron_Smith_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1952)) (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |- ! 50 | [Don Martineau](/source/Don_Martineau) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames || New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |- ! 51 | [Ron Homenuke](/source/Ron_Homenuke) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |- ! 52 | John Dobie (D) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || Regina Pats (WCHL) |- ! 53 | [Rychard Campeau](/source/Rychard_Campeau) (D) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || [Sorel Eperviers](/source/Sorel_Eperviers) (QMJHL) |- ! 54 | [Claude St. Sauveur](/source/Claude_St._Sauveur) (LW) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals || Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |- ! 55 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Al MacAdam](/source/Al_MacAdam) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || [Charlottetown Royals](/source/Charlottetown_Royals) (MaJHL) |- ! 56 | [Ron Lalonde](/source/Ron_Lalonde) (C) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |- ! 57 | [Murray Myers](/source/Murray_Myers) (RW) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |- ! 58 | [Danny Gruen](/source/Danny_Gruen) (LW) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [Thunder Bay Vulcans](/source/Thunder_Bay_Vulcans) (TBJHL) |- ! 59 | [Brian Bowles](/source/Brian_Bowles_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |- ! 60 | Tom Thomson (D) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars || Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |- ! 61 | [Tom Peluso](/source/Tom_Peluso) (RW) || {{USA}} || Chicago Black Hawks || University of Denver (WCHA) |- ! 62 | [Dave Elenbaas](/source/Dave_Elenbaas) (G) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University) (ECAC) |- ! 63 | [Doug Horbul](/source/Doug_Horbul) (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |- ! 64 | [Les Jackson](/source/Les_Jackson_(ice_hockey)) (LW) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd4.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} ===Round five=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 65 | [Richard Grenier](/source/Richard_Grenier_(ice_hockey)) (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL) |- ! 66 | [Bill Nyrop](/source/Bill_Nyrop) (D) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens (from Atlanta)1 || [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) (WCHA) |- ! 67 | [Larry Bolonchuk](/source/Larry_Bolonchuk) (D) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || [Winnipeg Jets](/source/Winnipeg_Clubs) (WCHL) |- ! 68 | Bernie Germain (G) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || Regina Pats (WCHL) |- ! 69 | [Gilles Gratton](/source/Gilles_Gratton) (G) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |- ! 70 | [Tim Jacobs](/source/Tim_Jacobs) (D) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals || St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |- ! 71 | Daryl Fedorak (G) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || [Victoria Cougars](/source/Victoria_Cougars_(WHL)) (WCHL) |- ! 72 | [Brian Walker](/source/Brian_Walker_(ice_hockey)) (C) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |- ! 73 | Dave Johnson (LW) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |- ! 74 | Dennis Johnson (LW) || {{USA}} || Detroit Red Wings || [University of North Dakota](/source/University_of_North_Dakota) (WCHA) |- ! 75 | [Michel Plante](/source/Michel_Plante) (LW) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |- ! 76 | [Chris Ahrens](/source/Chris_Ahrens_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars || Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |- ! 77 | [Rejean Giroux](/source/R%C3%A9jean_Giroux) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |- ! 78 | Jean-Paul Martin (C) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames (from Montreal)2 || Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |- ! 79 | [Marty Gateman](/source/Marty_Gateman) (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || Hamilton Red Wings (OMJHL) |- ! 80 | [Brian Coates](/source/Brian_Coates) (LW) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || [Brandon Wheat Kings](/source/Brandon_Wheat_Kings) (WCHL) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd5.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} # The [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames)' fifth-round pick went to the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) as the result of a trade on June 7, 1972, that sent [Ted Tucker](/source/Ted_Tucker) and Montreal's fifth-round pick in 1972 to Atlanta in exchange for cash and this pick. [Ted Tucker](/source/Ted_Tucker) and Montreal's fifth-round pick in 1973.{{cite book |editor-last1=Diamond |editor-first1=Dan |title=Total NHL |date=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |page= 904 |isbn=978-1-57243-604-6}} # The [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)' fifth-round pick went to the [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames) as the result of a trade on June 7, 1972, that sent the Atlanta's fifth-round pick in 1972 ([Bill Nyrop](/source/Bill_Nyrop)) and cash to Montreal in exchange for [Ted Tucker](/source/Ted_Tucker) and this pick. ===Round six=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 81 | Derek Black (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |- ! 82 | [Frank Blum](/source/Frank_Blum) (G) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames || [Sarnia Legionnaires](/source/Sarnia_Legionnaires_(1969-)) (WOJHL) |- ! 83 | [Dave McLelland](/source/Dave_McLelland) (G) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |- ! 84 | Mike Usitalo (LW) || {{USA}} || Los Angeles Kings || Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |- ! 85 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Peter McNab](/source/Peter_McNab) (C) || {{CAN}}/
{{USA}} || Buffalo Sabres || University of Denver (WCHA) |- ! 86 | Jacques Lefebvre (G) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals || Shawnigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |- ! 87 | David Hasting (G) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Charlottetown Royals (MaJHL) |- ! 88 | Jeff Ablett (LW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |- ! 89 | [Tom Simpson](/source/Tom_Simpson_(ice_hockey)) (RW) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |- ! 90 | Bill Miller (D) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |- ! 91 | Dave Shardlow (LW) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || [Flin Flon Bombers](/source/Flin_Flon_Bombers) (WCHL) |- ! 92 | [Steve West](/source/Steve_West_(ice_hockey)) (C) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars || Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |- ! 93 | [Rob Palmer](/source/Rob_Palmer_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1952)) (C) || {{USA}} || Chicago Black Hawks || University of Denver (WCHA) |- ! 94 | D'Arcy Ryan (C) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [Yale University](/source/Yale_University) (ECAC) |- ! 95 | Ken Ireland (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |- ! 96 | Peter Gaw (RW) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd6.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} ===Round seven=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 97 | [Richard Brodeur](/source/Richard_Brodeur) (G) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |- ! 98 | Scott Smith (LW) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames || Regina Pats (WCHL) |- ! 99 | [Danny Gloor](/source/Danny_Gloor) (C) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |- ! 100 | Glen Toner (LW) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || Regina Pats (WCHL) |- ! 101 | Don McLaughlin (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders (from Buffalo)1 || Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |- ! 102 | [Mike Amodeo](/source/Mike_Amodeo) (D) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals || Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |- ! 103 | [Serge Beaudoin](/source/Serge_Beaudoin) (D) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |- ! 104 | [D'Arcy Keating](/source/D'Arcy_Keating) (D) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) (WCHA) |- ! 105 | Brian Coughlin (D) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || [Verdun Maple Leafs](/source/Verdun_Maple_Leafs_(ice_hockey)) (QMJHL) |- ! 106 | Glen Seperich (G) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [Kitchener Rangers](/source/Kitchener_Rangers) (OMJHL) |- ! 107 | Monte Miron (D) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || [Clarkson University](/source/Clarkson_University) (ECAC) |- ! 108 | [Chris Meloff](/source/Chris_Meloff) (D) ||{{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars || Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |- ! 109 | Terry Smith (C) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |- ! 110 | [Yves Archambault](/source/Yves_Archambault) (G) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [Sorel Éperviers](/source/Sorel_%C3%89perviers) (QMJHL) |- ! 111 | Jeff Hunt (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |- ! 112 | [Gordie Clark](/source/Gordie_Clark) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || [University of New Hampshire](/source/University_of_New_Hampshire) (ECAC) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd7.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} # The [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres)' seventh-round pick went to the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) as the result of a trade on June 6, 1972, that the Islanders' promised to not take certain players in the [1972 NHL expansion draft](/source/1972_NHL_expansion_draft) in exchange for Buffalo's eight-round, ninth-round, tenth-round picks in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick. ===Round eight=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 113 | Derek Kuntz (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |- ! 114 | Dave Murphy (C) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames || Hamilton Red Wings (OMJHL) |- ! 115 | [Dennis McCord](/source/Dennis_McCord_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || London Knights (OMJHL) |- ! 116 | Scott MacPhail (RW) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles)1 || [Montreal Junior Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Junior_Canadiens) (OMJHL) |- ! 117 | Rene Levasseur (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders (from Buffalo)2 || [Shawinigan Dynamos](/source/Shawinigan_Dynamos) (QMJHL) |- ! 118 | [Brent Meeke](/source/Brent_Meeke) (D) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals || Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |- ! 119 | Pat Russell (RW) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || [Vancouver Nats](/source/Vancouver_Nats) (WCHL) |- ! 120 | [Yves Bergeron](/source/Yves_Bergeron) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |- ! 121 | Gary Winchester (C) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || [University of Wisconsin](/source/University_of_Wisconsin) (WCHA) |- ! 122 | [Mike Ford](/source/Mike_Ford_(ice_hockey)) (D) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [Brandon Wheat Kings](/source/Brandon_Wheat_Kings) (WCHL) |- ! 123 | Peter Williams (D) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || [University of Prince Edward Island](/source/University_of_Prince_Edward_Island) (CIAU) |- ! 124 | [Bob Lundeen](/source/Bob_Lundeen) (D) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars || University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |- ! 125 | Billy Reay (RW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |- ! 126 | Graham Parsons (G) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [Red Deer Rustlers](/source/Red_Deer_Rustlers) (AJHL) |- ! 127 | Yvon Blais (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |- ! 128 | Roy Carmichael (D) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd8.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} # The [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)' eighth-round pick went to the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent Los Angeles' tenth-round pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick to Minnesota in exchange for cash. # The [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres)' eighth-round pick went to the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) as the result of a trade on June 6, 1972, that the Islanders' promised to not take certain players in the [1972 NHL expansion draft](/source/1972_NHL_expansion_draft) in exchange for Buffalo's seventh-round (Don McLaughlin), ninth-round, tenth-round picks in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick. ===Round nine=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 129 | Yvon Rolando (RW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |- ! 130 | [Pierre Roy](/source/Pierre_Roy) (D) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames || Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |- ! 131 | [Steve Stone](/source/Steve_Stone_(ice_hockey)) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |- ! 132 | Jean Lamarre (RW) || {{CAN}} || Atlanta Flames (from Los Angeles)1 || Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |- ! 133 | Bill Ennos (RW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders (from Buffalo)2 || Vancouver Nats (WCHL) |- ! 134 | [Denis Meloche](/source/Denis_Meloche) (C) || {{CAN}} || California Golden Seals || Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |- ! 135 | Ray Boutin (G) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) |- ! 136 | Jay Babcock (LW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || London Knights (OMJHL) |- ! 137 | Pierre Archambault (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers (from St. Louis)3 || [Saint-Jérôme Alouettes](/source/Saint-J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Alouettes) (QMJHL) |- ! 138 | [George Kuzmicz](/source/George_Kuzmicz) (D) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University) (ECAC) |- ! 139 | [Pat Boutette](/source/Pat_Boutette) (C) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || [University of Minnesota Duluth](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Duluth) (WCHA) |- ! 140 | Glen Mikkelson (RW) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars || Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |- ! 141 | [Gary Donaldson](/source/Gary_Donaldson) (RW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |- ! 142 | [Eddie Bumbacco](/source/Eddie_Bumbacco) (LW) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |- ! – | ''Not exercised'' || || Atlanta Flames (from New York Rangers)4|| |- ! 143 | Garry Schofield (D) || {{USA}} || Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston)5 || Clarkson University (ECAC) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd9.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} # The [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)' ninth-round pick went to the [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames) as the result of a trade on June 6, 1972, that the Flames' promised to not take certain players in the [1972 NHL expansion draft](/source/1972_NHL_expansion_draft) in exchange for Los Angeles' tenth-round pick in the [1973 NHL amateur draft](/source/1973_NHL_amateur_draft) and this pick. # The [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres)' ninth-round pick went to the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) as the result of a trade on June 6, 1972, that the Islanders' promised to not take certain players in the [1972 NHL expansion draft](/source/1972_NHL_expansion_draft) in exchange for Buffalo's seventh-round (Don McLaughlin), eight-round ([Rene Levasseur](/source/Rene_Levasseur)), tenth-round picks in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick. # The [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues)' ninth-round pick went to the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent cash to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. # The [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers)' ninth-round pick went to the [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames) as the result of a trade on June 6, 1972, that the Flames' promised to not take certain players in the [1972 NHL expansion draft](/source/1972_NHL_expansion_draft) in exchange for this pick. The Flames passed on making a selection. # The [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins)' ninth-round pick went to the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent this pick to Toronto in exchange for cash. ===Round ten=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 144 | [Garry Howatt](/source/Garry_Howatt) (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |- ! 145 | [Steve Lyon](/source/Steve_Lyon) (D) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles)1 || Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |- ! 146 | Rene Lambert (RW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders (from Buffalo)2 || St. Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL) |- ! 147 | Juri Kudrasovs (C) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars (from California)3 || Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL) |- ! 148 | [Marcel Comeau](/source/Marcel_Comeau) (C) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars (from Philadelphia)4 || Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |- ! 149 | [Don Atchison](/source/Don_Atchison) (G) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |- ! 150 | Dave Arundel (D) || {{USA}} || Detroit Red Wings || University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |- ! – | ''Not exercised'' || || Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto)5 || |- ! 151 | Fred Riggall (RW) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College) (ECAC) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd10.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} # The [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)' eighth-round pick went to the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent Los Angeles' eighth-round pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft ([Scott MacPhail](/source/Scott_MacPhail)) and this pick to Minnesota in exchange for cash. # The [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres)' tenth-round pick went to the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) as the result of a trade on June 6, 1972, that the Islanders' promised to not take certain players in the [1972 NHL expansion draft](/source/1972_NHL_expansion_draft) in exchange for Buffalo's seventh-round (Don McLaughlin), eight-round ([Rene Levasseur](/source/Rene_Levasseur)), ninth-round ([Bill Ennos](/source/Bill_Ennos)) picks in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft and this pick. # The [California Golden Seals](/source/California_Golden_Seals)' tenth-round pick went to the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent this pick to Minnesota in exchange for cash. # The [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)' tenth-round pick went to the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent this pick to Minnesota in exchange for cash. # The [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs)' tenth-round pick went to the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) as the result of a trade on June 8, 1972, that sent cash to Toronto in exchange for this pick. The North Stars passed on making a selection. ===Round eleven=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| # ! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality ! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team ! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team |- ! 152 | Ron LeBlanc (RW) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [Université de Moncton](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Moncton) (CIAU) |- |align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| Reference: {{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72rnd11.htm |access-date=18 December 2008}} |} {{NHLDraftStarLegend|hhofmember=yes}} ==Draftees based on nationality== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank ! Country ! Number |- | 1 || style="text-align: left;" | {{CAN}} || 142 |- | 2 || style="text-align: left;" | {{USA}} || 10 |} ==See also== * [1972–73 NHL season](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_NHL_season) * [1972 NHL expansion draft](/source/1972_NHL_expansion_draft) * [List of NHL players](/source/List_of_NHL_players) ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72main.htm HockeyDraftCentral.com] * [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1972a.html 1972 NHL Amateur Draft player stats] at [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database] {{NHL drafts}} {{1972–73 NHL season by team}} {{DEFAULTSORT:1972 Nhl Amateur Draft}} Draft Category:NHL entry draft --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1972 NHL amateur draft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_NHL_amateur_draft) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_NHL_amateur_draft?action=history)). 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