1972 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1972 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 8, 1972, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Selections by round[]

Below are listed the selections in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.

Round one[]

Pick #	Player	Position	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Billy Harris	Right wing	New York Islanders	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
2	Jacques Richard	Left wing	Atlanta Flames	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
3	Don Lever	Centre	Vancouver Canucks	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4	Steve Shutt	Left wing	Montreal Canadiens	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5	Jim Schoenfeld	Defence	Buffalo Sabres	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
6	Michel Larocque	Goaltender	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7	Bill Barber	Left wing	Philadelphia Flyers	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
8	Dave Gardner	Centre	Montreal Canadiens	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
9	Wayne Merrick	Centre	St. Louis Blues	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
10	Al Blanchard	Left wing	New York Rangers	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
11	George Ferguson	Centre	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
12	Jerry Byers	Left wing	Minnesota North Stars	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
13	Phil Russell	Defence	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
14	John Van Boxmeer	Defence	Montreal Canadiens	Guelph CMC's (SOJHL)
15	Bob MacMillan	Centre	New York Rangers	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
16	Mike Bloom	Left wing	Boston Bruins	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round two[]

Pick #	Player	Position	NHL team	College/junior/club team
17	Lorne Henning	Centre	New York Islanders	New Westminster (WCHL)
18	Dwight Bialowas	Defence	Atlanta Flames	Regina (WCHL)
19	Bryan McSheffrey	Right wing	Vancouver Canucks	Ottawa OMJHL)
20	Don Kozak	Right wing	Los Angeles Kings	Edmonton (WCHL)
21	Larry Sacharuk	Defence	New York Rangers	Saskatoon (WCHL)
22	Tom Cassidy	Centre	California Golden Seals	Kitchener (OMJHL)
23	Tom Bladon	Defence	Philadelphia Flyers	Edmonton (WCHL)
24	Jack Lynch	Defence	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa (OMJHL)
25	Larry Carriere	Defence	Buffalo Sabres	Loyola College (CIAU)
26	Pierre Guite	Left wing	Detroit Red Wings	Pennsylvania (ECAC)
27	Randy Osburn	Left wing	Toronto Maple Leafs	London (OMJHL)
28	Stan Weir	Centre	California Golden Seals	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
29	Brian Ogilvie	Centre	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton (WCHL)
30	Bernie Lukowich	Right wing	Pittsburgh Penguins	New Westminster (WCHL)
31	Rene Villemure	Left wing	New York Rangers	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
32	Wayne Elder	Defence	Boston Bruins	London (OMJHL)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round three[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
33	Bob Nystrom	Right wing	Sweden	New York Islanders	Calgary (WCHL)
34	Jean Lemieux	Defence		Atlanta Flames	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
35	Paul Raymer	Left wing		Vancouver Canucks	Peterborough (OMJHL)
36	Dave Hutchison	Defence		Los Angeles Kings	London (OMJHL)
37	Jim McMasters	Defence		Buffalo Sabres	Calgary (WCHL)
38	Paul Shakes	Defence		California Golden Seals	St. Catharines (OMJHL)
39	Jim Watson	Defence		Philadelphia Flyers	Calgary (WCHL)
40	Denis Herron	Goaltender		Pittsburgh Penguins	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
41	Jean Hamel	Defence		St. Louis Blues	Drummondville (QMJHL)
42	Bob Krieger	Centre	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Denver (WCHA)
43	Denis Deslauriers	Defence		Toronto Maple Leafs	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
44	Terry Ryan	Centre		Minnesota North Stars	Hamilton (OMJHL)
45	Mike Veisor	Goaltender		Chicago Black Hawks	Peterborough (OMJHL)
46	Ed Gilbert	Centre		Montreal Canadiens	Hamilton (OMJHL)
47	Gerry Teeple	Centre		New York Rangers	Cornwall (QMJHL)
48	Michel Boudreau	Centre		Boston Bruins	Laval (QMJHL)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round four[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
49	Ron Smith	Defence		New York Islanders	Cornwall (QMJHL)
50	Don Martineau	Right wing		Atlanta Flames	New Westminster (WCHL)
51	Ron Homenuke	Right wing		Vancouver Canucks	Calgary (WCHL)
52	John Dobie	Defence		Los Angeles Kings	Regina (WCHL)
53	Rychard Campeau	Defence		Buffalo Sabres	Sorel (QMJHL)
54	Claude St. Sauveur	Left wing		California Golden Seals	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
55	Al MacAdam	Right wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
56	Ron Lalonde	Centre		Pittsburgh Penguins	Peterborough (OMJHL)
57	Murray Myers	Right wing		St. Louis Blues	Saskatoon (WCHL)
58	Danny Gruen	Left wing		Detroit Red Wings	Thunder Bay (TBJHL)
59	Brian Bowles	Defence		Toronto Maple Leafs	Cornwall (QMJHL)
60	Tom Thomson	Defence		Minnesota North Stars	Toronto (OMJHL)
61	Tom Peluso	Left wing	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Denver (WCHA)
62	Dave Elenbaas	Goaltender		Montreal Canadiens	Cornell (ECAC)
63	Doug Horbul	Left wing		New York Rangers	Calgary (WCHL)
64	Les Jackson	Left wing		Boston Bruins	New Westminster (WCHL)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round five[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
65	Richard Grenier	Centre		New York Islanders	Verdun (QMJHL)
66	Bill Nyrop	Defence		Montreal Canadiens	Notre Dame (WCHA)
67	Larry Bolonchuk	Defence	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Winnipeg (WCHL)
68	Bernie Germain	Goaltender		Los Angeles Kings	Regina (WCHL)
69	Gilles Gratton	Goaltender		Buffalo Sabres	Oshawa (OMJHL)
70	Tim Jacobs	Defence		California Golden Seals	St. Catharines (OMJHL)
71	Daryl Fedorak	Goaltender		Philadelphia Flyers	Victoria (WCHL)
72	Brian Walker	Centre		Pittsburgh Penguins	Calgary (WCHL)
73	Dave Johnson	Left wing		St. Louis Blues	Cornwall (WMJHL)
74	Dennis Johnson	Left wing	United States	Detroit Red Wings	North Dakota (WCHA)
75	Michel Plante	Left wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Drummondville (QMJHL)
76	Chris Ahrens	Defence	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Kitchener (OMJHL)
77	Rejean Giroux	Right wing		Chicago Black Hawks	Quebec (QMJHL)
78	Jean-Paul Martin	Centre		Atlanta Flames	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
79	Marty Gateman	Defence		New York Rangers	Hamilton (OMJHL)
80	Brian Coates	Left wing		Boston Bruins	Brandon (WCHL)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round six[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
81	Derek Black	Left wing		New York Islanders	calgary (WCHA)
82	Frank Blum	Goaltender		Atlanta Flames	Sarnia (OHA Jr.B)
83	Dave McLelland	Goaltender		Vancouver Canucks	Brandon (WCHA)
84	Mike Usitalo	Left wing	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
85	Peter McNab	Centre	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Denver (WCHA)
86	Jacques Lefebvre	Goaltender		California Golden Seals	Shawnigan (QMJHL)
87	Dave Hasting	Goaltender		Philadelphia Flyers	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
88	Jeff Ablett	Left wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
89	Tom Simpson	Right wing		St. Louis Blues	Oshawa (OMJHL)
90	Bill Miller	Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
91	Dave Shardlow	Left wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Flin Flon (WCHL)
92	Steve West	Centre		Minnesota North Stars	Oshawa (OMJHL)
93	Rob Palmer	Centre	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Denver (WCHA)
94	D'Arcy Ryan	Centre		Montreal Canadiens	Yale (ECAC)
95	Ken Ireland	Centre		New York Rangers	New Westminster (WCHL)
96	Peter Gaw	Right wing		Boston Bruins	Ottawa (OMJHL)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round seven[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
97	Richard Brodeur	Goaltender		New York Islanders	Cornwall (QMJHL)
98	Scott Smith	Left wing		Atlanta Flames	Regina (WCHL)
99	Danny Gloor	Centre		Vancouver Canucks	Peterborough (OMJHL)
100	Glen Toner	Left wing		Los Angeles Kings	Regina (WCHL)
101	Don McLaughlin	Left wing		New York Islanders	Brandon (WCHL)
102	Mike Amodeo	Defence		California Golden Seals	Oshawa (OMJHL)
103	Serge Beaudoin	Defence		Philadelphia Flyers	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
104	D'Arcy Keating	Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins	Notre Dame (WCHA)
105	Brian Coughlin	Defence		St. Louis Blues	Verdun (QMJHL)
106	Glen Seperich	Goaltender		Detroit Red Wings	Kitchener (OMJHL)
107	Monte Miron	Defence		Toronto Maple Leafs	Clarkson (ECAC)
108	Chris Meloff	Defence		Minnesota North Stars	Kitchener (OMJHL)
109	Terry Smith	Centre		Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton (WCHL)
110	Yves Archambault	Goaltender		Montreal Canadiens	Sorel (QMJHL)
111	Jeff Hunt	Left wing		New York Rangers	Winnipeg (WCHL)
112	Gordie Clark	Right wing	United Kingdom	Boston Bruins	New Hampshire (ECAC)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round eight[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
113	Derek Kuntz	Left wing		New York Islanders	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
114	Dave Murphy	Centre		Atlanta Flames	Hamilton (OMJHL)
115	Dennis McCord	Defence		Vancouver Canucks	London (OMJHL)
116	Scott MacPhail	Right wing		Minnesota North Stars	Montreal (OMJHL)
117	Rene Levasseur	Defence		New York Islanders	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
118	Brent Meeke	Defence		California Golden Seals	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
119	Pat Russell	Right wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Vancouver (WCHL)
120	Yves Bergeron	Right wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
121	Gary Winchester	Centre		St. Louis Blues	Wisconsin (WCHA)
122	Mike Ford	Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Brandon (WCHL)
123	Peter Williams	Defence	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Prince Edward Island (AUAA)
124	Bob Lundeen	Defence		Minnesota North Stars	Wisconsin (WCHA)
125	Billy Reay	Right wing		Chicago Black Hawks	Wisconsin (WCHA)
126	Graham Parsons	Goaltender		Montreal Canadiens	Red Deer (AJHL)
127	Yvon Blais	Defence		New York Rangers	Cornwall (QMJHL)
128	Roy Carmichael	Defence		Boston Bruins	New Westminster (WCHL)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round nine[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
129	Yvon Rolando	Right wing		New York Islanders	Drummondville (QMJHL)
130	Pierre Roy	Defence		Atlanta Flames	Quebec (QMJHL)
131	Steve Stone	Right wing		Vancouver Canucks	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
132	Jean Lamarre	Right wing		Atlanta Flames	Quebec (QMJHL)
133	Bill Ennos	Right wing		New York Islanders	Vancouver (WCHL)
134	Denis Meloche	Centre		California Golden Seals	Drummondville (QMJHL)
135	Ray Boutin	Goaltender		Philadelphia Flyers	Sorel (QMJHL)
136	Jay Babcock	Left wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	London (OMJHL)
137	Pierre Archambault	Defence		New York Rangers	St. Jerome (QMJHL)
138	George Kuzmicz	Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Cornell (ECAC)
139	Pat Boutette	Centre		Toronto Maple Leafs	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
140	Glen Mikkelson	Right wing		Minnesota North Stars	Brandon (WCHL)
141	Gary Donaldson	Right wing		Chicago Black Hawks	Victoria (WCHL)
142	Eddie Bumacco	Left wing		Montreal Canadiens	Notre Dame (WCHA)
143	Garry Schofield	Defence	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Clarkson(ECAC)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round ten[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
144	Garry Howatt	Left wing		New York Islanders	Flin Flon (WCHL)
145	Steve Lyon	Defence		Minnesota North Stars	Peterborough (OMJHL)
146	Rene Lambert	Right wing		New York Islanders	St. Jerome (QMJHL)
147	Juri Kudrasovs	Centre		Minnesota North Stars	Kitchener (OMJHL)
148	Marcel Comeau	Centre		Minnesota North Stars	Edmonton (WCHL)
149	Don Atchison	Goaltender		Pittsburgh Penguins	Saskatoon (WCHL)
150	Dave Arundel	Defence	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Wisconsin (WCHA)
151	Fred Riggall	Right wing		Montreal Canadiens	Dartmouth (ECAC)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

Round eleven[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
152	Ron LeBlanc	Right wing		Montreal Canadiens	Moncton (AUAA)
^{Reference: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.}

= NHL All-Star ^[1]

= Hall of Famers

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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