1972 NHL Draft

152 selections in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft.

		Round			Pos	Amateur Club	League	Country
1972	1	1	New York Islanders	Billy Harris	RW	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	2	1	AFMAtlanta Flames	Jacques Richard	LW	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	CAN
1972	3	1	Vancouver Canucks	Don Lever	C	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	4	1	Montréal Canadiens	Steve Shutt	LW	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	5	1	Buffalo Sabres	Jim Schoenfeld	D	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	6	1	Montréal Canadiens	Michel Larocque	G	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1972	7	1	Philadelphia Flyers	Bill Barber	LW	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1972	8	1	Montréal Canadiens	Dave Gardner	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	9	1	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Merrick	C	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1972	10	1	New York Rangers	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	11	1	Toronto Maple Leafs	George Ferguson	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	12	1	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Jerry Byers	LW	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1972	13	1	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Russell	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	14	1	Montréal Canadiens	John Van Boxmeer	D	Guelph C.M.C.'s	SOJHL	CAN
1972	15	1	New York Rangers	Bob MacMillan	RW	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	16	1	Boston Bruins	Mike Bloom	LW	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	17	2	New York Islanders	Lorne Henning	C	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	CAN
1972	18	2	AFMAtlanta Flames	Dwight Bialowas	D	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1972	19	2	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan McSheffrey	RW	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1972	20	2	Los Angeles Kings	Don Kozak	RW	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	21	2	New York Rangers	Larry Sacharuk	D	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	CAN
1972	22	2	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Tom Cassidy	C	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1972	23	2	Philadelphia Flyers	Tom Bladon	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	24	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack Lynch	D	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	25	2	Buffalo Sabres	Larry Carriere	D	Loyola University	CIAU	CAN
1972	26	2	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	St. Catharine's	unattached	—
1972	27	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Randy Osburn	LW	London Knights	OHA	CAN
1972	28	2	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Stan Weir	C	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	CAN
1972	29	2	Chicago Blackhawks	Brian Ogilvie	C	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	30	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bernie Lukowich	RW	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	CAN
1972	31	2	New York Rangers	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	32	2	Boston Bruins	—	—	London Knights	OHA	—
1972	33	3	New York Islanders	Bobby Nystrom	RW	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	SWE
1972	34	3	AFMAtlanta Flames	Jean Lemieux	D	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	CAN
1972	35	3	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Peterborough Petes	OHA	—
1972	36	3	Los Angeles Kings	Dave Hutchison	D	London Knights	OHA	CAN
1972	37	3	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1972	38	3	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Paul Shakes	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	39	3	Philadelphia Flyers	Jimmy Watson	D	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	CAN
1972	40	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Denis Herron	G	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1972	41	3	St. Louis Blues	Jean Hamel	D	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	CAN
1972	42	3	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	U. of Denver	NCAA	—
1972	43	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	44	3	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1972	45	3	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Veisor	G	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	46	3	Montréal Canadiens	Ed Gilbert	C	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1972	47	3	New York Rangers	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	48	3	Boston Bruins	—	—	Laval National	QMJHL	—
1972	49	4	New York Islanders	Ron Smith	D	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	CAN
1972	50	4	AFMAtlanta Flames	Don Martineau	RW	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	CAN
1972	51	4	Vancouver Canucks	Ron Homenuke	RW	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	CAN
1972	52	4	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	53	4	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1972	54	4	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Claude St. Sauveur	C	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	CAN
1972	55	4	Philadelphia Flyers	Al MacAdam	RW	Charlottetown Islanders	—	CAN
1972	56	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ron Lalonde	C	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	57	4	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	—
1972	58	4	Detroit Red Wings	Danny Gruen	LW	Thunder Bay Vulcans	—	CAN
1972	59	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	60	4	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1972	61	4	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Denver	NCAA	—
1972	62	4	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Cornell U.	NCAA	—
1972	63	4	New York Rangers	Doug Horbul	LW	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	CAN
1972	64	4	Boston Bruins	—	—	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	—
1972	65	5	New York Islanders	Richard Grenier	C	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL	CAN
1972	66	5	Montréal Canadiens	Bill Nyrop	D	Notre Dame	NCAA	USA
1972	67	5	Vancouver Canucks	Larry Bolonchuk	D	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	CAN
1972	68	5	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	69	5	Buffalo Sabres	Gilles Gratton	G	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	70	5	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Tim Jacobs	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	71	5	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Victoria Cougars	WCHL	—
1972	72	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1972	73	5	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	74	5	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	—
1972	75	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	—
1972	76	5	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Chris Ahrens	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	USA
1972	77	5	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1972	78	5	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	79	5	New York Rangers	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1972	80	5	Boston Bruins	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	81	6	New York Islanders	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1972	82	6	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	—	Sarnia Jr.	—
1972	83	6	Vancouver Canucks	Dave McLelland	G	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	84	6	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Michigan Tech	NCAA	—
1972	85	6	Buffalo Sabres	Peter McNab	C	U. of Denver	NCAA	CAN
1972	86	6	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	87	6	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Charlottetown Islanders	—	—
1972	88	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	—
1972	89	6	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Oshawa Generals	OHA	—
1972	90	6	Detroit Red Wings	Bill Miller	D	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	CAN
1972	91	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	—
1972	92	6	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Steven West	C	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	93	6	Chicago Blackhawks	Rob Palmer	C	U. of Denver	NCAA	USA
1972	94	6	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Yale University	NCAA	—
1972	95	6	New York Rangers	—	—	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	—
1972	96	6	Boston Bruins	—	—	Ottawa 67's	OHA	—
1972	97	7	New York Islanders	Richard Brodeur	G	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	CAN
1972	98	7	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	99	7	Vancouver Canucks	Dan Gloor	C	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	100	7	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	101	7	New York Islanders	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	102	7	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Mike Amodeo	D	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	103	7	Philadelphia Flyers	Serge Beaudoin	D	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1972	104	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1972	105	7	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL	—
1972	106	7	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	107	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1972	108	7	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	109	7	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1972	110	7	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1972	111	7	New York Rangers	—	—	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	—
1972	112	7	Boston Bruins	Gordie Clark	RW	U. of New Hampshire	NCAA	GBR
1972	113	8	New York Islanders	—	—	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	—
1972	114	8	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1972	115	8	Vancouver Canucks	Dennis McCord	D	London Knights	OHA	CAN
1972	116	8	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	—
1972	117	8	New York Islanders	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	118	8	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Brent Meeke	D	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	119	8	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Vancouver Nats	WCHL	—
1972	120	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	Yves Bergeron	RW	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	CAN
1972	121	8	St. Louis Blues	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	122	8	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	123	8	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	U. of Prince Edward Island	CIAU	—
1972	124	8	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	125	8	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	126	8	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Red Deer Rustlers	AJHL	—
1972	127	8	New York Rangers	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	128	8	Boston Bruins	—	—	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	—
1972	129	9	New York Islanders	—	—	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	—
1972	130	9	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1972	131	9	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Stone	RW	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	132	9	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1972	133	9	New York Islanders	—	—	Vancouver Nats	WCHL	—
1972	134	9	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	—
1972	135	9	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1972	136	9	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	London Knights	OHA	—
1972	137	9	New York Rangers	—	—	St.-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL	—
1972	138	9	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Cornell U.	NCAA	—
1972	139	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pat Boutette	LW	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	CAN
1972	140	9	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	141	9	Chicago Blackhawks	Gary Donaldson	RW	Victoria Cougars	WCHL	CAN
1972	142	9	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1972	143	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1972	144	10	New York Islanders	Garry Howatt	LW	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1972	145	10	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Steve Lyon	D	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	146	10	New York Islanders	—	—	St.-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL	—
1972	147	10	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	148	10	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Marcel Comeau	C	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	149	10	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	—
1972	150	10	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	151	10	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Dartmouth College	NCAA	—
1972	152	11	Montréal Canadiens	Ronald Leblanc	LW	U. of Moncton	CIAU	USA

1972 draft picks by team

AFMAtlanta Flames

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres CGSCalifornia Golden Seals

Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings

Los Angeles Kings MNSMinnesota North Stars

1972 NHL Draft

152 selections in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft.

		Round			Pos	Amateur Club	League	Country
1972	1	1	New York Islanders	Billy Harris	RW	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	2	1	AFMAtlanta Flames	Jacques Richard	LW	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	CAN
1972	3	1	Vancouver Canucks	Don Lever	C	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	4	1	Montréal Canadiens	Steve Shutt	LW	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	5	1	Buffalo Sabres	Jim Schoenfeld	D	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	6	1	Montréal Canadiens	Michel Larocque	G	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1972	7	1	Philadelphia Flyers	Bill Barber	LW	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1972	8	1	Montréal Canadiens	Dave Gardner	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	9	1	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Merrick	C	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1972	10	1	New York Rangers	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	11	1	Toronto Maple Leafs	George Ferguson	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	CAN
1972	12	1	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Jerry Byers	LW	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1972	13	1	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Russell	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	14	1	Montréal Canadiens	John Van Boxmeer	D	Guelph C.M.C.'s	SOJHL	CAN
1972	15	1	New York Rangers	Bob MacMillan	RW	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	16	1	Boston Bruins	Mike Bloom	LW	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	17	2	New York Islanders	Lorne Henning	C	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	CAN
1972	18	2	AFMAtlanta Flames	Dwight Bialowas	D	Regina Pats	WCHL	CAN
1972	19	2	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan McSheffrey	RW	Ottawa 67's	OHA	CAN
1972	20	2	Los Angeles Kings	Don Kozak	RW	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	21	2	New York Rangers	Larry Sacharuk	D	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	CAN
1972	22	2	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Tom Cassidy	C	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	CAN
1972	23	2	Philadelphia Flyers	Tom Bladon	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	24	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack Lynch	D	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	25	2	Buffalo Sabres	Larry Carriere	D	Loyola University	CIAU	CAN
1972	26	2	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	St. Catharine's	unattached	—
1972	27	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Randy Osburn	LW	London Knights	OHA	CAN
1972	28	2	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Stan Weir	C	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	CAN
1972	29	2	Chicago Blackhawks	Brian Ogilvie	C	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	30	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bernie Lukowich	RW	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	CAN
1972	31	2	New York Rangers	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	32	2	Boston Bruins	—	—	London Knights	OHA	—
1972	33	3	New York Islanders	Bobby Nystrom	RW	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	SWE
1972	34	3	AFMAtlanta Flames	Jean Lemieux	D	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	CAN
1972	35	3	Vancouver Canucks	—	—	Peterborough Petes	OHA	—
1972	36	3	Los Angeles Kings	Dave Hutchison	D	London Knights	OHA	CAN
1972	37	3	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1972	38	3	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Paul Shakes	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	39	3	Philadelphia Flyers	Jimmy Watson	D	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	CAN
1972	40	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Denis Herron	G	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1972	41	3	St. Louis Blues	Jean Hamel	D	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	CAN
1972	42	3	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	U. of Denver	NCAA	—
1972	43	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	44	3	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1972	45	3	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Veisor	G	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	46	3	Montréal Canadiens	Ed Gilbert	C	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	CAN
1972	47	3	New York Rangers	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	48	3	Boston Bruins	—	—	Laval National	QMJHL	—
1972	49	4	New York Islanders	Ron Smith	D	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	CAN
1972	50	4	AFMAtlanta Flames	Don Martineau	RW	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	CAN
1972	51	4	Vancouver Canucks	Ron Homenuke	RW	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	CAN
1972	52	4	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	53	4	Buffalo Sabres	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1972	54	4	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Claude St. Sauveur	C	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL	CAN
1972	55	4	Philadelphia Flyers	Al MacAdam	RW	Charlottetown Islanders	—	CAN
1972	56	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ron Lalonde	C	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	57	4	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	—
1972	58	4	Detroit Red Wings	Danny Gruen	LW	Thunder Bay Vulcans	—	CAN
1972	59	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	60	4	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	—
1972	61	4	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Denver	NCAA	—
1972	62	4	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Cornell U.	NCAA	—
1972	63	4	New York Rangers	Doug Horbul	LW	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	CAN
1972	64	4	Boston Bruins	—	—	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	—
1972	65	5	New York Islanders	Richard Grenier	C	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL	CAN
1972	66	5	Montréal Canadiens	Bill Nyrop	D	Notre Dame	NCAA	USA
1972	67	5	Vancouver Canucks	Larry Bolonchuk	D	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	CAN
1972	68	5	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	69	5	Buffalo Sabres	Gilles Gratton	G	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	70	5	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Tim Jacobs	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA	CAN
1972	71	5	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Victoria Cougars	WCHL	—
1972	72	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1972	73	5	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	74	5	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	U. of North Dakota	NCAA	—
1972	75	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	—
1972	76	5	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Chris Ahrens	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	USA
1972	77	5	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1972	78	5	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	79	5	New York Rangers	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1972	80	5	Boston Bruins	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	81	6	New York Islanders	—	—	Calgary Centennials	WCHL	—
1972	82	6	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	—	Sarnia Jr.	—
1972	83	6	Vancouver Canucks	Dave McLelland	G	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	84	6	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Michigan Tech	NCAA	—
1972	85	6	Buffalo Sabres	Peter McNab	C	U. of Denver	NCAA	CAN
1972	86	6	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	87	6	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Charlottetown Islanders	—	—
1972	88	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	—
1972	89	6	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Oshawa Generals	OHA	—
1972	90	6	Detroit Red Wings	Bill Miller	D	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	CAN
1972	91	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	—
1972	92	6	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Steven West	C	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	93	6	Chicago Blackhawks	Rob Palmer	C	U. of Denver	NCAA	USA
1972	94	6	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Yale University	NCAA	—
1972	95	6	New York Rangers	—	—	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	—
1972	96	6	Boston Bruins	—	—	Ottawa 67's	OHA	—
1972	97	7	New York Islanders	Richard Brodeur	G	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	CAN
1972	98	7	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	99	7	Vancouver Canucks	Dan Gloor	C	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	100	7	Los Angeles Kings	—	—	Regina Pats	WCHL	—
1972	101	7	New York Islanders	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	102	7	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Mike Amodeo	D	Oshawa Generals	OHA	CAN
1972	103	7	Philadelphia Flyers	Serge Beaudoin	D	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL	CAN
1972	104	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1972	105	7	St. Louis Blues	—	—	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL	—
1972	106	7	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	107	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1972	108	7	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	109	7	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	—
1972	110	7	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1972	111	7	New York Rangers	—	—	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	—
1972	112	7	Boston Bruins	Gordie Clark	RW	U. of New Hampshire	NCAA	GBR
1972	113	8	New York Islanders	—	—	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL	—
1972	114	8	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA	—
1972	115	8	Vancouver Canucks	Dennis McCord	D	London Knights	OHA	CAN
1972	116	8	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA	—
1972	117	8	New York Islanders	—	—	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	—
1972	118	8	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	Brent Meeke	D	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	119	8	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Vancouver Nats	WCHL	—
1972	120	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	Yves Bergeron	RW	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL	CAN
1972	121	8	St. Louis Blues	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	122	8	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	123	8	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	U. of Prince Edward Island	CIAU	—
1972	124	8	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	125	8	Chicago Blackhawks	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	126	8	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Red Deer Rustlers	AJHL	—
1972	127	8	New York Rangers	—	—	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	—
1972	128	8	Boston Bruins	—	—	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	—
1972	129	9	New York Islanders	—	—	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	—
1972	130	9	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1972	131	9	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Stone	RW	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA	CAN
1972	132	9	AFMAtlanta Flames	—	—	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	—
1972	133	9	New York Islanders	—	—	Vancouver Nats	WCHL	—
1972	134	9	CGSCalifornia Golden Seals	—	—	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL	—
1972	135	9	Philadelphia Flyers	—	—	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL	—
1972	136	9	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	London Knights	OHA	—
1972	137	9	New York Rangers	—	—	St.-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL	—
1972	138	9	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	Cornell U.	NCAA	—
1972	139	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pat Boutette	LW	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	CAN
1972	140	9	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL	—
1972	141	9	Chicago Blackhawks	Gary Donaldson	RW	Victoria Cougars	WCHL	CAN
1972	142	9	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Notre Dame	NCAA	—
1972	143	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	—	Clarkson U.	NCAA	—
1972	144	10	New York Islanders	Garry Howatt	LW	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	CAN
1972	145	10	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Steve Lyon	D	Peterborough Petes	OHA	CAN
1972	146	10	New York Islanders	—	—	St.-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL	—
1972	147	10	MNSMinnesota North Stars	—	—	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	—
1972	148	10	MNSMinnesota North Stars	Marcel Comeau	C	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL	CAN
1972	149	10	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	—	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL	—
1972	150	10	Detroit Red Wings	—	—	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA	—
1972	151	10	Montréal Canadiens	—	—	Dartmouth College	NCAA	—
1972	152	11	Montréal Canadiens	Ronald Leblanc	LW	U. of Moncton	CIAU	USA

1972 draft picks by team

AFMAtlanta Flames

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres CGSCalifornia Golden Seals

Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings

Los Angeles Kings MNSMinnesota North Stars