National Hockey League 1972 Draft History

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National Hockey League - 1972 Round 1 Entry Draft History

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
1	1	New York Islanders	Billy Harris	R	Toronto Marlboros	OHA
1	2	Atlanta Flames	Jacques Richard	C	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
1	3	Vancouver Canucks	Don Lever	L	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA
1	4	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Shutt	L	Toronto Marlboros	OHA
1	5	Buffalo Sabres	Jim Schoenfeld	D	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA
1	6	Montreal Canadiens	Michel Larocque	G	Ottawa 67's	OHA
1	7	Philadelphia Flyers	Bill Barber	L	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
1	8	Montreal Canadiens	Dave Gardner	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA
1	9	St Louis Blues	Wayne Merrick	C	Ottawa 67's	OHA
1	10	New York Rangers	Al Blanchard	R	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
1	11	Toronto Maple Leafs	George Ferguson	C	Toronto Marlboros	OHA
1	12	Minnesota North Stars	Jerry Byers	L	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
1	13	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Russell	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL
1	14	Montreal Canadiens	John Van Boxmeer	D	Guelph C.M.C.'s	SOJHL
1	15	New York Rangers	Bob MacMillan	C	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA
1	16	Boston Bruins	Mike Bloom	L	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA

1972 Round 2 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
2	17	New York Islanders	Lorne Henning	C	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL
2	18	Atlanta Flames	Dwight Bialowas	D	Regina Pats	WCHL
2	19	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan McSheffrey	R	Ottawa 67's	OHA
2	20	Los Angeles Kings	Don Kozak	R	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL
2	21	New York Rangers	Larry Sacharuk	D	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL
2	22	California Golden Seals	Tom Cassidy	C	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
2	23	Philadelphia Flyers	Tom Bladon	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL
2	24	Pittsburgh Penquins	Jack Lynch	D	Oshawa Generals	OHA
2	25	Buffalo Sabres	Larry Carriere	D	Loyola University	CIAU
2	26	Detroit Red Wings	Pierre Guite	L	St. Catharines	unattached
2	27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Randy Osburn	L	London Knights	OHA
2	28	California Golden Seals	Stan Weir	C	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL
2	29	Chicago Blackhawks	Brian Ogilvie	C	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL
2	30	Pittsburgh Penquins	Bernie Lukowich	R	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL
2	31	New York Rangers	Rene Villemure	L	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL
2	32	Boston Bruins	Wayne Elder	D	London Knights	OHA

1972 Round 3 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
3	33	New York Islanders	Bob Nystrom	R	Calgary Centennials	WCHL
3	34	Atlanta Flames	Jean Lemieux	D	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL
3	35	Vancouver Canucks	Paul Raymer	L	Peterborough Petes	OHA
3	36	Los Angeles Kings	Dave Hutchison	D	London Knights	OHA
3	37	Buffalo Sabres	Jim McMasters	D	Calgary Centennials	WCHL
3	38	California Golden Seals	Paul Shakes	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA
3	39	Philadelphia Flyers	Jimmy Watson	D	Calgary Centennials	WCHL
3	40	Pittsburgh Penquins	Denis Herron	G	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL
3	41	St Louis Blues	Jean Hamel	D	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL
3	42	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Krieger	R	U. of Denver	NCAA
3	43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Denis Deslauriers	D	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL
3	44	Minnesota North Stars	Terry Ryan	C	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA
3	45	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Veisor	G	Peterborough Petes	OHA
3	46	Montreal Canadiens	Ed Gilbert	C	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA
3	47	New York Rangers	Gerry Teeple	C	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL
3	48	Boston Bruins	Michel Boudreau	C	Laval National	QMJHL

1972 Round 4 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
4	49	New York Islanders	Ron Smith	D	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL
4	50	Atlanta Flames	Don Martineau	R	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL
4	51	Vancouver Canucks	Ron Homenuke	R	Calgary Centennials	WCHL
4	52	Los Angeles Kings	John Dobie	D	Regina Pats	WCHL
4	53	Buffalo Sabres	Rychard Campeau	D	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL
4	54	California Golden Seals	Claude St. Sauveur	C	Sherbrooke Beavers	QMJHL
4	55	Philadelphia Flyers	Al MacAdam	R	Charlottetown Islanders
4	56	Pittsburgh Penquins	Ron Lalonde	C	Peterborough Petes	OHA
4	57	St Louis Blues	Murray Myers	R	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL
4	58	Detroit Red Wings	Danny Gruen	L	Thunder Bay Vulcans
4	59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brian Bowles	D	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL
4	60	Minnesota North Stars	Tom Thomson	D	Toronto Marlboros	OHA
4	61	Chicago Blackhawks	Tom Peluso	R	U. of Denver	NCAA
4	62	Montreal Canadiens	Dave Elenbaas	G	Cornell University	NCAA
4	63	New York Rangers	Doug Horbul	L	Calgary Centennials	WCHL
4	64	Boston Bruins	Les Jackson	L	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL

1972 Round 5 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
5	65	New York Islanders	Richard Grenier	C	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL
5	66	Montreal Canadiens	Bill Nyrop	D	Notre Dame	NCAA
5	67	Vancouver Canucks	Larry Bolonchuk	D	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL
5	68	Los Angeles Kings	Bernie Germain	G	Regina Pats	WCHL
5	69	Buffalo Sabres	Gilles Gratton	G	Oshawa Generals	OHA
5	70	California Golden Seals	Tim Jacobs	D	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA
5	71	Philadelphia Flyers	Daryl Fedorak	G	Victoria Cougars	WCHL
5	72	Pittsburgh Penquins	Brian Walker	C	Calgary Centennials	WCHL
5	73	St Louis Blues	Dave Johnson	L	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL
5	74	Detroit Red Wings	Dennis Johnson	L	U. of North Dakota	NCAA
5	75	Toronto Maple Leafs	Michel Plante	L	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL
5	76	Minnesota North Stars	Chris Ahrens	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
5	77	Chicago Blackhawks	Rejean Giroux	R	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
5	78	Atlanta Flames	John Martin	C	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL
5	79	New York Rangers	Marty Gateman	D	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA
5	80	Boston Bruins	Brian Coates	L	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL

1972 Round 6 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
6	81	New York Islanders	Derek Black	L	Calgary Centennials	WCHL
6	82	Atlanta Flames	Frank Blum	G	Sarnia Jrs.
6	83	Vancouver Canucks	Dave McLelland	G	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL
6	84	Los Angeles Kings	Mike Usitalo	L	Michigan Tech	NCAA
6	85	Buffalo Sabres	Peter McNab	C	U. of Denver	NCAA
6	86	California Golden Seals	Jacques Lefebvre	G	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL
6	87	Philadelphia Flyers	Dave Hasting	G	Charlottetown Islanders
6	88	Pittsburgh Penquins	Jeff Ablett	L	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL
6	89	St Louis Blues	Tom Simpson	R	Oshawa Generals	OHA
6	90	Detroit Red Wings	Bill Miller	D	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL
6	91	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Shardlow	L	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL
6	92	Minnesota North Stars	Steve West	C	Oshawa Generals	OHA
6	93	Chicago Blackhawks	Rob Palmer	C	U. of Denver	NCAA
6	94	Montreal Canadiens	D'Arcy Ryan	L	Yale University	NCAA
6	95	New York Rangers	Ken Ireland	C	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL
6	96	Boston Bruins	Peter Gaw	R	Ottawa 67's	OHA

1972 Round 7 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
7	97	New York Islanders	Richard Brodeur	G	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL
7	98	Atlanta Flames	Scott Smith	L	Regina Pats	WCHL
7	99	Vancouver Canucks	Dan Gloor	C	Peterborough Petes	OHA
7	100	Los Angeles Kings	Glen Toner	L	Regina Pats	WCHL
7	101	New York Islanders	Don McLaughlin	L	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL
7	102	California Golden Seals	Mike Amodeo	D	Oshawa Generals	OHA
7	103	Philadelphia Flyers	Serge Beaudoin	D	Trois Rivieres Ducs	QMJHL
7	104	Pittsburgh Penquins	D'Arcy Keating	R	Notre Dame	NCAA
7	105	St Louis Blues	Brian Coughlin	D	Verdun Maple Leafs	QMJHL
7	106	Detroit Red Wings	Glen Seperich	G	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
7	107	Toronto Maple Leafs	Monte Miron	D	Clarkson University	NCAA
7	108	Minnesota North Stars	Chris Meloff	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
7	109	Chicago Blackhawks	Terry Smith	R	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL
7	110	Montreal Canadiens	Yves Archambault	G	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL
7	111	New York Rangers	Jeff Hunt	L	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL
7	112	Boston Bruins	Gordie Clark	R	U. of New Hampshire	NCAA

1972 Round 8 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
8	113	New York Islanders	Derek Kuntz	L	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL
8	114	Atlanta Flames	Dave Murphy	C	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA
8	115	Vancouver Canucks	Dennis McCord	D	London Knights	OHA
8	116	Minnesota North Stars	Scott MacPhail	R	Montreal Junior Canadiens	OHA
8	117	New York Islanders	Rene Levasseur	D	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL
8	118	California Golden Seals	Brent Meeke	D	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA
8	119	Philadelphia Flyers	Pat Russell	R	Vancouver Nats	WCHL
8	120	Pittsburgh Penquins	Yves Bergeron	R	Shawinigan Bruins	QMJHL
8	121	St Louis Blues	Gary Winchester	C	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA
8	122	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Ford	D	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL
8	123	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peter Williams	D	U. of Prince Edward Island	CIAU
8	124	Minnesota North Stars	Bob Lundeen	R	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA
8	125	Chicago Blackhawks	Billy Reay	R	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA
8	126	Montreal Canadiens	Graham Parsons	G	Red Deer Rustlers	AJHL
8	127	New York Rangers	Yvon Blais	L	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL
8	128	Boston Bruins	Roy Carmichael	D	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL

1972 Round 9 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
9	129	New York Islanders	Yvon Rolando	R	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL
9	130	Atlanta Flames	Pierre Roy	D	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
9	131	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Stone	R	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA
9	132	Atlanta Flames	Jean Lamarre	R	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
9	133	New York Islanders	Bill Ennos	R	Vancouver Nats	WCHL
9	134	California Golden Seals	Denis Meloche	C	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL
9	135	Philadelphia Flyers	Ray Boutin	G	Sorel Black Hawks	QMJHL
9	136	Pittsburgh Penquins	Jay Babcock	L	London Knights	OHA
9	137	New York Rangers	Pierre Archambault	D	St-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL
9	138	Detroit Red Wings	George Kuzmicz	D	Cornell University	NCAA
9	139	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pat Boutette	C/R	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA
9	140	Minnesota North Stars	Glen Mikkelson	R	Brandon Wheat Kings	WCHL
9	141	Chicago Blackhawks	Gary Donaldson	R	Victoria Cougars	WCHL
9	142	Montreal Canadiens	Eddie Bumbacco	L	Notre Dame	NCAA
9	143	Toronto Maple Leafs	Garry Schofield	D	Clarkson University	NCAA

1972 Round 10 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
10	144	New York Islanders	Garry Howatt	L	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL
10	145	Minnesota North Stars	Steve Lyon	D/R	Peterborough Petes	OHA
10	146	New York Islanders	Rene Lambert	R	St-Jerome Alouettes	QMJHL
10	147	Minnesota North Stars	Juri Kudrasovs	C	Kitchener Rangers	OHA
10	148	Minnesota North Stars	Marcel Comeau	C	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL
10	149	Pittsburgh Penquins	Don Atchison	G	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL
10	150	Detroit Red Wings	Dave Arundel	D	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA
10	151	Montreal Canadiens	Fred Riggall	R	Dartmouth College	NCAA

1972 Round 11 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
11	152	Montreal Canadiens	Ron LeBlanc	R	U. of Moncton	CIAU