1972 NHL Amateur Draft

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

1972 NHL Amateur Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 8, 1972
Location	Montreal, Quebec
Overview
First selection	Billy Harris Selected by: New York Islanders

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.

= NHL All-Star[1]

= NHL All-Star[1] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of famers

Round one

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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
17	Lorne Henning	Centre	Canada	New York Islanders	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
18	Dwight Bialowas	Defence	Canada	Atlanta Flames	Regina Pats (WCHL)
19	Bryan McSheffrey	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Ottawa 67's OMJHL)
20	Don Kozak	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
21	Larry Sacharuk	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
22	Tom Cassidy	Centre	Canada	California Golden Seals	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
23	Tom Bladon	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
24	Jack Lynch	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
25	Larry Carriere	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Loyola College (CIAU)
26	Pierre Guite	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	University of Pennsylvania (ECAC)
27	Randy Osburn	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	London Knights (OMJHL)
28	Stan Weir	Centre	Canada	California Golden Seals	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
29	Brian Ogilvie	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
30	Bernie Lukowich	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
31	Rene Villemure	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
32	Wayne Elder	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	London Knights (OMJHL)
^Reference: "1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.

Round three

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

Round four

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

Round five

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

Round six

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
81	Derek Black	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
82	Frank Blum	Goaltender	Canada	Atlanta Flames	Sarnia Legionnaires (WOJHL)
83	Dave McLelland	Goaltender	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
84	Mike Usitalo	Left wing	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
85	Peter McNab	Centre	Canada/  United States	Buffalo Sabres	University of Denver (WCHA)
86	Jacques Lefebvre	Goaltender	Canada	California Golden Seals	Shawnigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
87	David Hasting	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Charlottetown Royals (MaJHL)
88	Jeff Ablett	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
89	Tom Simpson	Right wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
90	Bill Miller	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
91	Dave Shardlow	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
92	Steve West	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
93	Rob Palmer	Centre	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	University of Denver (WCHA)
94	D'Arcy Ryan	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Yale University (ECAC)
95	Ken Ireland	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
96	Peter Gaw	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
^Reference: "1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.

Round seven

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

Round eight

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

Round nine

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

Round ten

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

Round eleven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
152	Ron LeBlanc	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Université de Moncton (CIAU)
^Reference: "1972 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 18 December 2008.

= NHL All-Star[1]

= NHL All-Star[1] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of famers

Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Number
1	Canada	142
2	United States	10

See also

• 1972–73 NHL season
• 1972 NHL Expansion Draft
• List of NHL players

References

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

External links

• HockeyDraftCentral.com
• 1972 NHL Amateur Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database