DRAFT HISTORY
1972 NHL Draft
Billy Harris went first overall to NYI. 152 players selected across 11 rounds.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYI | Billy Harris | RW | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 2 | AFM | Jacques Richard | LW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 3 | VAN | Don Lever | C | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 4 | MTL | Steve Shutt | LW | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 5 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld | D | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 6 | MTL | Michel Larocque | G | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 7 | PHI | Bill Barber | LW | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 8 | MTL | Dave Gardner | C | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 9 | STL | Wayne Merrick | C | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 10 | NYR | Al Blanchard | RW | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 11 | TOR | George Ferguson | C | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 12 | MNS | Jerry Byers | LW | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 13 | CHI | Phil Russell | D | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 14 | MTL | John Van Boxmeer | D | Guelph C.M.C.'s (SOJHL) | — | — |
| 15 | NYR | Bob MacMillan | RW | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | — | — |
| 16 | BOS | Mike Bloom | LW | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | NYI | Lorne Henning | C | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 18 | AFM | Dwight Bialowas | D | Regina Pats (WCHL) | — | — |
| 19 | VAN | Bryan McSheffrey | RW | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 20 | LAK | Don Kozak | RW | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 21 | NYR | Larry Sacharuk | D | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | — | — |
| 22 | CGS | Tom Cassidy | C | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 23 | PHI | Tom Bladon | D | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 24 | PIT | Jack Lynch | D | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 25 | BUF | Larry Carriere | D | Loyola University (CIAU) | — | — |
| 26 | DET | Pierre Guite | LW | St. Catharine's (unattached) | — | — |
| 27 | TOR | Randy Osburn | LW | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 28 | CGS | Stan Weir | C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 29 | CHI | Brian Ogilvie | C | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 30 | PIT | Bernie Lukowich | RW | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 31 | NYR | Rene Villemure | F | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 32 | BOS | Wayne Elder | D | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | RW | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 34 | AFM | Jean Lemieux | D | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 35 | VAN | Paul Raymer | F | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 36 | LAK | Dave Hutchison | D | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 37 | BUF | Jim McMasters | D | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 38 | CGS | Paul Shakes | D | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | — | — |
| 39 | PHI | Jimmy Watson | D | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 40 | PIT | Denis Herron | G | Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 41 | STL | Jean Hamel | D | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 42 | DET | Bob Krieger | RW | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 43 | TOR | Denis Deslauriers | D | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 44 | MNS | Terry Ryan | C | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | — | — |
| 45 | CHI | Mike Veisor | G | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 46 | MTL | Ed Gilbert | C | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | — | — |
| 47 | NYR | Gerry Teeple | C | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 48 | BOS | Michel Boudreau | C | Laval National (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | NYI | Ron Smith | D | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 50 | AFM | Don Martineau | RW | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 51 | VAN | Ron Homenuke | RW | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 52 | LAK | John Dobie | D | Regina Pats (WCHL) | — | — |
| 53 | BUF | Rychard Campeau | D | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 54 | CGS | Claude St. Sauveur | C | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 55 | PHI | Al MacAdam | RW | Charlottetown Islanders | — | — |
| 56 | PIT | Ron Lalonde | C | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 57 | STL | Murray Myers | RW | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | — | — |
| 58 | DET | Danny Gruen | LW | Thunder Bay Vulcans | — | — |
| 59 | TOR | Brian Bowles | D | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 60 | MNS | Tom Thomson | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 61 | CHI | Tom Peluso | RW | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 62 | MTL | Dave Elenbaas | G | Cornell U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 63 | NYR | Doug Horbul | LW | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 64 | BOS | Les Jackson | LW | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | NYI | Richard Grenier | C | Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 66 | MTL | Bill Nyrop | D | Notre Dame (NCAA) | — | — |
| 67 | VAN | Larry Bolonchuk | D | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | — | — |
| 68 | LAK | Bernie Germain | G | Regina Pats (WCHL) | — | — |
| 69 | BUF | Gilles Gratton | G | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 70 | CGS | Tim Jacobs | D | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | — | — |
| 71 | PHI | Daryl Fedorak | G | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | — | — |
| 72 | PIT | Brian Walker | RW | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 73 | STL | Dave Johnson | LW | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 74 | DET | Dennis Johnson | LW | U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 75 | TOR | Michel Plante | F | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 76 | MNS | Chris Ahrens | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 77 | CHI | Rejean Giroux | RW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 78 | AFM | John Martin | C | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 79 | NYR | Marty Gateman | D | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | — | — |
| 80 | BOS | Brian Coates | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | NYI | Derek Black | LW | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | — | — |
| 82 | AFM | Frank Blum | G | — | — | — |
| 83 | VAN | Dave McLelland | G | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 84 | LAK | Mike Usitalo | LW | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | — | — |
| 85 | BUF | Peter McNab | C | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 86 | CGS | Jacques Lefebvre | G | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 87 | PHI | Dave Hasting | G | Charlottetown Islanders | — | — |
| 88 | PIT | Jeff Ablett | LW | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 89 | STL | Tom Simpson | RW | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 90 | DET | Bill Miller | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 91 | TOR | Dave Shardlow | F | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 92 | MNS | Steven West | C | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 93 | CHI | Rob Palmer | C | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 94 | MTL | D'Arcy Ryan | F | Yale University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 95 | NYR | Ken Ireland | C | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
| 96 | BOS | Peter Gaw | RW | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | NYI | Richard Brodeur | G | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 98 | AFM | Scott Smith | LW | Regina Pats (WCHL) | — | — |
| 99 | VAN | Dan Gloor | C | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 100 | LAK | Glen Toner | LW | Regina Pats (WCHL) | — | — |
| 101 | NYI | Don McLaughlin | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 102 | CGS | Mike Amodeo | D | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 103 | PHI | Serge Beaudoin | D | Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 104 | PIT | D'Arcy Keating | RW | Notre Dame (NCAA) | — | — |
| 105 | STL | Brian Coughlin | D | Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 106 | DET | Glen Seperich | G | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 107 | TOR | Monte Miron | D | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 108 | MNS | Chris Meloff | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 109 | CHI | Terry Smith | RW | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 110 | MTL | Yves Archambault | G | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 111 | NYR | Jeff Hunt | LW | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) | — | — |
| 112 | BOS | Gordie Clark | RW | U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 8
Round 8
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | NYI | Derek Kuntz | LW | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 114 | AFM | Dave Murphy | C | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) | — | — |
| 115 | VAN | Dennis McCord | D | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 116 | MNS | Scott MacPhail | RW | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | — | — |
| 117 | NYI | Rene Levasseur | D | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 118 | CGS | Brent Meeke | D | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 119 | PHI | Pat Russell | F | Vancouver Nats (WCHL) | — | — |
| 120 | PIT | Yves Bergeron | RW | Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 121 | STL | Gary Winchester | F | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 122 | DET | Mike Ford | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 123 | TOR | Peter Williams | F | U. of Prince Edward Island (CIAU) | — | — |
| 124 | MNS | Bob Lundeen | RW | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 125 | CHI | Billy Reay | F | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 126 | MTL | Graham Parsons | G | Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) | — | — |
| 127 | NYR | Yvon Blais | D | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 128 | BOS | Roy Carmichael | D | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | — | — |
ROUND 9
Round 9
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | NYI | Yvan Rolando | RW | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 130 | AFM | Pierre Roy | D | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 131 | VAN | Steve Stone | RW | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 132 | AFM | Jean Lamarre | RW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 133 | NYI | Bill Ennos | F | Vancouver Nats (WCHL) | — | — |
| 134 | CGS | Denis Meloche | C | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 135 | PHI | Ray Boutin | G | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 136 | PIT | Jay Babcock | LW | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 137 | NYR | Pierre Archambault | D | St.-Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 138 | DET | George Kuzmicz | D | Cornell U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 139 | TOR | Pat Boutette | LW | U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | — | — |
| 140 | MNS | Glen Mikkelson | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 141 | CHI | Gary Donaldson | RW | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) | — | — |
| 142 | MTL | Eddie Bumbacco | F | Notre Dame (NCAA) | — | — |
| 143 | TOR | Garry Schofield | D | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 10
Round 10
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | NYI | Garry Howatt | LW | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) | — | — |
| 145 | MNS | Steve Lyon | D | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 146 | NYI | Rene Lambert | LW | St.-Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 147 | MNS | Juri Kudrasovs | C | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 148 | MNS | Marcel Comeau | C | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | — | — |
| 149 | PIT | Don Atchison | G | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) | — | — |
| 150 | DET | Dave Arundel | D | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 151 | MTL | Fred Riggall | RW | Dartmouth College (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 11
Round 11
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | MTL | Ronald Leblanc | LW | U. of Moncton (CIAU) | — | — |
1972 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 1972 NHL draft?
- Billy Harris was selected first overall by NYI, out of Toronto Marlboros (OHA).
- How many players were drafted in 1972?
- 152 players were selected across 11 rounds of the 1972 NHL draft.