# 1972–73 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1972–73 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

## Trades
### May

| May 24, 1972 | To Detroit Red WingsGary Doak Rick Newell | To New York RangersJoe Zanussi 1st-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 10 - Al Blanchard) |
| May 24, 1972 | To St. Louis BluesSteve Durbano | To New York Rangersfuture considerations (Curt Bennett) (Peter McDuffe)$^2$ |
* Trade completed on June 7, 1972.

### June

| June 6, 1972 | To Buffalo Sabresfuture considerations$^1$ | To New York Islanders7th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 101 - Don McLaughlin) 8th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 117 - Rene Levasseur) 9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 133 - Bill Ennos) 10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 146 - Rene Lambert) |
| June 6, 1972 | To New York Rangersfuture considerations$^2$ | To Atlanta Flames9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft$^3$ |
| June 6, 1972 | To Minnesota North Starscash | To Atlanta FlamesBob Paradise |
| June 6, 1972 | To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations (cash) | To New York IslandersGord Labossiere |
| June 6, 1972 | To Los Angeles Kingsfuture considerations$^2$ | To Atlanta Flames9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 132 - Jean Lamarre) 10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 149 - Guy Ross) |
| June 6, 1972 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick 9 1973 Amateur Draft (# 17 - Glenn Goldup) cash | To New York IslandersAlex Campbell Denis DeJordy Glenn Resch future considerations$^4$ (Germain Gagnon) |
| June 6, 1972 | To New York Rangersfuture considerations$^1$ | To New York Islanders7th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (#110 - Denis Anderson) 8th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 126 - Denis Desgagnes) |
| June 7, 1972 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 66 - Bill Nyrop) cash | To Atlanta FlamesTed Tucker 2nd-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 78 - Jean-Paul Martin) |
| June 8, 1972 | To Buffalo SabresRon Busniuk | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| June 8, 1972 | To Minnesota North Stars8th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft ( # 116 - Scott MacPhail) | To Los Angeles Kingscash |
| June 8, 1972 | To St. Louis Bluescash | To New York Rangers9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 137 - Pierre Archambault) |
| June 8, 1972 | To Toronto Maple Leafs9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 143 - Garry Schofield) | To Boston Bruinscash |
| June 8, 1972 | To Minnesota North Stars10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 145 - Steve Lyon) | To Los Angeles Kingscash |
| June 8, 1972 | To California Golden Sealscash | To Minnesota North Stars10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 147 - Juri Kudrasovs) |
| June 8, 1972 | To Minnesota North Stars10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 148 - Marcel Comeau) | To Philadelphia Flyerscash |
| June 8, 1972 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Minnesota North Stars10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft$^5$ |
| June 9, 1972 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To Atlanta FlamesLynn Powis |
| June 16, 1972 | To Atlanta FlamesBill Hogaboam | To New York RangersBill Heindl |
| June 16, 1972 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To Atlanta FlamesRey Comeau |
* The Islanders agrees to not select certain players in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft.
* Atlanta agrees to not select certain players in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft.
* Atlanta passed on making a selection.
* Trade completed on June 26, 1972.
* Minnesota passed on making a selection.

### August

| August, 1972 (exact date unknown) | To St. Louis Bluescash | To New York IslandersDave Pulkkinen |
| August 3, 1972 | To Boston Bruinscash | To Philadelphia FlyersJohn McKenzie |
| August 10, 1972 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 37 - Ed Humphreys) cash | To Atlanta FlamesNoel Price |
| August 22, 1972 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick - 1974 Amateur Draft (# 30 - Gary MacGregor) 3rd-round pick - 1975 Amateur Draft (# 51 - Paul Woods) 1st-round pick - 1976 Amateur Draft (# 13 - Rod Schutt) | To Los Angeles KingsTerry Harper |

### September

| September 1, 1972 | To St. Louis Bluescash | To New York IslandersBrian Lavender |
| September 15, 1972 | To St. Louis BluesChristian Bordeleau | To Chicago Black Hawksrights to John Garrett |

### October

| October 4, 1972 | To Detroit Red WingsDenis DeJordy Don McLaughlin | To New York IslandersArnie Brown Gerry Gray |
| October 6, 1972 | To Detroit Red WingsRoy Edwards | To Pittsburgh Penguinscash |
| October 30, 1972 | To Atlanta FlamesBrian McKenzie | To Pittsburgh Penguinscash |

### November

| November 14, 1972 | To New York Rangerscash | To New York IslandersRon Stewart |
| November 28, 1972 | To Atlanta FlamesLeon Rochefort | To Detroit Red WingsBill Hogaboam |
| November 4, 1970 | To Atlanta FlamesCurt Bennett | To New York RangersRon Harris |

### December

| December 5, 1972 | To California Golden SealsDarryl Maggs | To Chicago Black HawksDick Redmond rights to Bobby Sheehan |
| December 14, 1972 | To St. Louis BluesBrent Hughes Pierre Plante | To Philadelphia FlyersAndre Dupont 3rd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 40 - Bob Stumpf) |

### January

| January 17, 1973 | To Detroit Red WingsBrian Lavender Ken Murray | To New York IslandersBob Cook Ralph Stewart |
| January 22, 1973 | To Los Angeles KingsFrank St. Marseille | To St. Louis BluesPaul Curtis |

### February

| February 13, 1973 | To Atlanta FlamesArnie Brown | To New York IslandersErnie Hicke future considerations$^1$ (Bill MacMillan) |
| February 14, 1973 | To Buffalo SabresNorm Gratton | To Atlanta FlamesButch Deadmarsh |
| February 25, 1973 | To Detroit Red Wings3rd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 39 - Nelson Pyatt) cash | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAndy Brown |
| February 26, 1973 | To Los Angeles KingsDan Maloney | To Chicago Black HawksRalph Backstrom |
* Trade completed on May 29, 1973.

### March

| March 1, 1973 | To Boston BruinsGary Doak | To Detroit Red WingsGarnet Bailey future considerations$^1$ (Murray Wing) |
| March 1, 1973 | To Minnesota North StarsDon Blackburn | To New York Islanderscash |
| March 2, 1973 | To St. Louis BluesAb DeMarco Jr. | To New York RangersMike Murphy |
| March 2, 1973 | To Pittsburgh Penguinsfuture considerations$^2$ (Steve Andrascik) | To New York RangersSheldon Kannegiesser |
| March 3, 1973 | To Toronto Maple Leafs1st-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 15 - Ian Turnbull) future considerations$^3$ (Eddie Johnston) | To Boston BruinsJacques Plante 3rd-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 36 - Doug Gibson) |
| March 4, 1973 | To California Golden Sealscash future considerations$^4$ (Gary Coalter) (Dave Hrechkosy) | To New York RangersBert Marshall |
| March 5, 1973 | To Philadelphia FlyersTerry Crisp | To New York IslandersJean Potvin future considerations$^5$ (Glen Irwin) |
* Trade completed on June 4, 1973.
* Trade completed on May 16, 1973.
* Trade completed on May 22, 1973.
* Trade completed on May 17, 1973.
* Trade completed on May 18, 1973.

## Expansion Draft

The 1972–73 NHL season saw the entrance of a 15th and 16th team to the league, the New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames. Each team selected 21 players from across the league, for a total of 42 selections.

## Additional sources

* hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
* "NHL trades for 1970-1971". NHL Trade Tracker.