1972 NHL Amateur Draft
Round one
Columns: 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) | Reference: | Reference: | Reference: | Reference: | Reference: | Reference: