1972 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1972 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 8, 1972, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
== Selections by round ==
Below are listed the selections in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.
	= NHL All-Star Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= Hall of Famers
=== Round one ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
1 	Billy Harris 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
2 	Jacques Richard 	Left wing 	 	Atlanta Flames 	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
3 	Don Lever 	Centre 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
4 	Steve Shutt 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5 	Jim Schoenfeld 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
6 	Michel Larocque 	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7 	Bill Barber 	Left wing 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
8 	Dave Gardner 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
9 	Wayne Merrick 	Centre 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
10 	Al Blanchard 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
11 	George Ferguson 	Centre 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
12 	Jerry Byers 	Left wing 	 	Minnesota North Stars	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
13 	Phil Russell 	Defence 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
14 	John Van Boxmeer	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Guelph CMC's (SOJHL)
15 	Bob MacMillan 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
16 	Mike Bloom 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
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=== Round two ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
17 	Lorne Henning 	Centre 	 	New York Islanders 	New Westminster (WCHL)
18 	Dwight Bialowas 	Defence 	 	Atlanta Flames 	Regina (WCHL)
19 	Bryan McSheffrey	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Ottawa OMJHL)
20 	Don Kozak 	Right wing	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Edmonton (WCHL)
21 	Larry Sacharuk 	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Saskatoon (WCHL)
22 	Tom Cassidy 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Kitchener (OMJHL)
23 	Tom Bladon 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Edmonton (WCHL)
24 	Jack Lynch 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Oshawa (OMJHL)
25 	Larry Carriere 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Loyola College (CIAU)
26 	Pierre Guite 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Pennsylvania (ECAC)
27 	Randy Osburn 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	London (OMJHL)
28 	Stan Weir 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
29 	Brian Ogilvie 	Centre 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Edmonton (WCHL)
30 	Bernie Lukowich 	Right wing	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	New Westminster (WCHL)
31 	Rene Villemure 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
32 	Wayne Elder 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	London (OMJHL)
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=== Round three ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
33 	Bob Nystrom 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	Calgary (WCHL)
34 	Jean Lemieux 	Defence 	 	Atlanta Flames 	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
35 	Paul Raymer 	Left wing 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Peterborough (OMJHL)
36 	Dave Hutchison 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	London (OMJHL)
37 	Jim McMasters 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Calgary (WCHL)
38 	Paul Shakes 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	St. Catharines (OMJHL)
39 	Jim Watson 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Calgary (WCHL)
40 	Denis Herron 	Goaltender	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
41 	Jean Hamel 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Drummondville (QMJHL)
42 	Bob Krieger 	Centre 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Denver (WCHA)
43 	Denis Deslauriers	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
44 	Terry Ryan 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Hamilton (OMJHL)
45 	Mike Veisor 	Goaltender	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Peterborough (OMJHL)
46 	Ed Gilbert 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Hamilton (OMJHL)
47 	Gerry Teeple 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
48 	Michel Boudreau 	Centre 	 	Boston Bruins 	Laval (QMJHL)
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=== Round four ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
49 	Ron Smith 	Defence 	 	New York Islanders 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
50 	Don Martineau 	Right wing	 	Atlanta Flames 	New Westminster (WCHL)
51 	Ron Homenuke 	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Calgary (WCHL)
52 	John Dobie 	Defence 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Regina (WCHL)
53 	Rychard Campeau 	Defence 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Sorel (QMJHL)
54 	Claude St. Sauveur	Left wing 	 	California Golden Seals	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
55 	Al MacAdam 	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
56 	Ron Lalonde 	Centre 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Peterborough (OMJHL)
57 	Murray Myers 	Right wing	 	St. Louis Blues 	Saskatoon (WCHL)
58 	Danny Gruen 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Thunder Bay (TBJHL)
59 	Brian Bowles 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
60 	Tom Thomson 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Toronto (OMJHL)
61 	Tom Peluso 	Left wing 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Denver (WCHA)
62 	Dave Elenbaas 	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Cornell (ECAC)
63 	Doug Horbul 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Calgary (WCHL)
64 	Les Jackson 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	New Westminster (WCHL)
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=== Round five ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
65 	Richard Grenier 	Centre 	 	New York Islanders 	Verdun (QMJHL)
66 	Bill Nyrop 	Defence 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Notre Dame (WCHA)
67 	Larry Bolonchuk 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Winnipeg (WCHL)
68 	Bernie Germain 	Goaltender	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Regina (WCHL)
69 	Gilles Gratton 	Goaltender	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Oshawa (OMJHL)
70 	Tim Jacobs 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	St. Catharines (OMJHL)
71 	Daryl Fedorak 	Goaltender	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Victoria (WCHL)
72 	Brian Walker 	Centre 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Calgary (WCHL)
73 	Dave Johnson 	Left wing 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Cornwall (WMJHL)
74 	Dennis Johnson 	Left wing 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	North Dakota (WCHA)
75 	Michel Plante 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Drummondville (QMJHL)
76 	Chris Ahrens 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Kitchener (OMJHL)
77 	Rejean Giroux 	Right wing	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Quebec (QMJHL)
78 	Jean-Paul Martin	Centre 	 	Atlanta Flames 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
79 	Marty Gateman 	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Hamilton (OMJHL)
80 	Brian Coates 	Left wing 	 	Boston Bruins 	Brandon (WCHL)
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=== Round six ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
81 	Derek Black 	Left wing 	 	New York Islanders 	calgary (WCHA)
82 	Frank Blum 	Goaltender	 	Atlanta Flames 	Sarnia (OHA Jr.B)
83 	Dave McLelland 	Goaltender	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Brandon (WCHA)
84 	Mike Usitalo 	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
85 	Peter McNab 	Centre 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Denver (WCHA)
86 	Jacques Lefebvre	Goaltender	 	California Golden Seals	Shawnigan (QMJHL)
87 	Dave Hasting 	Goaltender	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
88 	Jeff Ablett 	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
89 	Tom Simpson 	Right wing	 	St. Louis Blues 	Oshawa (OMJHL)
90 	Bill Miller 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
91 	Dave Shardlow 	Left wing 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Flin Flon (WCHL)
92 	Steve West 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Oshawa (OMJHL)
93 	Rob Palmer 	Centre 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Denver (WCHA)
94 	D'Arcy Ryan 	Centre 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Yale (ECAC)
95 	Ken Ireland 	Centre 	 	New York Rangers 	New Westminster (WCHL)
96 	Peter Gaw 	Right wing	 	Boston Bruins 	Ottawa (OMJHL)
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=== Round seven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
97 	Richard Brodeur 	Goaltender	 	New York Islanders 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
98 	Scott Smith 	Left wing 	 	Atlanta Flames 	Regina (WCHL)
99 	Danny Gloor 	Centre 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Peterborough (OMJHL)
100 	Glen Toner 	Left wing 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Regina (WCHL)
101 	Don McLaughlin 	Left wing 	 	New York Islanders 	Brandon (WCHL)
102 	Mike Amodeo 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	Oshawa (OMJHL)
103 	Serge Beaudoin 	Defence 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
104 	D'Arcy Keating 	Defence 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Notre Dame (WCHA)
105 	Brian Coughlin 	Defence 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Verdun (QMJHL)
106 	Glen Seperich 	Goaltender	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Kitchener (OMJHL)
107 	Monte Miron 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Clarkson (ECAC)
108 	Chris Meloff 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Kitchener (OMJHL)
109 	Terry Smith 	Centre 	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Edmonton (WCHL)
110 	Yves Archambault	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Sorel (QMJHL)
111 	Jeff Hunt 	Left wing 	 	New York Rangers 	Winnipeg (WCHL)
112 	Gordie Clark 	Right wing	 	Boston Bruins 	New Hampshire (ECAC)
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=== Round eight ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
113 	Derek Kuntz 	Left wing 	 	New York Islanders 	Medicine Hat (WCHL)
114 	Dave Murphy 	Centre 	 	Atlanta Flames 	Hamilton (OMJHL)
115 	Dennis McCord 	Defence 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	London (OMJHL)
116 	Scott MacPhail 	Right wing	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Montreal (OMJHL)
117 	Rene Levasseur 	Defence 	 	New York Islanders 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
118 	Brent Meeke 	Defence 	 	California Golden Seals	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
119 	Pat Russell 	Right wing	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Vancouver (WCHL)
120 	Yves Bergeron 	Right wing	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
121 	Gary Winchester	Centre 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
122 	Mike Ford 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Brandon (WCHL)
123 	Peter Williams 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Prince Edward Island (AUAA)
124 	Bob Lundeen 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
125 	Billy Reay 	Right wing	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
126 	Graham Parsons 	Goaltender	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Red Deer (AJHL)
127 	Yvon Blais 	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	Cornwall (QMJHL)
128 	Roy Carmichael 	Defence 	 	Boston Bruins 	New Westminster (WCHL)
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=== Round nine ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
129 	Yvon Rolando 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	Drummondville (QMJHL)
130 	Pierre Roy 	Defence 	 	Atlanta Flames 	Quebec (QMJHL)
131 	Steve Stone 	Right wing	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
132 	Jean Lamarre 	Right wing	 	Atlanta Flames 	Quebec (QMJHL)
133 	Bill Ennos 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	Vancouver (WCHL)
134 	Denis Meloche 	Centre 	 	California Golden Seals	Drummondville (QMJHL)
135 	Ray Boutin 	Goaltender	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Sorel (QMJHL)
136 	Jay Babcock 	Left wing 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	London (OMJHL)
137 	Pierre Archambault	Defence 	 	New York Rangers 	St. Jerome (QMJHL)
138 	George Kuzmicz 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Cornell (ECAC)
139 	Pat Boutette 	Centre 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
140 	Glen Mikkelson 	Right wing	 	Minnesota North Stars 	Brandon (WCHL)
141 	Gary Donaldson 	Right wing	 	Chicago Black Hawks 	Victoria (WCHL)
142 	Eddie Bumacco 	Left wing 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Notre Dame (WCHA)
143 	Garry Schofield 	Defence 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Clarkson(ECAC)
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=== Round ten ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
144 	Garry Howatt 	Left wing 	 	New York Islanders 	Flin Flon (WCHL)
145 	Steve Lyon 	Defence 	 	Minnesota North Stars	Peterborough (OMJHL)
146 	Rene Lambert 	Right wing	 	New York Islanders 	St. Jerome (QMJHL)
147 	Juri Kudrasovs	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars	Kitchener (OMJHL)
148 	Marcel Comeau 	Centre 	 	Minnesota North Stars	Edmonton (WCHL)
149 	Don Atchison 	Goaltender	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Saskatoon (WCHL)
150 	Dave Arundel 	Defence 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
151 	Fred Riggall 	Right wing	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Dartmouth (ECAC)
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=== Round eleven ===
Pick # 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	NHL team 	College/junior/club team
152 	Ron LeBlanc	Right wing	 	Montreal Canadiens	Moncton (AUAA)
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	= NHL All-Star Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= Hall of Famers
==Photos==
72MonNHLDraft.jpg|Steve Shutt (left) and Dave Gardner are greeted by Montreal's Sam Pollock.
71BillyHarrisDraft.jpg|Jacques Richard (left) shakes hands with Billy Harris while Bernie Geoffrion looks on.
==References==
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