1972 NHL Expansion Draft

The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two then-new expansion teams for the 1972–73 season, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames.
== Rules==
== Draft results==
Pick #	Player 	Position 	Drafted from
1. 	Phil Myre 	Goaltender	Montreal Canadiens
3. 	Dan Bouchard 	Goaltender	Boston Bruins
6. 	Kerry Ketter 	Defenceman	Montreal Canadiens
8. 	Norm Gratton 	Left wing 	New York Rangers
10. 	Ron Harris 	Defenceman	Detroit Red Wings
12. 	Larry Romanchych	Right wing	Chicago Black Hawks
14. 	Bill MacMillan 	Left wing 	Toronto Maple Leafs
16. 	Randy Manery 	Defenceman	Detroit Red Wings
18. 	Keith McCreary 	Right wing	Pittsburgh Penguins
20. 	Ernie Hicke 	Centre 	California Golden Seals
22. 	Lew Morrison 	Right wing	Philadelphia Flyers
24. 	Lucien Grenier 	Left wing 	Los Angeles Kings
26. 	Bill Plager 	Defenceman	St. Louis Blues
28. 	Morris Stefaniw 	Centre 	New York Rangers
30. 	John Stewart 	Left wing 	Pittsburgh Penguins
32. 	Bob Leiter 	Centre 	Pittsburgh Penguins
34. 	Pat Quinn 	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks
36. 	Larry Hale 	Defenceman	Philadelphia Flyers
38. 	Bill Heindl 	Left wing 	Minnesota North Stars
40. 	Frank Hughes 	Left wing 	California Golden Seals
42. 	Rod Zaine 	Centre 	Buffalo Sabres
Category:Atlanta Flames