1972 NHL Amateur Draft

Location:	Queen Elizabeth Hotel (Montreal, QC)	Dates:	June 8, 1972
First Overall Pick:	Billy Harris (New York Islanders)	Players with NHL Experience:	67

The 1972 NHL amateur draft was the tenth NHL entry draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Richard Brodeur, who played his last NHL game in the 1987–88 season.

Biggest Steals of the 1972 NHL Draft

• Garry Howatt (New York Islanders – 144th Overall)
  • 268 points in 720 career games
  • 2-time Stanley Cup winner
• Pat Boutette (Toronto Maple Leafs – 139th Overall)
  • 453 points in 756 career games
  • 3-time 20-goal scorer
• Peter McNab (Buffalo Sabres – 85th Overall)
  • 813 points in 955 career games
  • 6-time 30-goal scorer

Biggest Busts of the 1972 NHL Draft

• Al Blanchard (New York Rangers – 10th Overall)
  • 0 career games

1972 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		RW	Billy Harris	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
2		LW	Jacques Richard	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
3		LW	Don Lever	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
4		LW	Steve Shutt	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
5		D	Jim Schoenfeld	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
6		G	Michel Larocque	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
7		LW	Bill Barber	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
8		C	Dave Gardner	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
9		C	Wayne Merrick	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
10		LW	Al Blanchard	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
11		C	George Ferguson	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
12		LW	Jerry Byers	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
13		D	Phil Russell	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
14		D	John Van Boxmeer	Guelph (SOJHL)
15		RW	Bob MacMillan	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
16		LW	Mike Bloom	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
17		C	Lorne Henning	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
18		D	Dwight Bialowas	Regina Pats (WCHL)
19		RW	Bryan McSheffrey	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)
20		RW	Don Kozak	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
21		D	Larry Sacharuk	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
22		C	Tom Cassidy	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
23		D	Tom Bladon	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
24		D	Jack Lynch	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
25		D	Larry Carriere	Loyola (CIAU)
26		LW	Pierre Guite	Pennsylvania (ECAC)
27		LW	Randy Osburn	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
28		C	Stan Weir	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
29		C	Brian Ogilvie	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
30		RW	Bernie Lukowich	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
31		LW	Rene Villemure	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
32		D	Wayne Elder	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
33		RW	Bob Nystrom	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
34		D	Jean Lemieux	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
35		LW	Paul Raymer	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
36		D	Dave Hutchison	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
37		D	Jim McMasters	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
38		D	Paul Shakes	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
39		D	Jimmy Watson	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
40		G	Denis Herron	Trois-Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)
41		D	Jean Hamel	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
42		C	Bob Krieger	Denver (WCHA)
43		D	Denis Deslauriers	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
44		C	Terry Ryan	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
45		G	Mike Veisor	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
46		C	Ed Gilbert	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
47		C	Gerry Teeple	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
48		C	Michel Boudreau	Laval National (QMJHL)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
49		D	Ron Smith	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
50		RW	Don Martineau	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
51		RW	Ron Homenuke	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
52		D	John Dobie	Regina Pats (WCHL)
53		D	Richard Campeau	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
54		C	Claude St. Sauveur	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
55		RW	Al MacAdam	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
56		C	Ron Lalonde	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
57		D	Murray Myers	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
58		LW	Danny Gruen	Thunder (MNTBHL)
59		D	Brian Bowles	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
60		D	Tom Thomson	Toronto Marlboros (OHA-Jr.)
61		LW	Tom Peluso	Denver (WCHA)
62		G	Dave Ellenbaas	Cornell (ECAC)
63		LW	Doug Horbul	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
64		LW	Les Jackson	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
65		C	Richard Grenier	Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL)
66		D	Bill Nyrop	Notre Dame (WCHA)
67		D	Larry Bolonchuk	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
68		G	Bernie Germaine	Regina Pats (WCHL)
69		G	Gilles Gratton	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
70		D	Tim Jacobs	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.)
71		G	Daryl Fedorak	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
72		C	Brian Walker	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
73		LW	Dave Johnson	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
74		LW	Dennis Johnson	North Dakota (WCHA)
75		LW	Michel Plante	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
76		D	Chris Ahrens	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
77		RW	Rejean Giroux	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
78		C	Jean-Paul Martin	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
79		D	Martin Gateman	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
80		LW	Brian Coates	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
81		LW	Derek Black	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
82		G	Frank Blum	Sarnia Bees (OHA-Jr.)
83		G	Dave McLelland	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
84		LW	Mike Usitalo	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
85		C	Peter McNab	Denver (WCHA)
86		G	Jacques Lefebvre	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
87		G	Dave Hastings	Charlottetown (MaJHL)
88		LW	Jeff Ablett	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
89		RW	Tom Simpson	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
90		D	Bill Miller	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
91		LW	Dave Shardlow	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
92		C	Steve West	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
93		C	Rob Palmer	Denver (WCHA)
94		LW	D’Arcy Ryan	Yale (ECAC)
95		C	Ken Ireland	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
96		RW	Peter Gaw	Ottawa 67’s (OHA-Jr.)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
97		G	Richard Brodeur	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
98		LW	Scott Smith	Regina Pats (WCHL)
99		C	Dan Gloor	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
100		LW	Glen Toner	Regina Pats (WCHL)
101		LW	Don McLaughlin	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
102		D	Mike Amodeo	Oshawa Generals (OHA-Jr.)
103		D	Serge Beaudoin	Trois-Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)
104		RW	D’Arcy Keating	Notre Dame (WCHA)
105		D	Brian Coughlin	Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL)
106		G	Glenn Seperich	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
107		D	Monte Miron	Clarkson (ECAC)
108		D	Chris Meloff	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
109		C	Terry Smith	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
110		G	Yves Archambault	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
111		LW	Jeff Hunt	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
112		RW	Gordie Clark	New Hampshire (ECAC)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
113		LW	Derek Kuntz	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
114		C	Dave Murphy	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA-Jr.)
115		D	Dennis McCord	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
116		RW	Scott MacPhail	Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA-Jr.)
117		D	Rene Levasseur	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
118		D	Brent Meeke	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
119		RW	Pat Russell	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
120		RW	Yves Bergeron	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
121		C	Gary Winchester	Wisconsin (WCHA)
122		D	Mike Ford	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
123		D	Peter Williams	PEI (CIAU)
124		D	Bob Lundeen	Wisconsin (WCHA)
125		RW	Billy Reay Jr.	Wisconsin (WCHA)
126		G	Graham Parsons	Red Deer (AJHL)
127		LW	Yvon Blais	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
128		D	Roy Carmichael	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
129		RW	Yvan Rolando	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
130		D	Pierre Roy	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
131		RW	Steve Stone	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA-Jr.)
132		RW	Jean Lamarre	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
133		RW	Bill Ennos	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
134		C	Denis Meloche	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
135		G	Ray Boutin	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
136		D	Jay Babcock	London Knights (OHA-Jr.)
137		D	Pierre Archambault	Saint-Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL)
138		D	George Kuzmicz	Cornell (ECAC)
139		C/RW	Pat Boutette	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
140		RW	Glen Mikkelson	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
141		RW	Gary Donaldson	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
142		LW	Edward Bumbacco	Notre Dame (WCHA)
143		D	Garry Schofield	Clarkson (ECAC)

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
144		LW	Garry Howatt	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
145		D/RW	Steve Lyon	Peterborough Petes (OHA-Jr.)
146		LW	Rene Lambert	Saint-Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL)
147		C	Juri Kudrosov	Kitchener Rangers (OHA-Jr.)
148		C	Marcel Comeau	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
149		G	Don Atchison	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
150		D	Dave Arundel	Wisconsin (WCHA)
151		RW	Fred Riggall	Dartmouth (ECAC)

Round 11

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
152		RW	Ron Leblanc	Moncton (CIAU)