1972 NHL Entry Draft Picks

The top 3 overall picks in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft were Billy Harris by New York Islanders, Jacques Richard by Atlanta Flames, and Don Lever by Vancouver Canucks.

Explore all 152 picks across 11 rounds by sorting tables for any of the columns. Stats include NHL & Junior games played, goals, assists, and PIM.

Round 1

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
1	New York Islanders	Billy Harris	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	897	231	327	558	394
2	Atlanta Flames	Jacques Richard	LW	L	61	71	89	160	100	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	556	160	187	347	307
3	Vancouver Canucks	Don Lever	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers	1020	313	367	680	593
4	Montréal Canadiens	Steve Shutt	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	930	424	393	817	410
5	Buffalo Sabres	Jim Schoenfeld	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers	719	51	204	255	1132
6	Montréal Canadiens	Michel Larocque	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Ottawa 67's	312	0	18	0	18
7	Philadelphia Flyers	Bill Barber	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	903	420	463	883	623
8	Montréal Canadiens	Dave Gardner	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	350	75	115	190	41
9	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Merrick	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Ottawa 67's	774	191	265	456	303
10	New York Rangers	Al Blanchard	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	George Ferguson	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	797	160	238	398	431
12	Minnesota North Stars	Jerry Byers	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	43	3	4	7	15
13	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Russell	D	R	64	14	45	59	331	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	1016	99	325	424	2038
14	Montréal Canadiens	John Van Boxmeer	D	R	56	30	42	72	160	SOJHL	Guelph C.M.C.'s	588	84	274	358	465
15	New York Rangers	Bob MacMillan	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	752	228	349	577	260
16	Boston Bruins	Mike Bloom	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	201	30	47	77	215

Total players drafted in Round 1 per nation:

Round 2

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
17	New York Islanders	Lorne Henning	C	L	60	51	63	114	29	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	543	73	111	184	102
18	Atlanta Flames	Dwight Bialowas	D	R	61	12	39	51	45	WCHL	Regina Pats	164	11	46	57	46
19	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan McSheffrey	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Ottawa 67's	90	13	7	20	44
20	Los Angeles Kings	Don Kozak	RW	R	68	55	50	105	183	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	437	96	86	182	480
21	New York Rangers	Larry Sacharuk	D	R	65	50	36	86	57	WCHL	Saskatoon Blades	151	29	33	62	42
22	California Golden Seals	Tom Cassidy	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	26	3	4	7	15
23	Philadelphia Flyers	Tom Bladon	D	R	65	11	44	55	90	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	610	73	197	270	392
24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack Lynch	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	382	24	106	130	336
25	Buffalo Sabres	Larry Carriere	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	CIAU	Loyola University	366	16	74	90	462
26	Detroit Red Wings	Pierre Guite	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	unattached	St. Catharine's	-	-	-	-	-
27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Randy Osburn	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	London Knights	27	0	2	2	0
28	California Golden Seals	Stan Weir	C	L	68	58	75	133	77	WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	642	139	207	346	183
29	Chicago Blackhawks	Brian Ogilvie	C	R	54	34	49	83	61	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	90	15	21	36	29
30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bernie Lukowich	RW	R	68	37	39	76	107	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	79	13	15	28	34
31	New York Rangers	Rene Villemure	F	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
32	Boston Bruins	Wayne Elder	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	London Knights	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 2 per nation:

Round 3

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
33	New York Islanders	Bobby Nystrom	RW	R	64	27	25	52	178	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	900	235	278	513	1248
34	Atlanta Flames	Jean Lemieux	D	R	61	20	50	70	32	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	204	23	63	86	39
35	Vancouver Canucks	Paul Raymer	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	-	-	-	-	-
36	Los Angeles Kings	Dave Hutchison	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	London Knights	584	19	97	116	1550
37	Buffalo Sabres	Jim McMasters	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
38	California Golden Seals	Paul Shakes	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	21	0	4	4	12
39	Philadelphia Flyers	Jimmy Watson	D	L	66	13	52	65	50	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	613	38	148	186	492
40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Denis Herron	G	L	40	0	0	0	0	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Ducs	462	0	9	0	89
41	St. Louis Blues	Jean Hamel	D	L	59	6	29	35	132	QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers	699	26	95	121	766
42	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Krieger	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Denver	-	-	-	-	-
43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Denis Deslauriers	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
44	Minnesota North Stars	Terry Ryan	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	-	-	-	-	-
45	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Veisor	G	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	139	0	3	0	2
46	Montréal Canadiens	Ed Gilbert	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	166	21	31	52	22
47	New York Rangers	Gerry Teeple	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-
48	Boston Bruins	Michel Boudreau	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Laval National	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 3 per nation:

Round 4

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
49	New York Islanders	Ron Smith	D	R	56	8	27	35	55	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	11	1	1	2	14
50	Atlanta Flames	Don Martineau	RW	R	67	25	35	60	221	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	90	6	10	16	63
51	Vancouver Canucks	Ron Homenuke	RW	R	68	33	62	95	57	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	1	0	0	0	0
52	Los Angeles Kings	John Dobie	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Regina Pats	-	-	-	-	-
53	Buffalo Sabres	Rychard Campeau	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
54	California Golden Seals	Claude St. Sauveur	C	L	60	53	58	111	97	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers	79	24	24	48	23
55	Philadelphia Flyers	Al MacAdam	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	-	Charlottetown Islanders	864	240	351	591	509
56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ron Lalonde	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	397	45	78	123	106
57	St. Louis Blues	Murray Myers	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Saskatoon Blades	-	-	-	-	-
58	Detroit Red Wings	Danny Gruen	LW	L	36	30	60	90	0	-	Thunder Bay Vulcans	49	9	13	22	19
59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brian Bowles	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-
60	Minnesota North Stars	Tom Thomson	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Toronto Marlboros	-	-	-	-	-
61	Chicago Blackhawks	Tom Peluso	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Denver	-	-	-	-	-
62	Montréal Canadiens	Dave Elenbaas	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Cornell U.	-	-	-	-	-
63	New York Rangers	Doug Horbul	LW	L	68	39	32	71	38	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	4	1	0	1	2
64	Boston Bruins	Les Jackson	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 4 per nation:

Round 5

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
65	New York Islanders	Richard Grenier	C	L	61	46	56	102	83	QMJHL	Verdun Maple Leafs	10	1	1	2	2
66	Montréal Canadiens	Bill Nyrop	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Notre Dame	207	12	51	63	101
67	Vancouver Canucks	Larry Bolonchuk	D	L	67	7	32	39	175	WCHL	Winnipeg Jets	74	3	9	12	97
68	Los Angeles Kings	Bernie Germain	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Regina Pats	-	-	-	-	-
69	Buffalo Sabres	Gilles Gratton	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	47	0	0	0	15
70	California Golden Seals	Tim Jacobs	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks	46	0	10	10	35
71	Philadelphia Flyers	Daryl Fedorak	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Victoria Cougars	-	-	-	-	-
72	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Walker	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
73	St. Louis Blues	Dave Johnson	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-
74	Detroit Red Wings	Dennis Johnson	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-
75	Toronto Maple Leafs	Michel Plante	F	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
76	Minnesota North Stars	Chris Ahrens	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	52	0	3	3	84
77	Chicago Blackhawks	Rejean Giroux	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	-	-	-	-	-
78	Atlanta Flames	John Martin	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
79	New York Rangers	Marty Gateman	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	-	-	-	-	-
80	Boston Bruins	Brian Coates	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 5 per nation:

Round 6

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
81	New York Islanders	Derek Black	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Calgary Centennials	-	-	-	-	-
82	Atlanta Flames	Frank Blum	G	R	-	-	-	-	-	Sarnia Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-
83	Vancouver Canucks	Dave McLelland	G	L	65	0	0	0	0	WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings	2	0	0	0	0
84	Los Angeles Kings	Mike Usitalo	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Michigan Tech	-	-	-	-	-
85	Buffalo Sabres	Peter McNab	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Denver	955	363	450	813	179
86	California Golden Seals	Jacques Lefebvre	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
87	Philadelphia Flyers	Dave Hasting	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Charlottetown Islanders	-	-	-	-	-
88	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Ablett	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	-	-	-	-	-
89	St. Louis Blues	Tom Simpson	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
90	Detroit Red Wings	Bill Miller	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	-	-	-	-	-
91	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Shardlow	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	-	-	-	-	-
92	Minnesota North Stars	Steven West	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	-	-	-	-	-
93	Chicago Blackhawks	Rob Palmer	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Denver	16	0	3	3	2
94	Montréal Canadiens	D'Arcy Ryan	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Yale University	-	-	-	-	-
95	New York Rangers	Ken Ireland	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
96	Boston Bruins	Peter Gaw	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Ottawa 67's	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 6 per nation:

Round 7

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
97	New York Islanders	Richard Brodeur	G	L	58	0	0	0	0	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	385	0	8	0	26
98	Atlanta Flames	Scott Smith	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Regina Pats	-	-	-	-	-
99	Vancouver Canucks	Dan Gloor	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	2	0	0	0	0
100	Los Angeles Kings	Glen Toner	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Regina Pats	-	-	-	-	-
101	New York Islanders	Don McLaughlin	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings	-	-	-	-	-
102	California Golden Seals	Mike Amodeo	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Oshawa Generals	19	0	0	0	2
103	Philadelphia Flyers	Serge Beaudoin	D	L	61	17	50	67	244	QMJHL	Trois Rivieres Ducs	3	0	0	0	0
104	Pittsburgh Penguins	D'Arcy Keating	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Notre Dame	-	-	-	-	-
105	St. Louis Blues	Brian Coughlin	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Verdun Maple Leafs	-	-	-	-	-
106	Detroit Red Wings	Glen Seperich	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
107	Toronto Maple Leafs	Monte Miron	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Clarkson U.	-	-	-	-	-
108	Minnesota North Stars	Chris Meloff	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
109	Chicago Blackhawks	Terry Smith	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	-	-	-	-	-
110	Montréal Canadiens	Yves Archambault	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
111	New York Rangers	Jeff Hunt	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Winnipeg Jets	-	-	-	-	-
112	Boston Bruins	Gordie Clark	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of New Hampshire	8	0	1	1	0

Total players drafted in Round 7 per nation:

Round 8

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
113	New York Islanders	Derek Kuntz	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Medicine Hat Tigers	-	-	-	-	-
114	Atlanta Flames	Dave Murphy	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Hamilton Red Wings	-	-	-	-	-
115	Vancouver Canucks	Dennis McCord	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	London Knights	3	0	0	0	6
116	Minnesota North Stars	Scott MacPhail	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Montreal Junior Canadiens	-	-	-	-	-
117	New York Islanders	Rene Levasseur	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins	-	-	-	-	-
118	California Golden Seals	Brent Meeke	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers	75	9	22	31	8
119	Philadelphia Flyers	Pat Russell	F	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Vancouver Nats	-	-	-	-	-
120	Pittsburgh Penguins	Yves Bergeron	RW	R	57	31	60	91	54	QMJHL	Shawinigan Bruins	3	0	0	0	0
121	St. Louis Blues	Gary Winchester	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-
122	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Ford	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings	-	-	-	-	-
123	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peter Williams	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	CIAU	U. of Prince Edward Island	-	-	-	-	-
124	Minnesota North Stars	Bob Lundeen	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-
125	Chicago Blackhawks	Billy Reay	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-
126	Montréal Canadiens	Graham Parsons	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	AJHL	Red Deer Rustlers	-	-	-	-	-
127	New York Rangers	Yvon Blais	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals	-	-	-	-	-
128	Boston Bruins	Roy Carmichael	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	New Westminster Bruins	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 8 per nation:

Round 9

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
129	New York Islanders	Yvan Rolando	RW	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
130	Atlanta Flames	Pierre Roy	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	-	-	-	-	-
131	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Stone	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers	2	0	0	0	0
132	Atlanta Flames	Jean Lamarre	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Quebec Remparts	-	-	-	-	-
133	New York Islanders	Bill Ennos	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Vancouver Nats	-	-	-	-	-
134	California Golden Seals	Denis Meloche	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Drummondville Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
135	Philadelphia Flyers	Ray Boutin	G	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	Sorel Black Hawks	-	-	-	-	-
136	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jay Babcock	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	London Knights	-	-	-	-	-
137	New York Rangers	Pierre Archambault	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	St.-Jerome Alouettes	-	-	-	-	-
138	Detroit Red Wings	George Kuzmicz	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Cornell U.	-	-	-	-	-
139	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pat Boutette	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	756	171	282	453	1354
140	Minnesota North Stars	Glen Mikkelson	RW	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Brandon Wheat Kings	-	-	-	-	-
141	Chicago Blackhawks	Gary Donaldson	RW	R	62	31	44	75	53	WCHL	Victoria Cougars	1	0	0	0	0
142	Montréal Canadiens	Eddie Bumbacco	F	L	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Notre Dame	-	-	-	-	-
143	Toronto Maple Leafs	Garry Schofield	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Clarkson U.	-	-	-	-	-

Total players drafted in Round 9 per nation:

Round 10

Pick #	Drafted By	Player	POS	SH	JR GP	JR G	JR A	JR PTS	JR PIM	League	Team	NHL GP	NHL G	NHL A	NHL PTS	NHL PIM
144	New York Islanders	Garry Howatt	LW	R	96	48	85	133	145	WCHL	Flin Flon Bombers	720	112	156	268	1836
145	Minnesota North Stars	Steve Lyon	D	R	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Peterborough Petes	3	0	0	0	2
146	New York Islanders	Rene Lambert	LW	L	-	-	-	-	-	QMJHL	St.-Jerome Alouettes	-	-	-	-	-
147	Minnesota North Stars	Juri Kudrasovs	C	L	-	-	-	-	-	OHA	Kitchener Rangers	-	-	-	-	-
148	Minnesota North Stars	Marcel Comeau	C	R	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings	-	-	-	-	-
149	Pittsburgh Penguins	Don Atchison	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	WCHL	Saskatoon Blades	-	-	-	-	-
150	Detroit Red Wings	Dave Arundel	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	U. of Wisconsin	-	-	-	-	-
151	Montréal Canadiens	Fred Riggall	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCAA	Dartmouth College	-	-	-	-	-