All players selected at Pick No. 72 in the NHL Entry Draft from 2025 to 1969. Includes NHL games, goals, assists, points, PIM, and junior totals.
| Year | POS | Player | Drafted Team | NHL GP | NHL G | NHL A | NHL PTS | NHL PIM | JR GP | JR G | JR A | JR PTS | JR PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C | Noah Read | Anaheim Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 20 |
| 2024 | R | Anthony (AJ) Spellacy | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 59 |
| 2023 | LW | Noel Nordh | Arizona Coyotes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | RW | Oskar Pettersson | Ottawa Senators | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | D | Anton Olsson | Nashville Predators | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | D | Jeremie Poirier | Calgary Flames | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 50 |
| 2019 | D | Ronnie Attard | Philadelphia Flyers | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 66 |
| 2018 | G | Jakub Skarek | New York Islanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | G | Matt Villalta | Los Angeles Kings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | D | James Greenway | Toronto Maple Leafs | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 2015 | C | Anthony Cirelli | Tampa Bay Lightning | 560 | 139 | 188 | 327 | 278 | 68 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 22 |
| 2014 | RW | Alex Schoenborn | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 121 |
| 2013 | LW | Tyrell Goulbourne | Philadelphia Flyers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 135 |
| 2012 | LW | Troy Bourke | Colorado Avalanche | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 56 |
| 2011 | C | Steven Fogarty | New York Rangers | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | D | Adam Janosik | Tampa Bay Lightning | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 45 |
| 2009 | C | Michael Latta | Nashville Predators | 113 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 130 | 65 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 92 |
| 2008 | D | Jyri Niemi | New York Islanders | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 57 |
| 2007 | F | Drayson Bowman | Carolina Hurricanes | 179 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 53 | 61 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 55 |
| 2006 | RW | Cal Clutterbuck | Minnesota Wild | 1064 | 143 | 150 | 293 | 698 | 66 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 139 |
| 2005 | G | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles Kings | 824 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | LW | Denis Parshin | Colorado Avalanche | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | F | Mishail Joukov | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | RW | Michael Erickson | Minnesota Wild | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | F | Brandon Nolan | New Jersey Devils | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 21 |
| 2000 | D | Mattias Nilsson | Nashville Predators | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | D | Brett Angel | Nashville Predators | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 139 |
| 1998 | LW | Dimitri Afanasenkov | Tampa Bay Lightning | 227 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | LW | Jay Legault | Anaheim Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 87 |
| 1996 | LW | Boyd Kane | Pittsburgh Penguins | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 72 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 155 |
| 1995 | D | Rocky Thompson | Calgary Flames | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 63 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 220 |
| 1994 | C | Chris Drury | Quebec Nordiques | 892 | 255 | 360 | 615 | 468 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | D | Marek Malik | Hartford Whalers | 691 | 33 | 135 | 168 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | D | Eric Cairns | New York Rangers | 457 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 1182 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 237 |
| 1991 | LW | Peter Ambroziak | Buffalo Sabres | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 56 |
| 1990 | LW | Randy Pearce | Washington Capitals | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 139 |
| 1989 | LW | Reid Simpson | Philadelphia Flyers | 301 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 838 | 59 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 264 |
| 1988 | D | Jaan Luik | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | C | Kip Miller | Quebec Nordiques | 449 | 74 | 165 | 239 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | C | Mark Janssens | New York Rangers | 711 | 40 | 73 | 113 | 1422 | 71 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 146 |
| 1985 | D | Perry Florio | Los Angeles Kings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | D | Sean Clement | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 135 |
| 1983 | C | Ron Chyzowski | Hartford Whalers | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 38 |
| 1982 | C | Mark Lamb | Calgary Flames | 403 | 46 | 100 | 146 | 291 | 72 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 46 |
| 1981 | G | John Vanbiesbrouck | New York Rangers | 882 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 310 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | D | Tony Feltrin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 71 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 138 |
| 1979 | G | Vincent Tremblay | Toronto Maple Leafs | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | D | Kevin Willison | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | G | Jim Craig | Atlanta Flames | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | RW | Ed Clarey | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | G | Rick St. Croix | Philadelphia Flyers | 131 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | D | Bill Reed | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | LW | William Laing | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | RW | Brian Walker | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | D | Charlie Shaw | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | LW | Dave Gilmour | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | D | Rick Thompson | Minnesota North Stars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |