1972 NHL Amateur Draft
The NHL Amateur Draft in 1972 , the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League , was on 8 June 1972 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Canadian Montreal in the Province of Quebec instead.
A total of 152 players were drawn in eleven rounds. The top pick Billy Harris came to nearly 900 games in the NHL. He stayed with the New York Islanders for almost eight years and ran in all of the team's games from draft day to his move in 1979. Only two players from the first round did not make 200 games in the NHL. In the later rounds Bob Nystrom was one of the more successful players. Unlike Harris, he was still on the team during the Islanders' successes. From the sixth round, Peter McNab was still noticeable and was on the ice in over 950 NHL games.
Draft result
Pick | player | country | NHL team | College / junior / professional team |
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1 round | ||||
1. | Billy Harris (RW) | New York Islanders | Toronto Marlboros ( OHA ) | |
2. | Jacques Richard (LW) | Atlanta Flames | Québec Remparts ( QMJHL ) | |
3. | Don Lever (LW) | Vancouver Canucks | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
4th | Steve Shutt (LW) | Montréal Canadiens | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
5. | Jim Schoenfeld (D) | Buffalo Sabers | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
6th | Michel Larocque (G) | Montréal Canadiens | Ottawa 67’s (OHA) | |
7th | Bill Barber (LW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
8th. | Dave Gardner (C) | Montréal Canadiens | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
9. | Wayne Merrick (C) | St. Louis Blues | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | |
10. | Al Blanchard (LW) | New York Rangers | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | |
Other notable players | ||||
11. | George Ferguson (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
13. | Phil Russell (D) | Chicago Black Hawks | Edmonton Oil Kings ( WCHL ) | |
14th | John Van Boxmeer (D) | Montréal Canadiens | Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) | |
15th | Bob MacMillan (C) | New York Rangers | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) | |
2nd round | ||||
17th | Lorne Henning (F) | New York Islanders | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
20th | Don Kozak (F) | Los Angeles Kings | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
23. | Tom Bladon (D) | Philadelphia Flyers | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
3rd round | ||||
33. | Bob Nystrom (RW) | New York Islanders | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | |
36. | Dave Hutchison (D) | Los Angeles Kings | London Knights (OHA) | |
39. | Jimmy Watson (D) | Philadelphia Flyers | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) | |
4th round | ||||
55. | Al MacAdam (F) | Philadelphia Flyers | Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL) | |
56. | Ron Lalonde (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | |
64. | Les Jackson (LW) | Boston Bruins | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
5th round | ||||
65. | Richard Grenier (C) | New York Islanders | Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL) | |
66. | Bill Nyrop (D) | Montréal Canadiens | University of Notre Dame ( NCAA ) | |
6th round | ||||
85. | Peter McNab (C) | Buffalo Sabers | University of Denver (NCAA) | |
95. | Ken Ireland (C) | New York Rangers | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | |
7th round | ||||
112. | Gordie Clark (RW) | Boston Bruins | University of New Hampshire (NCAA) | |
8th round | ||||
118. | Brent Meeke (F) | California Golden Seals | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
122. | Mike Ford (D) | Detroit Red Wings | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) | |
10th round | ||||
144. | Garry Howatt (LW) | New York Islanders | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
Web links
- 1972 NHL Amateur Draft at hockeydb.com