1972 NHL Amateur Draft Pick Transactions
June 8, 1972
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |
| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Islanders |
Billy Harris | ||
| 2 | 1-2 |  Flames |
Jacques Richard | ||
| 3 | 1-3 |  Canucks |
Don Lever | ||
| 4 | 1-4 |  Kings |
 Canadiens
Traded • Gerry Desjardins to Kings for • 1969 first round pick (#5-Dick Redmond) • 1972 first round pick (#4-Steve Shutt) on 1968-06-11 |
Steve Shutt | |
| 5 | 1-5 |  Sabres |
Jim Schoenfeld | ||
| 6 | 1-6 |  Golden Seals |
Canadiens
Traded • Bryan "Bugsy" Watson • cash to Seals for • 1972 first round pick (#6-Michel Larocque) • future considerations (Tom Thurlby in 1968-09) on 1968-06-10 |
Michel Larocque | |
| 7 | 1-7 |  Flyers |
Bill Barber | ||
| 8 | 1-8 |  Penguins |
 North Stars
Traded • Bob Woytowich to Penguins for • 1972 first round pick (#8-Dave Gardner) on 1968-10-01 |
Canadiens
Traded • Gary Gambucci • Bob Paradise • 1972 first round pick (#12-Jerry Byers) to North Stars for • 1972 first round pick (#8-Dave Gardner) • 1972 second round pick (#28-Stan Weir) • cash on 1971-05-24 |
Dave Gardner |
| 9 | 1-9 |  Blues |
Wayne Merrick | ||
| 10 | 1-10 |  Red Wings |
 Rangers
Traded • Gary Doak • Rick Newell to Red Wings for • Joe Zanussi • 1972 first round pick (#10-Al Blanchard) on 1972-05-24 |
Al Blanchard | |
| 11 | 1-11 |  Maple Leafs |
George Ferguson | ||
| 12 | 1-12 | North Stars |
Canadiens
Traded • Danny Grant • Claude Larose • future considerations (Bob Murdoch on 1971-05-25) to North Stars for • 1972 first round pick (#12-Jerry Byers) • 1973 first round pick (#9-Bob Dailey) • player to be named later (Andre Pronovost) on 1968-06-10 |
North Stars
Traded • 1972 first round pick (#8-Dave Gardner) • 1972 second round pick (#28-Stan Weir) • cash to Canadiens for • Gary Gambucci • Bob Paradise • 1972 first round pick (#12-Jerry Byers) on 1971-05-24 |
Jerry Byers |
| 13 | 1-13 |  Blackhawks |
Phil Russell | ||
| 14 | 1-14 | Canadiens |
John Van Boxmeer | ||
| 15 | 2-15 | Rangers |
Bob MacMillan | ||
| 16 | 2-16 |  Bruins |
Mike Bloom | ||
| Round 2 | |||||
| 17 | 2-1 | Islanders |
Lorne Henning | ||
| 18 | 2-2 | Flames |
Dwight Bialowas | ||
| 19 | 2-3 | Canucks |
Bryan McSheffrey | ||
| 20 | 2-4 | Kings |
Don Kozak | ||
| 21 | 2-5 | Sabres |
Rangers
Traded • Jim Lorentz to Sabres for • 1972 second round pick (#21-Larry Sacharuk) on 1972-01-13 |
Larry Sacharuk | |
| 22 | 2-6 | Golden Seals |
Tom Cassidy | ||
| 23 | 2-7 | Flyers |
Tom Bladon | ||
| 24 | 2-8 | Penguins |
Jack Lynch | ||
| 25 | 2-9 | Blues |
Sabres
Traded • Chris Evans to Blues for • George Morrison • 1972 second round pick (#25-Larry Carriere) on 1972-03-05 |
Larry Carriere | |
| 26 | 2-10 | Red Wings |
Pierre Guite | ||
| 27 | 2-11 | Maple Leafs |
Randy Osburn | ||
| 28 | 2-12 | North Stars |
Canadiens
Traded • Gary Gambucci • Bob Paradise • 1972 first round pick (#12-Jerry Byers) to North Stars for • 1972 first round pick (#8-Dave Gardner) • 1972 second round pick (#28-Stan Weir) • cash on 1971-05-24 |
Golden Seals
Traded • 1973 first round pick (#2-Tom Lysiak) • 1973 second round pick (#18-Blake Dunlop) to Canadiens for • 1972 second round pick (#28-Stan Weir) on 1972-06-08 as settlement of waiver draft payment owed from Seals to Canadiens for Seals selecting Carol Vadnais in 1968 intra-league draft |
Stan Weir |
| 29 | 2-13 | Blackhawks |
Brian Ogilvie | ||
| 30 | 2-14 | Canadiens |
Blues
Traded • 1971 second round pick (#24-Michel Deguise) to Canadiens for • Fran Huck • 1972 second round pick (#30-Bernie Lukowich) on 1971-01-28 |
Penguins
Traded • Lou Angotti • 1971 first round pick (#4-Gene Carr) to Blues for • Ron Schock • Craig Cameron • 1972 second round pick (#30-Bernie Lukowich) on 1969-06-06 |
Bernie Lukowich |
| 31 | 2-15 | Rangers |
Rene Villemure | ||
| 32 | 2-16 | Bruins |
Wayne Elder | ||
| Round 3 | |||||
| 33 | 3-1 | Islanders |
Bob Nystrom | ||
| 34 | 3-2 | Flames |
Jean Lemieux | ||
| 35 | 3-3 | Canucks |
Paul Raymer | ||
| 36 | 3-4 | Kings |
Dave Hutchison | ||
| 37 | 3-5 | Sabres |
Jim McMasters | ||
| 38 | 3-6 | Golden Seals |
Paul Shakes | ||
| 39 | 3-7 | Flyers |
Jim Watson | ||
| 40 | 3-8 | Penguins |
Denis Herron | ||
| 41 | 3-9 | Blues |
Jean Hamel | ||
| 42 | 3-10 | Red Wings |
Bob Krieger | ||
| 43 | 3-11 | Maple Leafs |
Denis Deslauriers | ||
| 44 | 3-12 | North Stars |
Terry Ryan | ||
| 45 | 3-13 | Blackhawks |
Mike Veisor | ||
| 46 | 3-14 | Canadiens |
Ed Gilbert | ||
| 47 | 3-15 | Rangers |
Gerry Teeple | ||
| 48 | 3-16 | Bruins |
Michel Boudreau | ||
| Round 4 | |||||
| 49 | 4-1 | Islanders |
Ron Smith | ||
| 50 | 4-2 | Flames |
Don Martineau | ||
| 51 | 4-3 | Canucks |
Ron Homenuke | ||
| 52 | 4-4 | Kings |
John Dobie | ||
| 53 | 4-5 | Sabres |
Rychard Campeau | ||
| 54 | 4-6 | Golden Seals |
Claude St. Sauveur | ||
| 55 | 4-7 | Flyers |
Al MacAdam | ||
| 56 | 4-8 | Penguins |
Ron Lalonde | ||
| 57 | 4-9 | Blues |
Murray Myers | ||
| 58 | 4-10 | Red Wings |
Danny Gruen | ||
| 59 | 4-11 | Maple Leafs |
Brian Bowles | ||
| 60 | 4-12 | North Stars |
Tom Thomson | ||
| 61 | 4-13 | Blackhawks |
Tom Peluso | ||
| 62 | 4-14 | Canadiens |
Dave Elenbaas | ||
| 63 | 4-15 | Rangers |
Doug Horbul | ||
| 64 | 4-16 | Bruins |
Les Jackson | ||
| Round 5 | |||||
| 65 | 5-1 | Islanders |
Richard Grenier | ||
| 66 | 5-2 | Flames |
Canadiens
Traded • Ted Tucker • 1972 fifth round pick (Jean-Paul Martin) to Flames for • 1972 fifth round pick (#66-Bill Nyrop) • cash on 1972-06-07 |
Bill Nyrop | |
| 67 | 5-3 | Canucks |
Larry Bolonchuk | ||
| 68 | 5-4 | Kings |
Bernie Germain | ||
| 69 | 5-5 | Sabres |
Gilles Gratton | ||
| 70 | 5-6 | Golden Seals |
Tim Jacobs | ||
| 71 | 5-7 | Flyers |
Darryl Fedorak | ||
| 72 | 5-8 | Penguins |
Brian Walker | ||
| 73 | 5-9 | Blues |
Dave Johnson | ||
| 74 | 5-10 | Red Wings |
Dennis Johnson | ||
| 75 | 5-11 | Maple Leafs |
Michel Plante | ||
| 76 | 5-12 | North Stars |
Chris Ahrens | ||
| 77 | 5-13 | Blackhawks |
Rejean Giroux | ||
| 78 | 5-14 | Canadiens |
Flames
Traded • 1972 fifth round pick (#66-Bill Nyrop) • cash to Canadiens for • Ted Tucker • 1972 fifth round pick (Jean-Paul Martin) on 1972-06-07 |
Jean-Paul Martin | |
| 79 | 5-15 | Rangers |
Marty Gateman | ||
| 80 | 5-16 | Bruins |
Brian Coates | ||
| Round 6 | |||||
| 81 | 6-1 | Islanders |
Derek Black | ||
| 82 | 6-2 | Flames |
Frank Blum | ||
| 83 | 6-3 | Canucks |
Dave McLelland | ||
| 84 | 6-4 | Kings |
Mike Usitalo | ||
| 85 | 6-5 | Sabres |
Peter McNab | ||
| 86 | 6-6 | Golden Seals |
Jacques Lefebvre | ||
| 87 | 6-7 | Flyers |
Dave Hastings | ||
| 88 | 6-8 | Penguins |
Jeff Ablett | ||
| 89 | 6-9 | Blues |
Tom Simpson | ||
| 90 | 6-10 | Red Wings |
Bill Miller | ||
| 91 | 6-11 | Maple Leafs |
Dave Shardlow | ||
| 92 | 6-12 | North Stars |
Steve West | ||
| 93 | 6-13 | Blackhawks |
Rob Palmer | ||
| 94 | 6-14 | Canadiens |
D'Arcy Ryan | ||
| 95 | 6-15 | Rangers |
Ken Ireland | ||
| 96 | 6-16 | Bruins |
Peter Gaw | ||
| Round 7 | |||||
| 97 | 7-1 | Islanders |
Richard Brodeur | ||
| 98 | 7-2 | Flames |
Scott Smith | ||
| 99 | 7-3 | Canucks |
Dan Gloor | ||
| 100 | 7-4 | Kings |
Glen Toner | ||
| 101 | 7-5 | Sabres |
Islanders
Traded • Islanders agreed to not select certain unspecified players from Sabres in 1972 NHL expansion draft to Sabres for • 1972 seventh round pick (#101-Don McLaughlin) on 1972-06-06 |
Don McLaughlin | |
| 102 | 7-6 | Golden Seals |
Mike Amodeo | ||
| 103 | 7-7 | Flyers |
Serge Beaudoin | ||
| 104 | 7-8 | Penguins |
D'Arcy Keating | ||
| 105 | 7-9 | Blues |
Brian Coughlin | ||
| 106 | 7-10 | Red Wings |
Glen Seperich | ||
| 107 | 7-11 | Maple Leafs |
Monte Miron | ||
| 108 | 7-12 | North Stars |
Chris Meloff | ||
| 109 | 7-13 | Blackhawks |
Terry Smith | ||
| 110 | 7-14 | Canadiens |
Yves Archambault | ||
| 111 | 7-15 | Rangers |
Jeff Hunt | ||
| 112 | 7-16 | Bruins |
Gordie Clark | ||
| Round 8 | |||||
| 113 | 8-1 | Islanders |
Derek Kuntz | ||
| 114 | 8-2 | Flames |
Dave Murphy | ||
| 115 | 8-3 | Canucks |
Dennis McCord | ||
| 116 | 8-4 | Kings |
North Stars
Traded • cash to Kings for • 1972 eighth round pick (#116-Scott MacPhail) on 1972-06-08 |
Scott MacPhail | |
| 117 | 8-5 | Sabres |
Islanders
Traded • Islanders agreed to not select certain unspecified players from Sabres in 1972 NHL expansion draft to Sabres for • 1972 eighth round pick (#117-Rene Levasseur) on 1972-06-06 |
Rene Levasseur | |
| 118 | 8-6 | Golden Seals |
Brent Meeke | ||
| 119 | 8-7 | Flyers |
Pat Russell | ||
| 120 | 8-8 | Penguins |
Yves Bergeron | ||
| 121 | 8-9 | Blues |
Gary Winchester | ||
| 122 | 8-10 | Red Wings |
Mike Ford | ||
| 123 | 8-11 | Maple Leafs |
Peter Williams | ||
| 124 | 8-12 | North Stars |
Bob Lundeen | ||
| 125 | 8-13 | Blackhawks |
Bill Reay Jr. | ||
| 126 | 8-14 | Canadiens |
Graham Parsons | ||
| 127 | 8-15 | Rangers |
Yvon Blais | ||
| 128 | 8-16 | Bruins |
Roy Carmichael | ||
| Round 9 | |||||
| 129 | 9-1 | Islanders |
Yvan Rolando | ||
| 130 | 9-2 | Flames |
Pierre Roy | ||
| 131 | 9-3 | Canucks |
Steve Stone | ||
| 132 | 9-4 | Kings |
Flames
Traded • Flames agreed to not select certain unspecified players from Kings in 1972 NHL expansion draft to Kings for • 1972 ninth round pick (#132-Jean Lamarre) • 1973 tenth round pick (#149-Guy Ross) on 1972-06-06 |
Jean Lamarre | |
| 133 | 9-5 | Sabres |
Islanders
Traded • Islanders agreed to not select certain unspecified players from Sabres in 1972 NHL expansion draft to Sabres for • 1972 ninth round pick (#133-Bill Ennos) on 1972-06-06 |
Bill Ennos | |
| 134 | 9-6 | Golden Seals |
Denis Meloche | ||
| 135 | 9-7 | Flyers |
Ray Boutin | ||
| 136 | 9-8 | Penguins |
Jay Babcock | ||
| 137 | 9-9 | Blues |
Rangers
Traded • cash to Blues for • 1972 ninth round pick (#137-Pierre Archambault) on 1972-06-08 |
Pierre Archambault | |
| 138 | 9-10 | Red Wings |
George Kuzmicz | ||
| 139 | 9-11 | Maple Leafs |
Pat Boutette | ||
| 140 | 9-12 | North Stars |
Glen Mikkelson | ||
| 141 | 9-13 | Blackhawks |
Gary Donaldson | ||
| 142 | 9-14 | Canadiens |
Eddie Bumbacco | ||
| 143 | 9-15 | Bruins |
Maple Leafs
Traded • cash to Bruins for • 1972 ninth round pick (#143-Gary Schofield) on 1972-06-08 |
Gary Schofield | |
| Round 10 | |||||
| 144 | 10-1 | Islanders |
Garry Howatt | ||
| 145 | 10-2 | Kings |
North Stars
Traded • cash to Kings for • 1972 tenth round pick (#145-Steve Lyon) on 1972-06-08 |
Steve Lyon | |
| 146 | 10-3 | Sabres |
Islanders
Traded • Islanders agreed to not select certain unspecified players from Sabres in 1972 NHL expansion draft to Sabres for • 1972 tenth round pick (#146-Rene Lambert) on 1972-06-06 |
Rene Lambert | |
| 147 | 10-4 | Golden Seals |
North Stars
Traded • cash to Golden Seals for • 1972 tenth round pick (#147-Juri Kudrasovs) on 1972-06-08 |
Juri Kudrasovs | |
| 148 | 10-5 | Flyers |
North Stars
Traded • cash to Flyers for • 1972 tenth round pick (#148-Marcel Comeau) on 1972-06-08 |
Marcel Comeau | |
| 149 | 10-6 | Penguins |
Don Atchison | ||
| 150 | 10-7 | Red Wings |
Dave Arundel | ||
Maple Leafs |
North Stars
Traded • cash to Maple Leafs for • 1972 tenth round pick (not exercised (North Stars passed)) on 1972-06-08 |
PASSED | |||
| 151 | 10-8 | Canadiens |
Fred Riggall | ||
| Round 11 | |||||
| 152 | 11-1 | Canadiens |
Ron LeBlanc | ||