1972 NHL Amateur Draft

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152 Selections Table
	Round 1							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
1	New York Islanders	Billy Harris	CA	RW	20	1984	Toronto (OHL)	897	231	327	558	-19	394							36.5
2	Atlanta Flames	Jacques Richard	CA	LW	19	1983	Quebec (QMJHL)	556	160	187	347	-77	307							20.8
3	Vancouver Canucks	Don Lever	CA	LW	19	1987	Niagara Falls (OHL)	1020	313	367	680	-248	593							43.7
4	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Shutt	CA	LW	20	1985	Toronto (OHL)	930	424	393	817	394	410							79.6
5	Buffalo Sabres	Jim Schoenfeld	CA	D	20	1985	Niagara Falls (OHL)	719	51	204	255	236	1132							62.5
6	Montreal Canadiens	Michel Larocque	CA	G	20	1984	Ottawa (OHL)	312	0	18	18	0	18	312	160	89	45	.882	3.34	53.7
7	Philadelphia Flyers	Bill Barber	CA	LW	20	1984	Kitchener (OHL)	903	420	463	883	312	623							81.3
8	Montreal Canadiens	Dave Gardner	CA	C	20	1980	Toronto (OHL)	350	75	115	190	-62	41							10.9
9	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Merrick	CA	C	20	1984	Ottawa (OHL)	774	191	265	456	23	303							29.0
10	New York Rangers	Al Blanchard	CA	LW			Kitchener (OHL)
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	George Ferguson	CA	C	20	1984	Toronto (OHL)	797	160	238	398	-46	431							19.3
12	Minnesota North Stars	Jerry Byers	CA	LW	20	1978	Kitchener (OHL)	43	3	4	7	-12	15							-0.3
13	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Russell	CA	D	20	1987	Edmonton (WHL)	1016	99	325	424	47	2038							79.5
14	Montreal Canadiens	John Van Boxmeer	CA	D	19	1984	Guelph (OHL)	588	84	274	358	27	465							55.0
15	New York Rangers	Bob MacMillan	CA	RW	19	1985	St. Catharines (OHL)	752	228	349	577	-1	260							42.0
16	Boston Bruins	Mike Bloom	CA	LW	20	1977	St. Catharines (OHL)	201	30	47	77	-82	215							1.4
	Round 2							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
17	New York Islanders	Lorne Henning	CA	C	20	1981	New Westminster (WCHL)	543	73	111	184	21	102							5.6
18	Atlanta Flames	Dwight Bialowas	CA	D	20	1977	Regina (WHL)	164	11	46	57	-20	46							10.6
19	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan McSheffrey	CA	RW	19	1975	Ottawa (OHL)	90	13	7	20	-45	44							-1.1
20	Los Angeles Kings	Don Kozak	CA	RW	20	1979	Edmonton (WHL)	437	96	86	182	-39	480							10.2
21	New York Rangers	Larry Sacharuk	CA	D	19	1977	Saskatoon (WHL)	151	29	33	62	-25	42							10.2
22	California Golden Seals	Tom Cassidy	CA	C	20	1978	Kitchener (OHL)	26	3	4	7	-4	15							0.0
23	Philadelphia Flyers	Tom Bladon	CA	D	19	1981	Edmonton (WHL)	610	73	197	270	134	392							52.9
24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack Lynch	CA	D	20	1979	Oshawa (OHL)	382	24	106	130	-196	336							13.7
25	Buffalo Sabres	Larry Carriere	CA	D	20	1980	Loyola College	366	16	74	90	12	462							22.5
26	Detroit Red Wings	Pierre Guite	CA	LW			Montreal (QMJHL)
27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Randy Osburn	CA	LW	19	1975	London (OHL)	27	0	2	2	-5	0							-0.8
28	California Golden Seals	Stan Weir	CA	C	20	1983	Medicine Hat (WHL)	642	139	207	346	-83	183							17.6
29	Chicago Blackhawks	Brian Ogilvie	CA	C	20	1979	Edmonton (WHL)	90	15	21	36	-23	29							1.1
30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bernie Lukowich	CA	RW	20	1975	New Westminster (WCHL)	79	13	15	28	0	34							1.2
31	New York Rangers	Rene Villemure	CA	LW			Shawinigan (QMJHL)
32	Boston Bruins	Wayne Elder	CA	D			Napanee
	Round 3							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
33	New York Islanders	Bob Nystrom	SE	RW	19	1986	Calgary (WHL)	900	235	278	513	110	1248							34.0
34	Atlanta Flames	Jean Lemieux	CA	D	20	1978	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)	204	23	63	86	-45	39							14.3
35	Vancouver Canucks	Paul Raymer	CA	LW			Markham
36	Los Angeles Kings	Dave Hutchison	CA	D	20	1984	London (OHL)	584	19	97	116	64	1550							33.7
37	Buffalo Sabres	Jim McMasters	CA	D			High River
38	California Golden Seals	Paul Shakes	CA	D	20	1974	St. Catharines (OHL)	21	0	4	4	-13	12							0.4
39	Philadelphia Flyers	Jimmy Watson	CA	D	20	1982	Calgary (WHL)	613	38	148	186	295	492							50.4
40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Denis Herron	CA	G	20	1986	Trois-Rivières (QMJHL)	462	0	9	9	0	89	462	146	203	76	.889	3.71	69.6
41	St. Louis Blues	Jean Hamel	CA	D	20	1984	Drummondville (QMJHL)	699	26	95	121	-80	766							30.4
42	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Krieger	US	C			Edina (High-MN)
43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Denis Deslauriers	CA	D			Shawinigan (QMJHL)
44	Minnesota North Stars	Terry Ryan	CA	C			Windsor (OHL)
45	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Veisor	CA	G	20	1984	Peterborough (OHL)	139	0	3	3	0	2	139	41	62	26	.880	4.09	16.0
46	Montreal Canadiens	Ed Gilbert	CA	C	20	1977	Hamilton (OHL)	166	21	31	52	-78	22							-0.5
47	New York Rangers	Gerry Teeple	CA	C			Cornwall (OHL)
48	Boston Bruins	Michel Boudreau	CA	C			Laval (QMJHL)
	Round 4							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
49	New York Islanders	Ron Smith	CA	D	19	1973	Cornwall (OHL)	11	1	1	2	-7	14							0.3
50	Atlanta Flames	Don Martineau	CA	RW	20	1977	New Westminster (WCHL)	90	6	10	16	-16	63							-1.0
51	Vancouver Canucks	Ron Homenuke	CA	RW	20	1973	Calgary (WHL)	1	0	0	0	-3	0							-0.1
52	Los Angeles Kings	John Dobie	CA	D			Regina (WHL)
53	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Campeau	CA	D			Sorel (QMJHL)
54	California Golden Seals	Claude St. Sauveur	CA	C	20	1976	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)	79	24	24	48	-7	23							3.4
55	Philadelphia Flyers	Al MacAdam	CA	RW	20	1985	U. of PEI (AUS)	864	240	351	591	-44	509							40.4
56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ron Lalonde	CA	C	19	1979	Peterborough (OHL)	397	45	78	123	-104	106							0.9
57	St. Louis Blues	Murray Myers	CA	D			Yellow Grass
58	Detroit Red Wings	Danny Gruen	CA	LW	20	1977	Thunder Bay (USHL)	49	9	13	22	-6	19							1.2
59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brian Bowles	CA	D			Cornwall (OHL)
60	Minnesota North Stars	Tom Thomson	CA	D			Bowmanville
61	Chicago Blackhawks	Tom Peluso	US	LW			Grand Rapids (High-MN)
62	Montreal Canadiens	Dave Ellenbaas	CA	G			Chatham (GOJHL)
63	New York Rangers	Doug Horbul	CA	LW	20	1975	Calgary (WHL)	4	1	0	1	-3	2							0.0
64	Boston Bruins	Les Jackson	CA	LW			Manning
	Round 5							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
65	New York Islanders	Richard Grenier	CA	C	19	1973	Verdun (QMJHL)	10	1	1	2	-2	2							0.0
66	Montreal Canadiens	Bill Nyrop	US	D	20	1982	Notre Dame (CCHA)	207	12	51	63	133	101							18.4
67	Vancouver Canucks	Larry Bolonchuk	CA	D	20	1978	Winnipeg (WHL)	74	3	9	12	-43	97							1.0
68	Los Angeles Kings	Bernie Germaine	CA	G			St. Paul (USHL)
69	Buffalo Sabres	Gilles Gratton	CA	G	20	1977	Oshawa (OHL)	47	0	0	0	0	15	47	13	18	9	.866	4.03	3.9
70	California Golden Seals	Tim Jacobs	CA	D	20	1976	St. Catharines (OHL)	46	0	10	10	-3	35							2.8
71	Philadelphia Flyers	Daryl Fedorak	CA	G			Edmonton (WHL)
72	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Walker	CA	C			Beaver Lodge
73	St. Louis Blues	Dave Johnson	CA	LW			Cornwall (OHL)
74	Detroit Red Wings	Dennis Johnson	US	LW			Grand Forks (KIJHL)
75	Toronto Maple Leafs	Michel Plante	CA	LW			Drummondville (QMJHL)
76	Minnesota North Stars	Chris Ahrens	US	D	20	1978	Kitchener (OHL)	52	0	3	3	-26	84							0.5
77	Chicago Blackhawks	Rejean Giroux	CA	RW			Quebec (QMJHL)
78	Atlanta Flames	Jean-Paul Martin	CA	C			Shawinigan (QMJHL)
79	New York Rangers	Martin Gateman	CA	D			Southampton
80	Boston Bruins	Brian Coates	CA	LW			Brandon (WHL)
	Round 6							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
81	New York Islanders	Derek Black	CA	LW			Calgary (WHL)
82	Atlanta Flames	Frank Blum	CA	G			Sarnia (OHL)
83	Vancouver Canucks	Dave McLelland	CA	G	19	1973	Brandon (WHL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	.857	5.00	0.0
84	Los Angeles Kings	Mike Usitalo	US	LW			Kearsarge
85	Buffalo Sabres	Peter McNab	CA	C	20	1987	Denver (WCHA)	955	363	450	813	128	179							65.3
86	California Golden Seals	Jacques Lefebvre	CA	G			Shawinigan (QMJHL)
87	Philadelphia Flyers	Dave Hastings	CA	G			Charlottetown
88	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Ablett	CA	LW			Medicine Hat (WHL)
89	St. Louis Blues	Tom Simpson	CA	RW			Oshawa (OHL)
90	Detroit Red Wings	Bill Miller	CA	D			Lloydminster (AJHL)
91	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dave Shardlow	CA	LW			Lethbridge (WHL)
92	Minnesota North Stars	Steve West	CA	C	20		Peterborough (OHL)
93	Chicago Blackhawks	Rob Palmer	US	C	19	1976	Denver (WCHA)	16	0	3	3	2	2							-0.1
94	Montreal Canadiens	D'Arcy Ryan	CA	LW			New Liskeard
95	New York Rangers	Ken Ireland	CA	C			Rosetown
96	Boston Bruins	Peter Gaw	CA	RW			Ottawa (OHL)
	Round 7							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
97	New York Islanders	Richard Brodeur	CA	G	20	1988	Cornwall (OHL)	385	0	8	8	0	26	385	131	175	62	.872	3.86	56.7
98	Atlanta Flames	Scott Smith	CA	LW			Regina (WHL)
99	Vancouver Canucks	Dan Gloor	CA	C	19	1974	Peterborough (OHL)	2	0	0	0	-2	0							-0.1
100	Los Angeles Kings	Glen Toner	CA	LW			Edmonton (WHL)
101	New York Islanders	Don McLaughlin	CA	LW			Brandon (WHL)
102	California Golden Seals	Mike Amodeo	CA	D	20	1980	Oshawa (OHL)	19	0	0	0	-15	2							0.0
103	Philadelphia Flyers	Serge Beaudoin	CA	D	19	1980	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)	3	0	0	0	-1	0							0.0
104	Pittsburgh Penguins	D'Arcy Keating	CA	RW			Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
105	St. Louis Blues	Brian Coughlin	CA	D			Verdun (QMJHL)
106	Detroit Red Wings	Glenn Seperich	CA	G			Noranda
107	Toronto Maple Leafs	Monte Miron	CA	D			Cornwall (OHL)
108	Minnesota North Stars	Chris Meloff	CA	D			Toronto (OHL)
109	Chicago Blackhawks	Terry Smith	CA	C			Edmonton (WHL)
110	Montreal Canadiens	Yves Archambault	CA	G			Sorel (QMJHL)
111	New York Rangers	Jeff Hunt	CA	LW			Winnipeg (WHL)
112	Boston Bruins	Gordie Clark	GB	RW	20	1976	New Hampshire (ECAC)	8	0	1	1	-5	0							-0.3
	Round 8							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
113	New York Islanders	Derek Kuntz	CA	LW			Winnipeg (WHL)
114	Atlanta Flames	Dave Murphy	CA	C			Hamilton (OHL)
115	Vancouver Canucks	Dennis McCord	CA	D	20	1974	London (OHL)	3	0	0	0	0	6							0.1
116	Minnesota North Stars	Scott MacPhail	CA	RW			St. John's
117	New York Islanders	Rene Levasseur	CA	D			Shawinigan (QMJHL)
118	California Golden Seals	Brent Meeke	CA	D	20	1977	Niagara Falls (OHL)	75	9	22	31	-25	8							2.2
119	Philadelphia Flyers	Pat Russell	CA	RW			Ottawa (OHL)
120	Pittsburgh Penguins	Yves Bergeron	CA	RW	20	1977	Shawinigan (QMJHL)	3	0	0	0	-3	0							-0.2
121	St. Louis Blues	Gary Winchester	CA	C			Calgary (WHL)
122	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Ford	CA	D			Ottawa (OHL)
123	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peter Williams	CA	D			Charlottetown
124	Minnesota North Stars	Bob Lundeen	US	D			Minneapolis
125	Chicago Blackhawks	Billy Reay Jr.	CA	RW			Montreal (QMJHL)
126	Montreal Canadiens	Graham Parsons	CA	G			Ponoka (AJHL)
127	New York Rangers	Yvon Blais	CA	LW			Cornwall (OHL)
128	Boston Bruins	Roy Carmichael	CA	D			New Westminster (WCHL)
	Round 9							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
129	New York Islanders	Yvan Rolando	CA	RW			Drummondville (QMJHL)
130	Atlanta Flames	Pierre Roy	CA	D			Quebec (QMJHL)
131	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Stone	CA	RW	19	1974	Niagara Falls (OHL)	2	0	0	0	-2	0							-0.1
132	Atlanta Flames	Jean Lamarre	CA	RW			Quebec (QMJHL)
133	New York Islanders	Bill Ennos	CA	RW			Weyburn (SJHL)
134	California Golden Seals	Denis Meloche	CA	C			Drummondville (QMJHL)
135	Philadelphia Flyers	Ray Boutin	CA	G			Sorel (QMJHL)
136	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jay Babcock	CA	D			London (OHL)
137	New York Rangers	Pierre Archambault	CA	D			St. Jerome (QJHL)
138	Detroit Red Wings	George Kuzmicz	CA	D			Montreal (QMJHL)
139	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pat Boutette	CA	C/RW	20	1985	Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)	756	171	282	453	-111	1354							23.0
140	Minnesota North Stars	Glen Mikkelson	CA	RW			Winnipeg (WHL)
141	Chicago Blackhawks	Gary Donaldson	CA	RW	20	1974	Victoria (WHL)	1	0	0	0	1	0							0.0
142	Montreal Canadiens	Edward Bumbacco	CA	LW			Notre Dame (WCHA)
143	Toronto Maple Leafs	Gary Schofield	US	D			Framingham (High-MA)
	Round 10							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
144	New York Islanders	Garry Howatt	CA	LW	19	1984	Flin Flon (WHL)	720	112	156	268	40	1836							10.0
145	Minnesota North Stars	Steve Lyon	CA	D/RW	20	1977	Peterborough (OHL)	3	0	0	0	0	2							0.1
146	New York Islanders	Rene Lambert	CA	LW			St-Jerome
147	Minnesota North Stars	Juri Kudrosov	CA	C			Brampton (OHL)
148	Minnesota North Stars	Marcel Comeau	CA	C			Edmonton (WHL)
149	Pittsburgh Penguins	Don Atchison	CA	G			Saskatoon (WHL)
150	Detroit Red Wings	Dave Arundel	US	D			Wisconsin (WCHA)
151	Montreal Canadiens	Fred Riggall	CA	RW			Winnipeg (WHL)
	Round 11							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
152	Montreal Canadiens	Ron Leblanc	US	RW			Moncton (QMJHL)

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