The 1972 NHL Amateur Draft took place on June 8 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal .
| NHL Draft 1972 | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| date of | June 8, 1972 |
| A place | Montreal , Quebec |
| Players selected | 152 |
| Rounds | eleven |
| First choice | |
| Team | New York Islanders |
| NHL Drafts | |
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Content
- 1 Draft Procedure
- 2 Results of the draft
- 3 Draft statistics
- 4 References
- 5 See also
Draft Procedure
During the 10th NHL draft in 15 rounds, 152 players were selected. The first choice was granted to teams debuting in the NHL - New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames .
Draft Results
In the list below, the first round of the draft and the most successful players from later circles of the draft are fully listed.
Legend:
# = Draft number, C = Country, A = Role, I = Games, G = Goals, P = Assists, O = Points, Pcs = Penalty minutes Player = Participant in the All-Star Game , Player = Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
| 1st round | Total in the NHL | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | C | Player | BUT | AND | G | P | ABOUT | W |
| one | New York Islanders | Billy harris | Mon | 897 | 231 | 327 | 558 | 394 | |
| 2 | Atlanta Flames | Jacques Richard | CN | 556 | 160 | 187 | 347 | 307 | |
| 3 | Vancouver Canucks | Don Lever | CN | 1020 | 313 | 367 | 680 | 593 | |
| four | Montreal Canadiens | Steve shutt | Ln | 930 | 424 | 393 | 817 | 410 | |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabers | Jim Shonfield | 3 | 719 | 51 | 204 | 255 | 1132 | |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | Michelle Laroc | AT | 307 | 0 | eighteen | eighteen | eighteen | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | Bill barber | Ln | 903 | 420 | 463 | 883 | 623 | |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | Dave Gardner | CN | 350 | 75 | 114 | 189 | 41 | |
| 9 | St. Louis Blues | Wayne Merrick | CN | 774 | 191 | 265 | 456 | 303 | |
| 10 | New york rangers | Al Blanchard | Mon | ||||||
| eleven | Toronto Maple Leafs | George Ferguson | CN | 797 | 160 | 238 | 398 | 431 | |
| 12 | Minnesota North Stars | Jerry Byers | Ln | 45 | 3 | four | 7 | fifteen | |
| 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | Phil russell | 3 | 1016 | 99 | 325 | 424 | 2038 | |
| fourteen | Montreal Canadiens | John Van Boxmeer | 3 | 588 | 84 | 274 | 358 | 465 | |
| fifteen | New york rangers | Bob Macmillan | CN | 753 | 228 | 349 | 577 | 260 | |
| 16 | Boston bruins | Mike bloom | Ln | 201 | thirty | 47 | 77 | 215 | |
| P # 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | New York Islanders | Lorne Henning | CN | 543 | 73 | 111 | 184 | 102 | |
| twenty | Los angeles kings | Don Kozak | Mon | 437 | 96 | 86 | 182 | 480 | |
| 23 | Philadelphia Flyers | Tom Bladon | 3 | 610 | 73 | 197 | 270 | 392 | |
| 24 | Pittsburgh penguins | Jack lynch | 3 | 382 | 24 | 106 | 130 | 336 | |
| 28 | California Sils | Stan Wire | CN | 642 | 139 | 207 | 346 | 183 | |
| P # 3 | |||||||||
| 33 | New York Islanders | Bob Nustrem | Mon | 900 | 235 | 278 | 513 | 1248 | |
| 36 | Los angeles kings | Dave Hutchison | 3 | 584 | 19 | 97 | 116 | 1550 | |
| 39 | Philadelphia Flyers | Jim watson | 3 | 613 | 38 | 148 | 186 | 492 | |
| 40 | Pittsburgh penguins | Denis Herron | AT | 462 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 89 | |
| 41 | St. Louis Blues | Jean Hamel | 3 | 699 | 26 | 95 | 121 | 766 | |
| P # 4 | |||||||||
| 55 | Philadelphia Flyers | Al macadam | Mon | 864 | 240 | 351 | 591 | 509 | |
| 56 | Pittsburgh penguins | Ron Lalond | CN | 397 | 45 | 78 | 123 | 106 | |
| P # 6 | |||||||||
| 85 | Buffalo Sabers | Peter McNab | CN | 954 | 363 | 450 | 813 | 179 | |
| P # 7 | |||||||||
| 97 | New York Islanders | Richard Brodo | AT | 385 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
| P # 9 | |||||||||
| 139 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Pat butette | CN | 756 | 171 | 282 | 453 | 1354 | |
| P # 10 | |||||||||
| 144 | New York Islanders | Harry howette | Ln | 720 | 112 | 156 | 268 | 1836 | |
Draft statistics
- Number of hockey players playing in the NHL: 67;
- Percentage of players playing in the NHL of the total number of players: 44.1;
- The average number of games per career in the NHL: 330;
- Average goals in an NHL career: 65;
- Average points in an NHL career: 164;
- Average penalties per career in the NHL: 270.
Links
See also
NHL Season 1972/73