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1972 NHL Expansion Draft

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This is the list of players selected in the 1972 NHL Expansion draft. There were 42 players selected overall. Also included is each player's career NHL totals for the remainder of his career. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he did not play in a regular season game in the NHL after being selected in the expansion draft. You can click on the headings of the tables to sort the information.

Round 1           NHL Totals after draft
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1 Atlanta Phil Myre G Montreal Canadiens [NHL] 390 0 9 9 78
2 NY Islanders Gerry Desjardins G Chicago Blackhawks [NHL] 196 0 1 1 13
3 Atlanta Dan Bouchard G Boston Bruins [NHL] 655 0 29 29 253
4 NY Islanders Billy Smith G Los Angeles Kings [NHL] 675 1 12 13 484
5 NY Islanders Bart Crashley D Montreal Canadiens [NHL] 79 5 22 27 30
6 Atlanta Kerry Ketter D Montreal Canadiens [NHL] 41 0 2 2 58
7 NY Islanders Dave Hudson C Chicago Blackhawks [NHL] 409 59 124 183 89
8 Atlanta Norm Gratton R New York Rangers [NHL] 198 39 44 83 64
9 NY Islanders Ed Westfall R Boston Bruins [NHL] 493 105 181 286 134
10 Atlanta Ron Harris D Detroit Red Wings [NHL] 170 8 34 42 72
11 NY Islanders Garry Peters C Boston Bruins [NHL]
12 Atlanta Larry Romanchych C Chicago Blackhawks [NHL] 288 68 95 163 100
13 NY Islanders Larry Hornung D St. Louis Blues [NHL]
14 Atlanta Bill MacMillan C Toronto Maple Leafs [NHL] 309 42 51 93 103
15 NY Islanders Bryan Lefley D New York Rangers [NHL] 228 7 29 36 101
16 Atlanta Randy Manery D Detroit Red Wings [NHL] 579 50 206 256 415
17 NY Islanders Brian Spencer L Toronto Maple Leafs [NHL] 458 70 123 193 442
18 Atlanta Keith McCreary L Pittsburgh Penguins [NHL] 231 49 50 99 91
19 NY Islanders Terry Crisp C St. Louis Blues [NHL] 248 29 70 99 84
20 Atlanta Ernie Hicke L California Golden Seals [NHL] 374 99 103 202 290
21 NY Islanders Ted Hampson C Minnesota North Stars [NHL]
22 Atlanta Lew Morrison R Philadelphia Flyers [NHL] 361 20 30 50 37
23 NY Islanders Gerry Hart D Detroit Red Wings [NHL] 659 27 143 170 1088
24 Atlanta Lucien Grenier R Los Angeles Kings [NHL]
25 NY Islanders John Schella D Vancouver Canucks [NHL]
26 Atlanta Bill Plager D St. Louis Blues [NHL] 104 2 14 16 123
27 NY Islanders Bill Mikkelson D Los Angeles Kings [NHL] 132 4 17 21 99
28 Atlanta Morris Stefaniw C New York Rangers [NHL] 13 1 1 2 2
29 NY Islanders Craig Cameron R Minnesota North Stars [NHL] 305 53 51 104 111
30 Atlanta John Stewart C Pittsburgh Penguins [NHL] 2 0 0 0 0
31 NY Islanders Tom Miller C Buffalo Sabres [NHL] 89 15 18 33 25
32 Atlanta Bob Leiter C Pittsburgh Penguins [NHL] 234 64 81 145 41
33 NY Islanders Brian Marchinko C Toronto Maple Leafs [NHL] 42 2 6 8 0
34 Atlanta Pat Quinn D Vancouver Canucks [NHL] 374 12 87 99 555
35 NY Islanders Ted Taylor L Vancouver Canucks [NHL]
36 Atlanta Larry Hale D Philadelphia Flyers [NHL]
37 NY Islanders Norm Ferguson C California Golden Seals [NHL]
38 Atlanta Bill Heindl L Minnesota North Stars [NHL] 4 1 0 1 0
39 NY Islanders Jim Mair D Philadelphia Flyers [NHL] 72 4 15 19 49
40 Atlanta Frank Hughes R California Golden Seals [NHL]
41 NY Islanders Ken Murray D Buffalo Sabres [NHL] 101 1 9 10 133
42 Atlanta Rod Zaine C Buffalo Sabres [NHL]