The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two then-new expansion teams for the 1972–73 season, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames.

RulesEdit

Draft resultsEdit

Pick #	Player	Position	Drafted from
1.	Phil Myre	Goaltender	Montreal Canadiens
3.	Dan Bouchard	Goaltender	Boston Bruins
6.	Kerry Ketter	Defenceman	Montreal Canadiens
8.	Norm Gratton	Left wing	New York Rangers
10.	Ron Harris	Defenceman	Detroit Red Wings
12.	Larry Romanchych	Right wing	Chicago Black Hawks
14.	Bill MacMillan	Left wing	Toronto Maple Leafs
16.	Randy Manery	Defenceman	Detroit Red Wings
18.	Keith McCreary	Right wing	Pittsburgh Penguins
20.	Ernie Hicke	Centre	California Golden Seals
22.	Lew Morrison	Right wing	Philadelphia Flyers
24.	Lucien Grenier	Left wing	Los Angeles Kings
26.	Bill Plager	Defenceman	St. Louis Blues
28.	Morris Stefaniw	Centre	New York Rangers
30.	John Stewart	Left wing	Pittsburgh Penguins
32.	Bob Leiter	Centre	Pittsburgh Penguins
34.	Pat Quinn	Defenceman	Vancouver Canucks
36.	Larry Hale	Defenceman	Philadelphia Flyers
38.	Bill Heindl	Left wing	Minnesota North Stars
40.	Frank Hughes	Left wing	California Golden Seals
42.	Rod Zaine	Centre	Buffalo Sabres