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The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1972-73 season, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames. June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Regular Season * November 9, Johnny Bucyk notches his 1,000th career point. ... The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. ... The Atlanta Flames were a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Atlanta, Georgia from 1972 to 1980. ...

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2 Draft Results
3 See also
4 References

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Draft Results

#	Player	Drafted From	Drafted By
1.	Phil Myre (G)	Montreal Canadiens	Atlanta Flames
2.	Gerry Desjardins (G)	Chicago Black Hawks	New York Islanders
3.	Dan Bouchard (G)	Boston Bruins	Atlanta Flames
4.	Billy Smith (G)	Los Angeles Kings	New York Islanders
5.	Bart Crashley (D)	Montreal Canadiens	New York Islanders
6.	Kerry Ketter (D)	Montreal Canadiens	Atlanta Flames
7.	Dave Hudson (C)	Chicago Black Hawks	New York Islanders
8.	Norm Gratton (LW)	New York Rangers	Atlanta Flames
9.	Ed Westfall (RW)	Boston Bruins	New York Islanders
10.	Ron Harris (D)	Detroit Red Wings	Atlanta Flames
11.	Gary Peters (C)	Boston Bruins	New York Islanders
12.	Larry Romanchych (RW)	Chicago Black Hawks	Atlanta Flames
13.	Larry Hornung (D)	St. Louis Blues	New York Islanders
14.	Bill MacMillan (LW)	Toronto Maple Leafs	Atlanta Flames
15.	Bryan Lefley (D)	New York Rangers	New York Islanders
16.	Randy Manery (D)	Detroit Red Wings	Atlanta Flames
17.	Brian Spencer (LW)	Toronto Maple Leafs	New York Islanders
18.	Keith McCreary (RW)	Pittsburgh Penguins	Atlanta Flames
19.	Terry Crisp (C)	St. Louis Blues	New York Islanders
20.	Ernie Hicke (C)	California Golden Seals	Atlanta Flames
21.	Ted Hampson (C)	Minnesota North Stars	New York Islanders
22.	Lew Morrison (RW)	Philadelphia Flyers	Atlanta Flames
23.	Gerry Hart (D)	Detroit Red Wings	New York Islanders
24.	Lucien Grenier (LW)	Los Angeles Kings	Atlanta Flames
25.	John Schella (D)	Vancouver Canucks	New York Islanders
26.	Bill Plager (D)	St. Louis Blues	Atlanta Flames
27.	Bill Mikkelson (D)	Los Angeles Kings	New York Islanders
28.	Morris Stefiniw (C)	New York Rangers	Atlanta Flames
29.	Craig Cameron (RW)	Minnesota North Stars	New York Islanders
30.	John Stewart (LW)	Pittsburgh Penguins	Atlanta Flames
31.	Tom Miller (C)	Toronto Maple Leafs	New York Islanders
32.	Bob Leiter (C)	Pittsburgh Penguins	Atlanta Flames
33.	Brian Marchinko (C)	Buffalo Sabres	New York Islanders
34.	Pat Quinn (D)	Vancouver Canucks	Atlanta Flames
35.	Ted Taylor (LW)	Vancouver Canucks	New York Islanders
36.	Larry Hale (D)	Philadelphia Flyers	Atlanta Flames
37.	Norm Ferguson (RW)	California Golden Seals	New York Islanders
38.	Bill Heindl (LW)	Minnesota North Stars	Atlanta Flames
39.	Jim Mair (D)	Philadelphia Flyers	New York Islanders
40.	Frank Hughes (LW)	California Golden Seals	Atlanta Flames
41.	Ken Murray (D)	Buffalo Sabres	New York Islanders
42.	Rod Zaine (C)	Buffalo Sabres	Atlanta Flames

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References

islesinfo - NYI Draft History - Expansion Draft June 6, 1972

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