1972 Draft Choices Round 1 - Philadelphia Flyers

1972 Draft Choices Round 1

Year:	Team:	Position:	Round:

Atlanta Flames
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	2	2	AFM	Jacques Richard	L	CAN			QMJHL	Quebec Remparts
Boston Bruins
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	16	16	BOS	Mike Bloom	L	CAN	6' 3"	206	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks
Buffalo Sabres
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	5	5	BUF	James Schoenfeld	D	CAN			OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers
Chicago Blackhawks
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	13	13	CHI	Philip Russell	D	CAN	6' 2"	200	WCHL	Edmonton Oil Kings
Minnesota North Stars
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	12	12	MNS	Jerry Byers	L	CAN			OHA	Kitchener Rangers
Montréal Canadiens
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	4	4	MTL	Stephen Shutt	L	CAN			OHA	Toronto Marlboros
1	6	6	MTL	Michel Larocque	G	CAN			OHA	Ottawa 67's
1	8	8	MTL	Dave Gardner	C	CAN	6' 0"	183	OHA	Toronto Marlboros
1	14	14	MTL	John Van Boxmeer	D	CAN			SOJHL	Guelph C.M.C.'s
New York Islanders
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	1	1	NYI	Bill Harris	R	CAN	6' 0"	197	OHA	Toronto Marlboros
New York Rangers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	10	10	NYR	Al Blanchard					OHA	Kitchener Rangers
1	15	15	NYR	Robert MacMillan	R	CAN	5' 11"	185	OHA	St. Catharines Black Hawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	7	7	PHI	Bill Barber	L	CAN			OHA	Kitchener Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	9	9	STL	Wayne Merrick	C	CAN			OHA	Ottawa 67's
Toronto Maple Leafs
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	11	11	TOR	George Ferguson	C	CAN			OHA	Toronto Marlboros
Vancouver Canucks
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	3	3	VAN	Donald Lever	C	CAN			OHA	Niagara Falls Flyers

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