| ROUND: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Traded Picks | Quick Facts | |||||
| Round 2 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 17. | N.Y. Islanders | Lorne Henning | C | New Westminster | WCHL | Canada |
| 18 | Atlanta | Dwight Bialowas | D | Regina | WCHL | Canada |
| 19. | Vancouver | Bryan McSheffrey | RW | Ottawa | OHA | Canada |
| 20. | Los Angeles | Don Kozak | RW | Edmonton | WCHL | Canada |
| 21. | N.Y. Rangers | Larry Sacharuk | D | Saskatoon | WCHL | Canada |
| 22. | California | Tom Cassidy | C | Kitchener | OHA | Canada |
| 23. | Philadelphia | Tom Bladon | D | Edmonton | WCHL | Canada |
| 24. | Pittsburgh | Jack Lynch | D | Oshawa | OHA | Canada |
| 25. | Buffalo | Larry Carriere | D | Loyola | QUAA | Canada |
| 26. | Detroit | Pierre Guite | LW | Pennsylvania | ECAC | Canada |
| 27. | Toronto | Randy Osburn | LW | London | OHA | Canada |
| 28. | California | Stan Weir | C | Medicine Hat | WCHL | Canada |
| 29. | Chicago | Brian Ogilvie | C | Edmonton | WCHL | Canada |
| 30. | Pittsburgh | Bernie Lukowich | RW | New Westminster | WCHL | Canada |
| 31. | N.Y. Rangers | Rene Villemure | LW | Shawinigan | QMJHL | Canada |
| 32. | Boston | Wayne Elder | D | London | OHA | Canada |
| SNAPSHOT '72 | |
| Total Selected: | 152 |
| Forwards: | 88 |
| Defense: | 47 |
| Goaltenders: | 17 |
| Major Junior: | 121 |
| College Players: | 25 |
| Canadian: | 139 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 11 |
| Born in USA: | 10 |
| Reached NHL: | 67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 11 |
| Hall of Fame: | 2 |
| All-Star Game: | 13 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 3 |
| Olympians: | 1 |
| Picks Traded: | 24 |