| ROUND: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Traded Picks | Quick Facts | |||||
| Round 3 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 33. | N.Y. Islanders | Bob Nystrom | RW | Calgary | WCHL | Canada |
| 34. | Atlanta | Jean Lemieux | D | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | Canada |
| 35. | Vancouver | Paul Raymer | LW | Peterborough | OHA | Canada |
| 36. | Los Angeles | Dave Hutchison | D | London | OHA | Canada |
| 37. | Buffalo | Jim McMasters | D | Calgary | WCHL | Canada |
| 38. | California | Paul Shakes | D | St. Catharines | OHA | Canada |
| 39. | Philadelphia | Jim Watson | D | Calgary | WCHL | Canada |
| 40. | Pittsburgh | Denis Herron | G | Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL | Canada |
| 41. | St. Louis | Jean Hamel | D | Drummondville | QMJHL | Canada |
| 42. | Detroit | Bob Krieger | C | Denver | WCHA | USA |
| 43. | Toronto | Denis Deslauriers | D | Shawinigan | QMJHL | Canada |
| 44. | Minnesota | Terry Ryan | C | Hamilton | OHA | Canada |
| 45. | Chicago | Mike Veisor | G | Peterborough | OHA | Canada |
| 46. | Montreal | Ed Gilbert | C | Hamilton | OHA | Canada |
| 47. | N.Y. Rangers | Gerry Teeple | C | Cornwall | QMJHL | Canada |
| 48. | Boston | Michel Boudreau | C | Laval | QMJHL | 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 |