| ROUND: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Traded Picks | Quick Facts | |||||
| Round 5 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 65. | N.Y. Islanders | Richard Grenier | C | Verdun | QMJHL | Canada |
| 66. | Montreal | Bill Nyrop | D | Notre Dame | WCHA | USA |
| 67. | Vancouver | Larry Bolonchuk | D | Winnipeg | WCHL | Canada |
| 68. | Los Angeles | Bernie Germain | G | Regina | WCHL | Canada |
| 69. | Buffalo | Gilles Gratton | G | Oshawa | OHA | Canada |
| 70. | California | Tim Jacobs | D | St. Catharines | OHA | Canada |
| 71. | Philadelphia | Darryl Fedorak | G | Victoria | WCHL | Canada |
| 72. | Pittsburgh | Brian Walker | C | Calgary | WCHL | Canada |
| 73. | St. Louis | Dave Johnson | LW | Cornwall | QMJHL | Canada |
| 74. | Detroit | Dennis Johnson | LW | North Dakota | WCHA | USA |
| 75. | Toronto | Michel Plante | LW | Drummondville | QMJHL | Canada |
| 76. | Minnesota | Chris Ahrens | D | Kitchener | OHA | USA |
| 77. | Chicago | Rejean Giroux | RW | Quebec | QMJHL | Canada |
| 78. | Atlanta | Jean-Paul Martin | C | Shawinigan | QMJHL | Canada |
| 79. | N.Y. Rangers | Marty Gateman | D | Hamilton | OHA | Canada |
| 80. | Boston | Brian Coates | LW | Brandon | WCHL | 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 |