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| Round 10 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 144. | N.Y. Islanders | Garry Howatt | LW | Flin Flon | WCHL | Canada |
| 145. | Minnesota | Steve Lyon | D | Peterborough | OHA | Canada |
| 146. | N.Y. Islanders | Rene Lambert | RW | St. Jerome | QMJHL | Canada |
| 147. | Minnesota | Juri Kudrasovs | C | Kitchener | OHA | Canada |
| 148. | Minnesota | Marcel Comeau | C | Edmonton | WCHL | Canada |
| 149. | Pittsburgh | Don Atchison | G | Saskatoon | WCHL | Canada |
| 150. | Detroit | Dave Arundel | D | Wisconson | WCHA | USA |
| 151. | Montreal | Fred Riggall | RW | Dartmouth | ECAC | Canada |
| NOTE: Minnesota passed on its option to make pick No. 151, which it had obtained from Toronto. | ||||||
| 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 |