1972–73 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1972–73 NHL season . It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable.
Trades
May
Trade completed on June 7, 1972.
June
June 6, 1972
To Buffalo Sabres future considerations1
To New York Islanders 7th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 101 - Don McLaughlin) 8th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 117 - Rene Levasseur) 9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 133 - Bill Ennos) 10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 146 - Rene Lambert)
[ 3]
June 6, 1972
To New York Rangers future considerations2
To Atlanta Flames 9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft 3
[ 3]
June 6, 1972
To Minnesota North Stars cash
To Atlanta Flames Bob Paradise
[ 4]
June 6, 1972
To Minnesota North Stars future considerations (cash)
To New York Islanders Gord Labossiere
[ 5]
June 6, 1972
To Los Angeles Kings future considerations2
To Atlanta Flames 9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 132 - Jean Lamarre) 10th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 149 - Guy Ross)
[ 3]
June 6, 1972
To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick 9 1973 Amateur Draft (# 17 - Glenn Goldup ) cash
To New York Islanders Alex Campbell Denis DeJordy Glenn Resch future considerations4 (Germain Gagnon )
[ 6]
June 6, 1972
To New York Rangers future considerations1
To New York Islanders 7th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (#110 - Denis Anderson) 8th-round pick - 1973 Amateur Draft (# 126 - Denis Desgagnes)
[ 3]
June 7, 1972
To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 66 - Bill Nyrop ) cash
To Atlanta Flames Ted Tucker 2nd-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 78 - Jean-Paul Martin)
[ 3]
June 8, 1972
To Buffalo Sabres Ron Busniuk
To Montreal Canadiens cash
June 8, 1972
To Minnesota North Stars 8th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft ( # 116 - Scott MacPhail)
To Los Angeles Kings cash
[ 3]
June 8, 1972
To St. Louis Blues cash
To New York Rangers 9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 137 - Pierre Archambault)
[ 3]
June 8, 1972
To Toronto Maple Leafs 9th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 143 - Garry Schofield)
To Boston Bruins cash
[ 3]
June 8, 1972
To Minnesota North Stars 10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 145 - Steve Lyon )
To Los Angeles Kings cash
[ 3]
June 8, 1972
To California Golden Seals cash
To Minnesota North Stars 10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 147 - Juri Kudrasovs)
[ 3]
June 8, 1972
To Minnesota North Stars 10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 148 - Marcel Comeau )
To Philadelphia Flyers cash
[ 3]
June 8, 1972
To Toronto Maple Leafs cash
To Minnesota North Stars 10th-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft 5
[ 3]
June 9, 1972
To Montreal Canadiens cash
To Atlanta Flames Lynn Powis
[ 3]
June 16, 1972
To Atlanta Flames Bill Hogaboam
To New York Rangers Bill Heindl
[ 7]
June 16, 1972
To Montreal Canadiens cash
To Atlanta Flames Rey Comeau
[ 3]
The Islanders agrees to not select certain players in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft.
Atlanta agrees to not select certain players in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft.
Atlanta passed on making a selection.
Trade completed on June 26, 1972.
Minnesota passed on making a selection.
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Trade completed on May 29, 1973.
March
Trade completed on June 4, 1973.
Trade completed on May 16, 1973.
Trade completed on May 22, 1973.
Trade completed on May 17, 1973.
Trade completed on May 18, 1973.
Expansion Draft
The 1972–73 NHL season saw the entrance of a 15th and 16th team to the league, the New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames . Each team selected 21 players from across the league, for a total of 42 selections.
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