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1979 NHL Entry Draft

Round 1           NHL Totals
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1 1 Colorado Rob Ramage D Birmingham Bulls [WHA] 1044 139 425 564 2224
1 2 St. Louis Perry Turnbull L Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 608 188 163 351 1245
1 3 Detroit Mike Foligno F Sudbury Wolves [OHA] 1018 355 372 727 2049
1 4 Washington Mike Gartner R Cincinnati Stingers [WHA] 1432 708 627 1335 1159
1 5 Vancouver Rick Vaive R Birmingham Bulls [WHA] 876 441 347 788 1445
1 6 Minnesota Craig Hartsburg D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHA] 570 98 315 413 818
1 7 Chicago Keith Brown D Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 876 68 274 342 916
1 8 Boston Ray Bourque D Verdun Black Hawks [QMJHL] 1612 410 1169 1579 1141
1 9 Toronto Laurie Boschman L Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 1009 229 348 577 2260
1 10 Minnesota Tom McCarthy F Oshawa Generals [OHA] 460 178 221 399 330
1 11 Buffalo Mike Ramsey D U. of Minnesota [NCAA] 1070 79 266 345 1012
1 12 Atlanta Paul Reinhart D Kitchener Rangers [OHA] 648 133 427 560 277
1 13 NY Rangers Doug Sulliman F Kitchener Rangers [OHA] 631 160 168 328 178
1 14 Philadelphia Brian Propp L Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 1016 425 578 1003 830
1 15 Boston Brad McCrimmon D Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 1222 81 322 403 1416
1 16 Los Angeles Jay Wells D Kingston Canadians [OHA] 1098 47 216 263 2359
1 17 NY Islanders Duane Sutter R Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] 731 139 203 342 1333
1 18 Hartford Ray Allison R Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 238 64 93 157 223
1 19 Winnipeg Jimmy Mann R Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL] 293 10 20 30 895
1 20 Quebec Michel Goulet F Birmingham Bulls [WHA] 1089 548 604 1152 825
1 21 Edmonton Kevin Lowe D Quebec Remparts [QMJHL] 1254 84 348 432 1498
                     
Round 2                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
2 22 Philadelphia Blake Wesley D Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 298 18 46 64 486
2 23 Atlanta Mike Perovich D Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
2 24 Washington Errol Rausse L Seattle Breakers [WHL] 31 7 3 10 0
2 25 NY Islanders Tomas Jonsson D Sweden 552 85 259 344 482
2 26 Vancouver Brent Ashton C Saskatoon Blades [WHL] 998 284 345 629 635
2 27 Mtl. Canadiens Gaston Gingras D Birmingham Bulls [WHA] 476 61 174 235 161
2 28 Chicago Tim Trimper F Peterborough Petes [OHA] 190 30 36 66 153
2 29 Los Angeles Dean Hopkins R London Knights [OHA] 223 23 51 74 306
2 30 Los Angeles Mark Hardy D Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] 915 62 306 368 1293
2 31 Pittsburgh Paul Marshall Brantford Alexanders [OHA] 95 15 18 33 17
2 32 Buffalo Lindy Ruff D Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] 691 105 195 300 1264
2 33 Atlanta Pat Riggin G London Knights [OHA] 350 0 8 8 41
2 34 NY Rangers Ed Hospodar D Ottawa 67's [OHA] 450 17 51 68 1314
2 35 Philadelphia Pelle Lindbergh G Sweden 157 0 5 5 10
2 36 Boston Doug Morrison C Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] 23 7 3 10 15
2 37 Mtl. Canadiens Mats Naslund F Sweden 651 251 383 634 111
2 38 NY Islanders Billy Carroll C London Knights [OHA] 322 30 54 84 113
2 39 Hartford Stuart Smith Peterborough Petes [OHA] 77 2 10 12 95
2 40 Winnipeg Dave Christian R U. of North Dakota [NCAA] 1009 340 433 773 284
2 41 Quebec Dale Hunter C Sudbury Wolves [OHA] 1407 323 697 1020 3563
                     
Round 3                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
3 42 Minnesota Neal Broten C U. of Minnesota [NCAA] 1099 289 634 923 569
3 43 Mtl. Canadiens Craig Levie D Edmonton Oil Kings [WHL] 183 22 53 75 177
3 44 Mtl. Canadiens Guy Carbonneau C Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] 1318 260 403 663 820
3 45 Detroit Jody Gage R Kitchener Rangers [OHA] 68 14 15 29 26
3 46 Detroit Boris Fistric D New Westminster Bruins [WHL]
3 47 Vancouver Ken Ellacott G Peterborough Petes [OHA] 12 0 0 0 0
3 48 Edmonton Mark Messier C Cincinnati Stingers [WHA] 1756 694 1193 1887 1910
3 49 Chicago Bill Gardner F Peterborough Petes [OHA] 380 73 115 188 68
3 50 Los Angeles John-Paul Kelly L New Westminster Bruins [WHL] 400 54 70 124 366
3 51 Toronto Normand Aubin F Verdun Black Hawks [QMJHL] 69 18 13 31 30
3 52 Pittsburgh Bennett Wolf D Kitchener Rangers [OHA] 30 0 1 1 133
3 53 Buffalo Mark Robinson D Victoria Cougars [WHL]
3 54 Atlanta Tim Hunter F Seattle Breakers [WHL] 815 62 76 138 3146
3 55 Buffalo Jacques Cloutier G Trois Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL] 255 0 7 7 51
3 56 Philadelphia Lindsay Carson L Billings Bighorns [WHL] 373 66 80 146 524
3 57 Boston Keith Crowder R Peterborough Petes [OHA] 662 223 271 494 1344
3 58 Mtl. Canadiens Rick Wamsley G Brantford Alexanders [OHA] 407 0 9 9 52
3 59 NY Islanders Rollie Melanson G Windsor Spitfires [OHA] 291 0 12 12 109
3 60 Hartford Don Nachbaur C Billings Bighorns [WHL] 223 23 46 69 465
3 61 Winnipeg Bill Whelton D Boston University [NCAA] 2 0 0 0 0
3 62 Quebec Lee Norwood D Oshawa Generals [OHA] 503 58 153 211 1099
3 63 Minnesota Kevin Maxwell F U. of North Dakota [NCAA] 66 6 15 21 61
                     
Round 4                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
4 64 Colorado Steve Peters Oshawa Generals [OHA] 2 0 1 1 0
4 65 St. Louis Bob Crawford R Cornwall Royals [QMJHL] 246 71 71 142 72
4 66 Detroit John Ogrodnick R New Westminster Bruins [WHL] 928 402 425 827 260
4 67 Washington Harvie Pocza L Billings Bighorns [WHL] 3 0 0 0 2
4 68 Vancouver Art Rutland F Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHA]
4 69 Edmonton Glenn Anderson F U. of Denver [NCAA] 1129 498 601 1099 1120
4 70 Chicago Louis Begin Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL]
4 71 Los Angeles John Gibson D Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA] 48 0 2 2 120
4 72 Toronto Vincent Tremblay G Quebec Remparts [QMJHL] 58 0 2 2 4
4 73 Pittsburgh Brian Cross D Brantford Alexanders [OHA]
4 74 Buffalo Gilles Hamel R Laval National [QMJHL] 519 127 147 274 276
4 75 Atlanta Jim Peplinski F Toronto Marlboros [OHA] 711 161 263 424 1467
4 76 NY Rangers Pat Conacher C Saskatoon Blades [WHL] 521 63 76 139 235
4 77 Philadelphia Don Gillen R Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 35 2 4 6 22
4 78 Boston Larry Melnyk D New Westminster Bruins [WHL] 432 11 63 74 686
4 79 Mtl. Canadiens Dave Orleski L New Westminster Bruins [WHL] 2 0 0 0 0
4 80 NY Islanders Tim Lockridge D Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
4 81 Hartford Ray Neufeld R Edmonton Oil Kings [WHL] 595 157 200 357 814
4 82 Winnipeg Patrick Daley L Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] 12 1 0 1 13
4 83 Quebec Anton Stastny F Czechoslovakia 650 252 384 636 150
4 84 Edmonton Max Kostovich L Portland Winter Hawks [WHL]
                     
Round 5                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
5 85 Colorado Gary Dillon C Toronto Marlboros [OHA] 13 1 1 2 29
5 86 St. Louis Mark Reeds F Peterborough Petes [OHA] 365 45 114 159 135
5 87 Detroit Joe Paterson L London Knights [OHA] 291 19 37 56 829
5 88 Washington Tim Tookey C Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 106 22 36 58 71
5 89 Vancouver Dirk Graham R Regina Pats [WHL] 772 219 270 489 917
5 90 Minnesota Jim Dobson R Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 12 0 0 0 6
5 91 Chicago Lowell Loveday D Kingston Canadians [OHA]
5 92 Los Angeles Jim Brown D Notre Dame [NCAA] 3 0 1 1 5
5 93 Toronto Frank Nigro C London Knights [OHA] 68 8 18 26 39
5 94 Pittsburgh Nick Ricci G Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA] 19 0 0 0 2
5 95 Buffalo Alan Haworth C Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL] 524 189 211 400 425
5 96 Atlanta Brad Kempthorne C Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
5 97 NY Rangers Dan Makuch Clarkson University [NCAA]
5 98 Philadelphia Thomas Eriksson D Swedish Jr. Nationals 208 22 76 98 107
5 99 Boston Marco Baron G Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] 86 0 4 4 56
5 100 Mtl. Canadiens Yvan Joly R Ottawa 67's [OHA] 2 0 0 0 0
5 101 NY Islanders Glen Duncan Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
5 102 Hartford Mark Renaud D Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA] 152 6 50 56 86
5 103 Winnipeg Thomas Steen F Sweden 950 264 553 817 753
5 104 Quebec Pierre Lacroix L Trois Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL] 274 24 107 131 197
5 105 Edmonton Mike Toal C Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 3 0 0 0 0
                     
Round 6                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
6 106 Colorado Bob Attwell R Peterborough Petes [OHA] 22 1 5 6 0
6 107 St. Louis Gilles Leduc Verdun Black Hawks [QMJHL]
6 108 Detroit Carmine Cirella L Peterborough Petes [OHA]
6 109 Washington Greg Theberge D Peterborough Petes [OHA] 153 15 63 78 73
6 110 Vancouver Shane Swan Sudbury Wolves [OHA]
6 111 Minnesota Brian Gualazzi Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHA]
6 112 Chicago Doug Crossman D Ottawa 67's [OHA] 914 105 359 464 534
6 113 Los Angeles Jay McFarlane U. of Wisconsin [NCAA]
6 114 Toronto Bill McCreary L Colgate University [NCAA] 12 1 0 1 4
6 115 Pittsburgh Marc Chorney D U. of North Dakota [NCAA] 210 8 27 35 209
6 116 Buffalo Rick Knickle G Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 14 0 0 0 2
6 117 Atlanta Glenn Johnson U. of Denver [NCAA]
6 118 NY Rangers Stan Adams Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA]
6 119 Philadelphia Gordie Williams R Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] 2 0 0 0 2
6 120 Boston Mike Krushelnyski C Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] 897 241 328 569 699
6 121 Mtl. Canadiens Greg Moffett G U. of New Hampshire [NCAA]
6 122 NY Islanders John Gibb Bowling Green State University [NCAA]
6 123 Hartford Dave McDonald Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
6 124 Winnipeg Tim Watters D Michigan Tech [NCAA] 741 26 151 177 1289
6 125 Quebec Scott McGeown Toronto Marlboros [OHA]
6 126 Edmonton Blair Barnes R Windsor Spitfires [OHA] 1 0 0 0 0