1979 NHL Entry Draft

The 1979 NHL Entry Draft took place on August 9, 1979, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Trivia

The 1979 NHL Entry Draft is generally considered one of the best draft classes in NHL Entry Draft history as it produced future hall-of-famers Mike Gartner, Ray Bourque and Michel Goulet in the first round alone. 19 of the 21 players selected in the first round would play at least 450 career NHL games, and all 21 had NHL careers of at least 235 games.

The most likely reason for the draft's rich harvest was because the minimum draft age was lowered by one year, causing two years' worth of draft picks to go in the same draft.

Draft listing

Round 1

Round 2

22. Blake Wesley (D), Philadelphia Flyers
23. Mike Perovich (D), Atlanta Flames
24. Errol Rausse (LW), Washington Capitals
25. Tomas Jonsson (D), New York Islanders
26. Brent Ashton (LW), Vancouver Canucks
27. Gaston Gingras (D), Montreal Canadiens
28. Tim Trimper (LW), Chicago Blackhawks
29. Dean Hopkins (RW), Los Angeles Kings
30. Mark Hardy (D), Los Angeles Kings
31. Paul Marshall (LW), Pittsburgh Penguins
32. Lindy Ruff (D/LW), Buffalo Sabres
33. Pat Riggin (G), Atlanta Flames
34. Ed Hospodar (D), New York Rangers
35. Pelle Lindbergh (G), Philadelphia Flyers
36. Doug Morrison (RW), Boston Bruins
37. Mats Naslund (LW), Montreal Canadiens
38. Billy Carroll (C), New York Islanders
39. Stu Smith (D), Hartford Whalers
40. Dave Christian (RW), Winnipeg Jets
41. Dale Hunter (C), Quebec Nordiques
42. Neal Broten (C), Minnesota North Stars

Round 3

43. Craig Levie (D), Montreal Canadiens
44. Guy Carbonneau (C), Montreal Canadiens
45. Jody Gage (RW), Detroit Red Wings
46. Boris Fistric (D), Detroit Red Wings
47. Ken Ellacott (G), Vancouver Canucks
48. Mark Messier (C), Edmonton Oilers
49. Bill Gardner (C), Chicago Blackhawks
50. John-Paul Kelly (LW), Los Angeles Kings
51. Norm Aubin (C), Toronto Maple Leafs
52. Bennett Wolf (D), Pittsburgh Penguins
53. Mark Robinson (D), Buffalo Sabres
54. Tim Hunter (RW), Atlanta Flames
55. Jacques Cloutier (G), Buffalo Sabres
56. Lindsay Carson (C), Philadelphia Flyers
57. Keith Crowder (RW), Boston Bruins
58. Rick Wamsley (G), Montreal Canadiens
59. Rollie Melanson (G), New York Islanders
60. Don Nachbaur (C), Hartford Whalers
61. Bill Whelton (D), Winnipeg Jets
62. Lee Norwood (D), Quebec Nordiques
63. Kevin Maxwell (C), Minnesota North Stars

Round 4

64. Steve Peters (C), Colorado Rockies
65. Bob Crawford (RW), St. Louis Blues
66. John Ogrodnick (LW), Detroit Red Wings
67. Harvie Pocza (LW), Washington Capitals
68. Art Rutland (C), Vancouver Canucks
69. Glenn Anderson (RW), Edmonton Oilers
70. Lou Begin (LW), Chicago Blackhawks
71. John Gibson (D), Los Angeles Kings
72. Vincent Tremblay (G), Toronto Maple Leafs
73. Brian Cross (D), Pittsburgh Penguins
74. Gilles Hamel (LW), Buffalo Sabres
75. Jim Peplinski (RW), Atlanta Flames
76. Pat Conacher (LW), New York Rangers
77. Don Gillen (RW), Philadelphia Flyers
78. Larry Melnyk (D), Boston Bruins
79. Dave Orleski (LW), Montreal Canadiens
80. Tim Lockridge (D), New York Islanders
81. Ray Neufeld (RW), Hartford Whalers
82. Pat Daley (LW), Winnipeg Jets
83. Anton Stastny (LW), Quebec Nordiques
84. Maxwell Kostovich (LW), Edmonton Oilers

Round 5

85. Gary Dillon (C), Colorado Rockies
86. Mark Reeds (RW), St. Louis Blues
87. Joe Paterson (LW), Detroit Red Wings
88. Tim Tookey (C), Washington Capitals
89. Dirk Graham (RW), Vancouver Canucks
90. Jim Dobson (RW), Minnesota North Stars
91. Lowell Loveday (D), Chicago Blackhawks
92. Jim Brown (D), Los Angeles Kings
93. Frank Nigro (C), Toronto Maple Leafs
94. Nick Ricci (G), Pittsburgh Penguins
95. Alan Haworth (C), Buffalo Sabres
96. Brad Kempthorne (RW), Atlanta Flames
97. Dan Makuch (RW), New York Rangers
98. Thomas Eriksson (D), Philadelphia Flyers
99. Marco Baron (G), Boston Bruins
100. Yvan Joly (RW), Montreal Canadiens
101. Glenn Duncan (LW), New York Islanders
102. Mark Renaud (D), Hartford Whalers
103. Thomas Steen (C), Winnipeg Jets
104. Pierre Lacroix (D), Quebec Nordiques
105. Mike Toal (C), Edmonton Oilers

Round 6

106. Bob Attwell (RW), Colorado Rockies
107. Gilles Leduc (LW), St. Louis Blues
108. Carmine Cirella (LW), Detroit Red Wings
109. Greg Theberge (D), Washington Capitals
110. Shane Swan (D), Vancouver Canucks
111. Brian Gualazzi (RW), Minnesota North Stars
112. Doug Crossman (D), Chicago Blackhawks
113. Jay MacFarlane (D), Los Angeles Kings
114. Bill McCreary (RW), Toronto Maple Leafs
115. Marc Chorney (D), Pittsburgh Penguins
116. Rick Knickle (G), Buffalo Sabres
117. Glenn Johnson (C), Atlanta Flames
118. Stan Adams (C), New York Rangers
119. Gord Williams (RW), Philadelphia Flyers
120. Mike Krushelnyski (C), Boston Bruins
121. Greg Moffett (LW), Montreal Canadiens
122. John Gibb (D), New York Islanders
123. Dave McDonald (LW), Hartford Whalers
124. Tim Watters (D), Winnipeg Jets
125. Scott McGeown (D), Quebec Nordiques
126. Blair Barnes (RW), Edmonton Oilers

ee also

* 1978–79 NHL season
* 1979 NHL Expansion Draft
* List of NHL players

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1979e.html hockeydb.com: 1979 NHL Entry Draft]

NHL Drafts
preceded=1978 NHL Amateur Draft
succeeded=1980 NHL Entry Draft