1979 NHL Entry Draft

126 Selections

126 Selections Table
	Round 1							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
1	Colorado Rockies	Rob Ramage	CA	D	20	1994	London (OHL)	1044	139	425	564	-178	2226							75.1
2	St. Louis Blues	Perry Turnbull	CA	C	20	1988	Portland (WHL)	608	188	163	351	-47	1247							21.1
3	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Foligno	CA	RW	20	1994	Sudbury (OHL)	1018	355	372	727	98	2047							56.2
4	Washington Capitals	Mike Gartner	CA	RW	19	1998	Niagara Falls (OHL)	1432	708	627	1335	68	1159							121.8
5	Vancouver Canucks	Rick Vaive	CA	RW	20	1992	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)	876	441	347	788	-79	1445							65.4
6	Minnesota North Stars	Craig Hartsburg	CA	D	20	1989	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)	570	98	315	413	-6	815							54.9
7	Chicago Blackhawks	Keith Brown	CA	D	19	1995	Portland (WHL)	876	68	274	342	65	916							59.9
8	Boston Bruins	Raymond Bourque	CA	D	18	2001	Verdun (QMJHL)	1612	410	1169	1579	527	1141							242.7
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	Laurie Boschman	CA	C	19	1993	Brandon (WHL)	1009	229	348	577	-129	2263							28.1
10	Minnesota North Stars	Tom McCarthy	CA	LW	19	1988	Oshawa (OHL)	460	178	221	399	52	330							30.5
11	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Ramsey	US	D	18	1997	Minnesota (WCHA)	1070	79	266	345	203	1012							77.4
12	Atlanta Flames	Paul Reinhart	CA	D	19	1990	Kitchener (OHL)	648	133	426	559	26	277							69.7
13	New York Rangers	Doug Sulliman	CA	RW	20	1990	Kitchener (OHL)	631	160	168	328	-142	175							15.2
14	Philadelphia Flyers	Brian Propp	CA	LW	20	1994	Brandon (WHL)	1016	425	579	1004	298	825							83.6
15	Boston Bruins	Brad McCrimmon	CA	D	20	1997	Brandon (WHL)	1222	81	322	403	448	1416							93.5
16	Los Angeles Kings	Jay Wells	CA	D	20	1997	Kingston (OHL)	1098	47	216	263	-50	2359							50.2
17	New York Islanders	Duane Sutter	CA	RW	19	1990	Lethbridge (WHL)	731	139	203	342	25	1333							14.1
18	Hartford Whalers	Ray Allison	CA	RW	20	1987	Brandon (WHL)	238	64	93	157	50	223							9.7
19	Winnipeg Jets	Jimmy Mann	CA	RW	20	1988	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)	293	10	20	30	-55	895							-5.8
20	Quebec Nordiques	Michel Goulet	CA	LW	19	1994	Quebec (QMJHL)	1089	548	605	1153	99	825							96.9
21	Edmonton Oilers	Kevin Lowe	CA	D	20	1998	Quebec (QMJHL)	1254	84	347	431	260	1498							74.9
	Round 2							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
22	Philadelphia Flyers	Blake Wesley	CA	D	20	1986	Portland (WHL)	298	18	46	64	-35	486							12.2
23	Atlanta Flames	Mike Perovich	CA	D			Vancouver (WCHL)
24	Washington Capitals	Errol Rausse	CA	LW	20	1982	Seattle (WHL)	31	7	3	10	3	0							0.6
25	New York Islanders	Tomas Jonsson	SE	D	19	1989	MoDo Ornskoldsvik (Sweden)	552	85	259	344	64	482							49.0
26	Vancouver Canucks	Brent Ashton	CA	LW	19	1993	Saskatoon (WHL)	998	284	345	629	-63	637							39.7
27	Montreal Canadiens	Gaston Gingras	CA	D	20	1989	Hamilton (OHL)	476	61	174	235	-5	161							36.7
28	Chicago Blackhawks	Tim Trimper	CA	LW	19	1985	Peterborough (OHL)	190	30	36	66	-55	153							0.8
29	Los Angeles Kings	Dean Hopkins	CA	RW	20	1989	London (OHL)	223	23	51	74	-34	306							-0.3
30	Los Angeles Kings	Mark Hardy	CH	D	20	1994	Montreal (QMJHL)	915	62	306	368	-97	1293							49.6
31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Paul Marshall	CA	LW	19	1983	Brantford (OHL)	95	15	18	33	-18	17							0.7
32	Buffalo Sabres	Lindy Ruff	CA	D/LW	19	1991	Lethbridge (WHL)	691	105	195	300	-15	1266							24.2
33	Atlanta Flames	Pat Riggin	CA	G	20	1988	London (OHL)	350	0	8	8	0	41	350	153	120	52	.879	3.43	51.3
34	New York Rangers	Ed Hospodar	US	D	20	1988	Ottawa (OHL)	450	17	51	68	-45	1314							16.7
35	Philadelphia Flyers	Pelle Lindbergh	SE	G	20	1986	AIK Solna (Sweden)	157	0	5	5	0	10	157	87	49	15	.887	3.31	29.0
36	Boston Bruins	Doug Morrison	CA	RW	19	1985	Lethbridge (WHL)	23	7	3	10	3	15							0.7
37	Montreal Canadiens	Mats Naslund	SE	LW	19	1995	Brynas Gavle (Sweden)	651	251	383	634	119	111							51.2
38	New York Islanders	Billy Carroll	CA	C	20	1987	London (OHL)	322	30	54	84	4	113							-1.6
39	Hartford Whalers	Stu Smith	CA	D	19	1983	Peterborough (OHL)	77	2	10	12	-36	95							1.6
40	Winnipeg Jets	Dave Christian	US	RW	20	1994	North Dakota (WCHA)	1009	340	433	773	-64	284							54.4
41	Quebec Nordiques	Dale Hunter	CA	C	19	1999	Sudbury (OHL)	1407	323	697	1020	101	3565							68.4
42	Minnesota North Stars	Neal Broten	US	C	19	1997	Minnesota (WCHA)	1099	289	634	923	19	569							63.3
	Round 3							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
43	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Levie	CA	D	20	1987	Edmonton (WHL)	183	22	53	75	4	177							12.4
44	Montreal Canadiens	Guy Carbonneau	CA	C	19	2000	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)	1318	260	403	663	186	820							44.4
45	Detroit Red Wings	Jody Gage	CA	RW	19	1992	Kitchener (OHL)	68	14	15	29	-17	26							0.8
46	Detroit Red Wings	Boris Fistric	CA	D			Edmonton (WHL)
47	Vancouver Canucks	Ken Ellacott	CA	G	20	1983	Peterborough (OHL)	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	2	3	4	.867	4.47	1.1
48	Edmonton Oilers	Mark Messier	CA	LW/C	18	2004	St. Albert (AJHL)	1756	694	1193	1887	211	1912							160.4
49	Chicago Blackhawks	Bill Gardner	CA	C	19	1989	Peterborough (OHL)	380	73	115	188	-4	68							7.7
50	Los Angeles Kings	John Paul Kelly	CA	LW	19	1986	New Westminster (WCHL)	400	54	70	124	-95	366							-0.7
51	Toronto Maple Leafs	Norm Aubin	CA	C	19	1983	Verdun (QMJHL)	69	18	13	31	-25	30							0.9
52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bennett Wolf	CA	D	19	1983	Kitchener (OHL)	30	0	1	1	-3	133							0.8
53	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Robinson	CA	D			Prince Albert (WHL)
54	Atlanta Flames	Tim Hunter	CA	RW	19	1997	Seattle (WHL)	815	62	76	138	-5	3146							-5.1
55	Buffalo Sabres	Jacques Cloutier	CA	G	19	1994	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)	255	0	7	7	0	51	255	82	102	24	.874	3.64	31.9
56	Philadelphia Flyers	Lindsay Carson	CA	C	18	1988	Billings	373	66	80	146	5	525							4.8
57	Boston Bruins	Keith Crowder	CA	RW	20	1990	Peterborough (OHL)	662	223	271	494	131	1354							36.9
58	Montreal Canadiens	Rick Wamsley	CA	G	20	1993	Brantford (OHL)	407	0	9	9	0	52	407	204	131	46	.881	3.34	65.0
59	New York Islanders	Roland Melanson	CA	G	19	1992	Windsor (OHL)	291	0	12	12	0	109	291	129	106	33	.883	3.64	50.7
60	Hartford Whalers	Don Nachbaur	CA	C	20	1990	Billings	223	23	46	69	-17	465							0.2
61	Winnipeg Jets	Bill Whelton	US	D	20	1981	North Dakota (WCHA)	2	0	0	0	-1	0							0.0
62	Quebec Nordiques	Lee Norwood	US	D	19	1994	Oshawa (OHL)	503	58	153	211	23	1099							35.5
63	Minnesota North Stars	Kevin Maxwell	CA	C	19	1984	North Dakota (WCHA)	66	6	15	21	-27	61							-0.3
	Round 4							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
64	Colorado Rockies	Steve Peters	CA	C	19	1980	Oshawa (OHL)	2	0	1	1	1	0							0.1
65	St. Louis Blues	Bob Crawford	CA	RW	20	1987	Cornwall (QMJHL)	246	71	71	142	-34	72							8.0
66	Detroit Red Wings	John Ogrodnick	CA	LW	20	1993	New Westminster (WCHL)	928	402	425	827	-63	260							64.3
67	Washington Capitals	Harvie Pocza	CA	LW	19	1982	Billings	3	0	0	0	-2	2							-0.1
68	Vancouver Canucks	Art Rutland	CA	C			Wawa
69	Edmonton Oilers	Glenn Anderson	CA	RW	18	1996	Denver (WCHA)	1129	498	601	1099	201	1120							88.1
70	Chicago Blackhawks	Lou Begin	CA	LW			Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
71	Los Angeles Kings	John Gibson	CA	D	20	1984	Niagara Falls (OHL)	48	0	2	2	-12	120							0.7
72	Toronto Maple Leafs	Vincent Tremblay	CA	G	19	1984	Quebec (QMJHL)	58	0	2	2	0	4	58	12	26	8	.865	4.81	4.7
73	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Cross	CA	D			Brantford (OHL)
74	Buffalo Sabres	Gilles Hamel	CA	LW	19	1989	Laval (QMJHL)	519	127	147	274	-43	276							14.7
75	Atlanta Flames	Jim Peplinski	CA	RW	18	1995	Toronto (OHL)	711	161	263	424	52	1467							22.5
76	New York Rangers	Pat Conacher	CA	LW	20	1996	Saskatoon (WHL)	521	63	76	139	-37	235							0.4
77	Philadelphia Flyers	Don Gillen	CA	RW	18	1982	Brandon (WHL)	35	2	4	6	-10	22							-0.5
78	Boston Bruins	Larry Melnyk	CA	D	19	1990	New Westminster (WCHL)	432	11	63	74	-34	686							17.9
79	Montreal Canadiens	Dave Orleski	CA	LW	19	1982	New Westminster (WCHL)	2	0	0	0	0	0							-0.1
80	New York Islanders	Tim Lockridge	CA	D			Barrie (OHL)
81	Hartford Whalers	Ray Neufeld	CA	RW	20	1990	Edmonton (WHL)	595	157	200	357	-167	816							17.7
82	Winnipeg Jets	Pat Daley	FR	LW	20	1981	Montreal (QMJHL)	12	1	0	1	-5	13							-0.2
83	Quebec Nordiques	Anton Stastny	CZ	LW	20	1989	Slovan Bratislava (Czech.)	650	252	384	636	11	150							45.0
84	Edmonton Oilers	Maxwell Kostovich	CA	LW			Vancouver (WCHL)
	Round 5							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
85	Colorado Rockies	Gary Dillon	CA	C	20	1981	Toronto (OHL)	13	1	1	2	-6	29							-0.2
86	St. Louis Blues	Mark Reeds	CA	RW	19	1989	Peterborough (OHL)	365	45	114	159	-5	135							5.2
87	Detroit Red Wings	Joe Paterson	CA	LW	19	1989	London (OHL)	291	19	37	56	-36	829							-3.1
88	Washington Capitals	Tim Tookey	CA	C	19	1989	Portland (WHL)	106	22	36	58	-20	71							2.3
89	Vancouver Canucks	Dirk Graham	CA	W	20	1995	Regina (WHL)	772	219	270	489	2	919							34.2
90	Minnesota North Stars	Jim Dobson	CA	RW	19	1984	Portland (WHL)	12	0	0	0	-2	6							-0.4
91	Chicago Blackhawks	Lowell Loveday	CA	D			Simcoe
92	Los Angeles Kings	Jim Brown	US	D	19	1983	Notre Dame (CCHA)	3	0	1	1	-2	5							0.0
93	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frank Nigro	CA	C	19	1984	London (OHL)	68	8	18	26	-7	41							0.5
94	Pittsburgh Penguins	Nick Ricci	CA	G	20	1983	Niagara Falls (OHL)	19	0	0	0	0	2	19	7	12	0	.857	4.39	2.1
95	Buffalo Sabres	Alan Haworth	CA	C	19	1988	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)	524	189	211	400	62	425							30.1
96	Atlanta Flames	Brad Kempthorne	CA	C/RW			Boissevain
97	New York Rangers	Dan Makuch	CA	RW			Ottawa (OHL)
98	Philadelphia Flyers	Thomas Eriksson	SE	D	19	1986	Djurgarden (Sweden)	208	22	76	98	45	107							16.3
99	Boston Bruins	Marco Baron	CA	G	20	1985	Montreal (QMJHL)	86	0	4	4	0	56	86	34	38	9	.865	3.64	14.7
100	Montreal Canadiens	Yvan Joly	CA	RW	19	1983	Ottawa (OHL)	2	0	0	0	-1	0							-0.1
101	New York Islanders	Glenn Duncan	CA	LW			Burlington (OJHL)
102	Hartford Whalers	Mark Renaud	CA	D	20	1984	Niagara Falls (OHL)	152	6	50	56	-59	86							6.2
103	Winnipeg Jets	Thomas Steen	SE	C	19	1995	Leksand (Sweden)	950	264	553	817	-69	753							53.5
104	Quebec Nordiques	Pierre Lacroix	CA	D	20	1983	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)	274	24	108	132	-9	197							18.5
105	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Toal	CA	C	20	1980	Portland (WHL)	3	0	0	0	0	0							-0.1
	Round 6							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
106	Colorado Rockies	Bob Attwell	US	RW	19	1981	Peterborough (OHL)	22	1	5	6	-4	0							-0.1
107	St. Louis Blues	Gilles Leduc	CA	LW			Verdun (QMJHL)
108	Detroit Red Wings	Carmine Cirella	CA	LW			Peterborough (OHL)
109	Washington Capitals	Greg Theberge	CA	D	20	1984	Peterborough (OHL)	153	15	63	78	-19	73							11.1
110	Vancouver Canucks	Shane Swan	CA	D			Port Dover
111	Minnesota North Stars	Brian Gualazzi	CA	D			Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
112	Chicago Blackhawks	Doug Crossman	CA	D	19	1994	Ottawa (OHL)	914	105	359	464	31	534							67.4
113	Los Angeles Kings	Jay MacFarlane	CA	D			Winnipeg (WHL)
114	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bill McCreary	US	RW	19	1981	Colgate (ECAC)	12	1	0	1	-6	4							-0.4
115	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc Chorney	CA	D	19	1984	North Dakota (WCHA)	210	8	27	35	-69	209							5.8
116	Buffalo Sabres	Rick Knickle	CA	G	19	1994	Brandon (WHL)	14	0	0	0	0	2	14	7	6	0	.879	3.74	1.7
117	Atlanta Flames	Glenn Johnson	CA	C			Williams Lake
118	New York Rangers	Stan Adams	CA	C			Niagara Falls (OHL)
119	Philadelphia Flyers	Gord Williams	CA	RW	19	1983	Lethbridge (WHL)	2	0	0	0	0	2							-0.1
120	Boston Bruins	Mike Krushelnyski	CA	LW/C	19	1995	Montreal (QMJHL)	897	241	328	569	179	699							38.4
121	Montreal Canadiens	Greg Moffett	US	LW			New Hampshire (ECAC)
122	New York Islanders	John Gibb	CA	D			Toronto (OHL)
123	Hartford Whalers	Dave McDonald	CA	LW			Winnipeg (WHL)
124	Winnipeg Jets	Tim Watters	CA	D	20	1995	Michigan Tech (WCHA)	741	26	151	177	42	1289							33.7
125	Quebec Nordiques	Scott McGeown	CA	D			Toronto (OHL)
126	Edmonton Oilers	Blair Barnes	CA	RW	18	1983	Windsor (OHL)	1	0	0	0	0	0							0.0

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