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National Hockey League - 1979 Round 1 Entry Draft History


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
1 1 Colorado Rockies Rob Ramage D Birmingham Bulls WHA
1 2 St Louis Blues Perry Turnbull F Portland Winter Hawks WHL
1 3 Detroit Red Wings Mike Foligno F Sudbury Wolves OHA
1 4 Washington Capitals Mike Gartner R Cincinnati Stingers WHA
1 5 Vancouver Canucks Rick Vaive R Birmingham Bulls WHA
1 6 Minnesota North Stars Craig Hartsburg D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA
1 7 Chicago Blackhawks Keith Brown D Portland Winter Hawks WHL
1 8 Boston Bruins Raymond Bourque D Verdun Black Hawks QMJHL
1 9 Toronto Maple Leafs Laurie Boschman F Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
1 10 Minnesota North Stars Tom McCarthy F Oshawa Generals OHA
1 11 Buffalo Sabres Mike Ramsey D U. of Minnesota NCAA
1 12 Atlanta Flames Paul Reinhart D Kitchener Rangers OHA
1 13 New York Rangers Doug Sulliman F Kitchener Rangers OHA
1 14 Philadelphia Flyers Brian Propp F Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
1 15 Boston Bruins Brad McCrimmon D Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
1 16 Los Angeles Kings Jay Wells D Kingston Canadians OHA
1 17 New York Islanders Duane Sutter F Lethbridge Broncos WHL
1 18 Hartford Whalers Ray Allison F Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
1 19 Windsor Spitfires Jimmy Mann R Sherbrooke Beavers QMJHL
1 20 Quebec Remparts Michel Goulet F Birmingham Bulls WHA
1 21 Edmonton Oilers Kevin Lowe D Quebec Remparts QMJHL

1979 Round 2 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
2 22 Philadelphia Flyers Blake Wesley D Portland Winter Hawks WHL
2 23 Atlanta Flames Mike Perovich Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
2 24 Washington Capitals Errol Rausse L Seattle Breakers WHL
2 25 New York Islanders Tomas Jonsson D Sweden
2 26 Vancouver Canucks Brent Ashton F Saskatoon Blades WHL
2 27 Montreal Canadiens Gaston Gingras D Birmingham Bulls WHA
2 28 Chicago Blackhawks Tim Trimper F Peterborough Petes OHA
2 29 Los Angeles Kings Dean Hopkins R London Knights OHA
2 30 Los Angeles Kings Mark Hardy D Montreal Juniors QMJHL
2 31 Pittsburgh Penquins Paul Marshall Brantford Alexanders OHA
2 32 Buffalo Sabres Lindy Ruff F Lethbridge Broncos WHL
2 33 Atlanta Flames Pat Riggin G London Knights OHA
2 34 New York Rangers Ed Hospodar D Ottawa 67's OHA
2 35 Philadelphia Flyers Pelle Lindbergh G Sweden
2 36 Boston Bruins Doug Morrison R Lethbridge Broncos WHL
2 37 Montreal Canadiens Mats Naslund F Sweden
2 38 New York Islanders Billy Carroll C London Knights OHA
2 39 Hartford Whalers Stu Smith Peterborough Petes OHA
2 40 Windsor Spitfires Dave Christian R U. of North Dakota NCAA
2 41 Quebec Remparts Dale Hunter C Sudbury Wolves OHA

1979 Round 3 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
3 42 Minnesota North Stars Neal Broten C U. of Minnesota NCAA
3 43 Montreal Canadiens Craig Levie D Edmonton Oil Kings WHL
3 44 Montreal Canadiens Guy Carbonneau C Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL
3 45 Detroit Red Wings Jody Gage R Kitchener Rangers OHA
3 46 Detroit Red Wings Boris Fistric New Westminster Bruins WHL
3 47 Vancouver Canucks Ken Ellacott G Peterborough Petes OHA
3 48 Edmonton Oilers Mark Messier C Cincinnati Stingers WHA
3 49 Chicago Blackhawks Bill Gardner F Peterborough Petes OHA
3 50 Los Angeles Kings John Paul Kelly F New Westminster Bruins WHL
3 51 Toronto Maple Leafs Norm Aubin F Verdun Black Hawks QMJHL
3 52 Pittsburgh Penquins Bennett Wolf D Kitchener Rangers OHA
3 53 Buffalo Sabres Mark Robinson D Victoria Cougars WHL
3 54 Atlanta Flames Tim Hunter F Seattle Breakers WHL
3 55 Buffalo Sabres Jacques Cloutier G Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL
3 56 Philadelphia Flyers Lindsay Carson C Billings Bighorns WHL
3 57 Boston Bruins Keith Crowder R Peterborough Petes OHA
3 58 Montreal Canadiens Rick Wamsley G Brantford Alexanders OHA
3 59 New York Islanders Roland Melanson G Windsor Spitfires OHA
3 60 Hartford Whalers Don Nachbaur F Billings Bighorns WHL
3 61 Windsor Spitfires Bill Whelton Boston University NCAA
3 62 Quebec Remparts Lee Norwood D Oshawa Generals OHA
3 63 Minnesota North Stars Kevin Maxwell F U. of North Dakota NCAA

1979 Round 4 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
4 64 Colorado Rockies Steve Peters Oshawa Generals OHA
4 65 St Louis Blues Bob Crawford R Cornwall Royals QMJHL
4 66 Detroit Red Wings John Ogrodnick F New Westminster Bruins WHL
4 67 Washington Capitals Harvie Pocza L Billings Bighorns WHL
4 68 Vancouver Canucks Art Rutland F Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA
4 69 Edmonton Oilers Glenn Anderson F U. of Denver NCAA
4 70 Chicago Blackhawks Louis Begin Sherbrooke Beavers QMJHL
4 71 Los Angeles Kings John Gibson D Niagara Falls Flyers OHA
4 72 Toronto Maple Leafs Vincent Tremblay G Quebec Remparts QMJHL
4 73 Pittsburgh Penquins Brian Cross D Brantford Alexanders OHA
4 74 Buffalo Sabres Gilles Hamel R Laval National QMJHL
4 75 Atlanta Flames Jim Peplinski F Toronto Marlboros OHA
4 76 New York Rangers Pat Conacher L Saskatoon Blades WHL
4 77 Philadelphia Flyers Don Gillen R Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
4 78 Boston Bruins Larry Melnyk D New Westminster Bruins WHL
4 79 Montreal Canadiens Dave Orleski L New Westminster Bruins WHL
4 80 New York Islanders Tim Lockridge D Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
4 81 Hartford Whalers Ray Neufeld F Edmonton Oil Kings WHL
4 82 Windsor Spitfires Pat Daley L Montreal Juniors QMJHL
4 83 Quebec Remparts Anton Stastny F Czechoslovakia
4 84 Edmonton Oilers Max Kostovich L Portland Winter Hawks WHL

1979 Round 5 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
5 85 Colorado Rockies Gary Dillon C Toronto Marlboros OHA
5 86 St Louis Blues Mark Reeds F Peterborough Petes OHA
5 87 Detroit Red Wings Joe Paterson L London Knights OHA
5 88 Washington Capitals Tim Tookey F Portland Winter Hawks WHL
5 89 Vancouver Canucks Dirk Graham F Regina Pats WHL
5 90 Minnesota North Stars Jim Dobson F Portland Winter Hawks WHL
5 91 Chicago Blackhawks Lowell Loveday D Kingston Canadians OHA
5 92 Los Angeles Kings Jim Brown D Notre Dame NCAA
5 93 Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Nigro C London Knights OHA
5 94 Pittsburgh Penquins Nick Ricci G Niagara Falls Flyers OHA
5 95 Buffalo Sabres Alan Haworth C Sherbrooke Beavers QMJHL
5 96 Atlanta Flames Brad Kempthorne Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
5 97 New York Rangers Dan Makuch Clarkson University NCAA
5 98 Philadelphia Flyers Thomas Eriksson D Swedish Jr. Nationals
5 99 Boston Bruins Marco Baron G Montreal Juniors QMJHL
5 100 Montreal Canadiens Yvan Joly R Ottawa 67's OHA
5 101 New York Islanders Glen Duncan Toronto Marlboros OHA
5 102 Hartford Whalers Mark Renaud D Niagara Falls Flyers OHA
5 103 Windsor Spitfires Thomas Steen F Sweden
5 104 Quebec Remparts Pierre Lacroix L Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL
5 105 Edmonton Oilers Mike Toal Portland Winter Hawks WHL

1979 Round 6 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
6 106 Colorado Rockies Bob Attwell R Peterborough Petes OHA
6 107 St Louis Blues Gilles Leduc Verdun Black Hawks QMJHL
6 108 Detroit Red Wings Carmine Cirella L Peterborough Petes OHA
6 109 Washington Capitals Greg Theberge D Peterborough Petes OHA
6 110 Vancouver Canucks Shane Swan Sudbury Wolves OHA
6 111 Minnesota North Stars Brian Gualazzi Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA
6 112 Chicago Blackhawks Doug Crossman D Ottawa 67's OHA
6 113 Los Angeles Kings Jay McFarlane U. of Wisconsin NCAA
6 114 Toronto Maple Leafs Bill McCreary L Colgate University NCAA
6 115 Pittsburgh Penquins Marc Chorney D U. of North Dakota NCAA
6 116 Buffalo Sabres Rick Knickle G Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
6 117 Atlanta Flames Glenn Johnson U. of Denver NCAA
6 118 New York Rangers Stan Adams Niagara Falls Flyers OHA
6 119 Philadelphia Flyers Gord Williams F Lethbridge Broncos WHL
6 120 Boston Bruins Mike Krushelnyski C Montreal Juniors QMJHL
6 121 Montreal Canadiens Greg Moffett G U. of New Hampshire NCAA
6 122 New York Islanders John Gibb Bowling Green State University NCAA
6 123 Hartford Whalers Dave McDonald Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
6 124 Windsor Spitfires Tim Watters D Michigan Tech NCAA
6 125 Quebec Remparts Scott McGeown Toronto Marlboros OHA
6 126 Edmonton Oilers Blair Barnes R Windsor Spitfires OHA