National Hockey League 1979 Draft History

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National Hockey League - 1979 Round 1 Draft History

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

1979 Round 2 Draft Results

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

1979 Round 3 Draft Results

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

1979 Round 4 Draft Results

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

1979 Round 5 Draft Results

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

1979 Round 6 Draft Results

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

National Hockey League 1979 Draft History

National Hockey League - 1979 Round 1 Draft History

1979 Round 2 Draft Results

1979 Round 3 Draft Results

1979 Round 4 Draft Results

1979 Round 5 Draft Results

1979 Round 6 Draft Results

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