1979 NHL Entry Draft

The 1979 NHL

National Hockey League

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 Entry Draft

NHL Entry Draft

The NHL Entry Draft is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements...

took place on August 9, 1979, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel

Queen Elizabeth Hotel

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 in Montreal, Quebec

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. The National Hockey League

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 (NHL) teams selected 126 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1978–79 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected. The draft was the first to be conducted after the NHL-WHA merger. As part of the terms of the merger, the four former WHA teams had joined the NHL on the condition that they be placed at the bottom of the draft order, as opposed to the top of the order like is usually the case for expansion team

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In addition, the minimum draft age was lowered from 19 to 18. The NHL had been considering lowering the draft age for some time (the WHA did not have a minimum age), and likely timed the decision to lower the draft age to coincide with the merger. The lowering of the draft age caused two years' worth of draft picks to go in the same draft, resulting in what is generally considered one of the best draft classes in NHL Entry Draft history, which included future hall-of-famers

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 Mike Gartner

Mike Gartner

Michael Alfred Gartner is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes...

, Ray Bourque

Ray Bourque

Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He currently holds records for most goals, assists and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League . Bourque has become near-synonymous with the Boston Bruins franchise, for which he played 21 seasons and...

 and Michel Goulet

Michel Goulet

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 in the first round alone. Hall-of-famers Mark Messier

Mark Messier

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 and Glenn Anderson

Glenn Anderson

Glenn Christopher Anderson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues...

 would be drafted in later rounds. 12 of the 21 players selected in the first round would play in at least one All-Star game, 19 of the 21 would play at least 450 career NHL games, and all 21 had NHL careers of at least 235 games.

Furthermore, the draft did not include superstar Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...

, who would normally have been eligible this year due to the lowering of the draft age. Gretzky had played for the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA's final season - as part of the merger agreement, the Oilers were allowed to keep Gretzky in exchange for being placed at the bottom of the draft order in the Entry Draft.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Pick #	|Player	|Position	|Nationality	|NHL team	|College/junior/club team
1	Rob Ramage Rob Ramage George Robert Ramage is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers...	Defence Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...		Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies (NHL) The Colorado Rockies were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League that played in Denver, Colorado, from 1976 to 1982. They were a relocation of the Kansas City Scouts, a 1974 expansion team. The franchise moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1982 and was...	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...  (WHA World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926... )
2	Perry Turnbull Perry Turnbull Perry Turnbull is a retired former National Hockey League player who played 608 career games for the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets.Turnbull's son is Travis Turnbull, also a professional ice hockey player....	Left Wing Winger (ice hockey) Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...		St. Louis Blues	Portland Winter Hawks Portland Winter Hawks The Portland Winterhawks are a major junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League. They play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum, though typically a few games each season are also played in the...  (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
3	Mike Foligno Mike Foligno Michael Anthony Foligno is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for fifteen seasons from 1979–80 until 1993–94...	Right Wing Winger (ice hockey) Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...		Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...  (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
4	Mike Gartner Mike Gartner Michael Alfred Gartner is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes...	Right Wing		Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...  (WHA)
5	Rick Vaive Rick Vaive Richard Claude Vaive is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1992, and is best remembered as the first 50 goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs franchise history.-Bio:...	Right Wing		Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...	Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
6	Craig Hartsburg Craig Hartsburg Craig William Hartsburg is a retired Canadian professional hockey player and associate coach in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He also coached in the Ontario Hockey League. He has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and...	Defence		Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...	Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
7	Keith Brown Keith Brown (hockey player) Keith Jeffrey Brown is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979–80 until 1994–95. His first fourteen seasons were played with the Chicago Black Hawks....	Defence		Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8	Raymond Bourque	Defence		Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (from Los Angeles)	Verdun Éperviers (QMJHL)
9	Laurie Boschman Laurie Boschman Laurie Joseph Boschman is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for 14 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators, a team in which he was captain of in his final NHL season.He currently lives in...	Centre Centre (ice hockey) The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...		Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	Brandon Wheat Kings Brandon Wheat Kings The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the...  (WHL)
10	Tom McCarthy Tom McCarthy (ice hockey b. 1960) Tom McCarthy is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 460 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins.-Playing career:...	Left Wing		Minnesota North Stars (from Pittsburgh via Washington)	Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...  (OHL)
11	Mike Ramsey	Defence		Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	Minnesota (WCHA)
12	Paul Reinhart Paul Reinhart Paul Gerard Reinhart is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL.Reinhart was drafted 12th overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft...	Defence		Atlanta Flames Atlanta Flames The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...	Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...  (OHL)
13	Doug Sulliman Doug Sulliman Simon Douglas Sulliman is a retired professional ice hockey right winger, and is currently an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League...	Lefttwing		New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
14	Brian Propp Brian Propp Brian Phillip Propp is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the NHL from 1979 until 1994...	Left Wing		Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
15	Brad McCrimmon Brad McCrimmon Byron Brad McCrimmon from Plenty, Saskatchewan, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. McCrimmon played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1997. From 1997 to his death, he was a coach, ultimately with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League...	Defence		Boston Bruins	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
16	Jay Wells Jay Wells Gordon Jay Wells is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was nicknamed "The Hammer" for his tough, physical play.-Playing career:...	Defence		Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...  (from Montreal)	Kingston Canadians Kingston Canadians The Kingston Canadians were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1973 to 1988. The team played home games at the Kingston Memorial Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.-History:...  (OHL)
17	Duane Sutter Duane Sutter Duane Calvin Sutter is a Canadian former forward player and former head coach in the National Hockey League. He is one of the famed six Sutter brothers to play in the NHL. As of August 22, 2011, he is a pro scout for the Edmonton Oilers....	Right Wing		New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	Lethbridge Broncos Lethbridge Broncos The Lethbridge Broncos were a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League from 1974 until 1986. They played at the Lethbridge Sportsplex.-Season-by-season record:...  (WHL)
18	Ray Allison Ray Allison Raymond Peter Allison is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:...	Right Wing		Hartford Whalers Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
19	Jimmy Mann	Right Wing		Winnipeg Jets	Sherbrooke Castors Sherbrooke Castors The Sherbrooke Castors or Sherbrooke Beavers was the name of two different junior ice hockey teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Both franchises played at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, Quebec.-Original Castors:...  (QMJHL)
20	Michel Goulet Michel Goulet This page is about the ice hockey player. For the sculptor, please see Michel Goulet .Michel Goulet is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association and the Quebec Nordiques and Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League...	Left Wing		Quebec Nordiques Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...	Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
21	Kevin Lowe Kevin Lowe Kevin Hugh Lowe is a retired defenceman and coach in the National Hockey League and the current President of Hockey Operations for the Edmonton Oilers. As a defenceman, he played for the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers....	Defence		Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	Quebec Remparts Québec Remparts There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...  (QMJHL)
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Round two

Pick #	|Player	|Position	|Nationality	|NHL team	|College/junior/club team
22	Blake Wesley Blake Wesley Trevor "Blake" Wesley is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played parts of seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs. His younger brother Glen also played in the NHL.-External links:...	Defence		Philadelphia Flyers (from Colorado)	Portland (WHL)
23	Mike Perovich	Defence		Atlanta Flames (from St. Louis)	Brandon (WHL)
24	Errol Rausse Errol Rausse Errol Attilio Rausse is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.Drafted in 1979 by the Washington Capitals, Rausse played parts of three seasons with the Capitals, spending most of his time in the minor leagues with the Hershey Bears...	Left Wing		Washington Capitals (from Detroit)	Seattle (WHL)
25	Tomas Jonsson Tomas Jonsson Tomas Jonsson, is a former ice hockey player from Sweden. He is the current head coach of EfB Ishockey in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen and assistant coach for the Danish national ice hockey team...	Defence		New York Islanders (from Washington)	Modo (Sweden)
26	Brent Ashton Brent Ashton Brent Kenneth Ashton is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1993...	Left Wing		Vancouver Canucks	Saskatoon (WHL)
27	Gaston Gingras Gaston Gingras Gaston Reginald Gingras is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League....	Defence		Montreal Canadiens (from Minnesota)	Birmingham (WHA)
28	Tim Trimper Tim Trimper Timothy Edward Trimper is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 190 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, Winnipeg Jets, and Chicago Black Hawks.-External links:...	Left Wing		Chicago Blackhawks	Peterborough (OMJHL)
29	Dean Hopkins Dean Hopkins Dean Hopkins is a retired professional ice hockey forward.-Playing career:Dean Hopkins started off his junior career with the 1974–75 Owen Sound Greys of the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League. Afterwards played with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights from 1975 until 1979...	Right Wing		Los Angeles Kings	London (OMJHL)
30	Mark Hardy	Defence		Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto)	Montreal (QMJHL)
31	Paul Marshall Paul Marshall (ice hockey) Paul Marshall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger.Marshall was drafted 31st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and spent two seasons with the team...	Left Wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	Brantford (OMJHL)
32	Lindy Ruff Lindy Ruff Lindy Cameron Ruff is the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Ruff played in the NHL for the Sabres and New York Rangers as a left winger/defenceman. Currently, he is the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL.-Playing career:Ruff was chosen in the second round, 32nd...	Defence		Buffalo Sabres	Lethbridge (WHL)
33	Pat Riggin Pat Riggin Patrick Michael Riggin is a retired former National Hockey League goaltender who played for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association...	Goaltender Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...		Atlanta Flames	Birmingham (WHA)
34	Ed Hospodar Ed Hospodar Edward David “Boxcar” Hospodar is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars and Buffalo Sabres. However, he did not see a great deal of ice...	Defence		New York Rangers	Ottawa (OMJHL)
35	Pelle Lindbergh Pelle Lindbergh Per-Eric Göran "Pelle" Lindbergh was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:...	Goaltender		Philadelphia Flyers	AIK (Sweden)
36	Doug Morrison Doug Morrison Doug Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Boston Bruins. Scored seven goals and three assists.- References :...	Right Wing		Boston Bruins	Lethbridge (WHL)
37	Mats Naslund Mats Näslund Mats Näslund , nicknamed "Le Petit Viking", is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. He played as a left wing.-NHL career:...	Left Wing		Montreal Canadiens	Brynäs (Sweden)
38	Billy Carroll Billy Carroll William Allan Carroll is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Centre. He holds the distinction as the only player in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with both the Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders....	Centre		New York Islanders	London (OMJHL)
39	Stu Smith Stu Smith Stu Smith is a former professional American football player who played running back for two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers....	Defence		Hartford Whalers	Peterborough (OMJHL)
40	Dave Christian Dave Christian David William Christian is a retired American professional ice hockey forward, who comes from a family of hockey players. His father Bill and uncle Roger were members of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that won the gold medal. Another uncle, Gordon, was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Hockey...	Centre		Winnipeg Jets	North Dakota (WCHA)
41	Dale Hunter Dale Hunter Dale Robert Hunter is a former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.-NHL career:...	Centre		Quebec Nordiques	Sudbury (OMJHL)
42	Neal Broten Neal Broten Neal LaMoy Broten is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played on the gold medal-winning "Miracle on Ice" hockey team in 1980, and in 1,099 NHL regular season games from 1981 – 1997 with the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings...	Centre		Minnesota North Stars (from Edmonton)	Minnesota (WCHA)
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Round three

Pick #	|Player	|Position	|Nationality	|NHL team	|College/junior/club team
43	Craig Levie Craig Levie Craig Dean Levie is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 183 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota North Stars, Winnipeg Jets, and Vancouver Canucks....	Defence		Montreal Canadiens (from Colorado)	Edmonton (WHL)
44	Guy Carbonneau Guy Carbonneau Guy Carbonneau is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He is also the president of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League 's Chicoutimi Saguenéens. He has two daughters Anne-Marie and Kristina, with wife Line Carbonneau. Anne-Marie married his former...	Centre		Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
45	Jody Gage Jody Gage Joseph William "Jody" Gage is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the third round, 45th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft....	Right Wing		Detroit Red Wings	Kitchener (OMJHL)
46	Boris Fistric	Defence		Detroit Red Wings (from Washington)	New Westminster (WHL)
47	Ken Ellacott Ken Ellacott Kenneth George Ellacott was a National Hockey League goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks in 1982–83.-External links:...	Goaltender		Vancouver Canucks	Peterborough (OMJHL)
48	Mark Messier Mark Messier Mark Douglas Messier is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League and current special assistant to the president and general manager of the New York Rangers. He spent a quarter of a century in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver...	Left Wing		Edmonton Oilers (from Minnesota)	Cincinnati (WHA)
49	Bill Gardner Bill Gardner (hockey player) William Scott Gardner is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Gardner started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1981. He would spend his entire career with the Blackhawks except for 26 games he played for the Hartford Whalers...	Centre		Chicago Blackhawks	Peterborough (OMJHL)
50	John-Paul Kelly John-Paul Kelly John-Paul Kelly is a retired ice hockey player. He played 400 games for the Los Angeles Kings.-External links:...	Left Wing		Los Angeles Kings	New Westminster (WHL)
51	Norm Aubin Norm Aubin Normand Aubin is a former professional ice hockey centre who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1981 to 1983....	Centre		Toronto Maple Leafs	Verdun (QMJHL)
52	Bennett Wolf Bennett Wolf Bennett Martin Wolf is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 30 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins.-External links:...	Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins	Kitchener (OMJHL)
53	Mark Robinson	Defence		Buffalo Sabres	Victoria (WHL)
54	Tim Hunter	Defence		Atlanta Flames	Seattle (WHL)
55	Jacques Cloutier Jacques Cloutier Jacques Cloutier is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender, and former assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche....	Goaltender		Buffalo Sabres (from New York Rangers)	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
56	Lindsay Carson Lindsay Carson Lindsay Warren Carson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers.-Playing career:...	Left Wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Billings (WHL)
57	Keith Crowder Keith Crowder Keith Scott Crowder is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1980–81 until 1989–90.-Playing career:...	Right Wing		Boston Bruins	Peterborough (OMJHL)
58	Rick Wamsley Rick Wamsley Richard James Wamsley is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs...	Goaltender		Montreal Canadiens	Brantford (OMJHL)
59	Rollie Melanson	Goaltender		New York Islanders	Windsor (OMJHL)
60	Don Nachbaur Don Nachbaur Donald Kenneth Nachbaur is a retired professional ice hockey player...	Centre		Hartford Whalers	Billings (WHL)
61	Bill Whelton Bill Whelton William Whelton is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets.- External links :...	Defence		Winnipeg Jets	Boston University (ECAC)
62	Lee Norwood Lee Norwood Lee Charles Norwood is a retired American ice hockey player. Although Norwood was born in California, he grew up in Trenton, Michigan....	Defence		Quebec Nordiques	Oshawa (OMJHL)
63	Kevin Maxwell Kevin Maxwell (ice hockey) Kevin Preston Maxwell is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils. After playing, Maxwell scouted for the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Philadelphia...	Centre		Minnesota North Stars (from Edmonton)	North Dakota (WCHA)
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Round four

Pick #	|Player	|Position	|Nationality	|NHL team	|College/junior/club team
64	Steve Peters Steve Peters (ice hockey) Steve Alan Peters is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. He currently works in Peterborough for Allstate Insurance on Lansdowne St. E.-External links:...	Centre		Colorado Rockies	Oshawa (OMJHL)
65	Bob Crawford Bob Crawford Robert Remi Crawford is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.-Playing career:Drafted by the St...	Right Wing		St. Louis Blues	Cornwall (QMJHL)
66	John Ogrodnick John Ogrodnick John Alexander Ogrodnick is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979–80 through 1992–93, with the Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques, and New York Rangers....	Right Wing		Detroit Red Wings	New Westminster (WHL)
67	Harvie Pocza Harvie Pocza Harvie Dwight Pocza is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who briefly played in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals. Pocza was drafted by the Capitals in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft....	Left Wing		Washington Capitals	Billings (WHL)
68	Arthur Rutland	Centre		Vancouver Canucks	Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
69	Glenn Anderson Glenn Anderson Glenn Christopher Anderson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues...	Right Wing		Edmonton Oilers (from Minnesota)	Denver (WCHA)
70	Louis Begin	Left Wing		Chicago Blackhawks	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
71	John Gibson John Gibson (ice hockey b. 1959) John William Gibson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 48 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Winnipeg Jets.-External links:...	Defence		Los Angeles Kings	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
72	Vincent Tremblay Vincent Tremblay Vincent Tremblay is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 58 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs.- References :...	Goaltender		Toronto Maple Leafs	Quebec (QMJHL)
73	Brian Cross	Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins	Brantford (OMJHL)
74	Gilles Hamel Gilles Hamel Gilles Julien Hamel is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the fourth round, 74th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft....	Left Wing		Buffalo Sabres	Laval (QMJHL)
75	Jim Peplinski Jim Peplinski James Desmond Peplinski is a retired Canadian National Hockey League player.He played junior hockey for the Toronto Marlboroughs of the OHL and was drafted in 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames. Peplinski was one of five active NHL players who played on Canada's 1988 Olympic ice hockey...	Right Wing		Atlanta Flames	Toronto (OMJHL)
76	Pat Conacher Pat Conacher Patrick John Conacher is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Conacher started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1980. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, and New York Islanders. He left the NHL after the...	Centre		New York Rangers	Saskatoon (WHL)
77	Don Gillen Don Gillen Donald Gillen is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in 35 National Hockey League games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers.-External links:...	Right Wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Brandon (WHL)
78	Larry Melnyk Larry Melnyk Larry Joseph Melnyk is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Melnyk started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1980. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks...	Defence		Boston Bruins	New Westminster (WHL)
79	Dave Orleski Dave Orleski David Eugene Orleski is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 2 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.-External links:...	Left Wing		Montreal Canadiens	New Westminster (WHL)
80	Tim Lockridge	Defence		New York Islanders	Brandon (WHL)
81	Ray Neufeld Ray Neufeld Raymond Matthew Neufeld is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He is currently a radio commentator with TSN 1290 on Winnipeg Jets hockey broadcasts, and assistant coach and the assistant general manager of the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.-Playing...	Right Wing		Hartford Whalers	Edmonton (WHL)
82	Pat Daley Pat Daley Pat Daley is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 12 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Winnipeg Jets.- References :...	Left Wing		Winnipeg Jets	Montreal (QMJHL)
83	Anton Stastny Anton Stastny Anton Šťastný is a former Slovak professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons with the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League from 1980 until 1989. He was the first player born and trained in Slovakia to be drafted by an NHL team...	Left Wing		Quebec Nordiques	Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
84	Maxwell Kostovich	Left Wing		Edmonton Oilers	Portland (WHL)
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Round five

Pick #	|Player	|Position	|Nationality	|NHL team	|College/junior/club team
85	Gary Dillon Gary Dillon Gary Kevin Dillon is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Rockies. His brother, Wayne Dillon, also played in the NHL.-References:...	Centre		Colorado Rockies	Toronto (OMJHL)
86	Mark Reeds Mark Reeds Mark Reeds is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL, and is currently an assistant coach of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL.-Playing career:...	Right Wing		St. Louis Blues	Peterborough (OMJHL)
87	Joe Paterson Joe Paterson Joseph Andrew Paterson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers. He is currently the head coach of the Adirondack Phantoms of the American...	Left Wing		Detroit Red Wings	London (OMJHL)
88	Tim Tookey Tim Tookey Timothy Raymond Tookey is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Quebec Nordiques, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings....	Centre		Washington Capitals	Portland (WHL)
89	Dirk Graham Dirk Graham Dirk Milton Graham is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League. He was honored in 1991 as the Frank J. Selke Trophy winner for outstanding defensive play by a forward...	Right Wing		Vancouver Canucks	Regina (WHL)
90	Jim Dobson Jim Dobson (ice hockey) Jim Dobson is a retired NHL forward. He played in 12 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars, Colorado Rockies, and Quebec Nordiques.-External links:...	Right Wing		Minnesota North Stars	Portland (WHL)
91	Lowell Loveday	Defence		Chicago Blackhawks	Kingston (OMJHL)
92	Jim Brown Jim Brown (ice hockey) Jim Brown is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played in three games with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League in the 1982–83 NHL season....	Defence		Los Angeles Kings	Notre Dame (WCHA)
93	Frank Nigro Frank Nigro Frank Nigro is a professional ice hockey player who played 68 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the latter stages of his playing career, he joined Merano and later HC Varese of Italy's Serie A hockey league.- References :...	Centre		Toronto Maple Leafs	London (OMJHL)
94	Nick Ricci Nick Ricci Nicholas Joseph Ricci was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League , playing most of his career in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League.-Playing career:Ricci played junior hockey for the...	Goaltender		Pittsburgh Penguins	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
95	Alan Haworth Alan Haworth Alan Joseph Gordon Haworth is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.Selected in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, Haworth was traded to the Washington Capitals in 1982. After five seasons in Washington, he was dealt to the Quebec Nordiques in 1987 in the trade that brought Dale...	Centre		Buffalo Sabres	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
96	Brad Kempthorne	Centre		Atlanta Flames	Brandon (WHL)
97	Dan Makuch	Right Wing		New York Rangers	Clarkson (ECAC)
98	Thomas Eriksson	Defence		Philadelphia Flyers	Djurgardens IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...  (Sweden)
99	Marco Baron Marco Baron Marco Joseph Baron is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Edmonton Oilers. He left the NHL to play in Switzerland for HC Ambri-Piotta. He relocated to Switzerland after his retirement.-External links:...	Goaltender		Boston Bruins	Montreal (QMJHL)
100	Yvan Joly Yvan Joly Yvan Joseph Rene Joly is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 2 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.-External links:...	Right Wing		Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa (OMJHL)
101	Glenn Duncan	Left Wing		New York Islanders	Toronto (OMJHL)
102	Mark Renaud Mark Renaud Mark Joseph Renaud is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the fifth round, 102nd overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the National Hockey League with Hartford and the Buffalo Sabres.In his NHL career, Renaud appeared in 152 games...	Defence		Hartford Whalers	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
103	Thomas Steen Thomas Steen Thomas Steen is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and coach. Steen is the current city councillor for the Winnipeg ward of Elmwood-East Kildonan. Steen played professional ice hockey in the Elitserien, National Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Hockey career:Steen was born...	Centre		Winnipeg Jets	Leksand (Sweden)
104	Pierre Lacroix	Defence		Quebec Nordiques	Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL)
105	Mike Toal Mike Toal Michael James Toal is a former professional ice hockey centre. Selected in the fifth round in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, he played three games for the Oilers in the 1979–80 season...	Centre		Edmonton Oilers	Portland (WHL)
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Round Six

Pick #	|Player	|Position	|Nationality	|NHL team	|College/junior/club team
106	Bob Attwell Bob Attwell Robert Allan Attwell is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Rockies between 1979 and 1981. His father, Ron Attwell, and two of his uncles also played in the NHL.- References :...	Right Wing		Colorado Rockies	Peterborough (OMJHL)
107	Gilles Leduc	Left Wing		St. Louis Blues	Verdun (QMJHL)
108	Carmine Cirella	Left Wing		Detroit Red Wings	Peterborough (OMJHL)
109	Greg Theberge Greg Theberge Greg Ray Theberge is a retired Canadian ice hockey player, and is the grandson of former NHL player and Hall of Famer Dit Clapper....	Defence		Washington Capitals	Peterborough (OMJHL)
110	Shane Swan	Defence		Vancouver Canucks	Sudbury (OMJHL)
111	Brian Gualazzi	Right Wing		Minnesota North Stars	Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
112	Doug Crossman Doug Crossman Doug A. Crossman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...	Defence		Chicago Blackhawks	Ottawa (OMJHL)
113	Jay MacFarlane	Defence		Los Angeles Kings	Wisconsin (WCHA)
114	Bill McCreary Bill McCreary Jr. William Edward "Bill" McCreary, Jr. is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He is the son of former NHLer Bill McCreary Sr., nephew of former NHLers Keith McCreary and Ron Attwell, and cousin of former NHLer Bob Attwell and NHL referee Bill McCreary...	Right Wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Colgate (ECAC)
115	Marc Chorney Marc Chorney Marcus P. Chorney is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.-Playing career:...	Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins	North Dakota (WCHA)
116	Rick Knickle Rick Knickle Rick Knickle is a former ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the sixth round, 116th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft...	Goaltender		Buffalo Sabres	Brandon (WHL)
117	Glenn Johnson Glenn Johnson Glenn Johnson is an Australian association footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Sydney and played for Sydney Olympic in-between two spells at Blacktown City Demons. Following his second spell at Blacktown he was transferred to of the Football League, and played five league games for...	Centre		Atlanta Flames	Denver (WCHA)
118	Stan Adams	Centre		New York Rangers	Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
119	Gord Williams Gord Williams Gordon James Williams is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played 2 NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers. He is the younger brother of Fred Williams.-External links:...	Right Wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Lethbridge (WHL)
120	Mike Krushelnyski Mike Krushelnyski Mike Krushelnyski is a retired Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey centre in the NHL, and former head coach of Vityaz Chekhov in the KHL.-Playing career:...	Centre		Boston Bruins	Montreal (QMJHL)
121	Greg Moffett	Goaltender		Montreal Canadiens	New Hampshire (ECAC)
122	John Gibb	Defence		New York Islanders	Bowling Green (CCHA)
123	Dave McDonald	Left Wing		Hartford Whalers	Brandon (WHL)
124	Tim Watters Tim Watters Timothy John Watters is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Tim Watters was a rarity in the National Hockey League , a physical defenceman who stood under 6 feet tall and under 200 pounds...	Defence		Winnipeg Jets	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
125	Scott McGeown	Defence		Quebec Nordiques	Toronto (OMJHL)
126	Blair Barnes Blair Barnes Blair James Barnes was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1982–83 NHL season.-Career and Passing:...	Right Wing		Edmonton Oilers	Windsor (OMJHL)
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External links

• HockeyDraftCentral.com
• hockeydb.com 1979 NHL Entry Draft