National Hockey League 1979 Draft History

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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