1979 NHL Draft
Round | Num. 🔼 | Drafted By | Player | Pos | Drafted From | GP | G | A | P | PIM | Last Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | CLR | Rob Ramage | D | Birmingham Bulls [WHA] | 776 | 94 | 329 | 423 | 1628 | 1993-1994 |
| 1 | 2 | STL | Perry Turnbull | C | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | 436 | 145 | 106 | 251 | 888 | 1987-1988 |
| 1 | 3 | DET | Mike Foligno | RW | Sudbury Wolves [OHA] | 1018 | 355 | 372 | 727 | 2047 | 1993-1994 |
| 1 | 4 | WSH | Mike Gartner | RW | Cincinnati Stingers [WHA] | 1210 | 623 | 538 | 1161 | 1063 | 1995-1996 |
| 1 | 5 | VAN | Rick Vaive | RW | Birmingham Bulls [WHA] | 876 | 441 | 347 | 788 | 1445 | 1991-1992 |
| 1 | 6 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHA] | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | CHI | Keith Brown | D | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | 876 | 68 | 274 | 342 | 916 | 1994-1995 |
| 1 | 8 | BOS | Ray Bourque | D | Verdun Black Hawks [QMJHL] | 1612 | 410 | 1169 | 1579 | 1141 | 2000-2001 |
| 1 | 9 | TOR | Laurie Boschman | C | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | 483 | 77 | 121 | 198 | 925 | 1992-1993 |
| 1 | 10 | MNS | Tom McCarthy | LW | Oshawa Generals [OHA] | 75 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 37 | 1987-1988 |
| 1 | 11 | BUF | Mike Ramsey | D | U. of Minnesota [NCAA] | 1070 | 79 | 266 | 345 | 1012 | 1996-1997 |
| 1 | 12 | AFM | Paul Reinhart | D | Kitchener Rangers [OHA] | 569 | 124 | 388 | 512 | 246 | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 13 | NYR | Doug Sulliman | LW | Kitchener Rangers [OHA] | 410 | 103 | 96 | 199 | 102 | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 14 | PHI | Brian Propp | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | 804 | 372 | 489 | 861 | 674 | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 15 | BOS | Brad McCrimmon | D | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | 1029 | 76 | 305 | 381 | 1222 | 1992-1993 |
| 1 | 16 | LAK | Jay Wells | D | Kingston Canadians [OHA] | 1098 | 47 | 216 | 263 | 2359 | 1996-1997 |
| 1 | 17 | NYI | Duane Sutter | RW | Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] | 731 | 139 | 203 | 342 | 1333 | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 18 | HFD | Ray Allison | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | 168 | 47 | 81 | 128 | 210 | 1986-1987 |
| 1 | 19 | WIN | Jimmy Mann | RW | Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1987-1988 |
| 1 | 20 | QUE | Michel Goulet | LW | Birmingham Bulls [WHA] | 276 | 92 | 115 | 207 | 212 | 1993-1994 |
| 1 | 21 | EDM | Kevin Lowe | D | Quebec Remparts [QMJHL] | 1254 | 84 | 347 | 431 | 1498 | 1997-1998 |
| 2 | 22 | PHI | Blake Wesley | D | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | 79 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 130 | 1985-1986 |
| 2 | 23 | AFM | Michael Perovich | D | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | ||||||
| 2 | 24 | WSH | Errol Rausse | LW | Seattle Breakers [WHL] | 31 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1981-1982 |
| 2 | 25 | NYI | Tomas Jonsson | D | [Sweden] | 552 | 85 | 259 | 344 | 482 | 1988-1989 |
| 2 | 26 | VAN | Brent Ashton | LW | Saskatoon Blades [WHL] | 427 | 105 | 122 | 227 | 286 | 1992-1993 |
| 2 | 27 | MTL | Gaston Gingras | D | Birmingham Bulls [WHA] | 476 | 61 | 174 | 235 | 161 | 1988-1989 |
| 2 | 28 | CHI | Tim Trimper | LW | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | 30 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1979-1980 |
| 2 | 29 | LAK | Dean Hopkins | RW | London Knights [OHA] | 218 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 302 | 1985-1986 |
| 2 | 30 | LAK | Mark Hardy | D | Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] | 900 | 60 | 302 | 362 | 1267 | 1993-1994 |
| 2 | 31 | PIT | Paul Marshall | LW | Brantford Alexanders [OHA] | 82 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 1981-1982 |
| 2 | 32 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | LW | Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] | 691 | 105 | 195 | 300 | 1266 | 1990-1991 |
| 2 | 33 | AFM | Pat Riggin | G | London Knights [OHA] | 325 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 1987-1988 |
| 2 | 34 | NYR | Ed Hospodar | D | Ottawa 67's [OHA] | 276 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 861 | 1987-1988 |
| 2 | 35 | PHI | Pelle Lindbergh | G | [Sweden] | 157 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1985-1986 |
| 2 | 36 | BOS | Douglas Morrison | RW | Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1984-1985 |
| 2 | 37 | MTL | Mats Naslund | LW | [Sweden] | 651 | 251 | 383 | 634 | 111 | 1994-1995 |
| 2 | 38 | NYI | Billy Carroll | C | London Knights [OHA] | 322 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 113 | 1986-1987 |
| 2 | 39 | HFD | Stuart Smith | D | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | ||||||
| 2 | 40 | WIN | Dave Christian | RW | U. of North Dakota [NCAA] | 779 | 261 | 303 | 564 | 209 | 1993-1994 |
| 2 | 41 | QUE | Dale Hunter | C | Sudbury Wolves [OHA] | 884 | 183 | 379 | 562 | 2020 | 1998-1999 |
| 3 | 42 | MNS | Neal Broten | C | U. of Minnesota [NCAA] | 223 | 40 | 87 | 127 | 112 | 1996-1997 |
| 3 | 43 | MTL | Craig Levie | D | Edmonton Oil Kings [WHL] | 70 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 46 | 1986-1987 |
| 3 | 44 | MTL | Guy Carbonneau | C | Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] | 1318 | 260 | 403 | 663 | 820 | 1999-2000 |
| 3 | 45 | DET | Jody Gage | RW | Kitchener Rangers [OHA] | 68 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 1991-1992 |
| 3 | 46 | DET | Boris Fistric | D | New Westminster Bruins [WHL] | ||||||
| 3 | 47 | VAN | Ken Ellacott | G | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1982-1983 |
| 3 | 48 | EDM | Mark Messier | C | Cincinnati Stingers [WHA] | 1756 | 694 | 1193 | 1887 | 1912 | 2003-2004 |
| 3 | 49 | CHI | Bill Gardner | C | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | 354 | 72 | 106 | 178 | 64 | 1988-1989 |
| 3 | 50 | LAK | John Paul Kelly | LW | New Westminster Bruins [WHL] | 400 | 54 | 70 | 124 | 366 | 1985-1986 |
| 3 | 51 | TOR | Norm Aubin | C | Verdun Black Hawks [QMJHL] | 69 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 1982-1983 |
| 3 | 52 | PIT | Bennett Wolf | D | Kitchener Rangers [OHA] | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 1982-1983 |
| 3 | 53 | BUF | Mark Robinson | D | Victoria Cougars [WHL] | ||||||
| 3 | 54 | AFM | Tim Hunter | RW | Seattle Breakers [WHL] | 767 | 57 | 73 | 130 | 3052 | 1996-1997 |
| 3 | 55 | BUF | Jacques Cloutier | G | Trois Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL] | 197 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 1990-1991 |
| 3 | 56 | PHI | Lindsay Carson | C | Billings Bighorns [WHL] | 346 | 61 | 76 | 137 | 495 | 1987-1988 |
| 3 | 57 | BOS | Keith Crowder | RW | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | 662 | 223 | 271 | 494 | 1354 | 1989-1990 |
| 3 | 58 | MTL | Rick Wamsley | G | Brantford Alexanders [OHA] | 407 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 1992-1993 |
| 3 | 59 | NYI | Roland Melanson | G | Windsor Spitfires [OHA] | 265 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 1991-1992 |
| 3 | 60 | HFD | Don Nachbaur | C | Billings Bighorns [WHL] | 69 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 209 | 1989-1990 |
| 3 | 61 | WIN | William Whelton | D | Boston University [NCAA] | ||||||
| 3 | 62 | QUE | Lee Norwood | D | Oshawa Generals [OHA] | 484 | 57 | 152 | 209 | 1072 | 1993-1994 |
| 3 | 63 | MNS | Kevin Maxwell | C | U. of North Dakota [NCAA] | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1983-1984 |
| 4 | 64 | CLR | Steve Peters | C | Oshawa Generals [OHA] | ||||||
| 4 | 65 | STL | Bob Crawford | RW | Cornwall Royals [QMJHL] | 64 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 1986-1987 |
| 4 | 66 | DET | John Ogrodnick | LW | New Westminster Bruins [WHL] | 896 | 391 | 409 | 800 | 256 | 1992-1993 |
| 4 | 67 | WSH | Harvie Pocza | LW | Billings Bighorns [WHL] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1981-1982 |
| 4 | 68 | VAN | Arthur Rutland | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHA] | ||||||
| 4 | 69 | EDM | Glenn Anderson | RW | U. of Denver [NCAA] | 1129 | 498 | 601 | 1099 | 1120 | 1995-1996 |
| 4 | 70 | CHI | Louis Begin | LW | Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL] | ||||||
| 4 | 71 | LAK | John Gibson | C | Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA] | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 1981-1982 |
| 4 | 72 | TOR | Vincent Tremblay | G | Quebec Remparts [QMJHL] | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1983-1984 |
| 4 | 73 | PIT | Brian Cross | D | Brantford Alexanders [OHA] | ||||||
| 4 | 74 | BUF | Gilles Hamel | LW | Laval National [QMJHL] | 376 | 92 | 115 | 207 | 217 | 1988-1989 |
| 4 | 75 | AFM | Jim Peplinski | LW | Toronto Marlboros [OHA] | 711 | 161 | 263 | 424 | 1467 | 1994-1995 |
| 4 | 76 | NYR | Pat Conacher | LW | Saskatoon Blades [WHL] | 521 | 63 | 76 | 139 | 235 | 1995-1996 |
| 4 | 77 | PHI | Don Gillen | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1979-1980 |
| 4 | 78 | BOS | Larry Melnyk | D | New Westminster Bruins [WHL] | 432 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 686 | 1989-1990 |
| 4 | 79 | MTL | David Orleski | D | New Westminster Bruins [WHL] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1981-1982 |
| 4 | 80 | NYI | Tim Lockridge | D | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | ||||||
| 4 | 81 | HFD | Ray Neufeld | RW | Edmonton Oil Kings [WHL] | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 1989-1990 |
| 4 | 82 | WIN | Pat Daley | LW | Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] | ||||||
| 4 | 83 | QUE | Anton Stastny | LW | [Czechoslovakia] | ||||||
| 4 | 84 | EDM | Maxwell Kostovich | RW | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | ||||||
| 5 | 85 | CLR | Gary Dillon | C | Toronto Marlboros [OHA] | ||||||
| 5 | 86 | STL | Mark Reeds | RW | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | 320 | 45 | 105 | 150 | 98 | 1986-1987 |
| 5 | 87 | DET | Joe Paterson | LW | London Knights [OHA] | 291 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 831 | 1988-1989 |
| 5 | 88 | WSH | Tim Tookey | C | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | 94 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 67 | 1988-1989 |
| 5 | 89 | VAN | Dirk Graham | RW | Regina Pats [WHL] | 546 | 152 | 191 | 343 | 628 | 1994-1995 |
| 5 | 90 | MNS | Jim Dobson | RW | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | ||||||
| 5 | 91 | CHI | Gordon Loveday | D | Kingston Canadians [OHA] | ||||||
| 5 | 92 | LAK | Jim Brown | D | Notre Dame [NCAA] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1982-1983 |
| 5 | 93 | TOR | Frank Nigro | C | London Knights [OHA] | 68 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 1983-1984 |
| 5 | 94 | PIT | Nick Ricci | G | Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1982-1983 |
| 5 | 95 | BUF | Alan Haworth | C | Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL] | 452 | 166 | 177 | 343 | 313 | 1986-1987 |
| 5 | 96 | AFM | Brad Kempthorne | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | ||||||
| 5 | 97 | NYR | Daniel Makuch | RW | Clarkson U. [NCAA] | ||||||
| 5 | 98 | PHI | Thomas Eriksson | D | [Swedish Jr. Nationals] | 208 | 22 | 76 | 98 | 107 | 1985-1986 |
| 5 | 99 | BOS | Marco Baron | G | Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] | 86 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 1984-1985 |
| 5 | 100 | MTL | Yvan Joly | RW | Ottawa 67's [OHA] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1982-1983 |
| 5 | 101 | NYI | Glen Duncan | RW | Toronto Marlboros [OHA] | ||||||
| 5 | 102 | HFD | Mark Renaud | D | Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA] | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1983-1984 |
| 5 | 103 | WIN | Thomas Steen | C | [Sweden] | ||||||
| 5 | 104 | QUE | Pierre Lacroix | D | Trois Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL] | ||||||
| 5 | 105 | EDM | Michael Toal | C | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979-1980 |
| 6 | 106 | CLR | Bob Attwell | RW | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | ||||||
| 6 | 107 | STL | Gilles Leduc | D | Verdun Black Hawks [QMJHL] | ||||||
| 6 | 108 | DET | Carmine Cirella | LW | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | ||||||
| 6 | 109 | WSH | Greg Theberge | D | Peterborough Petes [OHA] | 153 | 15 | 63 | 78 | 73 | 1983-1984 |
| 6 | 110 | VAN | Shane Swan | D | Sudbury Wolves [OHA] | ||||||
| 6 | 111 | MNS | Brian Gualazzi | RW | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHA] | ||||||
| 6 | 112 | CHI | Doug Crossman | D | Ottawa 67's [OHA] | 873 | 101 | 340 | 441 | 515 | 1993-1994 |
| 6 | 113 | LAK | Jay McFarlane | D | U. of Wisconsin [NCAA] | ||||||
| 6 | 114 | TOR | William McCreary | RW | Colgate U. [NCAA] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1980-1981 |
| 6 | 115 | PIT | Marc Chorney | D | U. of North Dakota [NCAA] | 210 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 209 | 1983-1984 |
| 6 | 116 | BUF | Rick Knickle | G | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1993-1994 |
| 6 | 117 | AFM | Glenn Johnson | C | U. of Denver [NCAA] | ||||||
| 6 | 118 | NYR | Stanley Adams | C | Niagara Falls Flyers [OHA] | ||||||
| 6 | 119 | PHI | Gord Williams | C | Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1982-1983 |
| 6 | 120 | BOS | Mike Krushelnyski | C | Montreal Juniors [QMJHL] | 897 | 241 | 328 | 569 | 699 | 1994-1995 |
| 6 | 121 | MTL | Greg Moffett | G | U. of New Hampshire [NCAA] | ||||||
| 6 | 122 | NYI | John Gibb | D | Bowling Green [NCAA] | ||||||
| 6 | 123 | HFD | David McDonald | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | ||||||
| 6 | 124 | WIN | Tim Watters | D | Michigan Tech [NCAA] | 303 | 5 | 50 | 55 | 529 | 1994-1995 |
| 6 | 125 | QUE | Scott McGeown | D | Toronto Marlboros [OHA] | ||||||
| 6 | 126 | EDM | Blair Barnes | RW | Windsor Spitfires [OHA] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1982-1983 |