DRAFT HISTORY
1979 NHL Draft
Rob Ramage went first overall to CLR. 126 players selected across 6 rounds.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLR | Rob Ramage | D | Birmingham Bulls (WHA) | — | — |
| 2 | STL | Perry Turnbull | C | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 3 | DET | Mike Foligno | RW | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | — | — |
| 4 | WSH | Mike Gartner | RW | Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) | — | — |
| 5 | VAN | Rick Vaive | RW | Birmingham Bulls (WHA) | — | — |
| 6 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | — | — |
| 7 | CHI | Keith Brown | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 8 | BOS | Ray Bourque | D | Verdun Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 9 | TOR | Laurie Boschman | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 10 | MNS | Tom McCarthy | LW | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 11 | BUF | Mike Ramsey | D | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 12 | AFM | Paul Reinhart | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 13 | NYR | Doug Sulliman | LW | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 14 | PHI | Brian Propp | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 15 | BOS | Brad McCrimmon | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 16 | LAK | Jay Wells | D | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | — | — |
| 17 | NYI | Duane Sutter | RW | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 18 | HFD | Ray Allison | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 19 | WIN | Jimmy Mann | RW | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 20 | QUE | Michel Goulet | LW | Birmingham Bulls (WHA) | — | — |
| 21 | EDM | Kevin Lowe | D | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | PHI | Blake Wesley | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 23 | AFM | Michael Perovich | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 24 | WSH | Errol Rausse | LW | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | — | — |
| 25 | NYI | Tomas Jonsson | D | — | — | — |
| 26 | VAN | Brent Ashton | LW | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 27 | MTL | Gaston Gingras | D | Birmingham Bulls (WHA) | — | — |
| 28 | CHI | Tim Trimper | LW | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 29 | LAK | Dean Hopkins | RW | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 30 | LAK | Mark Hardy | D | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 31 | PIT | Paul Marshall | LW | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) | — | — |
| 32 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | LW | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 33 | AFM | Pat Riggin | G | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 34 | NYR | Ed Hospodar | D | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 35 | PHI | Pelle Lindbergh | G | — | — | — |
| 36 | BOS | Douglas Morrison | RW | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 37 | MTL | Mats Naslund | LW | — | — | — |
| 38 | NYI | Billy Carroll | C | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 39 | HFD | Stuart Smith | D | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 40 | WIN | Dave Christian | RW | U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 41 | QUE | Dale Hunter | C | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | MNS | Neal Broten | C | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 43 | MTL | Craig Levie | D | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 44 | MTL | Guy Carbonneau | C | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 45 | DET | Jody Gage | RW | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 46 | DET | Boris Fistric | D | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | — | — |
| 47 | VAN | Ken Ellacott | G | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 48 | EDM | Mark Messier | C | Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) | — | — |
| 49 | CHI | Bill Gardner | C | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 50 | LAK | John Paul Kelly | LW | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | — | — |
| 51 | TOR | Norm Aubin | C | Verdun Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 52 | PIT | Bennett Wolf | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) | — | — |
| 53 | BUF | Mark Robinson | D | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 54 | AFM | Tim Hunter | RW | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | — | — |
| 55 | BUF | Jacques Cloutier | G | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 56 | PHI | Lindsay Carson | C | Billings Bighorns (WHL) | — | — |
| 57 | BOS | Keith Crowder | RW | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 58 | MTL | Rick Wamsley | G | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) | — | — |
| 59 | NYI | Roland Melanson | G | Windsor Spitfires (OHA) | — | — |
| 60 | HFD | Don Nachbaur | C | Billings Bighorns (WHL) | — | — |
| 61 | WIN | William Whelton | D | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 62 | QUE | Lee Norwood | D | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 63 | MNS | Kevin Maxwell | C | U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | CLR | Steve Peters | C | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | — | — |
| 65 | STL | Bob Crawford | RW | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 66 | DET | John Ogrodnick | LW | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | — | — |
| 67 | WSH | Harvie Pocza | LW | Billings Bighorns (WHL) | — | — |
| 68 | VAN | Arthur Rutland | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | — | — |
| 69 | EDM | Glenn Anderson | RW | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 70 | CHI | Louis Begin | LW | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 71 | LAK | John Gibson | C | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 72 | TOR | Vincent Tremblay | G | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 73 | PIT | Brian Cross | D | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) | — | — |
| 74 | BUF | Gilles Hamel | LW | Laval National (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 75 | AFM | Jim Peplinski | LW | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 76 | NYR | Pat Conacher | LW | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 77 | PHI | Don Gillen | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 78 | BOS | Larry Melnyk | D | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | — | — |
| 79 | MTL | David Orleski | D | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | — | — |
| 80 | NYI | Tim Lockridge | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 81 | HFD | Ray Neufeld | RW | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 82 | WIN | Pat Daley | LW | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 83 | QUE | Anton Stastny | LW | — | — | — |
| 84 | EDM | Maxwell Kostovich | RW | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | CLR | Gary Dillon | C | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 86 | STL | Mark Reeds | RW | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 87 | DET | Joe Paterson | LW | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 88 | WSH | Tim Tookey | C | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 89 | VAN | Dirk Graham | RW | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 90 | MNS | Jim Dobson | RW | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 91 | CHI | Gordon Loveday | D | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | — | — |
| 92 | LAK | Jim Brown | D | Notre Dame (NCAA) | — | — |
| 93 | TOR | Frank Nigro | C | London Knights (OHA) | — | — |
| 94 | PIT | Nick Ricci | G | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 95 | BUF | Alan Haworth | C | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 96 | AFM | Brad Kempthorne | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 97 | NYR | Daniel Makuch | RW | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 98 | PHI | Thomas Eriksson | D | — | — | — |
| 99 | BOS | Marco Baron | G | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 100 | MTL | Yvan Joly | RW | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 101 | NYI | Glen Duncan | RW | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 102 | HFD | Mark Renaud | D | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 103 | WIN | Thomas Steen | C | — | — | — |
| 104 | QUE | Pierre Lacroix | D | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 105 | EDM | Michael Toal | C | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | CLR | Bob Attwell | RW | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 107 | STL | Gilles Leduc | D | Verdun Black Hawks (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 108 | DET | Carmine Cirella | LW | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 109 | WSH | Greg Theberge | D | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | — | — |
| 110 | VAN | Shane Swan | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | — | — |
| 111 | MNS | Brian Gualazzi | RW | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | — | — |
| 112 | CHI | Doug Crossman | D | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | — | — |
| 113 | LAK | Jay McFarlane | D | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 114 | TOR | William McCreary | RW | Colgate U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 115 | PIT | Marc Chorney | D | U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 116 | BUF | Rick Knickle | G | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 117 | AFM | Glenn Johnson | C | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 118 | NYR | Stanley Adams | C | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | — | — |
| 119 | PHI | Gord Williams | C | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 120 | BOS | Mike Krushelnyski | C | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 121 | MTL | Greg Moffett | G | U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — |
| 122 | NYI | John Gibb | D | Bowling Green (NCAA) | — | — |
| 123 | HFD | David McDonald | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 124 | WIN | Tim Watters | D | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | — | — |
| 125 | QUE | Scott McGeown | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | — | — |
| 126 | EDM | Blair Barnes | RW | Windsor Spitfires (OHA) | — | — |
1979 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 1979 NHL draft?
- Rob Ramage was selected first overall by CLR, out of Birmingham Bulls (WHA).
- How many players were drafted in 1979?
- 126 players were selected across 6 rounds of the 1979 NHL draft.