1979 NHL Entry Draft

The 1979 NHL Entry Draft took place on August 9, 1979 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

The 1979 NHL Entry Draft is generally considered one of the best draft classes in NHL Entry Draft history as it produced future hall-of-famers Mike Gartner, Ray Bourque, and Michel Goulet in the first round alone. 19 of the 21 players selected in the first round would play at least 450 career NHL games, and all 21 had NHL careers of at least 235 games.

Round two
22. Blake Wesley (D), Philadelphia Flyers

23. Mike Perovich (D), Atlanta Flames

24. Errol Rausse (LW), Washington Capitals

25. Tomas Jonsson (D), New York Islanders

26. Brent Ashton (LW), Vancouver Canucks

27. Gaston Gingras (D), Montreal Canadiens

28. Tim Trimper (LW), Chicago Blackhawks

29. Dean Hopkins (RW), Los Angeles Kings

30. Mark Hardy (D), Los Angeles Kings

31. Paul Marshall (LW), Pittsburgh Penguins

32. Lindy Ruff (D/LW), Buffalo Sabres

33. Pat Riggin (G), Atlanta Flames

34. Ed Hospodar (D), New York Rangers

35. Pelle Lindbergh (G), Philadelphia Flyers

36. Doug Morrison (RW), Boston Bruins

37. Mats Naslund (LW), Montreal Canadiens

38. Billy Carroll (C), New York Islanders

39. Stuart Smith (D), Hartford Whalers

40. Dave Christian (RW), Winnipeg Jets

41. Dale Hunter (C), Quebec Nordiques

42. Neal Broten (C), Minnesota North Stars

Round three
43. Craig Levie (D), Montreal Canadiens

44. Guy Carbonneau (C), Montreal Canadiens

45. Jody Gage (RW), Detroit Red Wings

46. Boris Fistric (D), Detroit Red Wings

47. Ken Ellacott (G), Vancouver Canucks

48. Mark Messier (C), Edmonton Oilers

49. Bill Gardner (C), Chicago Blackhawks

50. John Paul Kelly (LW), Los Angeles Kings

51. Norm Aubin (C), Toronto Maple Leafs

52. Bennett Wolf (D), Pittsburgh Penguins

53. Mark Robinson (D), Buffalo Sabres

54. Tim Hunter (RW), Atlanta Flames

55. Jacques Cloutier (G), Buffalo Sabres

56. Lindsay Carson (C), Philadelphia Flyers

57. Keith Crowder (RW), Boston Bruins

58. Rick Wamsley (G), Montreal Canadiens

59. Rollie Melanson (G), New York Islanders

60. Don Nachbaur (C), Hartford Whalers

61. Bill Whelton (D), Winnipeg Jets

62. Lee Norwood (D), Quebec Nordiques

63. Kevin Maxwell (C), Minnesota North Stars

Round four
64. Steve Peters (C), Colorado Rockies

65. Bob Crawford (RW), St. Louis Blues

66. John Ogrodnick (LW), Detroit Red Wings

67. Harvie Pocza (LW), Washington Capitals

68. Art Rutland (C), Vancouver Canucks

69. Glenn Anderson (RW), Edmonton Oilers

70. Lou Begin (LW), Chicago Blackhawks

71. John Gibson (D), Los Angeles Kings

72. Vincent Tremblay (G), Toronto Maple Leafs

73. Brian Cross (D), Pittsburgh Penguins

74. Gilles Hamel (LW), Buffalo Sabres

75. Jim Peplinski (RW), Atlanta Flames

76. Pat Conacher (LW), New York Rangers

77. Don Gillen (RW), Philadelphia Flyers

78. Larry Melnyk (D), Boston Bruins

79. Dave Orleski (LW), Montreal Canadiens

80. Tim Lockridge (D), New York Islanders

81. Ray Neufeld (RW), Hartford Whalers

82. Pat Daley (LW), Winnipeg Jets

83. Anton Stastny (LW), Quebec Nordiques

84. Maxwell Kostovich (LW), Edmonton Oilers

Round five
85. Gary Dillon (C), Colorado Rockies

86. Mark Reeds (RW), St. Louis Blues

87. Joe Paterson (LW), Detroit Red Wings

88. Tim Tookey (C), Washington Capitals

89. Dirk Graham (RW), Vancouver Canucks

90. Jim Dobson (RW), Minnesota North Stars

91. Lowell Loveday (D), Chicago Blackhawks

92. Jim Brown (D), Los Angeles Kings

93. Frank Nigro (C), Toronto Maple Leafs

94. Nick Ricci (G), Pittsburgh Penguins

95. Alan Haworth (C), Buffalo Sabres

96. Brad Kempthorne (RW), Atlanta Flames

97. Dan Makuch (RW), New York Rangers

98. Thomas Eriksson (D), Philadelphia Flyers

99. Marco Baron (G), Boston Bruins

100. Yvan Joly (RW), Montreal Canadiens

101. Glenn Duncan (LW), New York Islanders

102. Mark Renaud (D), Hartford Whalers

103. Thomas Steen (C), Winnipeg Jets

104. Pierre Lacroix (D), Quebec Nordiques

105. Mike Toal (C), Edmonton Oilers

Round six
106. Bob Atwell (RW), Colorado Rockies

107. Gilles Leduc (LW), St. Louis Blues

108. Carmine Cirella (LW), Detroit Red Wings

109. Greg Theberge (D), Washington Capitals

110. Shane Swan (D), Vancouver Canucks

111. Brian Gualazzi (D), Minnesota North Stars

112. Doug Crossman (D), Chicago Blackhawks

113. Jay MacFarlane (D), Los Angeles Kings

114. Bill McCreary (RW), Toronto Maple Leafs

115. Marc Chorney (D), Pittsburgh Penguins

116. Rick Knickle (G), Buffalo Sabres

117. Glenn Johnson (C), Atlanta Flames

118. Stan Adams (C), New York Rangers

119. Gordie Williams (RW), Philadelphia Flyers

120. Mike Krushelnyski (C), Boston Bruins

121. Greg Moffett (LW), Montreal Canadiens

122. John Gibb (D), New York Islanders

123. Dave McDonald (LW), Hartford Whalers

124. Tim Watters (D), Winnipeg Jets

125. Scott McGeown (D), Quebec Nordiques

126. Blair Barnes (RW), Edmonton Oilers