1979 NHL Draft
All 126 players selected in the 1979 NHL Draft, round by round, with team and junior club.
Round 1
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | CLR | Rob RamageD | — |
| 2 | 1 |  STL | Perry TurnbullC | — |
| 3 | 1 |  DET | Mike FolignoRW | — |
| 4 | 1 |  WSH | Mike GartnerRW | — |
| 5 | 1 |  VAN | Rick VaiveRW | — |
| 6 | 1 | MNS | Craig HartsburgD | — |
| 7 | 1 |  CHI | Keith BrownD | — |
| 8 | 1 |  BOS | Ray BourqueD | — |
| 9 | 1 |  TOR | Laurie BoschmanC | — |
| 10 | 1 | MNS | Tom McCarthyLW | — |
| 11 | 1 |  BUF | Mike RamseyD | — |
| 12 | 1 | AFM | Paul ReinhartD | — |
| 13 | 1 |  NYR | Doug SullimanLW | — |
| 14 | 1 |  PHI | Brian ProppLW | — |
| 15 | 1 | BOS | Brad McCrimmonD | — |
| 16 | 1 |  LAK | Jay WellsD | — |
| 17 | 1 |  NYI | Duane SutterRW | — |
| 18 | 1 | HFD | Ray AllisonRW | — |
| 19 | 1 | WIN | Jimmy MannRW | — |
| 20 | 1 | QUE | Michel GouletLW | — |
| 21 | 1 |  EDM | Kevin LoweD | — |
Round 2
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2 | PHI | Blake WesleyD | — |
| 23 | 2 | AFM | Michael PerovichD | — |
| 24 | 2 | WSH | Errol RausseLW | — |
| 25 | 2 | NYI | Tomas JonssonD | — |
| 26 | 2 | VAN | Brent AshtonLW | — |
| 27 | 2 |  MTL | Gaston GingrasD | — |
| 28 | 2 | CHI | Tim TrimperLW | — |
| 29 | 2 | LAK | Dean HopkinsRW | — |
| 30 | 2 | LAK | Mark HardyD | — |
| 31 | 2 |  PIT | Paul MarshallLW | — |
| 32 | 2 | BUF | Lindy RuffLW | — |
| 33 | 2 | AFM | Pat RigginG | — |
| 34 | 2 | NYR | Ed HospodarD | — |
| 35 | 2 | PHI | Pelle LindberghG | — |
| 36 | 2 | BOS | Douglas MorrisonRW | — |
| 37 | 2 | MTL | Mats NaslundLW | — |
| 38 | 2 | NYI | Billy CarrollC | — |
| 39 | 2 | HFD | Stuart SmithD | — |
| 40 | 2 | WIN | Dave ChristianRW | — |
| 41 | 2 | QUE | Dale HunterC | — |
Round 3
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 3 | MNS | Neal BrotenC | — |
| 43 | 3 | MTL | Craig LevieD | — |
| 44 | 3 | MTL | Guy CarbonneauC | — |
| 45 | 3 | DET | Jody GageRW | — |
| 46 | 3 | DET | Boris FistricD | — |
| 47 | 3 | VAN | Ken EllacottG | — |
| 48 | 3 | EDM | Mark MessierC | — |
| 49 | 3 | CHI | Bill GardnerC | — |
| 50 | 3 | LAK | John Paul KellyLW | — |
| 51 | 3 | TOR | Norm AubinC | — |
| 52 | 3 | PIT | Bennett WolfD | — |
| 53 | 3 | BUF | Mark RobinsonD | — |
| 54 | 3 | AFM | Tim HunterRW | — |
| 55 | 3 | BUF | Jacques CloutierG | — |
| 56 | 3 | PHI | Lindsay CarsonC | — |
| 57 | 3 | BOS | Keith CrowderRW | — |
| 58 | 3 | MTL | Rick WamsleyG | — |
| 59 | 3 | NYI | Roland MelansonG | — |
| 60 | 3 | HFD | Don NachbaurC | — |
| 61 | 3 | WIN | William WheltonD | — |
| 62 | 3 | QUE | Lee NorwoodD | — |
| 63 | 3 | MNS | Kevin MaxwellC | — |
Round 4
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 4 | CLR | Steve PetersC | — |
| 65 | 4 | STL | Bob CrawfordRW | — |
| 66 | 4 | DET | John OgrodnickLW | — |
| 67 | 4 | WSH | Harvie PoczaLW | — |
| 68 | 4 | VAN | Arthur RutlandC | — |
| 69 | 4 | EDM | Glenn AndersonRW | — |
| 70 | 4 | CHI | Louis BeginLW | — |
| 71 | 4 | LAK | John GibsonC | — |
| 72 | 4 | TOR | Vincent TremblayG | — |
| 73 | 4 | PIT | Brian CrossD | — |
| 74 | 4 | BUF | Gilles HamelLW | — |
| 75 | 4 | AFM | Jim PeplinskiLW | — |
| 76 | 4 | NYR | Pat ConacherLW | — |
| 77 | 4 | PHI | Don GillenRW | — |
| 78 | 4 | BOS | Larry MelnykD | — |
| 79 | 4 | MTL | David OrleskiD | — |
| 80 | 4 | NYI | Tim LockridgeD | — |
| 81 | 4 | HFD | Ray NeufeldRW | — |
| 82 | 4 | WIN | Pat DaleyLW | — |
| 83 | 4 | QUE | Anton StastnyLW | — |
| 84 | 4 | EDM | Maxwell KostovichRW | — |
Round 5
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 5 | CLR | Gary DillonC | — |
| 86 | 5 | STL | Mark ReedsRW | — |
| 87 | 5 | DET | Joe PatersonLW | — |
| 88 | 5 | WSH | Tim TookeyC | — |
| 89 | 5 | VAN | Dirk GrahamRW | — |
| 90 | 5 | MNS | Jim DobsonRW | — |
| 91 | 5 | CHI | Gordon LovedayD | — |
| 92 | 5 | LAK | Jim BrownD | — |
| 93 | 5 | TOR | Frank NigroC | — |
| 94 | 5 | PIT | Nick RicciG | — |
| 95 | 5 | BUF | Alan HaworthC | — |
| 96 | 5 | AFM | Brad KempthorneRW | — |
| 97 | 5 | NYR | Daniel MakuchRW | — |
| 98 | 5 | PHI | Thomas ErikssonD | — |
| 99 | 5 | BOS | Marco BaronG | — |
| 100 | 5 | MTL | Yvan JolyRW | — |
| 101 | 5 | NYI | Glen DuncanRW | — |
| 102 | 5 | HFD | Mark RenaudD | — |
| 103 | 5 | WIN | Thomas SteenC | — |
| 104 | 5 | QUE | Pierre LacroixD | — |
| 105 | 5 | EDM | Michael ToalC | — |
Round 6
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 6 | CLR | Bob AttwellRW | — |
| 107 | 6 | STL | Gilles LeducD | — |
| 108 | 6 | DET | Carmine CirellaLW | — |
| 109 | 6 | WSH | Greg ThebergeD | — |
| 110 | 6 | VAN | Shane SwanD | — |
| 111 | 6 | MNS | Brian GualazziRW | — |
| 112 | 6 | CHI | Doug CrossmanD | — |
| 113 | 6 | LAK | Jay McFarlaneD | — |
| 114 | 6 | TOR | William McCrearyRW | — |
| 115 | 6 | PIT | Marc ChorneyD | — |
| 116 | 6 | BUF | Rick KnickleG | — |
| 117 | 6 | AFM | Glenn JohnsonC | — |
| 118 | 6 | NYR | Stanley AdamsC | — |
| 119 | 6 | PHI | Gord WilliamsC | — |
| 120 | 6 | BOS | Mike KrushelnyskiC | — |
| 121 | 6 | MTL | Greg MoffettG | — |
| 122 | 6 | NYI | John GibbD | — |
| 123 | 6 | HFD | David McDonaldLW | — |
| 124 | 6 | WIN | Tim WattersD | — |
| 125 | 6 | QUE | Scott McGeownD | — |
| 126 | 6 | EDM | Blair BarnesRW | — |
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)