Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
11 Team LogoSabres Mike Ramsey D Inactive 212
32 Team LogoSabres Lindy Ruff LW Inactive 100
53 Team LogoSabres Mark Robinson D Inactive
55 Team LogoSabres Jacques Cloutier G Inactive 64
74 Team LogoSabres Gilles Hamel LW Inactive 109
95 Team LogoSabres Alan Haworth C Inactive 197
116 Team LogoSabres Rick Knickle G Inactive 5
126 players drafted
1979 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1979 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
11 Team LogoSabres Neal Broten C Inactive 31 422
32 Team LogoSabres Alan Haworth C Inactive 63 197
53 Team LogoSabres Bob Crawford RW Inactive 12 61
55 Team LogoSabres Mark Reeds RW Inactive 31 50
74 Team LogoSabres Vincent Tremblay G Inactive 2 10
95 Team LogoSabres Jim Dobson RW Inactive 5 0
116 Team LogoSabres Gilles Leduc D Inactive 9
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1979 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoOilers 1’957 356 1’601
Team LogoBruins 2’509 998 1’511
Team LogoQUE 1’661 415 1’246
Team LogoWIN 840 424 416
Team LogoCanadiens 961 630 331
Team LogoCanucks 948 953 -5
Team LogoFlyers 799 819 -20
Team LogoSabres 687 740 -53
Team LogoCapitals 846 965 -119
Team LogoRed Wings 826 997 -171
Team LogoMNS 922 1’125 -203
Team LogoBlackhawks 551 755 -204
Team LogoHFD 247 454 -207
Team LogoAFM 659 874 -215
Team LogoIslanders 511 733 -222
Team LogoPenguins 16 281 -265
Team LogoMaple Leafs 257 531 -274
Team LogoRangers 188 547 -359
Team LogoKings 309 842 -533
Team LogoBlues 266 1’079 -813
Team LogoCLR 269 1’711 -1’442