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Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE

Pick	Draft Team	Name	Pos	Current Team	Career Impact
7	Blackhawks	Keith Brown	D	Inactive	188
28	Blackhawks	Tim Trimper	LW	Inactive	21
49	Blackhawks	Bill Gardner	C	Inactive	68
70	Blackhawks	Louis Begin	LW	Inactive
91	Blackhawks	Gordon Loveday	D	Inactive
112	Blackhawks	Doug Crossman	D	Inactive	274

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
7	Blackhawks	Rick Vaive	RW	Inactive	2	462
28	Blackhawks	Mike Ramsey	D	Inactive	17	212
49	Blackhawks	Bill Gardner	C	Inactive		68
70	Blackhawks	Mark Renaud	D	Inactive	32	12
91	Blackhawks	David Orleski	D	Inactive	12	0
112	Blackhawks	Brad Kempthorne	RW	Inactive	16

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
Oilers	1’957	355	1’602
Bruins	2’509	996	1’513
QUE	1’661	414	1’247
WIN	840	422	418
Canadiens	961	627	334
Canucks	948	940	8
Sabres	687	717	-30
Capitals	846	963	-117
Flyers	697	817	-120
Red Wings	826	975	-149
HFD	247	441	-194
MNS	922	1’125	-203
Blackhawks	551	754	-203
AFM	659	873	-214
Islanders	511	730	-219
Penguins	16	278	-262
Maple Leafs	257	528	-271
Rangers	188	546	-358
Kings	309	839	-530
Blues	266	1’078	-812
CLR	269	1’709	-1’440

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