Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
27 Team LogoCanadiens Gaston Gingras D Inactive 129
37 Team LogoCanadiens Mats Naslund LW Inactive 342
43 Team LogoCanadiens Craig Levie D Inactive 39
44 Team LogoCanadiens Guy Carbonneau C Inactive 244
58 Team LogoCanadiens Rick Wamsley G Inactive 207
79 Team LogoCanadiens David Orleski D Inactive 0
100 Team LogoCanadiens Yvan Joly RW Inactive 0
121 Team LogoCanadiens Greg Moffett G Inactive
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
27 Team LogoCanadiens Laurie Boschman C Inactive 18 228
37 Team LogoCanadiens Ray Neufeld RW Inactive 44 149
43 Team LogoCanadiens Gilles Hamel LW Inactive 31 109
44 Team LogoCanadiens Pelle Lindbergh G Inactive 9 102
58 Team LogoCanadiens John Paul Kelly LW Inactive 8 38
79 Team LogoCanadiens Rick Knickle G Inactive 37 5
100 Team LogoCanadiens William McCreary RW Inactive 14 0
121 Team LogoCanadiens Glenn Johnson C Inactive 4
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 1’957 358 1’599
Team LogoBruins 2’536 998 1’538
Team LogoQUE 1’661 417 1’244
Team LogoWIN 840 429 411
Team LogoCanadiens 961 631 330
Team LogoCanucks 948 955 -7
Team LogoFlyers 799 820 -21
Team LogoSabres 687 740 -53
Team LogoCapitals 846 967 -121
Team LogoRed Wings 826 998 -172
Team LogoMNS 922 1’126 -204
Team LogoBlackhawks 551 756 -205
Team LogoHFD 247 455 -208
Team LogoAFM 659 877 -218
Team LogoIslanders 511 733 -222
Team LogoPenguins 16 281 -265
Team LogoMaple Leafs 257 533 -276
Team LogoRangers 188 548 -360
Team LogoKings 309 842 -533
Team LogoBlues 266 1’081 -815
Team LogoCLR 269 1’711 -1’442