Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
17 Team LogoIslanders Duane Sutter RW Inactive 123
25 Team LogoIslanders Tomas Jonsson D Inactive 247
38 Team LogoIslanders Billy Carroll C Inactive 23
59 Team LogoIslanders Roland Melanson G Inactive 118
80 Team LogoIslanders Tim Lockridge D Inactive
101 Team LogoIslanders Glen Duncan RW Inactive
122 Team LogoIslanders John Gibb D 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
17 Team LogoIslanders Brad McCrimmon D Inactive 2 318
25 Team LogoIslanders Mike Krushelnyski C Inactive 95 242
38 Team LogoIslanders Doug Sulliman LW Inactive 25 132
59 Team LogoIslanders Tim Hunter RW Inactive 5 35
80 Team LogoIslanders Errol Rausse LW Inactive 56 3
101 Team LogoIslanders Michael Perovich D Inactive 78
122 Team LogoIslanders Stanley Adams 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 1’957 355 1’602
Team LogoBruins 2’509 996 1’513
Team LogoQUE 1’661 414 1’247
Team LogoWIN 840 422 418
Team LogoCanadiens 961 627 334
Team LogoCanucks 948 940 8
Team LogoSabres 687 717 -30
Team LogoCapitals 846 963 -117
Team LogoFlyers 697 817 -120
Team LogoRed Wings 826 975 -149
Team LogoHFD 247 441 -194
Team LogoMNS 922 1’125 -203
Team LogoBlackhawks 551 754 -203
Team LogoAFM 659 873 -214
Team LogoIslanders 511 730 -219
Team LogoPenguins 16 278 -262
Team LogoMaple Leafs 257 528 -271
Team LogoRangers 188 546 -358
Team LogoKings 309 839 -530
Team LogoBlues 266 1’078 -812
Team LogoCLR 269 1’709 -1’440