Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
14 Team LogoFlyers Brian Propp LW Inactive 560
22 Team LogoFlyers Blake Wesley D Inactive 17
35 Team LogoFlyers Pelle Lindbergh G Inactive 102
56 Team LogoFlyers Lindsay Carson C Inactive 50
77 Team LogoFlyers Don Gillen RW Inactive 1
98 Team LogoFlyers Thomas Eriksson D Inactive 69
119 Team LogoFlyers Gord Williams C Inactive 0
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
14 Team LogoFlyers Mike Foligno RW Inactive 11 349
22 Team LogoFlyers Rob Ramage D Inactive 21 268
35 Team LogoFlyers Mark Hardy D Inactive 5 156
56 Team LogoFlyers Pat Conacher LW Inactive 20 41
77 Team LogoFlyers Jimmy Mann RW Inactive 58 6
98 Team LogoFlyers Yvan Joly RW Inactive 2 0
119 Team LogoFlyers Brian Gualazzi RW Inactive 8
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