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NHL Draft 1979

#	Player	Position	Drafted By	Drafted From	Age	Birthplace
1	Rob Ramage	D	Colorado Rockies	Birmingham Bulls	65	Byron, ON CAN, CAN
2	Perry Turnbull	C	St. Louis Blues	Portland Winter Hawks	65	Bentley, AB CAN, CAN
3	Mike Foligno	RW	Detroit Red Wings	Sudbury Wolves	65	Sudbury, ON CAN, CAN
4	Mike Gartner	RW	Washington Capitals	Cincinnati Stingers	64	Ottawa, ON CAN, CAN
5	Rick Vaive	RW	Vancouver Canucks	Birmingham Bulls	64	Ottawa, ON CAN, CAN
6	Craig Hartsburg	D	Minnesota North Stars	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	64	Stratford, ON CAN, CAN
7	Keith Brown	D	Chicago Blackhawks	Portland Winter Hawks	64	Corner Brook, NL CAN, CAN
8	Ray Bourque	D	Boston Bruins	Verdun Black Hawks	63	Montreal, QC CAN, CAN
9	Laurie Boschman	C	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brandon Wheat Kings	63	Major, SK CAN, CAN
10	Tom McCarthy	LW	Minnesota North Stars	Oshawa Generals	63	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
11	Mike Ramsey	D	Buffalo Sabres	U. of Minnesota	63	Minneapolis, MN USA, USA
12	Paul Reinhart	D	Atlanta Flames	Kitchener Rangers	64	Kitchener, ON CAN, CAN
13	Doug Sulliman	LW	New York Rangers	Kitchener Rangers	64	Glace Bay, NS CAN, CAN
14	Brian Propp	LW	Philadelphia Flyers	Brandon Wheat Kings	65	Lanigan, SK CAN, CAN
15	Brad McCrimmon	D	Boston Bruins	Brandon Wheat Kings	65	Dodsland, SK CAN, CAN
16	Jay Wells	D	Los Angeles Kings	Kingston Canadians	64	Paris, ON CAN, CAN
17	Duane Sutter	RW	New York Islanders	Lethbridge Broncos	64	Viking, AB CAN, CAN
18	Ray Allison	RW	Hartford Whalers	Brandon Wheat Kings	65	Cranbrook, BC CAN, CAN
19	Jimmy Mann	RW	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Sherbrooke Beavers	65	Montreal, QC CAN, CAN
20	Michel Goulet	LW	Quebec Nordiques	Birmingham Bulls	64	Peribonqua, QC CAN, CAN
21	Kevin Lowe	D	Edmonton Oilers	Quebec Remparts	65	Lachute, QC CAN, CAN
22	Blake Wesley	D	Philadelphia Flyers	Portland Winter Hawks	64	Red Deer, AB CAN, CAN
23	Michael Perovich	D	Atlanta Flames	Brandon Wheat Kings	64	Peterborough, ON CAN, CAN
24	Errol Rausse	LW	Washington Capitals	Seattle Breakers	64	Quesnel, BC CAN, CAN
25	Tomas Jonsson	D	New York Islanders		64	Falun, Sweden, SWE
26	Brent Ashton	LW	Vancouver Canucks	Saskatoon Blades	63	Saskatoon, SK CAN, CAN
27	Gaston Gingras	D	Montréal Canadiens	Birmingham Bulls	65	North Bay, ON CAN, CAN
28	Tim Trimper	LW	Chicago Blackhawks	Peterborough Petes	64	Windsor, ON CAN, CAN
29	Dean Hopkins	RW	Los Angeles Kings	London Knights	64	Cobourg, ON CAN, CAN
30	Mark Hardy	D	Los Angeles Kings	Montreal Juniors	65	Semaden, Switzerland, CHE
31	Paul Marshall	LW	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brantford Alexanders	63	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
32	Lindy Ruff	LW	Buffalo Sabres	Lethbridge Broncos	64	Warburg, AB CAN, CAN
33	Pat Riggin	G	Atlanta Flames	London Knights	64	Kincardine, ON CAN, CAN
34	Ed Hospodar	D	New York Rangers	Ottawa 67's	65	Bowling Green, OH USA, USA
35	Pelle Lindbergh	G	Philadelphia Flyers		64	Stockholm, Sweden, SWE
36	Douglas Morrison	RW	Boston Bruins	Lethbridge Broncos	64	Vancouver, BC CAN, CAN
37	Mats Naslund	LW	Montréal Canadiens		64	Kiruna, Sweden, SWE
38	Billy Carroll	C	New York Islanders	London Knights	65	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
39	Stuart Smith	D	Hartford Whalers	Peterborough Petes	64	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
40	Dave Christian	RW	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	U. of North Dakota	64	Warroad, MN USA, USA
41	Dale Hunter	C	Quebec Nordiques	Sudbury Wolves	63	Petrolia, ON CAN, CAN
42	Neal Broten	C	Minnesota North Stars	U. of Minnesota	64	Roseau, MN USA, USA
43	Craig Levie	D	Montréal Canadiens	Edmonton Oil Kings	64	Calgary, AB CAN, CAN
44	Guy Carbonneau	C	Montréal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	64	Sept-Iles, QC CAN, CAN
45	Jody Gage	RW	Detroit Red Wings	Kitchener Rangers	64	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
46	Boris Fistric	D	Detroit Red Wings	New Westminster Bruins	63	Edmonton, AB CAN, CAN
47	Ken Ellacott	G	Vancouver Canucks	Peterborough Petes	65	Paris, ON CAN, CAN
48	Mark Messier	C	Edmonton Oilers	Cincinnati Stingers	63	Edmonton, AB CAN, CAN
49	Bill Gardner	C	Chicago Blackhawks	Peterborough Petes	64	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
50	John Paul Kelly	LW	Los Angeles Kings	New Westminster Bruins	64	Edmonton, AB CAN, CAN
51	Norm Aubin	C	Toronto Maple Leafs	Verdun Black Hawks	63	St. Leonard, QC CAN, CAN
52	Bennett Wolf	D	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kitchener Rangers	64	Kitchener, ON CAN, CAN
53	Mark Robinson	D	Buffalo Sabres	Victoria Cougars	64	Prince Albert, SK CAN, CAN
54	Tim Hunter	RW	Atlanta Flames	Seattle Breakers	63	Calgary, AB CAN, CAN
55	Jacques Cloutier	G	Buffalo Sabres	Trois Rivieres Draveurs	64	Noranda, QC CAN, CAN
56	Lindsay Carson	C	Philadelphia Flyers	Billings Bighorns	63	Oxbow, SK CAN, CAN
57	Keith Crowder	RW	Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes	65	Windsor, ON CAN, CAN
58	Rick Wamsley	G	Montréal Canadiens	Brantford Alexanders	64	Simco, ON CAN, CAN
59	Roland Melanson	G	New York Islanders	Windsor Spitfires	63	Moncton, NB CAN, CAN
60	Don Nachbaur	C	Hartford Whalers	Billings Bighorns	65	Kitimat, BC CAN, CAN
61	William Whelton	D	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Boston University	64	Everett, MA USA, USA
62	Lee Norwood	D	Quebec Nordiques	Oshawa Generals	64	Oakland, CA USA, USA
63	Kevin Maxwell	C	Minnesota North Stars	U. of North Dakota	64	Chilliwack, BC CAN, CAN
64	Steve Peters	C	Colorado Rockies	Oshawa Generals	64	Peterborough, ON CAN, CAN
65	Bob Crawford	RW	St. Louis Blues	Cornwall Royals	65	Belleville, ON CAN, CAN
66	John Ogrodnick	LW	Detroit Red Wings	New Westminster Bruins	64	Ottawa, ON CAN, CAN
67	Harvie Pocza	LW	Washington Capitals	Billings Bighorns	64	Lethbridge, AB CAN, CAN
68	Arthur Rutland	C	Vancouver Canucks	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	63	Wawa, ON CAN, CAN
69	Glenn Anderson	RW	Edmonton Oilers	U. of Denver	63	Vancouver, BC CAN, CAN
70	Louis Begin	LW	Chicago Blackhawks	Sherbrooke Beavers	64	St. Lambert, QC CAN, CAN
71	John Gibson	C	Los Angeles Kings	Niagara Falls Flyers	64	St. Catharines, ON CAN, CAN
72	Vincent Tremblay	G	Toronto Maple Leafs	Quebec Remparts	63	Quebec City, QC CAN, CAN
73	Brian Cross	D	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brantford Alexanders	64	Brantford, ON CAN, CAN
74	Gilles Hamel	LW	Buffalo Sabres	Laval National	64	Asbestos, QC CAN, CAN
75	Jim Peplinski	LW	Atlanta Flames	Toronto Marlboros	63	Renfrew, ON CAN, CAN
76	Pat Conacher	LW	New York Rangers	Saskatoon Blades	65	Edmonton, AB CAN, CAN
77	Don Gillen	RW	Philadelphia Flyers	Brandon Wheat Kings	63	Dodsland, SK CAN, CAN
78	Larry Melnyk	D	Boston Bruins	New Westminster Bruins	64	Saskatoon, SK CAN, CAN
79	David Orleski	D	Montréal Canadiens	New Westminster Bruins	64	Edmonton, AB CAN, CAN
80	Tim Lockridge	D	New York Islanders	Brandon Wheat Kings	65	Barrie, ON CAN, CAN
81	Ray Neufeld	RW	Hartford Whalers	Edmonton Oil Kings	65	St. Boniface, MB CAN, CAN
82	Pat Daley	LW	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Montreal Juniors	65	Maryville, France, FRA
83	Anton Stastny	LW	Quebec Nordiques		64	Bratislava, Slovakia, SVK
84	Maxwell Kostovich	RW	Edmonton Oilers	Portland Winter Hawks	64	Vancouver, BC CAN, CAN
85	Gary Dillon	C	Colorado Rockies	Toronto Marlboros	65	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
86	Mark Reeds	RW	St. Louis Blues	Peterborough Petes	64	Burlington, ON CAN, CAN
87	Joe Paterson	LW	Detroit Red Wings	London Knights	63	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
88	Tim Tookey	C	Washington Capitals	Portland Winter Hawks	63	Edmonton, AB CAN, CAN
89	Dirk Graham	RW	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats	64	Regina, SK CAN, CAN
90	Jim Dobson	RW	Minnesota North Stars	Portland Winter Hawks	64	Winnipeg, MB CAN, CAN
91	Gordon Loveday	D	Chicago Blackhawks	Kingston Canadians	64	Simcoe, ON CAN, CAN
92	Jim Brown	D	Los Angeles Kings	Notre Dame	64	Phoenix, AZ USA, USA
93	Frank Nigro	C	Toronto Maple Leafs	London Knights	64	Richmond Hill, ON CAN, CAN
94	Nick Ricci	G	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niagara Falls Flyers	64	Niagara Falls, ON CAN, CAN
95	Alan Haworth	C	Buffalo Sabres	Sherbrooke Beavers	63	Drummondville, QC CAN, CAN
96	Brad Kempthorne	RW	Atlanta Flames	Brandon Wheat Kings	64	Boissevain, MB CAN, CAN
97	Daniel Makuch	RW	New York Rangers	Clarkson U.	65	Ottawa, ON CAN, CAN
98	Thomas Eriksson	D	Philadelphia Flyers		64	Stockholm, Sweden, SWE
99	Marco Baron	G	Boston Bruins	Montreal Juniors	65	Montreal, QC CAN, CAN
100	Yvan Joly	RW	Montréal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's	64	Hawkesbury, ON CAN, CAN
101	Glen Duncan	RW	New York Islanders	Toronto Marlboros	64	Burlington, ON CAN, CAN
102	Mark Renaud	D	Hartford Whalers	Niagara Falls Flyers	65	Windsor, ON CAN, CAN
103	Thomas Steen	C	Winnipeg Jets (1979)		63	Grums, Sweden, SWE
104	Pierre Lacroix	D	Quebec Nordiques	Trois Rivieres Draveurs	65	Quebec City, QC CAN, CAN
105	Michael Toal	C	Edmonton Oilers	Portland Winter Hawks	65	Red Deer, AB CAN, CAN
106	Bob Attwell	RW	Colorado Rockies	Peterborough Petes	64	Spokane, WA USA, USA
107	Gilles Leduc	D	St. Louis Blues	Verdun Black Hawks	63	Gatineau, QC CAN, CAN
108	Carmine Cirella	LW	Detroit Red Wings	Peterborough Petes	64	Hamilton, ON CAN, CAN
109	Greg Theberge	D	Washington Capitals	Peterborough Petes	64	Peterborough, ON CAN, CAN
110	Shane Swan	D	Vancouver Canucks	Sudbury Wolves	63	Port Dover, ON CAN, CAN
111	Brian Gualazzi	RW	Minnesota North Stars	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	64	Sault Ste. Marie, ON CAN, CAN
112	Doug Crossman	D	Chicago Blackhawks	Ottawa 67's	63	Peterborough, ON CAN, CAN
113	Jay McFarlane	D	Los Angeles Kings	U. of Wisconsin	64	Dunbartonshire, MB CAN, CAN
114	William McCreary	RW	Toronto Maple Leafs	Colgate U.	64	Springfield, MA USA, USA
115	Marc Chorney	D	Pittsburgh Penguins	U. of North Dakota	64	Sudbury, ON CAN, CAN
116	Rick Knickle	G	Buffalo Sabres	Brandon Wheat Kings	64	Chatham, ON CAN, CAN
117	Glenn Johnson	C	Atlanta Flames	U. of Denver	65	Williams Lake, BC CAN, CAN
118	Stanley Adams	C	New York Rangers	Niagara Falls Flyers	64	Sudbury, ON CAN, CAN
119	Gord Williams	C	Philadelphia Flyers	Lethbridge Broncos	64	Saskatoon, SK CAN, CAN
120	Mike Krushelnyski	C	Boston Bruins	Montreal Juniors	64	Montreal, QC CAN, CAN
121	Greg Moffett	G	Montréal Canadiens	U. of New Hampshire	65	Bath, ME USA, USA
122	John Gibb	D	New York Islanders	Bowning Green	64	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
123	David McDonald	LW	Hartford Whalers	Brandon Wheat Kings	64	Montreal, QC CAN, CAN
124	Tim Watters	D	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Michigan Tech	64	Kamloops, BC CAN, CAN
125	Scott McGeown	D	Quebec Nordiques	Toronto Marlboros	64	Toronto, ON CAN, CAN
126	Blair Barnes	RW	Edmonton Oilers	Windsor Spitfires	63	Windsor, ON CAN, CAN