Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
8 Team LogoBruins Ray Bourque D Inactive 1’689
15 Team LogoBruins Brad McCrimmon D Inactive 318
36 Team LogoBruins Douglas Morrison RW Inactive 4
57 Team LogoBruins Keith Crowder RW Inactive 236
78 Team LogoBruins Larry Melnyk D Inactive 20
99 Team LogoBruins Marco Baron G Inactive 27
120 Team LogoBruins Mike Krushelnyski C Inactive 242
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
8 Team LogoBruins Paul Reinhart D Inactive 4 455
15 Team LogoBruins Anton Stastny LW Inactive 68 344
36 Team LogoBruins Mark Hardy D Inactive 6 156
57 Team LogoBruins Pat Conacher LW Inactive 19 41
78 Team LogoBruins Jimmy Mann RW Inactive 59 6
99 Team LogoBruins Yvan Joly RW Inactive 1 0
120 Team LogoBruins Jay McFarlane D Inactive 7
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 1’957 372 1’585
Team LogoBruins 2’536 1’002 1’534
Team LogoQUE 1’661 427 1’234
Team LogoWIN 840 444 396
Team LogoCanadiens 961 651 310
Team LogoCanucks 948 971 -23
Team LogoFlyers 799 831 -32
Team LogoSabres 687 743 -56
Team LogoAFM 816 888 -72
Team LogoCapitals 846 968 -122
Team LogoRed Wings 826 1’008 -182
Team LogoBlackhawks 551 758 -207
Team LogoMNS 922 1’130 -208
Team LogoHFD 247 460 -213
Team LogoIslanders 511 752 -241
Team LogoPenguins 16 286 -270
Team LogoMaple Leafs 257 534 -277
Team LogoRangers 188 551 -363
Team LogoKings 309 844 -535
Team LogoBlues 266 1’081 -815
Team LogoCLR 269 1’712 -1’443