Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
3 Team LogoRed Wings Mike Foligno RW Inactive 349
45 Team LogoRed Wings Jody Gage RW Inactive 10
46 Team LogoRed Wings Boris Fistric D Inactive
66 Team LogoRed Wings John Ogrodnick LW Inactive 454
87 Team LogoRed Wings Joe Paterson LW Inactive 13
108 Team LogoRed Wings Carmine Cirella LW 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
3 Team LogoRed Wings Mike Gartner RW Inactive 1 784
45 Team LogoRed Wings Pelle Lindbergh G Inactive 10 102
46 Team LogoRed Wings Lindy Ruff LW Inactive 14 100
66 Team LogoRed Wings Dean Hopkins RW Inactive 37 21
87 Team LogoRed Wings Bob Attwell RW Inactive 19 1
108 Team LogoRed Wings Louis Begin LW Inactive 38
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