Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
21 Team LogoOilers Kevin Lowe D Inactive 276
48 Team LogoOilers Mark Messier C Inactive 1’059
69 Team LogoOilers Glenn Anderson RW Inactive 622
84 Team LogoOilers Maxwell Kostovich RW Inactive
105 Team LogoOilers Michael Toal C Inactive 0
126 Team LogoOilers Blair Barnes RW 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
21 Team LogoOilers Brent Ashton LW Inactive 5 273
48 Team LogoOilers Tim Watters D Inactive 76 80
69 Team LogoOilers Blake Wesley D Inactive 47 17
84 Team LogoOilers Marc Chorney D Inactive 31 2
105 Team LogoOilers Boris Fistric D Inactive 59
126 Team LogoOilers Scott McGeown D Inactive 1
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