Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
17 Team LogoIslanders Duane Sutter RW Inactive 123
25 Team LogoIslanders Tomas Jonsson D Inactive 247
38 Team LogoIslanders Billy Carroll C Inactive 23
59 Team LogoIslanders Roland Melanson G Inactive 118
80 Team LogoIslanders Tim Lockridge D Inactive
101 Team LogoIslanders Glen Duncan RW Inactive
122 Team LogoIslanders John Gibb D 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
17 Team LogoIslanders Brad McCrimmon D Inactive 2 318
25 Team LogoIslanders Mike Krushelnyski C Inactive 95 242
38 Team LogoIslanders Ray Neufeld RW Inactive 43 149
59 Team LogoIslanders John Paul Kelly LW Inactive 9 38
80 Team LogoIslanders Rick Knickle G Inactive 36 5
101 Team LogoIslanders William McCreary RW Inactive 13 0
122 Team LogoIslanders Stanley Adams C Inactive 4
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