Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
14 Team LogoFlyers Brian Propp LW Inactive 560
22 Team LogoFlyers Blake Wesley D Inactive 17
35 Team LogoFlyers Pelle Lindbergh G Inactive 102
56 Team LogoFlyers Lindsay Carson C Inactive 50
77 Team LogoFlyers Don Gillen RW Inactive 1
98 Team LogoFlyers Thomas Eriksson D Inactive 69
119 Team LogoFlyers Gord Williams C 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
14 Team LogoFlyers Mike Foligno RW Inactive 11 349
22 Team LogoFlyers Rob Ramage D Inactive 21 268
35 Team LogoFlyers Pat Riggin G Inactive 2 157
56 Team LogoFlyers Mark Reeds RW Inactive 30 50
77 Team LogoFlyers Frank Nigro C Inactive 16 7
98 Team LogoFlyers Jim Brown D Inactive 6 0
119 Team LogoFlyers Brian Gualazzi RW Inactive 8
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