Draft
Actual 1979 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
5 Team LogoCanucks Rick Vaive RW Inactive 462
26 Team LogoCanucks Brent Ashton LW Inactive 273
47 Team LogoCanucks Ken Ellacott G Inactive 1
68 Team LogoCanucks Arthur Rutland C Inactive
89 Team LogoCanucks Dirk Graham RW Inactive 212
110 Team LogoCanucks Shane Swan 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
5 Team LogoCanucks Glenn Anderson RW Inactive 64 622
26 Team LogoCanucks Keith Crowder RW Inactive 31 236
47 Team LogoCanucks Jay Wells D Inactive 31 94
68 Team LogoCanucks Don Nachbaur C Inactive 8 19
89 Team LogoCanucks Bennett Wolf D Inactive 37 0
110 Team LogoCanucks Tim Lockridge D Inactive 30
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