1979 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions
August 9, 1979
Oilers selected last in each round in exchange for keeping Wayne Gretzky during NHL-WHA merger.
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |
| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Rockies |
Rob Ramage | ||
| 2 | 1-2 |  Blues |
Perry Turnbull | ||
| 3 | 1-3 |  Red Wings |
Mike Foligno | ||
| 4 | 1-4 |  Capitals |
Mike Gartner | ||
| 5 | 1-5 |  Canucks |
Rick Vaive | ||
| 6 | 1-6 |  North Stars |
Craig Hartsburg | ||
| 7 | 1-7 |  Blackhawks |
Keith Brown | ||
| 8 | 1-8 |  Kings |
 Bruins
Traded • Ron Grahame to Kings for • 1979 first round pick (#8-Ray Bourque) on 1978-10-09 |
Ray Bourque | |
| 9 | 1-9 |  Maple Leafs |
Laurie Boschman | ||
| 10 | 1-10 |  Penguins |
Capitals
Traded • Hartland Monahan to Penguins for • 1979 first round pick (#10-Tom McCarthy) on 1977-10-16 |
North Stars
Traded • Dennis Maruk to Capitals for • 1979 first round pick (#10-Tom McCarthy) on 1978-10-18 |
Tom McCarthy |
| 11 | 1-11 |  Sabres |
Mike Ramsey | ||
| 12 | 1-12 |  Flames |
Paul Reinhart | ||
| 13 | 1-13 |  Rangers |
Doug Sulliman | ||
| 14 | 1-14 |  Flyers |
Brian Propp | ||
| 15 | 1-15 | Bruins |
Brad McCrimmon | ||
| 16 | 1-16 |  Canadiens |
Kings
Traded • 1981 first round pick (#18-Gilbert Delorme) to Canadiens for • Murray Wilson • 1979 first round pick (#16-Jay Wells) on 1978-10-05 |
Jay Wells | |
| 17 | 1-17 |  Islanders |
Duane Sutter | ||
| 18 | 1-18 |  Whalers |
Ray Allison | ||
| 19 | 1-19 |  Jets |
Jimmy Mann | ||
| 20 | 1-20 |  Nordiques |
Michel Goulet | ||
| 21 | 1-21 |  Oilers |
Kevin Lowe | ||
| Round 2 | |||||
| 22 | 2-1 | Rockies |
Flyers
Unconfirmed.
Traded • 1978 second round pick (#27-Merlin Malinowski) to Rockies for • 1979 second round pick (#22-Blake Wesley) on 1978-06-15
Traded • Don Saleski to Rockies for • future considerations (1979 second round pick (#22-Blake Wesley)) on 1979-03-03 [per flyershistory.com]
Traded Don Saleski to Rockies for future considerations [per Flyers media guide]
"2 22 Blake Wesley" per Flyers media guide (no trade info) |
Blake Wesley | |
| 23 | 2-2 | Blues |
Flames
Traded • Curt Bennett • Phil Myre • Barry Gibbs to Blues for • Yves Belanger • Dick Redmond • Bob MacMillan • 1978 second round pick (#23-Mike Perovich) on 1977-12-12 |
Mike Perovich | |
| 24 | 2-3 | Red Wings |
Capitals
Traded • rights to Ron Low • 1979 third round pick (#46-Boris Fistric) to Red Wings for • Walt McKechnie • 1978 third round pick (#45-Jay Johnston) • 1979 second round pick (#24-Errol Rausse) on 1977-08-17 |
Errol Rausse | |
| 25 | 2-4 | Capitals |
Islanders
Traded • Michel Bergeron / Michel Borgeron to Capitals for • 1979 second round pick (#25-Tomas Jonsson) on 1978-10-19 |
Tomas Jonsson | |
| 26 | 2-5 | Canucks |
Brent Ashton | ||
| 27 | 2-6 | North Stars |
Canadiens
Traded • Bill Nyrop to North Stars for • 1979 second round pick (#27-Gaston Gingras) • 1980 second round pick (changed to 1982 second round pick on 1980-06-11) (#32-Kent Carlson) on 1979-08-08 |
Gaston Gingras | |
| 28 | 2-7 | Blackhawks |
Tim Trimper | ||
| 29 | 2-8 | Kings |
Dean Hopkins | ||
| 30 | 2-9 | Maple Leafs |
Kings
Traded • Dave Hutchison • Lorne Stamler to Maple Leafs for • Brian Glennie • Kurt Walker • Scott Garland • 1979 second round pick (#30-Mark Hardy) on 1978-06-14 |
Mark Hardy | |
| 31 | 2-10 | Penguins |
Paul Marshall | ||
| 32 | 2-11 | Sabres |
Lindy Ruff | ||
| 33 | 2-12 | Flames |
Pat Riggin | ||
| 34 | 2-13 | Rangers |
Ed Hospodar | ||
| 35 | 2-14 | Flyers |
Pelle Lindbergh | ||
| 36 | 2-15 | Bruins |
Doug Morrison | ||
| 37 | 2-16 | Canadiens |
Mats Naslund | ||
| 38 | 2-17 | Islanders |
Billy Carroll | ||
| 39 | 2-18 | Whalers |
Stuart Smith | ||
| 40 | 2-19 | Jets |
Dave Christian | ||
| 41 | 2-20 | Nordiques |
Dale Hunter | ||
| 42 | 2-21 | Oilers |
North Stars
Traded • Dave Semenko • 1979 third round pick (#48-Mark Messier) to Oilers for • 1979 second round pick (#42-Neal Broten) • 1979 third round pick (#63-Kevin Maxwell) on 1979-08-09 |
Neal Broten | |
| Round 3 | |||||
| 43 | 3-1 | Rockies |
Canadiens
Traded • John Van Boxmeer to Rockies for • 1979 third round pick (#43-Craig Levie) on 1976-11-24 |
Craig Levie | |
| 44 | 3-2 | Blues |
Canadiens
Traded • Jimmy Roberts to Blues for • 1979 third round pick (#44-Guy Carbonneau) on 1977-08-18 |
Guy Carbonneau | |
| 45 | 3-3 | Red Wings |
Jody Gage | ||
| 46 | 3-4 | Capitals |
Red Wings
Traded • Walt McKechnie • 1978 third round pick (#45-Jay Johnston) • 1979 second round pick (#24-Errol Rausse) to Capitals for • rights to Ron Low • 1979 third round pick (#46-Boris Fistric) on 1977-08-17 |
Boris Fistric | |
| 47 | 3-5 | Canucks |
Ken Ellacott | ||
| 48 | 3-6 | North Stars |
Oilers
Traded • 1979 second round pick (#42-Neal Broten) • 1979 third round pick (#63-Kevin Maxwell) to North Stars for • Dave Semenko • 1979 third round pick (#48-Mark Messier) on 1979-08-09 |
Mark Messier | |
| 49 | 3-7 | Blackhawks |
Bill Gardner | ||
| 50 | 3-8 | Kings |
John Paul Kelly | ||
| 51 | 3-9 | Maple Leafs |
Norm Aubin | ||
| 52 | 3-10 | Penguins |
Bennett Wolf | ||
| 53 | 3-11 | Sabres |
Mark Robinson | ||
| 54 | 3-12 | Flames |
Tim Hunter | ||
| 55 | 3-13 | Rangers |
Sabres
Traded • Jocelyn Guevremont to Rangers for • 1979 third round pick (#55-Jacques Cloutier) • 1980 third round pick (#56-Sean McKenna) on 1979-03-12 |
Jacques Cloutier | |
| 56 | 3-14 | Flyers |
Lindsay Carson | ||
| 57 | 3-15 | Bruins |
Keith Crowder | ||
| 58 | 3-16 | Canadiens |
Rick Wamsley | ||
| 59 | 3-17 | Islanders |
Roland Melanson | ||
| 60 | 3-18 | Whalers |
Don Nachbaur | ||
| 61 | 3-19 | Jets |
Bill Whelton | ||
| 62 | 3-20 | Nordiques |
Lee Norwood | ||
| 63 | 3-21 | Oilers |
North Stars
Traded • Dave Semenko • 1979 third round pick (#48-Mark Messier) to Oilers for • 1979 second round pick (#42-Neal Broten) • 1979 third round pick (#63-Kevin Maxwell) on 1979-08-09 |
Kevin Maxwell | |
| Round 4 | |||||
| 64 | 4-1 | Rockies |
Steve Peters | ||
| 65 | 4-2 | Blues |
Bob Crawford | ||
| 66 | 4-3 | Red Wings |
John Ogrodnick | ||
| 67 | 4-4 | Capitals |
Harvie Pocza | ||
| 68 | 4-5 | Canucks |
Arthur Rutland | ||
| 69 | 4-6 | North Stars |
Oilers
Traded • Oilers agreed to not make Paul Shmyr one of its priority selections in 1979 NHL expansion draft to North Stars for • 1979 fourth round pick (#69-Glenn Anderson) on 1979-06-09 |
Glenn Anderson | |
| 70 | 4-7 | Blackhawks |
Louis Begin | ||
| 71 | 4-8 | Kings |
John Gibson | ||
| 72 | 4-9 | Maple Leafs |
Vincent Tremblay | ||
| 73 | 4-10 | Penguins |
Brian Cross | ||
| 74 | 4-11 | Sabres |
Gilles Hamel | ||
| 75 | 4-12 | Flames |
Jim Peplinski | ||
| 76 | 4-13 | Rangers |
Pat Conacher | ||
| 77 | 4-14 | Flyers |
Don Gillen | ||
| 78 | 4-15 | Bruins |
Larry Melnyk | ||
| 79 | 4-16 | Canadiens |
Dave Orleski | ||
| 80 | 4-17 | Islanders |
Tim Lockridge | ||
| 81 | 4-18 | Whalers |
Ray Neufeld | ||
| 82 | 4-19 | Jets |
Pat Daley | ||
| 83 | 4-20 | Nordiques |
Anton Stastny | ||
| 84 | 4-21 | Oilers |
Max Kostovich | ||
| Round 5 | |||||
| 85 | 5-1 | Rockies |
Gary Dillon | ||
| 86 | 5-2 | Blues |
Mark Reeds | ||
| 87 | 5-3 | Red Wings |
Joe Paterson | ||
| 88 | 5-4 | Capitals |
Tim Tookey | ||
| 89 | 5-5 | Canucks |
Dirk Graham | ||
| 90 | 5-6 | North Stars |
Jim Dobson | ||
| 91 | 5-7 | Blackhawks |
Lowell Loveday | ||
| 92 | 5-8 | Kings |
Jim Brown | ||
| 93 | 5-9 | Maple Leafs |
Frank Nigro | ||
| 94 | 5-10 | Penguins |
Nick Ricci | ||
| 95 | 5-11 | Sabres |
Alan Haworth | ||
| 96 | 5-12 | Flames |
Brad Kempthorne | ||
| 97 | 5-13 | Rangers |
Dan Makuch | ||
| 98 | 5-14 | Flyers |
Thomas Eriksson | ||
| 99 | 5-15 | Bruins |
Marco Baron | ||
| 100 | 5-16 | Canadiens |
Yvan Joly | ||
| 101 | 5-17 | Islanders |
Glen Duncan | ||
| 102 | 5-18 | Whalers |
Mark Renaud | ||
| 103 | 5-19 | Jets |
Thomas Steen | ||
| 104 | 5-20 | Nordiques |
Pierre Lacroix | ||
| 105 | 5-21 | Oilers |
Mike Toal | ||
| Round 6 | |||||
| 106 | 6-1 | Rockies |
Bob Attwell | ||
| 107 | 6-2 | Blues |
Gilles Leduc | ||
| 108 | 6-3 | Red Wings |
Carmine Cirella | ||
| 109 | 6-4 | Capitals |
Greg Theberge | ||
| 110 | 6-5 | Canucks |
Shane Swan | ||
| 111 | 6-6 | North Stars |
Brian Gualazzi | ||
| 112 | 6-7 | Blackhawks |
Doug Crossman | ||
| 113 | 6-8 | Kings |
Jay McFarlane | ||
| 114 | 6-9 | Maple Leafs |
Bill McCreary Jr. | ||
| 115 | 6-10 | Penguins |
Marc Chorney | ||
| 116 | 6-11 | Sabres |
Rick Knickle | ||
| 117 | 6-12 | Flames |
Glenn Johnson | ||
| 118 | 6-13 | Rangers |
Stan Adams | ||
| 119 | 6-14 | Flyers |
Gord Williams | ||
| 120 | 6-15 | Bruins |
Mike Krushelnyski | ||
| 121 | 6-16 | Canadiens |
Greg Moffett | ||
| 122 | 6-17 | Islanders |
John Gibb | ||
| 123 | 6-18 | Whalers |
Dave McDonald | ||
| 124 | 6-19 | Jets |
Tim Watters | ||
| 125 | 6-20 | Nordiques |
Scott McGeown | ||
| 126 | 6-21 | Oilers |
Blair Barnes | ||