NHL Expansion Draft 1979
| NHL Expansion Draft 1979 | |
| league |
 National Hockey League
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| date | June 13, 1979 |
| Expansion franchise (s) |
Edmonton Oilers Hartford Whalers Nordiques de Québec Winnipeg Jets |
| NHL Expansion and Dispersal Drafts | |
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The 1979 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 13, 1979 by the National Hockey League . The draft had become necessary because the league before the 1979/80 season with the Edmonton Oilers , Hartford Whalers , Nordiques de Québec , and Winnipeg Jets after the World Hockey Association , to which these teams had previously belonged, at four Teams was expanded.
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Reclaiming players: Since the rights of many WHA players were owned by NHL teams, they were able to bring their players back to prevent the four former WHA teams, which were to play in the NHL from the following season, from being pillaged by the To protect NHL teams, they were allowed to ban two goalkeepers and two field players each . The suspended players could not be reclaimed by the previous NHL teams. This choice was called "priority selections". With a few tricks, the four new franchises tried to keep their star players. For example, the Nordiques exchanged their first-round pick for the NHL Entry Draft for their star Réal Cloutier , whose rights actually belonged to the Chicago Black Hawks .
Since the rights to Edmonton star Wayne Gretzky did not belong to an NHL team, this should actually have been moved by the Oilers team to the Entry Draft, subject to the condition that they were allowed to vote as the last one of a round in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft Team then keep the eventual superstar.
Expansion Draft: Each of the 17 NHL teams was allowed to suspend 15 field players and two goalkeepers so that they were not available in the Expansion Draft and could not be selected by the new teams.
WHA Dispersal Draft
After the WHA season - but before the NHL franchises could reclaim players - the WHA franchises distributed the players to the remaining four teams who had not been eligible to play in the NHL due to their age.
| player | Drafted by | Drafted to |
|---|---|---|
| Bryon Baltimore (D) | Cincinnati stingers | Edmonton Oilers |
| Kelly Davis (D) | ||
| Dave Forbes (LW) | ||
| Mike Liut (G) | ||
| Michel Parizeau (C) | ||
| Reg Thomas (LW) | ||
| Bryan Watson (D) | ||
| Dave Fortier (D) | Indianapolis Racers | |
| Bruce Greig (LW) | ||
| Steve Alley (LW) | Birmingham Bulls | Hartford Whalers |
| Tony Cassolato (RW) | ||
| Paul Henderson (LW) | ||
| Bob Stephenson (C) | ||
| Byron Shutt (LW) | Cincinnati stingers | |
| Al McLeod (D) | Indianapolis Racers | |
| Peter Marrin (C) | Birmingham Bulls | Nordiques de Québec |
| John Stewart (C) | ||
| Greg Tebbutt (D) | ||
| Michel Dion (G) | Cincinnati stingers | |
| Dave Dornseif (D) | ||
| Robbie Ftorek (C) | ||
| Bill Gilligan (C) | ||
| Barry Melrose (D) | ||
| Paul Stewart (LW) | ||
| Jamie Hislop (RW) | Winnipeg Jets | |
| Barry Legge (D) | ||
| Peter Marsh (LW) | ||
| Craig Norwich (D) |
Reclaimed players
- Twelve more players were reclaimed, but they fell under the "Priority Selections" regulation of the four added franchises.
Expansion Draft Results
Priority selections
| No. | player | Rights revoked | Keep rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dave Dryden (G) | Buffalo Sabers | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2. | Wayne Gretzky (C) | - | Edmonton Oilers |
| 3. | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (RW) | Washington Capitals | Edmonton Oilers |
| 4th | Eddie Mio (G) | Minnesota North Stars | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5. | Jordy Douglas (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hartford Whalers |
| 6th | John Garrett (G) | St. Louis Blues | Hartford Whalers |
| 7th | Mark Howe (D) | Boston Bruins | Hartford Whalers |
| 8th. | Paul Baxter (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Nordiques de Québec |
| 9. | Richard Brodeur (G) | New York Islanders | Nordiques de Québec |
| 10. | Garry Lariviere (D) | Buffalo Sabers | Nordiques de Québec |
| 11. | Scott Campbell (D) | St. Louis Blues | Winnipeg Jets |
| 12. | Morris Lukowich (LW) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Winnipeg Jets |
| 13. | Markus Mattsson (G) | New York Islanders | Winnipeg Jets |
Expansion Drafts of the Edmonton Oilers
| No. | player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pete LoPresti (G) | Minnesota North Stars |
| 2. | Doug Favell (G) | Colorado Rockies |
| 3. | Cam Connor (RW) | Canadiens de Montréal |
| 4th | Lee Fogolin (D) | Buffalo Sabers |
| 5. | Pat Price (D) | New York Islanders |
| 6th | Colin Campbell (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 7th | Larry Brown (D) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 8th. | Ron Areshenkoff (C) | Buffalo Sabers |
| 9. | Inge Hammarström (D) | St. Louis Blues |
| 10. | John Gould (RW) | Atlanta Flames |
| 11. | Doug Hicks (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 12. | Tom Edur (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 13. | Wayne Bianchin (LW) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 14th | Mike Forbes (D) | Boston Bruins |
| 15th | Doug Patey (RW) | Washington Capitals |
| 16. | J. Bob Kelly (LW) | Chicago Black Hawks |
Expansion Drafts of the Hartford Whalers
| No. | player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rick Ley (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2. | Nick Foitu (LW) | New York Rangers |
| 3. | Al Sims (D) | Boston Bruins |
| 4th | Bernie Johnston (C / LW) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5. | Brian Hill (RW) | Atlanta Flames |
| 6th | MF Schurman (LW) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 7th | Rick Hodgson (D) | Atlanta Flames |
| 8th. | Kevin Kemp (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 9. | Jean Savard (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 10. | Alan Hangsleben (D) | Canadiens de Montréal |
| 11. | Ralph Classes (C) | Colorado Rockies |
| 12. | Bill Bennett (LW) | Boston Bruins |
| 13. | Dave Given (C) | Buffalo Sabers |
| 14th | Nick Beverley (D) | Colorado Rockies |
| 15th | Norm Lapointe (G) | Vancouver Canucks |
| 16. | Don Kozak (C) | Vancouver Canucks |
Expansion Drafts of the Nordiques de Québec
| No. | player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Blair Stewart (C) | Washington Capitals |
| 2. | Terry Martin (C) | Buffalo Sabers |
| 3. | Ron Low (G) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4th | John Smrke (C) | St. Louis Blues |
| 5. | Dave Farrish (D) | New York Rangers |
| 6th | Gerry Hart (D) | New York Islanders |
| 7th | Pierre Plante (RW) | New York Rangers |
| 8th. | John baby (D) | Minnesota North Stars |
| 9. | Dave Parro (G) | Boston Bruins |
| 10. | Ken Kuzyk (RW) | Minnesota North Stars |
| 11. | Roland Cloutier (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 12. | Jamie Masters (D) | St. Louis Blues |
| 13. | Hartland Monahan (C) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 14th | Ron Andruff (C) | Colorado Rockies |
| 15th | Alain Côté (LW) | Canadiens de Montréal |
| 16. | Lars Zetterström (D) | Vancouver Canucks |
Expansion Drafts of the Winnipeg Jets
| No. | player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peter Marsh (LW) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2. | Lindsay Middlebrook (G) | New York Rangers |
| 3. | Bobby Hull (LW) | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 4th | Al Cameron (D) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5. | Dave Hoyda (LW) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 6th | Jim Roberts (LW) | Minnesota North Stars |
| 7th | Lorne Stamler (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 8th. | Mark Heaslip (RW) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 9. | Pierre Hamel (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 10. | Gord McTavish (C) | St. Louis Blues |
| 11. | Gord Smith (D) | Washington Capitals |
| 12. | Clark Hamilton (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 13. | Jim Cunningham (LW) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 14th | Dennis Abgrall (RW) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 15th | Bill Riley (LW / RW) | Washington Capitals |
| 16. | Gene Carr (C) | Atlanta Flames |
| 17th | Hillard Graves (RW) | Vancouver Canucks |
