1979 NHL Draft
Bill Gardner in the 1979 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Bill Gardner 49th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 6 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 380 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 49
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 46–52 in the 1979 draft
- 46Boris FistricDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Ken EllacottG12 GP · 2 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 48Mark MessierC1756 GP · 1887 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 49Bill GardnerC380 GP · 188 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 50John Paul KellyL400 GP · 124 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 51Norm AubinC69 GP · 31 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 52Bennett WolfD30 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
49th
of 126 players selected
28th
of 75 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rob RamageD1044 GP · 564 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 2Perry TurnbullC608 GP · 351 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 3Mike FolignoR1018 GP · 727 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 4Mike GartnerR1432 GP · 1335 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Rick VaiveR876 GP · 788 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Craig HartsburgD570 GP · 413 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Keith BrownD876 GP · 342 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Ray BourqueD1612 GP · 1579 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 9Laurie BoschmanC1009 GP · 577 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 10Tom McCarthyL460 GP · 399 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
+ 116 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Bill Gardner made his NHL debut on October 17, 1980, 1 year and 69 days after the draft.
380
Games
73
Goals
115
Assists
188
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1979 draft
- 7Keith BrownD876 GP · 342 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Tim TrimperL190 GP · 66 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 49Bill GardnerC380 GP · 188 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 70Louis BeginLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 91Gordon LovedayDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 112Doug CrossmanD914 GP · 464 PCHIChicago Blackhawks