1979 NHL Draft
Billy Carroll in the 1979 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Billy Carroll 38th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 7 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 322 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 38
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 35–41 in the 1979 draft
- 35Pelle LindberghG157 GP · 87 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Douglas MorrisonR23 GP · 10 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 37Mats NäslundL651 GP · 634 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Billy CarrollC322 GP · 84 PNYINew York Islanders
- 39Stuart SmithD77 GP · 12 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 40Dave ChristianR1009 GP · 773 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 41Dale HunterC1407 GP · 1020 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
38th
of 126 players selected
21st
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
Billy Carroll made his NHL debut on February 21, 1981, 1 year and 196 days after the draft.
322
Games
30
Goals
54
Assists
84
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1979 draft
- 17Duane SutterR731 GP · 342 PNYINew York Islanders
- 25Tomas JonssonD552 GP · 344 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Billy CarrollC322 GP · 84 PNYINew York Islanders
- 59Roland MelansonG291 GP · 129 WNYINew York Islanders
- 80Tim LockridgeDNYINew York Islanders
- 101Glen DuncanRNYINew York Islanders
- 122John GibbDNYINew York Islanders