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1979 NHL Draft

Blair Barnes in the 1979 NHL Draft

Edmonton Oilers selected Blair Barnes 126th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 6.

It was the sixth and last of the 6 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 103rd in the class.

Overall pick
126
Round and pick
Round 6, pick 21
Drafting team
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 123–126 in the 1979 draft

  1. 123David McDonaldLHFD
  2. 124Tim WattersD741 GP · 177 PWIN
  3. 125Scott McGeownDQUE
  4. 126Blair BarnesR1 GP · 0 PEDM

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1979 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1979 class

126th
of 126 players selected
75th
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

  1. 1Rob RamageD1044 GP · 564 PCLR
  2. 2Perry TurnbullC608 GP · 351 PSTL
  3. 3Mike FolignoR1018 GP · 727 PDET
  4. 4Mike GartnerR1432 GP · 1335 PWSH
  5. 5Rick VaiveR876 GP · 788 PVAN
  6. 6Craig HartsburgD570 GP · 413 PMNS
  7. 7Keith BrownD876 GP · 342 PCHI
  8. 8Ray BourqueD1612 GP · 1579 PBOS
  9. 9Laurie BoschmanC1009 GP · 577 PTOR
  10. 10Tom McCarthyL460 GP · 399 PMNS

+ 116 more

The 1979 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Blair Barnes made his NHL debut on March 22, 1983, 3 years and 225 days after the draft.

1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 21Kevin LoweD1254 GP · 431 PEDM
  2. 48Mark MessierC1756 GP · 1887 PEDM
  3. 69Glenn AndersonR1129 GP · 1099 PEDM
  4. 84Maxwell KostovichREDM
  5. 105Michael ToalC3 GP · 0 PEDM
  6. 126Blair BarnesR1 GP · 0 PEDM