1979 NHL Draft
Blake Wesley in the 1979 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Blake Wesley 22nd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 298 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 1979 draft
- 19Jimmy MannR293 GP · 30 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 20Michel GouletL1089 GP · 1153 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 21Kevin LoweD1254 GP · 431 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Blake WesleyD298 GP · 64 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Michael PerovichDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 24Errol RausseL31 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 25Tomas JonssonD552 GP · 344 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
22nd
of 126 players selected
10th
of 40 defensemen 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
Blake Wesley made his NHL debut on October 13, 1979, 65 days after the draft.
298
Games
18
Goals
46
Assists
64
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1979 draft
- 14Brian ProppL1016 GP · 1004 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 22Blake WesleyD298 GP · 64 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 35Pelle LindberghG157 GP · 87 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 56Lindsay CarsonC373 GP · 146 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 77Don GillenR35 GP · 6 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 98Thomas ErikssonD208 GP · 98 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 119Gord WilliamsC2 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers