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1979 NHL Draft

Brad McCrimmon in the 1979 NHL Draft

Boston Bruins selected Brad McCrimmon 15th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft.

It was the second of the 7 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 1222.

Overall pick
15
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 15
Drafting team
BOSBoston Bruins
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 12–18 in the 1979 draft

  1. 12Paul ReinhartD648 GP · 559 PAFM
  2. 13Doug SullimanL631 GP · 328 PNYR
  3. 14Brian ProppL1016 GP · 1004 PPHI
  4. 15Brad McCrimmonD1222 GP · 403 PBOS
  5. 16Jay WellsD1098 GP · 263 PLAK
  6. 17Duane SutterR731 GP · 342 PNYI
  7. 18Ray AllisonR238 GP · 157 PHFD

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

15th
of 126 players selected
7th
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

  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

Brad McCrimmon made his NHL debut on October 11, 1979, 63 days after the draft.

1222
Games
81
Goals
322
Assists
403
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Boston Bruins picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 8Ray BourqueD1612 GP · 1579 PBOS
  2. 15Brad McCrimmonD1222 GP · 403 PBOS
  3. 36Douglas MorrisonR23 GP · 10 PBOS
  4. 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOS
  5. 78Larry MelnykD432 GP · 74 PBOS
  6. 99Marco BaronG86 GP · 34 WBOS
  7. 120Mike KrushelnyskiC897 GP · 569 PBOS