1979 NHL Draft
Dave Christian in the 1979 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Dave Christian 40th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 6 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1009 games put him 16th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 40
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 19
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 37–43 in the 1979 draft
- 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
- 42Neal BrotenC1099 GP · 923 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 43Craig LevieD183 GP · 75 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
40th
of 126 players selected
22nd
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
Dave Christian made his NHL debut on March 2, 1980, 206 days after the draft.
1009
Games
340
Goals
433
Assists
773
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1979 draft
- 19Jimmy MannR293 GP · 30 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 40Dave ChristianR1009 GP · 773 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 61William WheltonD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 82Pat DaleyL12 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 103Thomas SteenC950 GP · 817 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 124Tim WattersD741 GP · 177 PWINWinnipeg Jets