1979 NHL Draft
Don Gillen in the 1979 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Don Gillen 77th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth 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 35 games put him 83rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 77
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 14
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 74–80 in the 1979 draft
- 74Gilles HamelL519 GP · 274 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 75Jim PeplinskiL711 GP · 424 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 76Pat ConacherL521 GP · 139 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 77Don GillenR35 GP · 6 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 78Larry MelnykD432 GP · 74 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 79David OrleskiD2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 80Tim LockridgeDNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
77th
of 126 players selected
47th
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
Don Gillen made his NHL debut on January 27, 1980, 171 days after the draft.
35
Games
2
Goals
4
Assists
6
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