1979 NHL Draft
Don Nachbaur in the 1979 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Don Nachbaur 60th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 6 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 223 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 60
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 19
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 57–63 in the 1979 draft
- 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 58Rick WamsleyG407 GP · 204 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 59Roland MelansonG291 GP · 129 WNYINew York Islanders
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61William WheltonD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 62Lee NorwoodD503 GP · 211 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 63Kevin MaxwellC66 GP · 21 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
60th
of 126 players selected
34th
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 Nachbaur made his NHL debut on October 9, 1980, 1 year and 61 days after the draft.
223
Games
23
Goals
46
Assists
69
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1979 draft
- 18Ray AllisonR238 GP · 157 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 39Stuart SmithD77 GP · 12 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 81Ray NeufeldR595 GP · 357 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 102Mark RenaudD152 GP · 56 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 123David McDonaldLHFDHartford Whalers