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1979 NHL Draft

Gary Dillon in the 1979 NHL Draft

Colorado Rockies selected Gary Dillon 85th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.

It was the third of the 4 picks Colorado Rockies made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 90th in the class.

Overall pick
85
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 1
Drafting team
CLRColorado Rockies
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 82–88 in the 1979 draft

  1. 82Pat DaleyL12 GP · 1 PWIN
  2. 83Anton StastnyL650 GP · 636 PQUE
  3. 84Maxwell KostovichREDM
  4. 85Gary DillonC13 GP · 2 PCLR
  5. 86Mark ReedsR365 GP · 159 PSTL
  6. 87Joe PatersonL291 GP · 56 PDET
  7. 88Tim TookeyC106 GP · 58 PWSH

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

85th
of 126 players selected
52nd
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

  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

Gary Dillon made his NHL debut on October 11, 1980, 1 year and 63 days after the draft.

13
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Colorado Rockies picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 1Rob RamageD1044 GP · 564 PCLR
  2. 64Steve PetersC2 GP · 1 PCLR
  3. 85Gary DillonC13 GP · 2 PCLR
  4. 106Bob AttwellR22 GP · 6 PCLR