1979 NHL Draft
Gilles Hamel in the 1979 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Gilles Hamel 74th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 7 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 519 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 74
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 11
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 71–77 in the 1979 draft
- 71John GibsonC48 GP · 2 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 72Vincent TremblayG58 GP · 12 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 73Brian CrossDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
74th
of 126 players selected
44th
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
Gilles Hamel made his NHL debut on November 15, 1980, 1 year and 98 days after the draft.
519
Games
127
Goals
147
Assists
274
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1979 draft
- 11Mike RamseyD1070 GP · 345 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Lindy RuffL691 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Mark RobinsonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Jacques CloutierG255 GP · 82 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Gilles HamelL519 GP · 274 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 95Alan HaworthC524 GP · 400 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 116Rick KnickleG14 GP · 7 WBUFBuffalo Sabres