1979 NHL Draft
Jim Brown in the 1979 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Jim Brown 92nd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 5.
It was the sixth of the 7 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 92
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 8
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 89–95 in the 1979 draft
- 89Dirk GrahamR772 GP · 489 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 90Jim DobsonR12 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 91Gordon LovedayDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 92Jim BrownD3 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 93Frank NigroC68 GP · 26 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 94Nick RicciG19 GP · 7 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 95Alan HaworthC524 GP · 400 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
92nd
of 126 players selected
28th
of 40 defensemen 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
Jim Brown made his NHL debut on January 25, 1983, 3 years and 169 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1979 draft
- 16Jay WellsD1098 GP · 263 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 29Dean HopkinsR223 GP · 74 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 30Mark HardyD915 GP · 368 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50John Paul KellyL400 GP · 124 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 71John GibsonC48 GP · 2 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 92Jim BrownD3 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 113Jay McFarlaneDLAKLos Angeles Kings