1979 NHL Draft
Jim Peplinski in the 1979 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Jim Peplinski 75th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 7 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 711 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 75
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 12
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 72–78 in the 1979 draft
- 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
- 78Larry MelnykD432 GP · 74 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
75th
of 126 players selected
45th
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
Jim Peplinski made his NHL debut on October 9, 1980, 1 year and 61 days after the draft.
711
Games
161
Goals
263
Assists
424
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1979 draft
- 12Paul ReinhartD648 GP · 559 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 23Michael PerovichDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 33Pat RigginG350 GP · 153 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 54Tim HunterR815 GP · 138 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 75Jim PeplinskiL711 GP · 424 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 96Brad KempthorneRAFMAtlanta Flames
- 117Glenn JohnsonCAFMAtlanta Flames