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1979 NHL Draft

John Paul Kelly in the 1979 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected John Paul Kelly 50th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.

It was the fourth 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 400 games put him 50th in the class.

Overall pick
50
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 9
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 47–53 in the 1979 draft

  1. 47Ken EllacottG12 GP · 2 WVAN
  2. 48Mark MessierC1756 GP · 1887 PEDM
  3. 49Bill GardnerC380 GP · 188 PCHI
  4. 50John Paul KellyL400 GP · 124 PLAK
  5. 51Norm AubinC69 GP · 31 PTOR
  6. 52Bennett WolfD30 GP · 1 PPIT
  7. 53Mark RobinsonDBUF

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

50th
of 126 players selected
29th
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

John Paul Kelly made his NHL debut on December 9, 1979, 122 days after the draft.

400
Games
54
Goals
70
Assists
124
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 16Jay WellsD1098 GP · 263 PLAK
  2. 29Dean HopkinsR223 GP · 74 PLAK
  3. 30Mark HardyD915 GP · 368 PLAK
  4. 50John Paul KellyL400 GP · 124 PLAK
  5. 71John GibsonC48 GP · 2 PLAK
  6. 92Jim BrownD3 GP · 1 PLAK
  7. 113Jay McFarlaneDLAK