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1979 NHL Draft

Keith Brown in the 1979 NHL Draft

Chicago Blackhawks selected Keith Brown 7th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 6 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 876 games put him 24th in the class.

Overall pick
7
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 7
Drafting team
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 4–10 in the 1979 draft

  1. 4Mike GartnerR1432 GP · 1335 PWSH
  2. 5Rick VaiveR876 GP · 788 PVAN
  3. 6Craig HartsburgD570 GP · 413 PMNS
  4. 7Keith BrownD876 GP · 342 PCHI
  5. 8Ray BourqueD1612 GP · 1579 PBOS
  6. 9Laurie BoschmanC1009 GP · 577 PTOR
  7. 10Tom McCarthyL460 GP · 399 PMNS

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

7th
of 126 players selected
3rd
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

  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

Keith Brown made his NHL debut on October 13, 1979, 65 days after the draft.

876
Games
68
Goals
274
Assists
342
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 7Keith BrownD876 GP · 342 PCHI
  2. 28Tim TrimperL190 GP · 66 PCHI
  3. 49Bill GardnerC380 GP · 188 PCHI
  4. 70Louis BeginLCHI
  5. 91Gordon LovedayDCHI
  6. 112Doug CrossmanD914 GP · 464 PCHI