1979 NHL Draft
Keith Crowder in the 1979 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Keith Crowder 57th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 7 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 662 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1979 draft
- 54Tim HunterR815 GP · 138 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 55Jacques CloutierG255 GP · 82 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Lindsay CarsonC373 GP · 146 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 58Rick WamsleyG407 GP · 204 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 59Roland MelansonG291 GP · 129 WNYINew York Islanders
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
57th
of 126 players selected
33rd
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
Keith Crowder made his NHL debut on December 13, 1980, 1 year and 126 days after the draft.
662
Games
223
Goals
271
Assists
494
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1979 draft
- 8Ray BourqueD1612 GP · 1579 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Brad McCrimmonD1222 GP · 403 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 36Douglas MorrisonR23 GP · 10 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 78Larry MelnykD432 GP · 74 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 99Marco BaronG86 GP · 34 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 120Mike KrushelnyskiC897 GP · 569 PBOSBoston Bruins