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1979 NHL Draft

Marc Chorney in the 1979 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Marc Chorney 115th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 6.

It was the fifth and last of the 5 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 210 games put him 66th in the class.

Overall pick
115
Round and pick
Round 6, pick 10
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 112–118 in the 1979 draft

  1. 112Doug CrossmanD914 GP · 464 PCHI
  2. 113Jay McFarlaneDLAK
  3. 114William McCrearyR12 GP · 1 PTOR
  4. 115Marc ChorneyD210 GP · 35 PPIT
  5. 116Rick KnickleG14 GP · 7 WBUF
  6. 117Glenn JohnsonCAFM
  7. 118Stanley AdamsCNYR

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

115th
of 126 players selected
37th
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

Marc Chorney made his NHL debut on March 17, 1981, 1 year and 220 days after the draft.

210
Games
8
Goals
27
Assists
35
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 31Paul MarshallL95 GP · 33 PPIT
  2. 52Bennett WolfD30 GP · 1 PPIT
  3. 73Brian CrossDPIT
  4. 94Nick RicciG19 GP · 7 WPIT
  5. 115Marc ChorneyD210 GP · 35 PPIT