1979 NHL Draft
Mark Renaud in the 1979 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Mark Renaud 102nd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 6 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 152 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 102
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 18
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 99–105 in the 1979 draft
- 99Marco BaronG86 GP · 34 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 100Yvan JolyR2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 101Glen DuncanRNYINew York Islanders
- 102Mark RenaudD152 GP · 56 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 103Thomas SteenC950 GP · 817 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 104Pierre LacroixD274 GP · 132 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 105Michael ToalC3 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
102nd
of 126 players selected
30th
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
- 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
Mark Renaud made his NHL debut on December 7, 1979, 120 days after the draft.
152
Games
6
Goals
50
Assists
56
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1979 draft
- 18Ray AllisonR238 GP · 157 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 39Stuart SmithD77 GP · 12 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 81Ray NeufeldR595 GP · 357 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 102Mark RenaudD152 GP · 56 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 123David McDonaldLHFDHartford Whalers