1979 NHL Draft
Michel Goulet in the 1979 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Michel Goulet 20th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 1089, and only 3 have scored more points than his 1153.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1979 draft
- 17Duane SutterR731 GP · 342 PNYINew York Islanders
- 18Ray AllisonR238 GP · 157 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 19Jimmy MannR293 GP · 30 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 20Michel GouletL1089 GP · 1153 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 21Kevin LoweD1254 GP · 431 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Blake WesleyD298 GP · 64 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Michael PerovichDAFMAtlanta Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
20th
of 126 players selected
12th
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
Michel Goulet made his NHL debut on October 10, 1979, 62 days after the draft.
1089
Games
548
Goals
605
Assists
1153
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1979 draft
- 20Michel GouletL1089 GP · 1153 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 41Dale HunterC1407 GP · 1020 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 62Lee NorwoodD503 GP · 211 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 83Anton StastnyL650 GP · 636 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 104Pierre LacroixD274 GP · 132 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 125Scott McGeownDQUEQuebec Nordiques