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1979 NHL Draft

Neal Broten in the 1979 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Neal Broten 42nd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.

It was the third of the 6 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 1099, and only 7 have scored more points than his 923.

Overall pick
42
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 1
Drafting team
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 39–45 in the 1979 draft

  1. 39Stuart SmithD77 GP · 12 PHFD
  2. 40Dave ChristianR1009 GP · 773 PWIN
  3. 41Dale HunterC1407 GP · 1020 PQUE
  4. 42Neal BrotenC1099 GP · 923 PMNS
  5. 43Craig LevieD183 GP · 75 PMTL
  6. 44Guy CarbonneauC1318 GP · 663 PMTL
  7. 45Jody GageR68 GP · 29 PDET

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

42nd
of 126 players selected
24th
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

  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

Neal Broten made his NHL debut on March 31, 1981, 1 year and 234 days after the draft.

1099
Games
289
Goals
634
Assists
923
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 6Craig HartsburgD570 GP · 413 PMNS
  2. 10Tom McCarthyL460 GP · 399 PMNS
  3. 42Neal BrotenC1099 GP · 923 PMNS
  4. 63Kevin MaxwellC66 GP · 21 PMNS
  5. 90Jim DobsonR12 GP · 0 PMNS
  6. 111Brian GualazziRMNS