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1979 NHL Draft

Nick Ricci in the 1979 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Nick Ricci 94th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 5.

It was the fourth 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 19 games put him 88th in the class.

Overall pick
94
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 10
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 91–97 in the 1979 draft

  1. 91Gordon LovedayDCHI
  2. 92Jim BrownD3 GP · 1 PLAK
  3. 93Frank NigroC68 GP · 26 PTOR
  4. 94Nick RicciG19 GP · 7 WPIT
  5. 95Alan HaworthC524 GP · 400 PBUF
  6. 96Brad KempthorneRAFM
  7. 97Daniel MakuchRNYR

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

94th
of 126 players selected
8th
of 11 goaltenders 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

Nick Ricci made his NHL debut on March 9, 1980, 213 days after the draft.

19
Games
7
Wins
0
Shutouts
.857
Save %

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