1979 NHL Draft
Pat Riggin in the 1979 NHL Draft
Atlanta Flames selected Pat Riggin 33rd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 7 picks Atlanta Flames made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 350 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 33
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- AFMAtlanta Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 30–36 in the 1979 draft
- 30Mark HardyD915 GP · 368 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 31Paul MarshallL95 GP · 33 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 32Lindy RuffL691 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Pat RigginG350 GP · 153 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 34Ed HospodarD450 GP · 68 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 35Pelle LindberghG157 GP · 87 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Douglas MorrisonR23 GP · 10 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
33rd
of 126 players selected
1st
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
- 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
Pat Riggin made his NHL debut on October 13, 1979, 65 days after the draft.
350
Games
153
Wins
11
Shutouts
.879
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Flames picks in the 1979 draft
- 12Paul ReinhartD648 GP · 559 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 23Michael PerovichDAFMAtlanta Flames
- 33Pat RigginG350 GP · 153 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 54Tim HunterR815 GP · 138 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 75Jim PeplinskiL711 GP · 424 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 96Brad KempthorneRAFMAtlanta Flames
- 117Glenn JohnsonCAFMAtlanta Flames