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1979 NHL Draft

Perry Turnbull in the 1979 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Perry Turnbull 2nd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 4 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 608 games put him 37th in the class.

Overall pick
2
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 2
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–5 in the 1979 draft

  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

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

2nd
of 126 players selected
1st
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

Perry Turnbull made his NHL debut on October 9, 1979, 61 days after the draft.

608
Games
188
Goals
163
Assists
351
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 2Perry TurnbullC608 GP · 351 PSTL
  2. 65Bob CrawfordR246 GP · 142 PSTL
  3. 86Mark ReedsR365 GP · 159 PSTL
  4. 107Gilles LeducDSTL