1979 NHL Draft
Rick Wamsley in the 1979 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Rick Wamsley 58th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
It was the fifth of the 8 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 407 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 58
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 55–61 in the 1979 draft
- 55Jacques CloutierG255 GP · 82 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Lindsay CarsonC373 GP · 146 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 58Rick WamsleyG407 GP · 204 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 59Roland MelansonG291 GP · 129 WNYINew York Islanders
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61William WheltonD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
58th
of 126 players selected
5th
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
Rick Wamsley made his NHL debut on December 23, 1980, 1 year and 136 days after the draft.
407
Games
204
Wins
12
Shutouts
.881
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1979 draft
- 27Gaston GingrasD476 GP · 235 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 37Mats NäslundL651 GP · 634 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 43Craig LevieD183 GP · 75 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 44Guy CarbonneauC1318 GP · 663 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 58Rick WamsleyG407 GP · 204 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79David OrleskiD2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 100Yvan JolyR2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 121Greg MoffettGMTLMontréal Canadiens