1979 NHL Draft
Stuart Smith in the 1979 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Stuart Smith 39th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 6 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 77 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 39
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 36–42 in the 1979 draft
- 36Douglas MorrisonR23 GP · 10 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 37Mats NäslundL651 GP · 634 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Billy CarrollC322 GP · 84 PNYINew York Islanders
- 39Stuart SmithD77 GP · 12 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 40Dave ChristianR1009 GP · 773 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 41Dale HunterC1407 GP · 1020 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 42Neal BrotenC1099 GP · 923 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
39th
of 126 players selected
16th
of 40 defensemen 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
Stuart Smith made his NHL debut on December 9, 1979, 122 days after the draft.
77
Games
2
Goals
10
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1979 draft
- 18Ray AllisonR238 GP · 157 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 39Stuart SmithD77 GP · 12 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 81Ray NeufeldR595 GP · 357 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 102Mark RenaudD152 GP · 56 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 123David McDonaldLHFDHartford Whalers