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1979 NHL Draft

Tim Tookey in the 1979 NHL Draft

Washington Capitals selected Tim Tookey 88th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 5.

It was the fourth of the 5 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 106 games put him 73rd in the class.

Overall pick
88
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 4
Drafting team
WSHWashington Capitals
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 85–91 in the 1979 draft

  1. 85Gary DillonC13 GP · 2 PCLR
  2. 86Mark ReedsR365 GP · 159 PSTL
  3. 87Joe PatersonL291 GP · 56 PDET
  4. 88Tim TookeyC106 GP · 58 PWSH
  5. 89Dirk GrahamR772 GP · 489 PVAN
  6. 90Jim DobsonR12 GP · 0 PMNS
  7. 91Gordon LovedayDCHI

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

88th
of 126 players selected
55th
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

Tim Tookey made his NHL debut on December 17, 1980, 1 year and 130 days after the draft.

106
Games
22
Goals
36
Assists
58
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Washington Capitals picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 4Mike GartnerR1432 GP · 1335 PWSH
  2. 24Errol RausseL31 GP · 10 PWSH
  3. 67Harvie PoczaL3 GP · 0 PWSH
  4. 88Tim TookeyC106 GP · 58 PWSH
  5. 109Greg ThebergeD153 GP · 78 PWSH