1979 NHL Draft
William Whelton in the 1979 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected William Whelton 61st overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 6 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 98th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 20
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 1979 draft
- 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
- 62Lee NorwoodD503 GP · 211 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 63Kevin MaxwellC66 GP · 21 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 64Steve PetersC2 GP · 1 PCLRColorado Rockies
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
61st
of 126 players selected
21st
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
William Whelton made his NHL debut on March 27, 1981, 1 year and 230 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1979 draft
- 19Jimmy MannR293 GP · 30 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 40Dave ChristianR1009 GP · 773 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 61William WheltonD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 82Pat DaleyL12 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 103Thomas SteenC950 GP · 817 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 124Tim WattersD741 GP · 177 PWINWinnipeg Jets