Pick No. 79 from 2025 to 1969 in the NHL Entry Draft
All players selected at Pick No. 79 in the NHL Entry Draft from 2025 to 1969. Includes NHL games, goals, assists, points, PIM, and junior totals.
| Year | POS | Player | Drafted Team | NHL GP | NHL G | NHL A | NHL PTS | NHL PIM | JR GP | JR G | JR A | JR PTS | JR PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L | Cooper Simpson | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 2024 | D | Tarin Smith | Anaheim Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 66 |
| 2023 | C | Brad Gardiner | Dallas Stars | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 33 |
| 2022 | C | Jordan Gustafson | Vegas Golden Knights | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 16 |
| 2021 | LW | Justin Ertel | Dallas Stars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | LW | Landon Slaggert | Chicago Blackhawks | 79 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | LW | Pavel Dorofeyev | Vegas Golden Knights | 206 | 81 | 48 | 129 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | LW | Blake McLaughlin | Anaheim Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 70 |
| 2017 | RW | Lane Zablocki | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 97 |
| 2016 | D | Luke Green | Winnipeg Jets | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 29 |
| 2015 | D | Sergey Zborovskiy | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 70 |
| 2014 | C | Brayden Point | Tampa Bay Lightning | 694 | 317 | 348 | 665 | 157 | 72 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 53 |
| 2013 | C | Mattias Janmark | Detroit Red Wings | 679 | 83 | 138 | 221 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | RW | Chris Calnan | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | D | Klas Dahlbeck | Chicago Blackhawks | 170 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | LW/RW | Sondre Olden | Toronto Maple Leafs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | D | Mac Bennett | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | C | Zack Smith | Ottawa Senators | 662 | 98 | 106 | 204 | 722 | 72 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 136 |
| 2007 | RW | Nick Palmieri | New Jersey Devils | 87 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 56 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 99 |
| 2006 | C | Jon Matsumoto | Philadelphia Flyers | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | D | Cody Franson | Nashville Predators | 550 | 43 | 169 | 212 | 202 | 64 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 44 |
| 2004 | D | Clayton Stoner | Minnesota Wild | 360 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 459 | 71 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 109 |
| 2003 | D | Ryan O'Byrne | Montréal Canadiens | 308 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 369 | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 118 |
| 2002 | LW | Brock Radunske | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | F | Garth Murray | New York Rangers | 116 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 131 | 72 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 183 |
| 2000 | D | Tyler Hanchuck | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 81 |
| 1999 | G | Johan Asplund | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | LW | Evgeny Lazarev | Colorado Avalanche | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | D | Robert Schnabel | New York Islanders | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | RW | Mark Parrish | Colorado Avalanche | 722 | 216 | 171 | 387 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | C | Alyn McCauley | New Jersey Devils | 488 | 69 | 97 | 166 | 116 | 65 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 20 |
| 1994 | RW | Adam Copeland | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 55 |
| 1993 | D | Ruslam Batyrshin | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | LW | Kevin Smyth | Hartford Whalers | 58 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 71 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 84 |
| 1991 | LW | Keith Redmond | Los Angeles Kings | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | C | Chris Tucker | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | D | Todd Nelson | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 72 |
| 1988 | D | Andre Brassard | New York Islanders | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 141 |
| 1987 | D | Donald McLennan | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | RW | Tom Quinlan | Calgary Flames | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | LW | Brent Gilchrist | Montréal Canadiens | 792 | 135 | 170 | 305 | 400 | 51 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 58 |
| 1984 | C | David Hanson | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | D | Tarek Howard | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 229 |
| 1982 | LW | Jeff Hamilton | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | RW | Kenneth Latta | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 155 |
| 1980 | D | Mark Huglen | Minnesota North Stars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | D | David Orleski | Montréal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 128 |
| 1978 | LW | Mark Murphy | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | D | Bob Parent | Minnesota North Stars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | D | Calvin Sandbeck | California Golden Seals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | D | Bob Hoffmeyer | Chicago Blackhawks | 198 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 325 | 64 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 242 |
| 1974 | C | Mike Zuke | St. Louis Blues | 455 | 86 | 196 | 282 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | G | Peter Crosbie | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | D | Marty Gateman | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | D | Mike Ruest | Toronto Maple Leafs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | D | Claude Moreau | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | F | Frank Hamill | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Players Drafted Per Nationality
34CAN
13USA
3RUS
3SWE
1CZE
1GBR
1NOR
1UKR
Total Players
57
