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1979 NHL Draft

Ed Hospodar in the 1979 NHL Draft

New York Rangers selected Ed Hospodar 34th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.

It was the second of the 5 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 450 games put him 47th in the class.

Overall pick
34
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 13
Drafting team
NYRNew York Rangers
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 31–37 in the 1979 draft

  1. 31Paul MarshallL95 GP · 33 PPIT
  2. 32Lindy RuffL691 GP · 300 PBUF
  3. 33Pat RigginG350 GP · 153 WAFM
  4. 34Ed HospodarD450 GP · 68 PNYR
  5. 35Pelle LindberghG157 GP · 87 WPHI
  6. 36Douglas MorrisonR23 GP · 10 PBOS
  7. 37Mats NäslundL651 GP · 634 PMTL

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

34th
of 126 players selected
15th
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

  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

Ed Hospodar made his NHL debut on November 21, 1979, 104 days after the draft.

450
Games
17
Goals
51
Assists
68
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Rangers picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 13Doug SullimanL631 GP · 328 PNYR
  2. 34Ed HospodarD450 GP · 68 PNYR
  3. 76Pat ConacherL521 GP · 139 PNYR
  4. 97Daniel MakuchRNYR
  5. 118Stanley AdamsCNYR