1979 NHL Draft
Jacques Cloutier in the 1979 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Jacques Cloutier 55th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 7 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 255 games put him 61st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 1979 draft
- 52Bennett WolfD30 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 53Mark RobinsonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 54Tim HunterR815 GP · 138 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 55Jacques CloutierG255 GP · 82 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Lindsay CarsonC373 GP · 146 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 58Rick WamsleyG407 GP · 204 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
55th
of 126 players selected
4th
of 11 goaltenders 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
Jacques Cloutier made his NHL debut on December 19, 1981, 2 years and 132 days after the draft.
255
Games
82
Wins
3
Shutouts
.874
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1979 draft
- 11Mike RamseyD1070 GP · 345 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Lindy RuffL691 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Mark RobinsonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Jacques CloutierG255 GP · 82 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Gilles HamelL519 GP · 274 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 95Alan HaworthC524 GP · 400 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 116Rick KnickleG14 GP · 7 WBUFBuffalo Sabres