1979 NHL Draft
Joe Paterson in the 1979 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Joe Paterson 87th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 6 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 291 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 3
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 1979 draft
- 84Maxwell KostovichREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Gary DillonC13 GP · 2 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 86Mark ReedsR365 GP · 159 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 87Joe PatersonL291 GP · 56 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 88Tim TookeyC106 GP · 58 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Dirk GrahamR772 GP · 489 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 90Jim DobsonR12 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
87th
of 126 players selected
54th
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
- 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
Joe Paterson made his NHL debut on January 8, 1981, 1 year and 152 days after the draft.
291
Games
19
Goals
37
Assists
56
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1979 draft
- 3Mike FolignoR1018 GP · 727 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Jody GageR68 GP · 29 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 46Boris FistricDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 66John OgrodnickL928 GP · 827 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 87Joe PatersonL291 GP · 56 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 108Carmine CirellaLDETDetroit Red Wings