1979 NHL Draft
John Ogrodnick in the 1979 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected John Ogrodnick 66th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 4.
It was the fourth 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 928 games put him 20th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 827.
- Overall pick
- 66
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 3
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 63–69 in the 1979 draft
- 63Kevin MaxwellC66 GP · 21 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 64Steve PetersC2 GP · 1 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 65Bob CrawfordR246 GP · 142 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 66John OgrodnickL928 GP · 827 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 67Harvie PoczaL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 68Arthur RutlandCVANVancouver Canucks
- 69Glenn AndersonR1129 GP · 1099 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
66th
of 126 players selected
38th
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
John Ogrodnick made his NHL debut on January 12, 1980, 156 days after the draft.
928
Games
402
Goals
425
Assists
827
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