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1979 NHL Draft

Kevin Maxwell in the 1979 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Kevin Maxwell 63rd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 3.

It was the fourth of the 6 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 66 games put him 80th in the class.

Overall pick
63
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 22
Drafting team
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 60–66 in the 1979 draft

  1. 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFD
  2. 61William WheltonD2 GP · 0 PWIN
  3. 62Lee NorwoodD503 GP · 211 PQUE
  4. 63Kevin MaxwellC66 GP · 21 PMNS
  5. 64Steve PetersC2 GP · 1 PCLR
  6. 65Bob CrawfordR246 GP · 142 PSTL
  7. 66John OgrodnickL928 GP · 827 PDET

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

63rd
of 126 players selected
35th
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

  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

Kevin Maxwell made his NHL debut on March 20, 1981, 1 year and 223 days after the draft.

66
Games
6
Goals
15
Assists
21
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 6Craig HartsburgD570 GP · 413 PMNS
  2. 10Tom McCarthyL460 GP · 399 PMNS
  3. 42Neal BrotenC1099 GP · 923 PMNS
  4. 63Kevin MaxwellC66 GP · 21 PMNS
  5. 90Jim DobsonR12 GP · 0 PMNS
  6. 111Brian GualazziRMNS