1979 NHL Draft
Lee Norwood in the 1979 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Lee Norwood 62nd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 6 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 503 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 62
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 21
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 59–65 in the 1979 draft
- 59Roland MelansonG291 GP · 129 WNYINew York Islanders
- 60Don NachbaurC223 GP · 69 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61William WheltonD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 62Lee NorwoodD503 GP · 211 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 63Kevin MaxwellC66 GP · 21 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 64Steve PetersC2 GP · 1 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 65Bob CrawfordR246 GP · 142 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
62nd
of 126 players selected
22nd
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
- 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
Lee Norwood made his NHL debut on October 10, 1980, 1 year and 62 days after the draft.
503
Games
58
Goals
153
Assists
211
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1979 draft
- 20Michel GouletL1089 GP · 1153 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 41Dale HunterC1407 GP · 1020 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 62Lee NorwoodD503 GP · 211 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 83Anton StastnyL650 GP · 636 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 104Pierre LacroixD274 GP · 132 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 125Scott McGeownDQUEQuebec Nordiques