1979 NHL Draft
Lindy Ruff in the 1979 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Lindy Ruff 32nd overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 691 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 1979 draft
- 29Dean HopkinsR223 GP · 74 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 30Mark HardyD915 GP · 368 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 31Paul MarshallL95 GP · 33 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 32Lindy RuffL691 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Pat RigginG350 GP · 153 WAFMAtlanta Flames
- 34Ed HospodarD450 GP · 68 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 35Pelle LindberghG157 GP · 87 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
32nd
of 126 players selected
18th
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
Lindy Ruff made his NHL debut on October 11, 1979, 63 days after the draft.
691
Games
105
Goals
195
Assists
300
Points
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