1979 NHL Draft
Mike Gartner in the 1979 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Mike Gartner 4th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 5 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1432, and only 2 have scored more points than his 1335.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1979 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
4th
of 126 players selected
3rd
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
Mike Gartner made his NHL debut on October 11, 1979, 63 days after the draft.
1432
Games
708
Goals
627
Assists
1335
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1979 draft
- 4Mike GartnerR1432 GP · 1335 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Errol RausseL31 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 67Harvie PoczaL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Tim TookeyC106 GP · 58 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 109Greg ThebergeD153 GP · 78 PWSHWashington Capitals