1979 NHL Draft
Mike Krushelnyski in the 1979 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Mike Krushelnyski 120th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 6.
It was the seventh and last of the 7 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 897 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 120
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 15
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 117–123 in the 1979 draft
- 117Glenn JohnsonCAFMAtlanta Flames
- 118Stanley AdamsCNYRNew York Rangers
- 119Gord WilliamsC2 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 120Mike KrushelnyskiC897 GP · 569 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 121Greg MoffettGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 122John GibbDNYINew York Islanders
- 123David McDonaldLHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1979 class
120th
of 126 players selected
73rd
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 Krushelnyski made his NHL debut on October 24, 1981, 2 years and 76 days after the draft.
897
Games
241
Goals
328
Assists
569
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1979 draft
- 8Ray BourqueD1612 GP · 1579 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Brad McCrimmonD1222 GP · 403 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 36Douglas MorrisonR23 GP · 10 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 57Keith CrowderR662 GP · 494 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 78Larry MelnykD432 GP · 74 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 99Marco BaronG86 GP · 34 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 120Mike KrushelnyskiC897 GP · 569 PBOSBoston Bruins