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1979 NHL Draft

Paul Marshall in the 1979 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Paul Marshall 31st overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 2.

It was the first of the 5 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 95 games put him 74th in the class.

Overall pick
31
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 10
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 28–34 in the 1979 draft

  1. 28Tim TrimperL190 GP · 66 PCHI
  2. 29Dean HopkinsR223 GP · 74 PLAK
  3. 30Mark HardyD915 GP · 368 PLAK
  4. 31Paul MarshallL95 GP · 33 PPIT
  5. 32Lindy RuffL691 GP · 300 PBUF
  6. 33Pat RigginG350 GP · 153 WAFM
  7. 34Ed HospodarD450 GP · 68 PNYR

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

31st
of 126 players selected
17th
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

Paul Marshall made his NHL debut on October 13, 1979, 65 days after the draft.

95
Games
15
Goals
18
Assists
33
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 31Paul MarshallL95 GP · 33 PPIT
  2. 52Bennett WolfD30 GP · 1 PPIT
  3. 73Brian CrossDPIT
  4. 94Nick RicciG19 GP · 7 WPIT
  5. 115Marc ChorneyD210 GP · 35 PPIT