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1979 NHL Draft

Thomas Eriksson in the 1979 NHL Draft

Philadelphia Flyers selected Thomas Eriksson 98th overall in the 1979 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.

He was the fourth of the 5 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth of the 7 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 126 players selected in 1979, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 208 games put him 67th in the class.

Overall pick
98
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 14
Drafting team
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 95–101 in the 1979 draft

  1. 95Alan HaworthC524 GP · 400 PBUF
  2. 96Brad KempthorneRAFM
  3. 97Daniel MakuchRNYR
  4. 98Thomas ErikssonD208 GP · 98 PPHI
  5. 99Marco BaronG86 GP · 34 WBOS
  6. 100Yvan JolyR2 GP · 0 PMTL
  7. 101Glen DuncanRNYI

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

4th
of 5 Swedes selected
29th
of 40 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 25Tomas JonssonD552 GP · 344 PNYI
  2. 35Pelle LindberghG157 GP · 87 WPHI
  3. 37Mats NäslundL651 GP · 634 PMTL
  4. 98Thomas ErikssonD208 GP · 98 PPHI
  5. 103Thomas SteenC950 GP · 817 PWIN
Every Swede in the 1979 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Thomas Eriksson made his NHL debut on February 12, 1981, 1 year and 187 days after the draft.

208
Games
22
Goals
76
Assists
98
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1979 draft

  1. 14Brian ProppL1016 GP · 1004 PPHI
  2. 22Blake WesleyD298 GP · 64 PPHI
  3. 35Pelle LindberghG157 GP · 87 WPHI
  4. 56Lindsay CarsonC373 GP · 146 PPHI
  5. 77Don GillenR35 GP · 6 PPHI
  6. 98Thomas ErikssonD208 GP · 98 PPHI
  7. 119Gord WilliamsC2 GP · 0 PPHI