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1979 - Round: 1
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| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Player | Pos | Country | Ht | Wt | Amateur League | Amateur Team |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | CLR | Rob Ramage | D | CAN | 6' 2" | 200 | WHA | Birmingham Bulls |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | STL | Perry Turnbull | C | CAN | WHL | Portland Winter Hawks | ||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | DET | Michael Foligno | R | CAN | 6' 2" | 195 | OHA | Sudbury Wolves |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | WSH | Michael Gartner | R | CAN | 6' 0" | 190 | WHA | Cincinnati Stingers |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | VAN | Richard Vaive | R | CAN | 6' 1" | 198 | WHA | Birmingham Bulls |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | D | CAN | OHA | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | ||
| 1 | 7 | 7 | CHI | Keith Brown | D | CAN | 6' 1" | 192 | WHL | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | BOS | Ray Bourque | D | CAN | 6' 0" | 223 | QMJHL | Verdun Black Hawks |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | TOR | Laurie Boschman | C | CAN | 6' 0" | 185 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | MNS | Thomas McCarthy | L | CAN | OHA | Oshawa Generals | ||
| 1 | 11 | 11 | BUF | Michael Ramsey | D | USA | 6' 3" | 195 | NCAA | U. of Minnesota |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | AFM | Paul Reinhart | D | CAN | OHA | Kitchener Rangers | ||
| 1 | 13 | 13 | NYR | Simon Sulliman | L | CAN | OHA | Kitchener Rangers | ||
| 1 | 14 | 14 | PHI | Brian Propp | L | CAN | 5' 10" | 195 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | BOS | Brad McCrimmon | D | CAN | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | ||
| 1 | 16 | 16 | LAK | Gordon Wells | D | CAN | 6' 1" | 210 | OHA | Kingston Canadians |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | NYI | Duane Sutter | R | CAN | WHL | Lethbridge Broncos | ||
| 1 | 18 | 18 | HFD | Ray Allison | R | CAN | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | ||
| 1 | 19 | 19 | WIN | James Mann | R | CAN | QMJHL | Sherbrooke Beavers | ||
| 1 | 20 | 20 | QUE | Michel Goulet | L | CAN | 6' 1" | 195 | WHA | Birmingham Bulls |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | EDM | Kevin Lowe | D | CAN | 6' 2" | 200 | QMJHL | Quebec Remparts |