126 selections in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pos | Amateur Club | League | Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | CLRColorado Rockies | Rob Ramage | D | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 | Perry Turnbull | C | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 3 | 1 | Mike Foligno | RW | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 4 | 1 | Mike Gartner | RW | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 5 | 1 | Rick Vaive | RW | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Craig Hartsburg | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 7 | 1 | Keith Brown | D | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 8 | 1 | Ray Bourque | D | Verdun Black Hawks | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 9 | 1 | Laurie Boschman | C | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 10 | 1 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Tom McCarthy | LW | Oshawa Generals | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 11 | 1 | Mike Ramsey | D | U. of Minnesota | NCAA | USA | |
| 1979 | 12 | 1 | AFMAtlanta Flames | Paul Reinhart | D | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 13 | 1 | Doug Sulliman | LW | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 14 | 1 | Brian Propp | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 15 | 1 | Brad McCrimmon | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 16 | 1 | Jay Wells | D | Kingston Canadians | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 17 | 1 | Duane Sutter | RW | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 18 | 1 | HFDHartford Whalers | Ray Allison | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 19 | 1 | WINWinnipeg Jets (1979) | Jimmy Mann | RW | Sherbrooke Beavers | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 20 | 1 | QUEQuebec Nordiques | Michel Goulet | LW | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 21 | 1 | Kevin Lowe | D | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 22 | 2 | Blake Wesley | D | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 23 | 2 | AFMAtlanta Flames | Michael Perovich | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 24 | 2 | Errol Rausse | LW | Seattle Breakers | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 25 | 2 | Tomas Jonsson | D | — | Sweden | SWE | |
| 1979 | 26 | 2 | Brent Ashton | LW | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 27 | 2 | Gaston Gingras | D | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 28 | 2 | Tim Trimper | LW | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 29 | 2 | Dean Hopkins | RW | London Knights | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 30 | 2 | Mark Hardy | D | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | CHE | |
| 1979 | 31 | 2 | Paul Marshall | LW | Brantford Alexanders | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 32 | 2 | Lindy Ruff | LW | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 33 | 2 | AFMAtlanta Flames | Pat Riggin | G | London Knights | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 34 | 2 | Ed Hospodar | D | Ottawa 67's | OHA | USA | |
| 1979 | 35 | 2 | Pelle Lindbergh | G | — | Sweden | SWE | |
| 1979 | 36 | 2 | Douglas Morrison | RW | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 37 | 2 | Mats Naslund | LW | — | Sweden | SWE | |
| 1979 | 38 | 2 | Billy Carroll | C | London Knights | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 39 | 2 | HFDHartford Whalers | Stuart Smith | D | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 40 | 2 | WINWinnipeg Jets (1979) | Dave Christian | RW | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | USA |
| 1979 | 41 | 2 | QUEQuebec Nordiques | Dale Hunter | C | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 42 | 3 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Neal Broten | C | U. of Minnesota | NCAA | USA |
| 1979 | 43 | 3 | Craig Levie | D | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 44 | 3 | Guy Carbonneau | C | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 45 | 3 | Jody Gage | RW | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 46 | 3 | Boris Fistric | D | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 47 | 3 | Ken Ellacott | G | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 48 | 3 | Mark Messier | C | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 49 | 3 | Bill Gardner | C | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 50 | 3 | John Paul Kelly | LW | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 51 | 3 | Norm Aubin | C | Verdun Black Hawks | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 52 | 3 | Bennett Wolf | D | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 53 | 3 | Mark Robinson | D | Victoria Cougars | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 54 | 3 | AFMAtlanta Flames | Tim Hunter | RW | Seattle Breakers | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 55 | 3 | Jacques Cloutier | G | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 56 | 3 | Lindsay Carson | C | Billings Bighorns | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 57 | 3 | Keith Crowder | RW | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 58 | 3 | Rick Wamsley | G | Brantford Alexanders | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 59 | 3 | Roland Melanson | G | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 60 | 3 | HFDHartford Whalers | Don Nachbaur | C | Billings Bighorns | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 61 | 3 | WINWinnipeg Jets (1979) | William Whelton | D | Boston University | NCAA | USA |
| 1979 | 62 | 3 | QUEQuebec Nordiques | Lee Norwood | D | Oshawa Generals | OHA | USA |
| 1979 | 63 | 3 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Kevin Maxwell | C | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | CAN |
| 1979 | 64 | 4 | CLRColorado Rockies | Steve Peters | C | Oshawa Generals | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 65 | 4 | Bob Crawford | RW | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 66 | 4 | John Ogrodnick | LW | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 67 | 4 | Harvie Pocza | LW | Billings Bighorns | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 68 | 4 | Arthur Rutland | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 69 | 4 | Glenn Anderson | RW | U. of Denver | NCAA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 70 | 4 | Louis Begin | LW | Sherbrooke Beavers | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 71 | 4 | John Gibson | C | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 72 | 4 | Vincent Tremblay | G | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 73 | 4 | Brian Cross | D | Brantford Alexanders | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 74 | 4 | Gilles Hamel | LW | Laval National | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 75 | 4 | AFMAtlanta Flames | Jim Peplinski | LW | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 76 | 4 | Pat Conacher | LW | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 77 | 4 | Don Gillen | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 78 | 4 | Larry Melnyk | D | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 79 | 4 | David Orleski | D | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 80 | 4 | Tim Lockridge | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 81 | 4 | HFDHartford Whalers | Ray Neufeld | RW | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 82 | 4 | WINWinnipeg Jets (1979) | Pat Daley | LW | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | FRA |
| 1979 | 83 | 4 | QUEQuebec Nordiques | Anton Stastny | LW | — | Czechoslovakia | SVK |
| 1979 | 84 | 4 | Maxwell Kostovich | RW | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 85 | 5 | CLRColorado Rockies | Gary Dillon | C | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 86 | 5 | Mark Reeds | RW | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 87 | 5 | Joe Paterson | LW | London Knights | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 88 | 5 | Tim Tookey | C | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 89 | 5 | Dirk Graham | RW | Regina Pats | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 90 | 5 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Jim Dobson | RW | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 91 | 5 | Gordon Loveday | D | Kingston Canadians | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 92 | 5 | Jim Brown | D | Notre Dame | NCAA | USA | |
| 1979 | 93 | 5 | Frank Nigro | C | London Knights | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 94 | 5 | Nick Ricci | G | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 95 | 5 | Alan Haworth | C | Sherbrooke Beavers | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 96 | 5 | AFMAtlanta Flames | Brad Kempthorne | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 97 | 5 | Daniel Makuch | RW | Clarkson U. | NCAA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 98 | 5 | Thomas Eriksson | D | — | Swedish Jr. Nationals | SWE | |
| 1979 | 99 | 5 | Marco Baron | G | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 100 | 5 | Yvan Joly | RW | Ottawa 67's | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 101 | 5 | Glen Duncan | RW | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 102 | 5 | HFDHartford Whalers | Mark Renaud | D | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 103 | 5 | WINWinnipeg Jets (1979) | Thomas Steen | C | — | Sweden | SWE |
| 1979 | 104 | 5 | QUEQuebec Nordiques | Pierre Lacroix | D | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 105 | 5 | Michael Toal | C | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 106 | 6 | CLRColorado Rockies | Bob Attwell | RW | Peterborough Petes | OHA | USA |
| 1979 | 107 | 6 | Gilles Leduc | D | Verdun Black Hawks | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 108 | 6 | Carmine Cirella | LW | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 109 | 6 | Greg Theberge | D | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 110 | 6 | Shane Swan | D | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 111 | 6 | MNSMinnesota North Stars | Brian Gualazzi | RW | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 112 | 6 | Doug Crossman | D | Ottawa 67's | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 113 | 6 | Jay McFarlane | D | U. of Wisconsin | NCAA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 114 | 6 | William McCreary | RW | Colgate U. | NCAA | USA | |
| 1979 | 115 | 6 | Marc Chorney | D | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 116 | 6 | Rick Knickle | G | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 117 | 6 | AFMAtlanta Flames | Glenn Johnson | C | U. of Denver | NCAA | CAN |
| 1979 | 118 | 6 | Stanley Adams | C | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 119 | 6 | Gord Williams | C | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 120 | 6 | Mike Krushelnyski | C | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | CAN | |
| 1979 | 121 | 6 | Greg Moffett | G | U. of New Hampshire | NCAA | USA | |
| 1979 | 122 | 6 | John Gibb | D | Bowling Green | NCAA | CAN | |
| 1979 | 123 | 6 | HFDHartford Whalers | David McDonald | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1979 | 124 | 6 | WINWinnipeg Jets (1979) | Tim Watters | D | Michigan Tech | NCAA | CAN |
| 1979 | 125 | 6 | QUEQuebec Nordiques | Scott McGeown | D | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | CAN |
| 1979 | 126 | 6 | Blair Barnes | RW | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | CAN |