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| Round 1 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 1. | Colorado | Rob Ramage | D | Birmingham | WHA | Canada |
| 2. | St. Louis | Perry Turnbull | LW | Portland | WHL | Canada |
| 3. | Detroit | Mike Foligno | RW | Sudbury | OMJHL | Canada |
| 4. | Washington | Mike Gartner | RW | Cincinnati | WHA | Canada |
| 5. | Vancouver | Rick Vaive | RW | Birmingham | WHA | Canada |
| 6. | Minnesota | Craig Hartsburg | D | Birmingham | WHA | Canada |
| 7. | Chicago | Keith Brown | D | Portland | WHL | Canada |
| 8. | Boston | Ray Bourque | D | Verdun | QMJHL | Canada |
| 9. | Toronto | Laurie Boschman | C | Brandon | WHL | Canada |
| 10. | Minnesota | Tom McCarthy | LW | Oshawa | OMJHL | Canada |
| 11. | Buffalo | Mike Ramsey | D | Minnesota | WCHA | USA |
| 12. | Atlanta | Paul Reinhart | D | Kitchener | OMJHL | Canada |
| 13. | N.Y. Rangers | Doug Sulliman | RW | Kitchener | OMJHL | Canada |
| 14. | Philadelphia | Brian Propp | LW | Brandon | WHL | Canada |
| 15. | Boston | Brad McCrimmon | D | Brandon | WHL | Canada |
| 16. | Los Angeles | Jay Wells | D | Kingston | OMJHL | Canada |
| 17. | N.Y. Islanders | Duane Sutter | RW | Lethbridge | WHL | Canada |
| 18. | Hartford | Ray Allison | RW | Brandon | WHL | Canada |
| 19. | Winnipeg | Jimmy Mann | RW | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | Canada |
| 20. | Quebec | Michel Goulet | LW | Birmingham | WHA | Canada |
| 21. | Edmonton | Kevin Lowe | D | Quebec | QMJHL | Canada |
| SNAPSHOT '79 | |
| Total Selected: | 126 |
| Forwards: | 74 |
| Defense: | 41 |
| Goaltenders: | 11 |
| Major Junior: | 97 |
| College Players: | 15 |
| Canadian: | 110 |
| American: | 10 |
| U.S.-Born: | 10 |
| European: | 6 |
| Reached NHL: | 103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 23 |
| Hall of Fame: | 5 |
| All-Star Game: | 23 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 10 |
| Olympians: | 15 |
| Picks Traded: | 17 |