| ROUND: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Traded Picks | Quick Facts | |||||
| Round 6 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 106. | Colorado | Bob Attwell | RW | Peterborough | OMJHL | USA |
| 107. | St. Louis | Gilles Leduc | LW | Verdun | QMJHL | Canada |
| 108. | Detroit | Carmine Cirella | LW | Peterborough | OMJHL | Canada |
| 109. | Washington | Greg Theberge | D | Peterborough | OMJHL | Canada |
| 110. | Vancouver | Shane Swan | D | Sudbury | OMJHL | Canada |
| 111. | Minnesota | Brian Gualazzi | RW | Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL | Canada |
| 112. | Chicago | Doug Crossman | D | Ottawa | OMJHL | Canada |
| 113. | Los Angeles | Jay McFarlane | D | Wisconsin | WCHA | Canada |
| 114. | Toronto | Bill McCreary Jr. | RW | Colgate | ECAC | USA |
| 115. | Pittsburgh | Marc Chorney | D | North Dakota | WCHA | Canada |
| 116. | Buffalo | Rick Knickle | G | Brandon | WHL | Canada |
| 117. | Atlanta | Glenn Johnson | C | Denver | WCHA | Canada |
| 118. | N.Y. Rangers | Stan Adams | C | Niagara Falls | OMJHL | Canada |
| 119. | Philadelphia | Gord Williams | RW | Lethbridge | WHL | Canada |
| 120. | Boston | Mike Krushelnyski | C | Montreal | QMJHL | Canada |
| 121. | Montreal | Greg Moffett | G | New Hampshire | ECAC | USA |
| 122. | N.Y. Islanders | John Gibb | D | Bowling Green | CCHA | Canada |
| 123. | Hartford | Dave McDonald | LW | Brandon | WHL | Canada |
| 124. | Winnipeg | Tim Watters | D | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Canada |
| 125. | Quebec | Scott McGeown | D | Toronto | OMJHL | Canada |
| 126. | Edmonton | Blair Barnes | RW | Windsor | OMJHL | 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 |