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1975 NHL Draft

Kari Makkonen in the 1975 NHL Draft

New York Islanders selected Kari Makkonen 194th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 12.

He was the third of the 3 Finns selected that year. It was the twelfth and last of the 12 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 1975, 86 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 70th in the class.

Overall pick
194
Round and pick
Round 12, pick 7
Drafting team
NYINew York Islanders
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 191–197 in the 1975 draft

  1. 191Gary BurnsL11 GP · 4 PTOR
  2. 192Torbjorn NilssonFAFM
  3. 193Jim MontgomeryCTOR
  4. 194Kari MakkonenR9 GP · 4 PNYI
  5. 195Tom McNamaraGNYR
  6. 196Lex HudsonD2 GP · 0 PPIT
  7. 197Mario ViensGLAK

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1975 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1975 class

3rd
of 3 Finns selected
114th
of 126 forwards selected

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

First Finns selected

  1. 104Matti HagmanC237 GP · 145 PBOS
  2. 139Tapio LevoD107 GP · 69 PPIT
  3. 194Kari MakkonenR9 GP · 4 PNYI
Every pick from Finland in the 1975 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Kari Makkonen made his NHL debut on November 7, 1979, 4 years and 157 days after the draft.

9
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Islanders picks in the 1975 draft

  1. 11Pat PriceD726 GP · 261 PNYI
  2. 29David SalvianRNo NHL gamesNYI
  3. 47Joe FortunatoLNYI
  4. 65Andre LepageGNYI
  5. 83Dennis McLeanLNYI
  6. 101Mike SleepRNYI
  7. 119Richie HansenC20 GP · 10 PNYI
  8. 137Bob SunderlandDNYI
  9. 153Dan BlairRNYI
  10. 168Joey GirardinDNYI
  11. 183Geoff GreenRNYI
  12. 194Kari MakkonenR9 GP · 4 PNYI