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1984 NHL Draft

Kari Takko in the 1984 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Kari Takko 97th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 5.

He was the sixth of the 11 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 142 games put him 63rd in the class.

Overall pick
97
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 13
Drafting team
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date
Age at the draft
21 years

Quebec Nordiques had already picked him in 1981, 200th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.

The picks around it

Picks 94–100 in the 1984 draft

  1. 94Brett MacdonaldD1 GP · 0 PVAN
  2. 95Gerald JohannsonDMTL
  3. 96Joel PaunioLCGY
  4. 97Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WMNS
  5. 98Clark DonatelliL35 GP · 7 PNYR
  6. 99Brent SeverynL328 GP · 40 PWIN
  7. 100Brian DobbinR63 GP · 15 PPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1984 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1984 class

6th
of 11 Finns selected
7th
of 20 goaltenders selected

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

First Finns selected

  1. 35Raimo HelminenC117 GP · 59 PNYR
  2. 83Ari HaanpaaR60 GP · 17 PNYI
  3. 85Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PPIT
  4. 90Timo LehkonenGCHI
  5. 96Joel PaunioLCGY
  6. 97Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WMNS
  7. 143Timo IljinaCWSH
  8. 147Heikki RiihijarviDEDM
  9. 162Jyrki MakiDQUE
  10. 182Ville KentalaLNYR

+ 1 more

Every pick from Finland in the 1984 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Kari Takko made his NHL debut on March 8, 1986, 1 year and 272 days after the draft.

142
Games
37
Wins
1
Shutouts
.878
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1984 draft

  1. 13David QuinnDMNS
  2. 46Ken HodgeC142 GP · 87 PMNS
  3. 76Miroslav MalyDMNS
  4. 89Jiri PonerRMNS
  5. 97Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WMNS
  6. 118Gary McColganLMNS
  7. 139Vladimir KyhosLMNS
  8. 160Darin MacInnisGMNS
  9. 181Duane WahlinRMNS
  10. 202Michael OrnCMNS
  11. 223Tom TerwilligerDMNS
  12. 244Mike NightengaleDMNS