1978 NHL Draft
Mark Taylor in the 1978 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Mark Taylor 100th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 6.
It was the ninth of the 19 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 209 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 100
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 14
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 97–103 in the 1978 draft
- 97Greg MeredithR38 GP · 10 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 98Normand LefebvreRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 99Cameron MacgregorLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 100Mark TaylorC209 GP · 110 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 101Kelly DavisDNYINew York Islanders
- 102Jeff BrubakerL178 GP · 25 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 103Keith ActonC1023 GP · 584 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
100th
of 234 players selected
66th
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mark Taylor made his NHL debut on December 20, 1981, 3 years and 188 days after the draft.
209
Games
42
Goals
68
Assists
110
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1978 draft
- 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 14Daniel LucasR6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 33Michael SimurdaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 37Gordon SaltRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 50Glen CochraneD411 GP · 89 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 67Russ WildermanCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 83Brad TamblynDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 100Mark TaylorC209 GP · 110 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 117Mike EwanowskiRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 126Jerry PriceGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 134Darre SwitzerCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 151Greg FrancisDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 167Rick BerardDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Don LuciaDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182Mark BergeRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 183Ken MooreGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 195Jim OlsonLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 198Anton StastnyL650 GP · 636 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers