1977 NHL Draft
Markus Mattsson in the 1977 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Markus Mattsson 87th overall in the 1977 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 5.
He was the first of the 3 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth of the 8 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 185 players selected in 1977, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 92 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 15
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 1977 draft
- 84Julian BarettaGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 85Warren HolmesC45 GP · 26 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 86Richard SiroisGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Markus MattssonG92 GP · 21 WNYINew York Islanders
- 88Douglas ButlerDBOSBoston Bruins
- 89Dan ClarkD4 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 90Gaetan RochetteLMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1977 class
1st
of 3 Finns selected
11th
of 24 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 87Markus MattssonG92 GP · 21 WNYINew York Islanders
- 117Matti ForssCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 132Raimo HirvonenDSTLSt. Louis Blues
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Markus Mattsson made his NHL debut on January 27, 1980, 2 years and 227 days after the draft.
92
Games
21
Wins
6
Shutouts
.867
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1977 draft
- 15Mike BossyR752 GP · 1126 PNYINew York Islanders
- 33John TonelliL1028 GP · 836 PNYINew York Islanders
- 50Hector MariniR154 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Bruce AndresRNYINew York Islanders
- 69Steve StoyanovichL23 GP · 8 PNYINew York Islanders
- 87Markus MattssonG92 GP · 21 WNYINew York Islanders
- 105Stephen LetzgusDNYINew York Islanders
- 121Harald LücknerLNYINew York Islanders