1978 NHL Draft
Mats Hallin in the 1978 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Mats Hallin 105th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 7.
He was the third of the 8 Swedes selected that year. It was the tenth of the 19 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 152 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 105
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 2
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 102–108 in the 1978 draft
- 102Jeff BrubakerL178 GP · 25 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 103Keith ActonC1023 GP · 584 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 104Kim SpencerDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 105Mats HallinC152 GP · 31 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 106Steve StockmanCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 107Dave RossRVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Andy ClarkDCLRColorado Rockies
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1978 class
3rd
of 8 Swedes selected
69th
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 55Bengt-Åke GustafssonL629 GP · 554 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Harald LücknerLVANVancouver Canucks
- 105Mats HallinC152 GP · 31 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 174Bo EricssonDCLRColorado Rockies
- 175Dan HermanssonFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 184Christer LowdahlCNYINew York Islanders
- 199Gunnar PerssonDNYINew York Islanders
- 204Ulf ZetterstromCCLRColorado Rockies
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mats Hallin made his NHL debut on December 8, 1982, 4 years and 176 days after the draft.
152
Games
17
Goals
14
Assists
31
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1978 draft
- 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 18Tim CoulisL47 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Paul MulveyL225 GP · 81 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 23Paul MacKinnonD147 GP · 28 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Glen CurrieC326 GP · 118 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 45Jay JohnstonD8 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 55Bengt-Åke GustafssonL629 GP · 554 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 71Lou FranceschettiL459 GP · 140 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Vincent MagnanLWSHWashington Capitals
- 105Mats HallinC152 GP · 31 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 122Richard SiroisGWSHWashington Capitals
- 139Denis PomerleauRWSHWashington Capitals
- 156Barry HeardGWSHWashington Capitals
- 172Mark ToffoloDWSHWashington Capitals
- 187Paul HoganLWSHWashington Capitals
- 189Steve BargerRWSHWashington Capitals
- 202Rod PacholzukDWSHWashington Capitals
- 213Wes JarvisC237 GP · 86 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 215Ray IrwinDWSHWashington Capitals