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1978 NHL Draft

Steve Tambellini in the 1978 NHL Draft

New York Islanders selected Steve Tambellini 15th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 553 games put him 28th in the class.

Overall pick
15
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 15
Drafting team
NYINew York Islanders
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 12–18 in the 1978 draft

  1. 12Brent PetersonC620 GP · 213 PDET
  2. 13Larry PlayfairD688 GP · 120 PBUF
  3. 14Daniel LucasR6 GP · 1 PPHI
  4. 15Steve TambelliniC553 GP · 310 PNYI
  5. 16Al SecordL766 GP · 496 PBOS
  6. 17Dave HunterL746 GP · 323 PMTL
  7. 18Tim CoulisL47 GP · 9 PWSH

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1978 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1978 class

15th
of 234 players selected
11th
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

  1. 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNS
  2. 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSH
  3. 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTL
  4. 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVAN
  5. 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLR
  6. 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHI
  7. 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHI
  8. 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTL
  9. 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDET
  10. 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHI

+ 224 more

The 1978 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Steve Tambellini made his NHL debut on March 7, 1979, 265 days after the draft.

553
Games
160
Goals
150
Assists
310
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Islanders picks in the 1978 draft

  1. 15Steve TambelliniC553 GP · 310 PNYI
  2. 34Randy JohnstonD4 GP · 0 PNYI
  3. 51Dwayne LowdermilkD2 GP · 1 PNYI
  4. 84Gregg HayRNYI
  5. 101Kelly DavisDNYI
  6. 118Rick PepinRNYI
  7. 135Dave CameronC168 GP · 53 PNYI
  8. 152Paul JoswiakGNYI
  9. 169Scott CameronDNYI
  10. 184Christer LowdahlCNYI
  11. 199Gunnar PerssonDNYI