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1987 NHL Draft

Markku Kyllonen in the 1987 NHL Draft

Winnipeg Jets selected Markku Kyllonen 163rd overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 8.

He was the fourth of the 6 Finns selected that year. It was the eighth of the 11 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 79th in the class.

Overall pick
163
Round and pick
Round 8, pick 16
Drafting team
WINWinnipeg Jets
Date
Age at the draft
25 years

The picks around it

Picks 160–166 in the 1987 draft

  1. 160Jeff SaterdalenCNYI
  2. 161Chris WinnesR33 GP · 7 PBOS
  3. 162Thomas SjogrenDWSH
  4. 163Markku KyllonenR9 GP · 2 PWIN
  5. 164William GeistDMTL
  6. 165John MooreCHFD
  7. 166Theo FleuryR1084 GP · 1088 PCGY

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1987 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1987 class

4th
of 6 Finns selected
88th
of 133 forwards selected

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

First Finns selected

  1. 68Risto KurkinenLPIT
  2. 88Teppo KivelaCMNS
  3. 130Timo KulonenDMNS
  4. 163Markku KyllonenR9 GP · 2 PWIN
  5. 172Jarmo MyllysG39 GP · 4 WMNS
  6. 179Mikko HaapakoskiDDET
Every pick from Finland in the 1987 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Markku Kyllonen made his NHL debut on October 12, 1988, 1 year and 121 days after the draft.

9
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1987 draft

  1. 16Bryan MarchmentD926 GP · 182 PWIN
  2. 37Patrik ErikssonRWIN
  3. 79Donald McLennanDWIN
  4. 96Ken GernanderR12 GP · 5 PWIN
  5. 100Darrin AmundsonCWIN
  6. 121Joseph HarwellDWIN
  7. 142Tod HartjeLWIN
  8. 163Markku KyllonenR9 GP · 2 PWIN
  9. 184James FernholzRWIN
  10. 226Roger RougelotGWIN
  11. 247Hans Goran EloGWIN