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1978 NHL Draft

Michael Meeker in the 1978 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Michael Meeker 25th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 2.

It was the first of the 3 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 84th in the class.

Overall pick
25
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 7
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 22–28 in the 1978 draft

  1. 22Curt FraserL704 GP · 432 PVAN
  2. 23Paul MacKinnonD147 GP · 28 PWSH
  3. 24Steve ChristoffC248 GP · 141 PMNS
  4. 25Michael MeekerR4 GP · 0 PPIT
  5. 26Don MaloneyL765 GP · 564 PNYR
  6. 27Merlin MalinowskiC282 GP · 165 PCLR
  7. 28Glenn HicksL108 GP · 18 PDET

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

25th
of 234 players selected
19th
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

Michael Meeker made his NHL debut on November 25, 1978, 163 days after the draft.

4
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1978 draft

  1. 25Michael MeekerR4 GP · 0 PPIT
  2. 61Shane PearsallLPIT
  3. 75Rob GarnerC1 GP · 0 PPIT