1983 NHL Draft
Mikko Makela in the 1983 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Mikko Makela 65th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 4.
He was the fourth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 423 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 65
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 62–68 in the 1983 draft
- 62Greg PuhalskiLBOSBoston Bruins
- 63Frank PietrangeloG141 GP · 46 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 64Dave MacLeanRHFDHartford Whalers
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 66John BekkersCCGYCalgary Flames
- 67Guy BenoitCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 68David KorolDDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
4th
of 9 Finns selected
43rd
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 182Harri LaurilaDBOSBoston Bruins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mikko Makela made his NHL debut on October 12, 1985, 2 years and 126 days after the draft.
423
Games
118
Goals
147
Assists
265
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1983 draft
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 16Gerald DiduckD932 GP · 212 PNYINew York Islanders
- 37Garnet McKechneyRNYINew York Islanders
- 57Mike NeillDNYINew York Islanders
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 84Bob CaulfieldRNYINew York Islanders
- 97Ron ViglasiDNYINew York Islanders
- 117Darin IllikainenLNYINew York Islanders
- 137Jim SprengerDNYINew York Islanders
- 157Dale HenryL132 GP · 39 PNYINew York Islanders
- 177Kevin VescioDNYINew York Islanders
- 197Dave ShellingtonLNYINew York Islanders
- 217John BjorkmanCNYINew York Islanders
- 237Peter McGeoughLNYINew York Islanders