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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Harald Luckner
Selected in fourth round
No. 56 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Born March 27, 1957
Position: Center
Height: 6-0   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Karlstad (Sweden)                           
Birthplace: Karlstad, Sweden
Hometown: Karlstad, Sweden
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 KarlstadSweden 305 27 12
1976-77 KarlstadSweden 3613 1326 21
1977-78 KarlstadSweden 3311 1425 16
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
PREVIOUS DRAFT:
1977 (N.Y. Islanders, No. 121 overall in Round 7)
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Karlstad (Sweden)
Olympics: 1980 (bronze medal)
World Championships: 1979 (bronze medal), 1981 (silver medal)
World Jr. Championships: 1996 (silver medal), 1997 (eighth place), 1998 (sixth place) (as head coach)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Swedish Championship:
1981, 1986, 1988 (Karlstad)
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Houston, No. 66 overall in Round 7)
Coaching Career: Named Sarpsborg (Norway) assistant coach prior to 1988-89 season and remained in position through 1988-89 season. ... Named Karlstad (Sweden) assistant coach prior to 1989-90 season and held position through 1992-93 season. ... Named Varmlands (Sweden) head coach prior to 1993-94 season and held position through 1993-94 season. ... Served as head coach of Sweden's national junior team from 1995 to 1998. ... Named Karlstad Jr. (Sweden) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and held position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Jonkoping (Sweden) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Was able to re-enter NHL draft in 1978 because N.Y. Islanders did not offer a contract within a year of drafting him in 1977. ... Was first player in NHL history to be drafted a second time.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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