Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pa1997 NHL Entry Draft, Luongo akasarudzwa mumutambo wokutanga, wechina wose, neNew York Islanders. Sarudzo iyi pakutanga yaive yeToronto Maple Leafs asi yakatengeswa kuIslanders mukutsinhana naWendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider naD. J. Smith. Panguva yekunyorwa, Luongo ndiye akanga ari muchengeti wepagedhi akasarudzwa zvikuru munhoroondo yeNHL, achipfuura Tom Barrasso, John Davidson, naRay Martynuik vashanu vose vakasarudzwa mu
1973, 1983, uye 1970 (kusarudzwa kwaLuongo kwakazopfuurwa naRick DiPietro wekutanga kusarudzwa kwese neIslanders muna 2000).