Buuxi weedha soo socota: 1997dii NHL Entry Draft, Luongo waxaa loo doortay wareegga koowaad, kaalinta afaraad ee guud, waxaa doortay New York Islanders. Xulashada asal ahaan waxay ka tirsanayd Toronto Maple Leafs laakiin waxaa lagu beddelay Jasiiradaha iyada oo lagu beddelay Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider iyo D. J. Smith. Waqtigii la qabtay, Luongo wuxuu ahaa goolhayaha ugu doorashada badan taariikhda NHL, isaga oo ka sarreeya Tom Barrasso, John Davidson, iyo Ray Martynuik doorashadii shanaad ee guud ee 1983, 1973, iyo 1970 (xulashada Luongo waxaa markii dambe ka sarreeyey Rick DiPietro doorashadii ugu horreysay ee guud ee Jasiiradaha ee
2000) ayaa laga soo saaray.