Location: Met Center Dates: June 17, 1989 First Overall Pick: Mats Sundin (Quebec Nordiques)Players with NHL Experience: 113
The 1989 NHL entry draft was the 27th NHL entry draft. It was held on June 17 at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Detroit Red Wings’ 1989 draft has been noted as exceptionally successful, with 5,955 total NHL games played by the players selected.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Nicklas Lidstrom , who retired after 2011–12 season.
Biggest Steals of the 1989 NHL Draft
Vladimir Konstantinov (Detroit Red Wings – 221st Overall)
175 points in 446 career games
1997 Stanley Cup winner
1-time All-Star
Arturs Irbe (Minnesota North Stars – 196th Overall)
218-236-79 record in 568 career games, 33 shutouts, 2.83 goals-against average (GAA), .899 save percentage (SV%)
Vladimir Malakhov (New York Islanders – 191st Overall)
346 points in 712 career games
2000 Stanley Cup winner
Donald Audette (Buffalo Sabres – 183rd Overall)
509 points in 735 career games
2-time 30-goal scorer
Dallas Drake (Detroit Red Wings – 116th Overall)
477 points in 1,009 career games
2008 Stanley Cup winner
Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks – 113th Overall)
779 points in 702 career games
5-time 50-goal scorer
Hockey Hall of Fame member
3-time All-Star
2-time Rocket Richard Trophy winner
1992 Calder Trophy winner
1-time Hart Trophy finalist
Biggest Busts of the 1989 NHL Draft
Jason Herter (Vancouver Canucks – 8th Overall)
Lindsay Vallis (Montreal Canadiens – 13th Overall)
0 points in 1 career game
Jason Soules (Edmonton Oilers – 15th Overall)
Jason Miller (New Jersey Devils – 18th Overall)
0 points in 6 career games
Steve Bancroft (Toronto Maple Leafs – 21st Overall)
1 point in 6 career games
1989 NHL Draft Selections by Round
Round 1
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 1 C Mats Sundin Nacka HK (Sweden-2) 2 LW Dave Chyzowski Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 3 LW Scott Thornton Belleville Bulls (OHL) 4 C Stu Barnes Tri-City Americans (WHL) 5 RW Bill Guerin Springfield (NEJHL) 6 D Adam Bennett Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 7 D Doug Zmolek Rochester Marshall HS (High-MN) 8 D Jason Herter North Dakota (WCHA) 9 D Jason Marshall Vernon (BCJHL) 10 C Bobby Holik ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 11 C Mike Sillinger Regina Pats (WHL) 12 RW Rob Pearson Belleville Bulls (OHL) 13 D Lindsay Vallis Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 14 D Kevin Haller Regina Pats (WHL) 15 D Jason Soules Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 16 D Jamie Heward Regina Pats (WHL) 17 RW Shayne Stevenson Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 18 LW Jason Miller Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 19 G Olaf Kolzig Tri-City Americans (WHL) 20 RW Steven Rice Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 21 D Steve Bancroft Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Mats Sundin, Quebec Nordiques, circa early 1990’s (Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via Getty Images)
Round 2
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 22 D Adam Foote Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 23 C Travis Green Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 24 C Kent Manderville Notre Dame (SJHL) 25 D Dan Ratushny Cornell (ECAC) 26 C Jarrod Skalde Oshawa Generals (OHL) 27 D Michael Speer Guelph Platers (OHL) 28 RW Mike Craig Oshawa Generals (OHL) 29 LW Robert Woodward Deerfield Academy (High-MA) 30 D Patrice Brisebois Laval Titan (QMJHL) 31 D Rick Corriveau London Knights (OHL) 32 D Bob Boughner Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 33 C Greg Johnson Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) 34 LW Patrik Juhlin Vasteras IK Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 35 G Byron Dafoe Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 36 G Richard Borgo Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 37 D Paul Laus Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 38 G Mike Parson Guelph Platers (OHL) 39 D Brent Thompson Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 40 RW Jason Prosofsky Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 41 C Steve Larouche Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 42 C Ted Drury Fairfield Prep (High-CT)
Adam Foote, Quebec Nordiques (Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via Getty Images)
Round 3
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 43 C Stephane Morin Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 44 LW Jason Zent Nichols School (High-NY) 45 LW Rob Zamuner Guelph Platers (OHL) 46 C Jason Cirone Cornwall Royals (OHL) 47 LW Scott Pellerin Maine (H-East) 48 D Bob Kellogg Springfield (NEJHL) 49 LW Louie DeBrusk London Knights (OHL) 50 D Veli-Pekka Kautonen HIFK (Finland) 51 LW Pierre Sevigny Verdun Jr. Canadians (QMJHL) 52 RW Blair Atcheynum Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 53 D Nicklas Lidstrom Vasteras IK (Sweden) 54 G John Tanner Peterborough Petes (OHL) 55 LW Denny Felsner Michigan (CCHA) 56 RW Scott Thomas Nichols School (High-NY) 57 C Wes Walz Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 58 John Brill Grand Rapids HS (High-MN) 59 D Jim Mathieson Regina Pats (WHL) 60 C Murray Garbutt Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 61 D Jason Woolley Michigan State (CCHA) 62 C Kris Draper Team Canada (International) 63 RW Corey Lyons Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
DETROIT – JUNE 06: Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings holds up the Stanley Cup during a parade to celebrate winning the 2008 Stanley Cup on June 6, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Round 4
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 64 D Mark Brownschidle Boston University (H-East) 65 LW Brent Grieve Oshawa Generals (OHL) 66 D Matt Martin Avon Old Farms School (High-CT) 67 RW Jim Cummins Michigan State (CCHA) 68 LW Niklas Andersson Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden-2) 69 G Allain Roy Harvard (ECAC) 70 C Robert Reichel TJ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 71 D Brett Hauer Richfield HS (High-MN) 72 LW Reid Simpson Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 73 LW Jim McKenzie Victoria Cougars (WHL) 74 C Sergei Fedorov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 75 LW Jean-Francois Quintin Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 76 D Eric Dubois Laval Titan (QMJHL) 77 LW Doug MacDonald Wisconsin (WCHA) 78 LW/C Josef Beranek TJ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 79 D Todd Nelson Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 80 C Jackson Penney Victoria Cougars (WHL) 81 D Jim Maher Illinois-Chicago (CCHA) 82 RW Trent Klatt Osseo HS (High-MN) 83 G Andre Racicot Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 84 C Ryan O’Leary Hermantown HS (High-MN)
Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings (THW Archives)
Round 5
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 85 LW Kevin Kaiser Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) 86 D Jace Reed Grand Rapids HS (High-MN) 87 D Pat MacLeod Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 88 D Aaron Miller Niagara Scenic (NAHL) 89 G Mike Heinke Avon Old Farms School (High-CT) 90 RW Steve Young Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 91 G Bryan Schoen Minnetonka HS (High-MN) 92 C Peter White Michigan State (CCHA) 93 D Daniel Laperriere St. Lawrence (ECAC) 94 LW James Black Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 95 C Shawn McCosh Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 96 D Keith Carney Mount St. Charles Academy (High-RI) 97 D Rhys Hollyman Miami (Ohio) (CCHA) 98 D Ken Sutton Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 99 D Kevin O’Sullivan Catholic Memorial School (High-MA) 100 C Tom Nevers Edina HS (High-MN) 101 C Mark Montanari Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 102 D Eric Ricard Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 103 G Thomas Newman Blaine HS (High-MN) 104 D Marc Deschamps Cornell (ECAC) 105 LW Toby Kearney Belmont Hill School (High-MA)
Round 6
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 106 D Dan Lambert Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 107 G Bill Pye Northern Michigan (WCHA) 108 D David Burke Cornell (ECAC) 109 RW Dan Bylsma Bowling Green (CCHA) 110 C David Emma Boston College (H-East) 111 C Tommi Pullola Sport (Finland-2) 112 G Scott Cashman Kanata Valley (CJHL) 113 RW Pavel Bure CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 114 LW David Roberts Avon Old Farms School (High-CT) 115 LW Jerome Bechard Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 116 RW Dallas Drake Northern Michigan (WCHA) 117 C Niklas Eriksson Leksands IF (Sweden) 118 D Joby Messier Michigan State (CCHA) 119 RW Mike Barkley Maine (H-East) 120 C/LW Anatoli Semenov Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 121 D Mike Markovich Denver (WCHA) 122 D Steven Foster Catholic Memorial School (High-MA) 123 C Daniel Rydmark Farjestad BK (Sweden) 124 LW Derek Frenette Ferris State (CCHA) 125 RW Michael Doers Northwood School (High-NY) 126 RW Mike Needham Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks (Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via Getty Images)
Round 7
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 127 G Sergei Mylnikov Traktor Chelyabinsk (Soviet) 128 D Jon Larson Roseau HS (High-MN) 129 LW Keith Merkler Portledge School (High-NY) 130 RW Pekka Peltola HPK (Finland) 131 D Doug Evans Michigan (CCHA) 132 LW Tracy Egeland Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 133 LW Brett Harkins Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) 134 RW James Revenberg Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 135 D Jeff Batters Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA-Ind.) 136 LW Scott Daniels Regina Pats (WHL) 137 D Scott Zygulski Culver Military Academy (High-IN) 138 C John Callahan Jr. Belmont Hill School (High-MA) 139 C Greg Leahy Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 140 LW Davis Payne Michigan Tech (WCHA) 141 LW Sergei Yashin Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 142 D Patrick Schafhauser Hill-Murray HS (High-MN) 143 RW Otto Hascak HK Dukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia) 144 RW Ted Kramer Michigan (CCHA) 145 LW Dave Lorentz Peterborough Petes (OHL) 146 C Craig Ferguson Yale (ECAC) 147 LW Alex Nikolic Cornell (ECAC)
Round 8Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 148 G Paul Krake Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA-Ind.) 149 LW Phil Huber Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 150 D Derek Langille North Bay Centennials (OHL) 151 C Jim Solly Bowling Green (CCHA) 152 D Sergei Starikov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 153 D Milan Tichy TJ Plzen (Czechoslovakia) 154 C Jonathon Pratt Pingree HS (High-MA) 155 LW Rob Sangster Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 156 RW Kevin Plager Parkway North HS (High-MO) 157 RW Raymond Saumier Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 158 D Andy Suhy Western Michigan (CCHA) 159 D Sverre Sears Belmont Hill School (High-MA) 160 LW Greg Spenrath Tri-City Americans (WHL) 161 C Derek Plante Cloquet HS (High-MN) 162 D Darcy Martini Michigan Tech (WCHA) 163 C Dave Shute Victoria Cougars (WHL) 164 D Rick Allain Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 165 RW Sean Whyte Guelph Platers (OHL) 166 D Dean Holoien Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 167 LW Patrick Lebeau St. Jean Castors (QMJHL) 168 D Kevin Wortman American International (ECAC III)
Round 9
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 169 C Vyacheslav Bykov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 170 C Matthew Robbins New Hampton School (High-NH) 171 RW Jeffrey St. Laurent Berwick Academy (High-ME) 172 LW Stephane Gauvin Cornell (ECAC) 173 C Andre Faust Princeton (ECAC) 174 LW Jason Greyerbiehl Colgate (ECAC) 175 C Kenneth Blum St. Joseph Prep (High-NJ) 176 C Sandy Moger Lake Superior State (CCHA) 177 D John Roderick Cambridge Rindge & Latin (High-MA) 178 LW Michel Picard Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 179 LW Bob Jones Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 180 RW Glen Wisser Philadelphia Jr. Flyers () 181 C Mark Bavis Cushing Academy (High-MA) 182 LW Jim Giacin Culver Military Academy (High-IN) 183 RW Donald Audette Laval Titan (QMJHL) 184 D Andrew Wolf Victoria Cougars (WHL) 185 RW James Lavish Deerfield Academy (High-MA) 186 D Martin Maskarinec TJ Sparta Praha (Czechoslovakia) 187 C Victor Gervais Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 188 D Roy Mitchell Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 189 C Sergei Gomolyako Traktor Chelyabinsk (Soviet)
Donald Audette, Buffalo Sabres (Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via Getty Images)
Round 10 Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 190 RW Andrei Khomutov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 191 D Vladimir Malakhov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 192 C Justin Tomberlin Greenway HS (High-MN) 193 C Joe Larson Minnetonka HS (High-MN) 194 D Mark Astley Lake Superior State (CCHA) 195 LW Matt Saunders Northeastern (H-East) 196 G Arturs Irbe Dinamo Riga (Soviet) 197 G Gus Morschauser Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 198 D John Valo Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) 199 LW Trevor Buchanan Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 200 D Greg Bignell Belleville Bulls (OHL) 201 D Al Kummu Humboldt (SJHL) 202 RW Roman Oksiuta Khimik Voskresensk (Soviet) 203 C John Nelson Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 204 LW Rick Judson Illinois-Chicago (CCHA) 205 RW Greg Hagen Hill-Murray HS (High-MN) 206 D Geoff Simpson Estevan (SJHL) 207 RW Jim Hiller Melville (SJHL) 208 D Jiri Vykoukal TJ Olomouc (Czechoslovakia) 209 D Ed Henrich Nichols School (High-NY) 210 D Dan Sawyer New Jersey (Independent)
Arturs Irbe, Carolina Hurricanes, 1998-2004 (Photo courtesy Carolina Hurricanes)
Round 11
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 211 LW Byron Witkowski Nipawin (SJHL) 212 C Kelly Ens Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 213 RW Mike Jackson Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 214 LW Bradley Podiak Wayzata HS (High-MN) 215 LW Jason Simon Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 216 RW Mike Kozak Clarkson (ECAC) 217 D Tom Pederson Minnesota (WCHA) 218 D Hayden O’Rear Lathrop (High-AK) 219 G Brian Lukowski Niagara Scenic (NAHL) 220 D John Battice London Knights (OHL) 221 D Vladimir Konstantinov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 222 D Matt Brait St. Michael’s (MetJBHL) 223 LW Steve Locke Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 224 G Todd Henderson Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) 225 RW Roman Bozek TJ Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia) 226 D Scott Farrell Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 227 LW David Franzosa Boston College (H-East) 228 D Steve Jaques Tri-City Americans (WHL) 229 Sidorov Sidorov Dynamo Kharkov (Soviet) 230 RW Justin Duberman North Dakota (WCHA) 231 D Alexander Yudin Dynamo Moskva (Soviet)
Defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov of the Detroit Red Wings moves down the ice during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers (Rick Stewart /Allsport)
Round 12
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 232 C Noel Rahn Edina HS (High-MN) 233 C Iain Fraser Oshawa Generals (OHL) 234 LW Steve Chartrand Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 235 LW Evgeny Davydov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 236 C Peter Larsson Sodertalje SK (Sweden) 237 G Michael Doneghey Catholic Memorial School (High-MA) 238 RW Helmut Balderis Dinamo Riga (Soviet) 239 C Darcy Cahill Cornwall Royals (OHL) 240 RW Sergei Kharin Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Soviet) 241 C Peter Kasowski Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 242 RW Joseph Frederick Madison Capitols (USHL) 243 LW James Pollio Vermont Academy (High-VT) 244 LW Ken MacDermid Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 245 RW Michael Bavis Cushing Academy (High-MA) 246 G Jason Glickman Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 247 C Jason Smart Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 248 D Jan Bergman Sodertalje SK (Sweden) 249 D Kevin Sneddon Harvard (ECAC) 250 C Ken House Miami (Ohio) (CCHA) 251 C Steve Cadieux Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 252 D Kenneth Kennholt Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
