1989 NHL Draft
Adam Bennett in the 1989 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Adam Bennett 6th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 69 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1989 draft
- 3Scott ThorntonL941 GP · 285 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Stu BarnesC1136 GP · 597 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 5Bill GuerinR1263 GP · 856 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 6Adam BennettD69 GP · 11 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 7Doug ZmolekD467 GP · 64 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 8Jason HerterD1 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 9Jason MarshallD526 GP · 67 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
6th
of 252 players selected
1st
of 80 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Mats SundinC1346 GP · 1349 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Dave ChyzowskiL126 GP · 31 PNYINew York Islanders
- 3Scott ThorntonL941 GP · 285 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Stu BarnesC1136 GP · 597 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 5Bill GuerinR1263 GP · 856 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 6Adam BennettD69 GP · 11 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 7Doug ZmolekD467 GP · 64 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 8Jason HerterD1 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 9Jason MarshallD526 GP · 67 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFDHartford Whalers
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Adam Bennett made his NHL debut on February 22, 1992, 2 years and 250 days after the draft.
69
Games
3
Goals
8
Assists
11
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1989 draft
- 6Adam BennettD69 GP · 11 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 27Michael SpeerDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 48Robert KellogDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 111Tommi PullolaCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Tracy EgelandRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 153Milan TichyD23 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 174Jason GreyerbiehlLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 195Matthew SaundersLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 216Michael KozakRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 237Michael DonegheyGCHIChicago Blackhawks