1989 NHL Draft
Bobby Holik in the 1989 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Bobby Holik 10th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1314, and only 5 have scored more points than his 747.
- Overall pick
- 10
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 10
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 7–13 in the 1989 draft
- 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
- 11Mike SillingerC1049 GP · 548 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 12Rob PearsonR269 GP · 110 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 13Lindsay VallisR1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
1st
of 7 Czechs selected
6th
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 70Robert ReichelC830 GP · 630 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 78Josef BeranekL531 GP · 262 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153Milan TichyD23 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 186Martin MaskarinecDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 208Jiri VykoukalDWSHWashington Capitals
- 225Roman BozekREDMEdmonton Oilers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Bobby Holik made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
1314
Games
326
Goals
421
Assists
747
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1989 draft
- 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 52Blair AtcheynumR196 GP · 60 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 73Jim McKenzieL880 GP · 100 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 94James BlackL352 GP · 115 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 115Jerome BechardLHFDHartford Whalers
- 136Scott DanielsL149 GP · 20 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 157Raymond SaumierRHFDHartford Whalers
- 178Michel PicardL166 GP · 70 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 199Trevor BuchananLHFDHartford Whalers
- 220John BatticeLHFDHartford Whalers
- 241Peter KasowskiLHFDHartford Whalers