1989 NHL Draft
Doug Zmolek in the 1989 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Doug Zmolek 7th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 467 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1989 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
7th
of 252 players selected
2nd
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
Doug Zmolek made his NHL debut on October 8, 1992, 3 years and 113 days after the draft.
467
Games
11
Goals
53
Assists
64
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1989 draft
- 7Doug ZmolekD467 GP · 64 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 28Mike CraigR423 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 60Murray GarbuttLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 75Jean-Francois QuintinL22 GP · 10 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 87Pat MacleodD53 GP · 18 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 91Bryan SchoenGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 97Rhys HollymanDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 112Scott CashmanGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 154Jonathan PrattLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 175Kenneth BlumCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 196Arturs IrbeG568 GP · 218 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 217Tom PedersonD240 GP · 69 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 238Helmut BalderisR26 GP · 9 PMNSMinnesota North Stars