1989 NHL Draft
Jim Mathieson in the 1989 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Jim Mathieson 59th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 11 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 109th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 59
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 56–62 in the 1989 draft
- 56John ThomasR63 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Wes WalzC607 GP · 260 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 58John BrillRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 59Jim MathiesonD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Murray GarbuttLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 61Jason WoolleyD718 GP · 314 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 62Kris DraperC1157 GP · 364 PWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
59th
of 252 players selected
20th
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
Jim Mathieson made his NHL debut on January 5, 1990, 202 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1989 draft
- 19Olie KolzigG719 GP · 303 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Byron DafoeG415 GP · 171 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Jim MathiesonD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 61Jason WoolleyD718 GP · 314 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 82Trent KlattR782 GP · 343 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 145David LorentzLWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Dean HoloienRWSHWashington Capitals
- 187Victor GervaisCWSHWashington Capitals
- 208Jiri VykoukalDWSHWashington Capitals
- 229Andri SidorovRWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Ken HouseCWSHWashington Capitals