1989 NHL Draft
John Tanner in the 1989 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected John Tanner 54th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 14 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 21 games put him 91st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 54
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 51–57 in the 1989 draft
- 51Pierre SevignyL78 GP · 9 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 52Blair AtcheynumR196 GP · 60 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 53Nicklas LidströmD1564 GP · 1142 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 54John TannerG21 GP · 2 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 55Denny FelsnerL18 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 56John ThomasR63 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Wes WalzC607 GP · 260 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
54th
of 252 players selected
4th
of 19 goaltenders 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
John Tanner made his NHL debut on March 31, 1990, 287 days after the draft.
21
Games
2
Wins
1
Shutouts
.883
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1989 draft
- 1Mats SundinC1346 GP · 1349 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 22Adam FooteD1154 GP · 308 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 43Stephane MorinC90 GP · 55 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 54John TannerG21 GP · 2 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 68Niklas AnderssonL164 GP · 82 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 76Eric DuboisDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 85Kevin KaiserLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 106Dan LambertD29 GP · 15 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 127Sergei MylnikovG10 GP · 1 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 148Paul KrakeGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 169Viacheslav BykovCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 190Andrei KhoumutovRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 211Byron WitkowskiRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 232Noel RahnCQUEQuebec Nordiques