1989 NHL Draft
John Thomas in the 1989 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected John Thomas 56th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 63 games put him 73rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 56
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 53–59 in the 1989 draft
- 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
- 58John BrillRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 59Jim MathiesonD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
56th
of 252 players selected
33rd
of 153 forwards 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 Thomas made his NHL debut on December 7, 1992, 3 years and 173 days after the draft.
63
Games
6
Goals
4
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1989 draft
- 14Kevin HallerD642 GP · 138 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56John ThomasR63 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 77Doug MacdonaldL11 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 98Ken SuttonD388 GP · 103 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Bill PyeGNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 119Michael BarkleyRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 161Derek PlanteC450 GP · 248 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 183Donald AudetteR735 GP · 509 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Mark AstleyD75 GP · 23 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 203John NelsonLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 224Todd HendersonGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 245Michael BavisRBUFBuffalo Sabres