1989 NHL Draft
Ken Sutton in the 1989 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Ken Sutton 98th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth 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 388 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 98
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 95–101 in the 1989 draft
- 95Shawn McCoshC9 GP · 1 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 96Keith CarneyDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 97Rhys HollymanDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 98Ken SuttonD388 GP · 103 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Kevin O'SullivanDNYINew York Islanders
- 100Tom NeversCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 101Mark MontanariCBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
98th
of 252 players selected
34th
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
Ken Sutton made his NHL debut on March 2, 1991, 1 year and 258 days after the draft.
388
Games
23
Goals
80
Assists
103
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