1989 NHL Draft
Michael Needham in the 1989 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Michael Needham 126th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 6.
It was the seventh of the 13 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 86 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 126
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 21
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 123–129 in the 1989 draft
- 123Daniel RydmarkCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 124Derek FrenetteLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 125Michael DoersRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 126Michael NeedhamR86 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 127Sergei MylnikovG10 GP · 1 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 128Jon LarsonDNYINew York Islanders
- 129Keith MerklerLTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
126th
of 252 players selected
74th
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
Michael Needham made his NHL debut in the playoffs on May 7, 1992, 2 years and 325 days after the draft.
86
Games
9
Goals
5
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1989 draft
- 16Jamie HewardD394 GP · 124 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 37Paul LausD530 GP · 72 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58John BrillRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 79Todd NelsonD3 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 100Tom NeversCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Michael MarkovichDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 126Michael NeedhamR86 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 142Patrick SchafhauserDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 163David ShuteCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 184Andrew WolfDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 205Greg HagenRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 226Scott FarrellDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 247Jason SmartCPITPittsburgh Penguins