1989 NHL Draft
Niklas Andersson in the 1989 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Niklas Andersson 68th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.
He was the fourth of the 9 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth 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 164 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 68
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 5
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 65–71 in the 1989 draft
- 65Brent GrieveL97 GP · 36 PNYINew York Islanders
- 66Matt MartinD76 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 67Jim CumminsR511 GP · 60 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 68Niklas AnderssonL164 GP · 82 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 69Allain RoyGNo NHL gamesWINWinnipeg Jets
- 70Robert ReichelC830 GP · 630 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Brett HauerD37 GP · 8 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
4th
of 9 Swedes selected
41st
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 1Mats SundinC1346 GP · 1349 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 34Patrik JuhlinR56 GP · 13 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 53Nicklas LidströmD1564 GP · 1142 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68Niklas AnderssonL164 GP · 82 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 117Niklas ErikssonCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 123Daniel RydmarkCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 236Peter LarssonCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 248Jan BergmanDVANVancouver Canucks
- 252Kenneth KennholtDCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Niklas Andersson made his NHL debut on January 5, 1993, 3 years and 202 days after the draft.
164
Games
29
Goals
53
Assists
82
Points
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