1989 NHL Draft
Olie Kolzig in the 1989 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Olie Kolzig 19th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 719 games put him 20th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 1989 draft
- 16Jamie HewardD394 GP · 124 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 17Shayne StevensonR27 GP · 2 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 18Jason MillerC6 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 19Olie KolzigG719 GP · 303 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Steven RiceR329 GP · 125 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 21Steve BancroftD6 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 22Adam FooteD1154 GP · 308 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
1st
of 1 South Africans selected
1st
of 19 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Olie Kolzig made his NHL debut on October 11, 1989, 116 days after the draft.
719
Games
303
Wins
35
Shutouts
.906
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1989 draft
- 19Olie KolzigG719 GP · 303 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Byron DafoeG415 GP · 171 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Jim MathiesonD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 61Jason WoolleyD718 GP · 314 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 82Trent KlattR782 GP · 343 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 145David LorentzLWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Dean HoloienRWSHWashington Capitals
- 187Victor GervaisCWSHWashington Capitals
- 208Jiri VykoukalDWSHWashington Capitals
- 229Andri SidorovRWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Ken HouseCWSHWashington Capitals