1989 NHL Draft
Reid Simpson in the 1989 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Reid Simpson 72nd overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 10 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 301 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 72
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 9
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 69–75 in the 1989 draft
- 69Allain RoyGNo NHL gamesWINWinnipeg Jets
- 70Robert ReichelC830 GP · 630 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Brett HauerD37 GP · 8 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 72Reid SimpsonL301 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 73Jim McKenzieL880 GP · 100 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 74Sergei FedorovC1248 GP · 1179 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 75Jean-Francois QuintinL22 GP · 10 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
72nd
of 252 players selected
43rd
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
Reid Simpson made his NHL debut on April 12, 1992, 2 years and 300 days after the draft.
301
Games
18
Goals
18
Assists
36
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1989 draft
- 33Greg JohnsonC785 GP · 369 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 34Patrik JuhlinR56 GP · 13 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 72Reid SimpsonL301 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 117Niklas ErikssonCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 138John CallahanCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 159Sverre SearsDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 180Glen WisserRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 201Al KummuDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 222Matthew BraitDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 243James PollioLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers