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1989 NHL Draft

Rob Pearson in the 1989 NHL Draft

Toronto Maple Leafs selected Rob Pearson 12th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.

It was the second of the 13 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 269 games put him 49th in the class.

Overall pick
12
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 12
Drafting team
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 9–15 in the 1989 draft

  1. 9Jason MarshallD526 GP · 67 PSTL
  2. 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFD
  3. 11Mike SillingerC1049 GP · 548 PDET
  4. 12Rob PearsonR269 GP · 110 PTOR
  5. 13Lindsay VallisR1 GP · 0 PMTL
  6. 14Kevin HallerD642 GP · 138 PBUF
  7. 15Jason SoulesDEDM

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1989 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1989 class

12th
of 252 players selected
8th
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

  1. 1Mats SundinC1346 GP · 1349 PQUE
  2. 2Dave ChyzowskiL126 GP · 31 PNYI
  3. 3Scott ThorntonL941 GP · 285 PTOR
  4. 4Stu BarnesC1136 GP · 597 PWIN
  5. 5Bill GuerinR1263 GP · 856 PNJD
  6. 6Adam BennettD69 GP · 11 PCHI
  7. 7Doug ZmolekD467 GP · 64 PMNS
  8. 8Jason HerterD1 GP · 1 PVAN
  9. 9Jason MarshallD526 GP · 67 PSTL
  10. 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFD

+ 242 more

The 1989 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Rob Pearson made his NHL debut on October 3, 1991, 2 years and 108 days after the draft.

269
Games
56
Goals
54
Assists
110
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1989 draft

  1. 3Scott ThorntonL941 GP · 285 PTOR
  2. 12Rob PearsonR269 GP · 110 PTOR
  3. 21Steve BancroftD6 GP · 1 PTOR
  4. 66Matt MartinD76 GP · 5 PTOR
  5. 96Keith CarneyDTOR
  6. 108David BurkeDTOR
  7. 125Michael DoersRTOR
  8. 129Keith MerklerLTOR
  9. 150Derek LangilleDTOR
  10. 171Jeffrey St. LaurentRTOR
  11. 192Justin TomberlinCTOR
  12. 213Michael JacksonRTOR
  13. 234Steve ChartrandLTOR