1989 NHL Draft
Robert Reichel in the 1989 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Robert Reichel 70th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.
He was the second of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 13 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 830 games put him 15th in the class, but only 6 have scored more points than his 630.
- Overall pick
- 70
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 7
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 67–73 in the 1989 draft
- 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
- 72Reid SimpsonL301 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 73Jim McKenzieL880 GP · 100 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
2nd
of 7 Czechs selected
42nd
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 70Robert ReichelC830 GP · 630 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 78Josef BeranekL531 GP · 262 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153Milan TichyD23 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 186Martin MaskarinecDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 208Jiri VykoukalDWSHWashington Capitals
- 225Roman BozekREDMEdmonton Oilers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Robert Reichel made his NHL debut on October 8, 1990, 1 year and 113 days after the draft.
830
Games
252
Goals
378
Assists
630
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1989 draft
- 24Kent MandervilleC646 GP · 104 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 42Ted DruryC414 GP · 93 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 50Veli-Pekka KautonenDCGYCalgary Flames
- 63Corey LyonsLCGYCalgary Flames
- 70Robert ReichelC830 GP · 630 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 84Ryan O'LearyCCGYCalgary Flames
- 105Francis KearneyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 147Alex NikolicLCGYCalgary Flames
- 168Kevin WortmanD5 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 189Sergei GomolyakovCCGYCalgary Flames
- 210Dan SawyerDCGYCalgary Flames
- 231Alexander YudinDCGYCalgary Flames
- 252Kenneth KennholtDCGYCalgary Flames