1989 NHL Draft
Scott Thornton in the 1989 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Scott Thornton 3rd overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 941 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1989 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
3rd
of 252 players selected
3rd
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
Scott Thornton made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
941
Games
144
Goals
141
Assists
285
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1989 draft
- 3Scott ThorntonL941 GP · 285 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 12Rob PearsonR269 GP · 110 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 21Steve BancroftD6 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 66Matt MartinD76 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 96Keith CarneyDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 108David BurkeDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 125Michael DoersRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129Keith MerklerLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 150Derek LangilleDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 171Jeffrey St. LaurentRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 192Justin TomberlinCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 213Michael JacksonRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 234Steve ChartrandLTORToronto Maple Leafs