1989 NHL Draft
Todd Nelson in the 1989 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Todd Nelson 79th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 106th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 79
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 16
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 76–82 in the 1989 draft
- 76Eric DuboisDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 77Doug MacdonaldL11 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 78Josef BeranekL531 GP · 262 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 79Todd NelsonD3 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 80Jackson PenneyLBOSBoston Bruins
- 81Jim MaherDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 82Trent KlattR782 GP · 343 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
79th
of 252 players selected
26th
of 80 defensemen 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
Todd Nelson made his NHL debut on November 23, 1991, 2 years and 159 days after the draft.
3
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1989 draft
- 16Jamie HewardD394 GP · 124 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 37Paul LausD530 GP · 72 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58John BrillRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 79Todd NelsonD3 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 100Tom NeversCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Michael MarkovichDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 126Michael NeedhamR86 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 142Patrick SchafhauserDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 163David ShuteCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 184Andrew WolfDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 205Greg HagenRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 226Scott FarrellDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 247Jason SmartCPITPittsburgh Penguins