1989 NHL Draft
Wes Walz in the 1989 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Wes Walz 57th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 11 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 607 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 15
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1989 draft
- 54John TannerG21 GP · 2 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 55Denny FelsnerL18 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 56John ThomasR63 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Wes WalzC607 GP · 260 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 58John BrillRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 59Jim MathiesonD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Murray GarbuttLMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
57th
of 252 players selected
34th
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
Wes Walz made his NHL debut on February 18, 1990, 246 days after the draft.
607
Games
109
Goals
151
Assists
260
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1989 draft
- 17Shayne StevensonR27 GP · 2 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 38Michael ParsonGNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
- 57Wes WalzC607 GP · 260 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 80Jackson PenneyLBOSBoston Bruins
- 101Mark MontanariCBOSBoston Bruins
- 122Stephen FosterLBOSBoston Bruins
- 143Otto HascakCBOSBoston Bruins
- 164Rick AllainDBOSBoston Bruins
- 185James LavishRBOSBoston Bruins
- 206Geoff SimpsonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 227David FranzosaDBOSBoston Bruins