1989 NHL Draft
Byron Dafoe in the 1989 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Byron Dafoe 35th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 415 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 1989 draft
- 32Bob BoughnerD630 GP · 72 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33Greg JohnsonC785 GP · 369 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 34Patrik JuhlinR56 GP · 13 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 35Byron DafoeG415 GP · 171 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 36Richard BorgoREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 37Paul LausD530 GP · 72 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 38Michael ParsonGNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
1st
of 1 Britons selected
2nd
of 19 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Byron Dafoe made his NHL debut on November 11, 1992, 3 years and 147 days after the draft.
415
Games
171
Wins
26
Shutouts
.904
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1989 draft
- 19Olie KolzigG719 GP · 303 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Byron DafoeG415 GP · 171 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Jim MathiesonD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 61Jason WoolleyD718 GP · 314 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 82Trent KlattR782 GP · 343 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 145David LorentzLWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Dean HoloienRWSHWashington Capitals
- 187Victor GervaisCWSHWashington Capitals
- 208Jiri VykoukalDWSHWashington Capitals
- 229Andri SidorovRWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Ken HouseCWSHWashington Capitals