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Derek Plante in the 1989 NHL Draft

Buffalo Sabres selected Derek Plante 161st overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 8.

It was the seventh of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 450 games put him 36th in the class.

Overall pick
161
Round and pick
Round 8, pick 14
Drafting team
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 158–164 in the 1989 draft

  1. 158Andy SuhyDDET
  2. 159Sverre SearsDPHI
  3. 160Greg SpenrathLNYR
  4. 161Derek PlanteC450 GP · 248 PBUF
  5. 162Darcy MartiniD2 GP · 0 PEDM
  6. 163David ShuteCPIT
  7. 164Rick AllainDBOS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1989 class

161st
of 252 players selected
97th
of 153 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

The road to the NHL

Derek Plante made his NHL debut on October 7, 1993, 4 years and 112 days after the draft.

450
Games
96
Goals
152
Assists
248
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1989 draft

  1. 14Kevin HallerD642 GP · 138 PBUF
  2. 56John ThomasR63 GP · 10 PBUF
  3. 77Doug MacdonaldL11 GP · 1 PBUF
  4. 98Ken SuttonD388 GP · 103 PBUF
  5. 107Bill PyeGNo NHL gamesBUF
  6. 119Michael BarkleyRBUF
  7. 161Derek PlanteC450 GP · 248 PBUF
  8. 183Donald AudetteR735 GP · 509 PBUF
  9. 194Mark AstleyD75 GP · 23 PBUF
  10. 203John NelsonLBUF
  11. 224Todd HendersonGBUF
  12. 245Michael BavisRBUF