1989 NHL Draft
Helmut Balderis in the 1989 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Helmut Balderis 238th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 12.
He was the second of the 2 Latvians selected that year. It was the 13th and last of the 13 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 26 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 238
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 7
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 36 years
The picks around it
Picks 235–241 in the 1989 draft
- 235Evgeny DavydovR155 GP · 79 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 236Peter LarssonCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 237Michael DonegheyGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 238Helmut BalderisR26 GP · 9 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 239Darcy CahillCVANVancouver Canucks
- 240Sergei KharinR7 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 241Peter KasowskiLHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
2nd
of 2 Latvians selected
143rd
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Latvians selected
- 196Arturs IrbeG568 GP · 218 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 238Helmut BalderisR26 GP · 9 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Helmut Balderis made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 110 days after the draft.
26
Games
3
Goals
6
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1989 draft
- 7Doug ZmolekD467 GP · 64 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 28Mike CraigR423 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 60Murray GarbuttLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 75Jean-Francois QuintinL22 GP · 10 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 87Pat MacleodD53 GP · 18 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 91Bryan SchoenGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 97Rhys HollymanDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 112Scott CashmanGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 154Jonathan PrattLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 175Kenneth BlumCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 196Arturs IrbeG568 GP · 218 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 217Tom PedersonD240 GP · 69 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 238Helmut BalderisR26 GP · 9 PMNSMinnesota North Stars