1989 NHL Draft
James Black in the 1989 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected James Black 94th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 352 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 94
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 10
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 91–97 in the 1989 draft
- 91Bryan SchoenGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 92Peter WhiteC220 GP · 60 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 93Daniel LaperriereD48 GP · 7 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 94James BlackL352 GP · 115 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 95Shawn McCoshC9 GP · 1 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 96Keith CarneyDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 97Rhys HollymanDMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
94th
of 252 players selected
55th
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
James Black made his NHL debut on February 4, 1990, 232 days after the draft.
352
Games
58
Goals
57
Assists
115
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1989 draft
- 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 52Blair AtcheynumR196 GP · 60 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 73Jim McKenzieL880 GP · 100 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 94James BlackL352 GP · 115 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 115Jerome BechardLHFDHartford Whalers
- 136Scott DanielsL149 GP · 20 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 157Raymond SaumierRHFDHartford Whalers
- 178Michel PicardL166 GP · 70 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 199Trevor BuchananLHFDHartford Whalers
- 220John BatticeLHFDHartford Whalers
- 241Peter KasowskiLHFDHartford Whalers