1989 NHL Draft
Jim McKenzie in the 1989 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Jim McKenzie 73rd overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 4.
It was the third 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 880 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 73
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 10
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 70–76 in the 1989 draft
- 70Robert ReichelC830 GP · 630 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Brett HauerD37 GP · 8 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 72Reid SimpsonL301 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 73Jim McKenzieL880 GP · 100 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 74Sergei FedorovC1248 GP · 1179 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 75Jean-Francois QuintinL22 GP · 10 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 76Eric DuboisDQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
73rd
of 252 players selected
44th
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
Jim McKenzie made his NHL debut on March 25, 1990, 281 days after the draft.
880
Games
48
Goals
52
Assists
100
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