1989 NHL Draft
Joby Messier in the 1989 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Joby Messier 118th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 6.
It was the seventh of the 13 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 25 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 118
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 13
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 115–121 in the 1989 draft
- 115Jerome BechardLHFDHartford Whalers
- 116Dallas DrakeR1009 GP · 477 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 117Niklas ErikssonCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 118Joby MessierD25 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 119Michael BarkleyRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 120Anatoli SemenovC362 GP · 194 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 121Michael MarkovichDPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
118th
of 252 players selected
40th
of 80 defensemen 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
Joby Messier made his NHL debut on February 1, 1993, 3 years and 229 days after the draft.
25
Games
0
Goals
4
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1989 draft
- 20Steven RiceR329 GP · 125 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 40Jason ProsofskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 45Rob ZamunerL798 GP · 311 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Louie DebruskL401 GP · 41 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 67Jim CumminsR511 GP · 60 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 88Aaron MillerD677 GP · 119 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 118Joby MessierD25 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 139Greg LeahyLNYRNew York Rangers
- 160Greg SpenrathLNYRNew York Rangers
- 181Mark BavisCNYRNew York Rangers
- 202Roman OksiutaR153 GP · 87 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 223Steve LockeDNYRNew York Rangers
- 244Kenneth MacDermidRNYRNew York Rangers