1989 NHL Draft
Mats Sundin in the 1989 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Mats Sundin first overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 9 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 14 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1346, and none has scored more points than his 1349.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 1989 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
1st
of 9 Swedes selected
1st
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 1Mats SundinC1346 GP · 1349 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 34Patrik JuhlinR56 GP · 13 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 53Nicklas LidströmD1564 GP · 1142 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68Niklas AnderssonL164 GP · 82 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 117Niklas ErikssonCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 123Daniel RydmarkCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 236Peter LarssonCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 248Jan BergmanDVANVancouver Canucks
- 252Kenneth KennholtDCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mats Sundin made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
1346
Games
564
Goals
785
Assists
1349
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1989 draft
- 1Mats SundinC1346 GP · 1349 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 22Adam FooteD1154 GP · 308 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 43Stephane MorinC90 GP · 55 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 54John TannerG21 GP · 2 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 68Niklas AnderssonL164 GP · 82 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 76Eric DuboisDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 85Kevin KaiserLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 106Dan LambertD29 GP · 15 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 127Sergei MylnikovG10 GP · 1 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 148Paul KrakeGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 169Viacheslav BykovCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 190Andrei KhoumutovRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 211Byron WitkowskiRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 232Noel RahnCQUEQuebec Nordiques