1989 NHL Draft
Mike Craig in the 1989 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Mike Craig 28th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 423 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 7
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 1989 draft
- 25Dan RatushnyD1 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 26Jarrod SkaldeC115 GP · 34 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 27Michael SpeerDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Mike CraigR423 GP · 168 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 29Robert WoodwardLVANVancouver Canucks
- 30Patrice BriseboisD1009 GP · 420 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 31Rick CorriveauDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
28th
of 252 players selected
16th
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
Mike Craig made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
423
Games
71
Goals
97
Assists
168
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