1989 NHL Draft
Mike Sillinger in the 1989 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Mike Sillinger 11th overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1989, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 1049, and only 8 have scored more points than his 548.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 1989 draft
- 8Jason HerterD1 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 9Jason MarshallD526 GP · 67 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 10Bobby HolikC1314 GP · 747 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 11Mike SillingerC1049 GP · 548 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 12Rob PearsonR269 GP · 110 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 13Lindsay VallisR1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 14Kevin HallerD642 GP · 138 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1989 class
11th
of 252 players selected
7th
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 Sillinger made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
1049
Games
240
Goals
308
Assists
548
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1989 draft
- 11Mike SillingerC1049 GP · 548 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 32Bob BoughnerD630 GP · 72 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 53Nicklas LidströmD1564 GP · 1142 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 74Sergei FedorovC1248 GP · 1179 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 95Shawn McCoshC9 GP · 1 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 116Dallas DrakeR1009 GP · 477 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 137Scott ZygulskiDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 158Andy SuhyDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 179Robert JonesDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 200Greg BignellDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 204Rick JudsonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 221Vladimir KonstantinovD446 GP · 175 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 242Joseph FrederickRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 246Jason GlickmanGDETDetroit Red Wings