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. It was held on June 17 at the

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' 1989 draft has been noted as exceptionally successful, with 5,955 total NHL games played by the players selected. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was

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, who retired after the 2011–12 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Round two

# The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on December 18, 1986 that sent Bob Froese to the Rangers in exchange for

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and this pick. # The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on January 1, 1987 that sent Bob Crawford, Kelly Miller and

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to Washington in exchange for Bobby Carpenter and this pick.

Round three

# The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 5, 1987 that sent Mark Osborne to Toronto in exchange for Jeff Jackson and this pick. # The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on October 11, 1988 that sent Brian Lawton,

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and the rights to Rick Bennett to the Rangers in exchange for Paul Jerrard,

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, the rights to Mike Sullivan, the rights to Bret Barnett and this pick. #: The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with the Los Angeles Kings on March 10, 1987 that sent that sent Bobby Carpenter and

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to Los Angeles in exchange for Jeff Crossman,

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and this pick.

Round four

# The Quebec Nordiques' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jet as the result of a trade on January 5, 1987 that sent Bill Derlago to Quebec in exchange for this pick.

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Draftees based on nationality

References

External links

1989 NHL Entry Draft player stats
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The Internet Hockey Database
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