Who is the best NHL player born in 1989?

By YPB TeamNov 11

Norris winners, Cup-clinching heroes and steady shutdown defenders all arrived in 1989, and their careers took wildly different shapes.

1
Drew Doughty
Los Angeles Kings defenceman born in 1989 who won Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014 and the 2016 Norris Trophy.
1000pts
2
Ian Cole
American defenceman born in 1989 who won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.
733pts
3
James van Riemsdyk
American winger born in 1989, the 2007 second overall pick, who scored 36 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017-18.
732pts
4
Mikael Backlund
Swedish centre born in 1989 who has played his whole NHL career with the Calgary Flames and became their captain in 2023.
639pts
5
Josh Bailey
Winger born in 1989, the 2008 ninth overall pick, who played over 1,000 games for the New York Islanders.
639pts
6
Cam Atkinson
American winger born in 1989 who scored 41 goals for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2018-19.
639pts
7
Kevin Shattenkirk
American defenceman born in 1989 who played for St. Louis and others and won the 2020 Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay.
639pts
8
Antti Raanta
Finnish goaltender born in 1989 who played for Chicago, the Rangers, Arizona and Carolina and shared the 2022 Jennings Trophy.
523pts
9
Logan Couture
San Jose Sharks centre and captain born in 1989 who led the 2016 playoffs in scoring as the Sharks reached the Stanley Cup Final.
523pts
10
Braden Holtby
Washington Capitals goaltender born in 1989 who won the 2016 Vezina Trophy and the 2018 Stanley Cup.
523pts
11
Jared Spurgeon
Minnesota Wild defenceman and captain born in 1989, a sixth-round pick who has played over 1,000 NHL games.
523pts
12
Jake Muzzin
Defenceman born in 1989 who won the 2014 Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Kings and later played for Toronto.
523pts
13
Sam Gagner
Centre born in 1989, the 2007 sixth overall pick, who played over 1,000 NHL games starting with Edmonton.
523pts
14
Kyle Turris
Centre born in 1989, the 2007 third overall pick, who had his best seasons with the Ottawa Senators.
523pts
15
Gustav Nyquist
Swedish winger born in 1989 who broke out with the Detroit Red Wings and later played for Columbus, Nashville and Minnesota.
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16
Mike Hoffman
Winger born in 1989 who scored at least 20 goals in several seasons for the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers.
0pts
17
Jamie Benn
Dallas Stars captain born in 1989 who won the 2014-15 Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's top scorer.
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18
Jakub Voráček
Czech winger born in 1989 who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Flyers and topped 800 career NHL points.
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19
P. K. Subban
Defenceman born in 1989 who won the 2013 Norris Trophy with the Montreal Canadiens and later played for Nashville and New Jersey.
0pts
20
Frederik Andersen
Danish goaltender born in 1989 who has won more than 300 NHL games with Anaheim, Toronto and Carolina.
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21
Ryan McDonagh
American defenceman born in 1989 who captained the New York Rangers and won Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021.
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22
Alex Killorn
Winger born in 1989 who won Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
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23
Craig Smith
American winger born in 1989 who played nine seasons for the Nashville Predators before stints with Boston and others.
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24
Lars Eller
Danish centre born in 1989 who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Washington Capitals in 2018.
0pts
25
Evgenii Dadonov
Russian winger born in 1989 who scored 28 goals for the Florida Panthers in both 2017-18 and 2018-19.
0pts
26
Luke Schenn
Defenceman born in 1989, the 2008 fifth overall pick, who won Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021.
0pts
27
Chris Tanev
Defenceman born in 1989 who went undrafted, played a decade for Vancouver and later anchored the Calgary, Dallas and Toronto blue lines.
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