DRAFT HISTORY
2008 NHL Draft
Steven Stamkos went first overall to TBL. 210 players selected across 7 rounds; 24 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBL | Steven Stamkos | C | Sarnia (OHL) | 1,246 | 1,256 |
| 2 | LAK | Drew Doughty | D | Guelph (OHL) | 1,283 | 709 |
| 3 | ATL | Zach Bogosian | D | Peterborough (OHL) | 979 | 249 |
| 4 | STL | Alex Pietrangelo | D | Niagara (OHL) | — | — |
| 5 | TOR | Luke Schenn | D | Kelowna (WHL) | 1,124 | 212 |
| 6 | CBJ | Nikita Filatov | LW | CSKA 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 7 | NSH | Colin Wilson | C | Boston University (H-EAST) | 632 | 286 |
| 8 | PHX | Mikkel Boedker | LW | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 9 | NYI | Josh Bailey | C | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 10 | VAN | Cody Hodgson | C | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 11 | CHI | Kyle Beach | LW | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 12 | BUF | Tyler Myers | D | Kelowna (WHL) | 1,144 | 406 |
| 13 | LAK | Colten Teubert | D | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 14 | CAR | Zach Boychuk | C | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 15 | OTT | Erik Karlsson | D | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 1,165 | 936 |
| 16 | BOS | Joe Colborne | C | Camrose (AJHL) | — | — |
| 17 | ANA | Jake Gardiner | D | Minnetonka (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 18 | NSH | Chet Pickard | G | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 19 | PHI | Luca Sbisa | D | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 20 | NYR | Michael Del Zotto | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 21 | WSH | Anton Gustafsson | C | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 22 | EDM | Jordan Eberle | C | Regina (WHL) | 1,140 | 783 |
| 23 | MIN | Tyler Cuma | D | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 24 | NJD | Mattias Tedenby | LW | HV 71 (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 25 | CGY | Greg Nemisz | C | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 26 | BUF | Tyler Ennis | C | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 27 | WSH | John Carlson | D | Indiana (USHL) | 1,159 | 785 |
| 28 | PHX | Viktor Tikhonov | F | Cherepovets (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 29 | ATL | Daultan Leveille | C | St. Catharine's (GHL) | — | — |
| 30 | DET | Tom McCollum | G | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | FLA | Jacob Markstrom | G | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 580 | 23 |
| 32 | LAK | Slava Voynov | D | Chelyabinsk (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 33 | STL | Philip McRae | C | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 34 | STL | Jake Allen | G | St. John's (QMJHL) | 500 | 7 |
| 35 | ANA | Nicolas Deschamps | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 36 | NYI | Corey Trivino | C | Stouffville (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 37 | CBJ | Cody Goloubef | D | U. of Wisconsin (WCHA) | — | — |
| 38 | NSH | Roman Josi | D | Bern (SWISS) | 1,030 | 779 |
| 39 | ANA | Eric O'Dell | C | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 40 | NYI | Aaron Ness | D | Roseau High (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 41 | VAN | Yann Sauve | D | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 42 | OTT | Patrick Wiercioch | D | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 43 | ANA | Justin Schultz | D | Westside (BCHL) | — | — |
| 44 | BUF | Luke Adam | C | St. John's (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 45 | CAR | Zac Dalpe | F | Penticton (BCHL) | — | — |
| 46 | FLA | Colby Robak | D | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 47 | BOS | Max Sauve | C | Val d'Or (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 48 | CGY | Mitch Wahl | C | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 49 | PHX | Jared Staal | RW | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 50 | COL | Cameron Gaunce | D | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | — | — |
| 51 | NYR | Derek Stepan | C | Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN) | 890 | 515 |
| 52 | NJD | Brandon Burlon | D | St. Michael's (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 53 | NYI | Travis Hamonic | D | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 926 | 244 |
| 54 | NJD | Patrice Cormier | C | Rimouski (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 55 | MIN | Marco Scandella | D | Val d'Or (QMJHL) | 784 | 170 |
| 56 | MTL | Danny Kristo | RW | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 57 | WSH | Eric Mestery | D | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 58 | WSH | Dmitri Kugryshev | RW | CSKA 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 59 | DAL | Tyler Beskorowany | G | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 60 | TOR | Jimmy Hayes | RW | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 61 | COL | Peter Delmas | G | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | SJS | Justin Daniels | C | Kent School (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 63 | LAK | Robert Czarnik | F | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 64 | ATL | Danick Paquette | RW | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 65 | STL | Jori Lehtera | C | Tappara (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 66 | NYI | David Toews | C | Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 67 | PHI | Marc-Andre Bourdon | D | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 68 | CHI | Shawn Lalonde | D | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 69 | PHX | Michael Stone | D | Calgary (WHL) | 552 | 145 |
| 70 | STL | James Livingston | RW | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 71 | ANA | Josh Brittain | LW | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 72 | NYI | Jyri Niemi | D | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 73 | NYI | Kirill Petrov | RW | Kazan (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 74 | LAK | Andrew Campbell | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 75 | NYR | Evgeny Grachev | C | Yaroslavl 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 76 | PHX | Mathieu Brodeur | D | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 77 | BOS | Michael Hutchinson | G | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 78 | CGY | Lance Bouma | C | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 79 | OTT | Zack Smith | C | Swift Current (WHL) | 662 | 204 |
| 80 | FLA | Adam Comrie | D | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 81 | BUF | Corey Fienhage | D | Eastview High (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 82 | NJD | Adam Henrique | C | Windsor (OHL) | 1,059 | 572 |
| 83 | ANA | Marco Cousineau | G | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 84 | PHI | Jacob Deserres | G | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 85 | ANA | Brandon McMillan | C | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 86 | MTL | Steve Quailer | RW | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 87 | STL | Ian Schultz | RW | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 88 | LAK | Geordie Wudrick | LW | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 89 | DAL | Scott Winkler | C | Russell Stover (MIDGET) | — | — |
| 90 | NYR | Tomas Kundratek | D | Trinec (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 91 | DET | Max Nicastro | D | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | SJS | Samuel Groulx | D | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 93 | WSH | Braden Holtby | G | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 94 | ATL | Vinny Saponari | RW | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 95 | STL | David Warsofsky | D | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 96 | NYI | Matt Donovan | D | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 97 | BOS | Jamie Arniel | C | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 98 | TOR | Mikhail Stefanovich | C | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 99 | PHX | Colin Long | C | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 100 | FLA | AJ Jenks | LW | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 101 | BUF | Justin Jokinen | RW | Cloquet (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 102 | NYI | David Ullstrom | F | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 103 | EDM | Johan Motin | D | Bofors (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 104 | BUF | Jordon Southorn | D | PEI (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 105 | CAR | Michal Jordan | D | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 106 | SJS | Harri Sateri | G | Tappara (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 107 | CBJ | Steven Delisle | D | Gatineau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 108 | CGY | Nicholas Larson | LW | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 109 | OTT | Andre Petersson | F | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 110 | COL | Kelsey Tessier | C | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 111 | NYR | Dale Weise | RW | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 112 | NJD | Matt Delahey | D | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 113 | ANA | Ryan Hegarty | D | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 114 | CGY | TJ Brodie | D | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 115 | MIN | Sean Lorenz | D | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 116 | MTL | Jason Missiaen | G | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 117 | TBL | James Wright | C | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 118 | CBJ | Drew Olson | D | Brainerd H.S. (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 119 | OTT | Derek Grant | C | Langley (BCHL) | — | — |
| 120 | PIT | Nathan Moon | C | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 121 | DET | Gustav Nyquist | C | Malmo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 914 | 543 |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | TBL | Dustin Tokarski | G | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 123 | LAK | Andrei Loktionov | C | Yaroslavl 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 124 | ATL | Nicklas Lasu | LW | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 125 | STL | Kristoffer Berglund | D | Bjorkloven (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 126 | NYI | Kevin Poulin | G | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 127 | CBJ | Matt Calvert | LW | Brandon (WHL) | 566 | 203 |
| 128 | TOR | Greg Pateryn | D | Ohio (USHL) | 290 | 44 |
| 129 | TOR | Joel Champagne | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 130 | TOR | Jerome Flaake | LW | Koln (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 131 | VAN | Prab Rai | C | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 133 | EDM | Philippe Cornet | LW | Rimouski (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 134 | BUF | Jacob Lagace | LW | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 135 | CBJ | Tomas Kubalik | RW | Plzen (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 136 | NSH | Taylor Stefishen | LW | Langley (BCHL) | — | — |
| 137 | CBJ | Brent Regner | D | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 138 | MTL | Maxim Trunev | F | Cherepovets 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 139 | OTT | Mark Borowiecki | D | Smiths Falls (CJHL) | 458 | 56 |
| 140 | COL | Mark Olver | C | Northern Michigan U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 141 | NYR | Chris Doyle | C | PEI (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 142 | NJD | Kory Nagy | C | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 143 | ANA | Stefan Warg | D | Vasteras Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 144 | WSH | Joel Broda | C | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 145 | MIN | Eero Elo | LW | Lukko Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 146 | SJS | Julien Demers | D | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 147 | TBL | Kyle De Coste | RW | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 148 | NYI | Matt Martin | LW | Sarnia (OHL) | 987 | 178 |
| 149 | DAL | Philip Larsen | D | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 150 | PIT | Alexander Pechurskiy | G | Magnitogorsk 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 151 | DET | Julien Cayer | C | Northwood School (HIGH-NY) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | TBL | Mark Barberio | D | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 153 | LAK | Justin Azevedo | C | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 154 | ATL | Christopher Carrozzi | G | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | — | — |
| 155 | STL | Anthony Nigro | C | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 156 | NYI | Jared Spurgeon | D | Spokane (WHL) | 1,012 | 438 |
| 157 | CBJ | Cam Atkinson | RW | Avon Old Farms H.S. (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 158 | TOR | Grant Rollheiser | G | Trail (BCHL) | — | — |
| 159 | PHX | Brett Hextall | C | Penticton (BCHL) | — | — |
| 160 | TBL | Luke Witkowski | D | Ohio (USHL) | — | — |
| 161 | VAN | Mats Froshaug | C | Linkoping Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 162 | CHI | Jonathan Carlsson | D | Brynas (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 163 | EDM | Teemu Hartikainen | C | Kalpa Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 164 | BUF | Nick Crawford | D | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 165 | CAR | Mike Murphy | G | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 166 | NSH | Jeffrey Foss | D | RPI (ECAC) | — | — |
| 167 | COL | Joel Chouinard | D | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 168 | CGY | Ryley Grantham | C | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 169 | CHI | Ben Smith | RW | Boston College (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 170 | COL | Jonas Holos | D | Sarpsborg (NORWAY) | — | — |
| 171 | NYR | Mitch Gaulton | D | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 172 | NJD | David Wohlberg | C | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 173 | BOS | Nick Tremblay | C | Smiths Falls (CJHL) | — | — |
| 174 | WSH | Greg Burke | LW | Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | — | — |
| 175 | NYI | Justin DiBenedetto | C | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 176 | DAL | Matt Tassone | C | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 177 | SJS | Tommy Wingels | C | Miami University (CCHA) | — | — |
| 178 | PHI | Zac Rinaldo | C | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | — | — |
| 179 | CHI | Braden Birch | D | Oakville (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 180 | PIT | Patrick Killeen | G | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 181 | DET | Stephen Johnston | LW | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | TBL | Matias Sointu | RW | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 183 | LAK | Garrett Roe | LW | St. Cloud State (WCHA) | — | — |
| 184 | ATL | Zach Redmond | D | Ferris State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 185 | STL | Paul Karpowich | G | Wellington (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 186 | SJS | Jason Demers | D | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 187 | CBJ | Sean Collins | C | Waywayseecappo (MJHL) | — | — |
| 188 | TOR | Andrew MacWilliam | D | Camrose (AJHL) | — | — |
| 189 | PHX | Tim Billingsley | D | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | — | — |
| 190 | FLA | Matt Bartkowski | D | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 191 | VAN | Morgan Clark | G | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 192 | CHI | Joe Gleason | D | Edina H.S. (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 193 | EDM | Jordan Bendfeld | D | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 194 | SJS | Drew Daniels | RW | Kent School (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 195 | CAR | Samuel Morneau | LW | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 196 | PHI | Joacim Eriksson | G | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 197 | BOS | Mark Goggin | C | Choate-Rosemary (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 198 | CGY | Alexander Deilert | D | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 199 | OTT | Emil Sandin | LW | Brynas (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 200 | COL | Nate Condon | C | Wausau (HIGH-WI) | — | — |
| 201 | NSH | Jani Lajunen | C | Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 202 | NJD | Harry Young | D | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 203 | TBL | David Carle | D | Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 204 | WSH | Stefan Della Rovere | LW | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 205 | NJD | Jean-Sebastien Berube | LW | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 206 | MTL | Patrick Johnson | C | U. of Wisconsin (WCHA) | — | — |
| 207 | NSH | Anders Lindback | G | Brynas (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 208 | ANA | Nick Pryor | D | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 209 | DAL | Mike Bergin | D | CJHL (SMITH FALLS) | — | — |
| 210 | PIT | Nicholas D'Agostino | D | St. Michael's (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 211 | DET | Jesper Samuelsson | C | Timra (SWEDEN) | — | — |
2008 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2008 NHL draft?
- Steven Stamkos was selected first overall by TBL, out of Sarnia (OHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2008?
- 210 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2008 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2008 draft class?
- Steven Stamkos (pick #1, TBL) leads the 2008 class with 1,256 career NHL points.