2008 NHL Entry Draft

Location:	Scotiabank Place (Ottawa, ON)	Dates:	June 20-21, 2008
First Overall Pick:	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Players with NHL Experience:	107

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, on June 20–21, 2008. The Senators were originally awarded the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, but because of the lockout, that draft was scaled back significantly from its usual format of being open to the public and having many draft-eligible players in attendance. The actual 2005 drafting was held in Ottawa’s Westin Hotel instead of the Corel Centre, as Canadian Tire Centre was then known. As a result of 2005’s abridged draft, Ottawa was compensated with the 2008 draft.

Biggest Steals of the 2008 NHL Draft

• Roman Josi (Nashville Predators – 38th Overall)
  • 686 points in 909 career games
  • 2020 Norris Trophy winner
  • 3-time All-Star
• Adam Henrique (New Jersey Devils – 82nd Overall)
  • 263 goals, 530 points in 912 career games
  • 7 seasons with 20-plus goals
• Braden Holtby (Washington Capitals – 93rd Overall)
  • 299-143-50 record, .915 save percentage, 2.59 goals-against average in 513 career games
  • 2015-16 Vezina Trophy Winner
  • 2016-17 Jennings Trophy Winner
  • 2-time All-Star
• Gustav Nyquist (Detroit Red Wings – 121st Overall)
  • 198 goals, 503 points in 784 career games
  • 5 seasons with 20-plus goals
• Cam Atkinson (Columbus Blue Jackets – 157th Overall)
  • 249 goals, 480 points in 770 career games
  • 7 seasons with 20-plus goals

Biggest Busts of the 2008 NHL Draft

• Nikita Filatov (Columbus Blue Jackets – 6th Overall)
  • 53 career games
• Colten Teubert (Los Angeles Kings – 13th Overall)
  • 24 career games
• Chet Pickard (Nashville Predators – 18th Overall)
  • 0 career games
• Anton Gustafsson (Washington Capitals – 21st Overall)
  • 0 career games

Deeper Dive

• 2008 NHL Draft: Five Forgotten Picks

2008 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		C	Steven Stamkos	Sarnia Sting [OHL]
2		D	Drew Doughty	Guelph Storm [OHL]
3		D	Zach Bogosian	Peterborough Petes [OHL]
4		D	Alex Pietrangelo	Niagara IceDogs [OHL]
5		D	Luke Schenn	Kelowna Rockets [WHL]
6		L	Nikita Filatov	CSKA Jr. (Russia)
7		C	Colin Wilson	Boston University [H-East]
8		L	Mikkel Boedker	Kitchener Rangers [OHL]
9		R	Joshua Bailey	Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
10		C	Cody Hodgson	Brampton Battalion [OHL]
11		L	Kyle Beach	Everett Silvertips [WHL]
12		D	Tyler Myers	Kelowna Rockets [WHL]
13		D	Colten Teubert	Regina Pats [WHL]
14		C	Zach Boychuk	Lethbridge Hurricanes [WHL]
15		D	Erik Karlsson	Vastra Frolunda Jr. [Swe-Jr]
16		C	Joe Colborne	Camrose Kodiaks [AJHL]
17		D	Jake Gardiner	Minnetonka H.S. (Minn.)
18		G	Chet Pickard	Tri-City Americans [WHL]
19		D	Luca Sbisa	Lethbridge Hurricanes [WHL]
20		D	Michael Del Zotto	Oshawa Generals [OHL]
21		C	Anton Gustafsson	Vastra Frolunda Jr. [Swe-Jr]
22		R	Jordan Eberle	Regina Pats [WHL]
23		D	Tyler Cuma	Ottawa 67’s [OHL]
24		R	Mattias Tedenby	HV71 Jonkoping [SEL]
25		C	Greg Nemisz	Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
26		R	Tyler Ennis	Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL]
27		D	John Carlson	Indiana Ice [USHL]
28		L	Viktor Tikhonov	Cherepovets Severstal [Russia]
29		C	Daultan Leveille	St. Catharines Falcons [GHJHL]
30		G	Tom McCollum	Guelph Storm [OHL]

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
31		G	Jacob Markstrom	Brynas Jr. [Swe-Jr]
32		D	Vyacheslav Voynov	Chelyabinsk Traktor [Russia]
33		C	Phil McRae	London Knights [OHL]
34		G	Jake Allen	St. John’s Fog Devils [QMJHL]
35		C	Nicolas Deschamps	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
36		C	Corey Trivino	Stouffville Spirit [OPJHL]
37		D	Cody Goloubef	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
38		D	Roman Josi	Bern SC [Swiss-A]
39		C	Eric O’Dell	Sudbury Wolves [OHL]
40		D	Aaron Ness	Roseau H.S. (Minn.)
41		D	Yann Sauve	Saint John Sea Dogs [QMJHL]
42		D	Patrick Wiercioch	Omaha Lancers [USHL]
43		D	Justin Schultz	Westside Warriors [BCHL]
44		C	Luke Adam	St. John’s Fog Devils [QMJHL]
45		C	Zac Dalpe	Penticton Vees [BCHL]
46		D	Colby Robak	Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
47		C	Maxime Sauve	Val d’Or Foreurs [QMJHL]
48		R	Mitch Wahl	Spokane Chiefs [WHL]
49		R	Jared Staal	Sudbury Wolves [OHL]
50		D	Cameron Gaunce	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors [OHL]
51		C	Derek Stepan	Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minn)
52		D	Brandon Burlon	St. Michael’s Buzzers [OPJHL]
53		D	Travis Hamonic	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
54		C	Patrice Cormier	Rimouski Oceanic [QMJHL]
55		D	Marco Scandella	Val d’Or Foreurs [QMJHL]
56		R	Danny Kristo	US National Under 18 Team
57		D	Eric Mestery	Tri-City Americans [WHL]
58		R	Dmitri Kugryshev	CSKA Jr. (Russia)
59		G	Tyler Beskorowany	Owen Sound Attack [OHL]
60		R	Jimmy Hayes	Lincoln Stars [USHL]
61		G	Peter Delmas	Lewiston MAINEiacs [QMJHL]

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
62		C	Justin Daniels	Kent H.S. (Conn.)
63		C	Robert Czarnik	US National Under 18 Team
64		R	Danick Paquette	Lewiston MAINEiacs [QMJHL]
65		C	Jori Lehtera	Tappara Tampere [SM-liiga]
66		C	David Toews	Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minn)
67		D	Marc-Andre Bourdon	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies [QMJHL]
68		D	Shawn Lalonde	Belleville Bulls [OHL]
69		D	Michael Stone	Calgary Hitmen [WHL]
70		R	James Livingston	Soo Greyhounds [OHL]
71		L	Josh Brittain	Kingston Frontenacs [OHL]
72		D	Jyri Niemi	Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
73		R	Kirill Petrov	Kazan Ak-Bars [Russia]
74		D	Andrew Campbell	Soo Greyhounds [OHL]
75		L	Evgeny Grachev	Yaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)
76		D	Mathieu Brodeur	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles [QMJHL]
77		G	Michael Hutchinson	Barrie Colts [OHL]
78		L	Lance Bouma	Vancouver Giants [WHL]
79		L	Zack Smith	Swift Current Broncos [WHL]
80		D	Adam Comrie	Saginaw Spirit [OHL]
81		D	Corey Fienhage	Eastview H.S. (Minn.)
82		C	Adam Henrique	Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
83		G	Marco Cousineau	Baie-Comeau Drakkar [QMJHL]
84		G	Jacob De Serres	Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]
85		L	Brandon McMillan	Kelowna Rockets [WHL]
86		R	Steve Quailer	Sioux City Musketeers [USHL]
87		R	Ian Schultz	Calgary Hitmen [WHL]
88		L	Geordie Wudrick	Swift Current Broncos [WHL]
89		C	Scott Winkler	Russell Stover [Kansas City Midgets]
90		D	Tomas Kundratek	Trinec Ocelari HC [Czech]
91		D	Max Nicastro	Chicago Steel [USHL]

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
92		D	Samuel Groulx	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
93		G	Braden Holtby	Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
94		R	Vinny Saponari	US National Under 18 Team
95		D	David Warsofsky	US National Under 18 Team
96		D	Matt Donovan	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders [USHL]
97		C	Jamie Arniel	Sarnia Sting [OHL]
98		C	Mikhail Stefanovich	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
99		C	Colin Long	Kelowna Rockets [WHL]
100		L	A.J. Jenks	Plymouth Whalers [OHL]
101		R	Justin Jokinen	Cloquet H.S. (Minn.)
102		C	David Ullstrom	HV71 Jr. [Swe-Jr]
103		D	Johan Motin	Bofors IK [Swe-1]
104		D	Jordon Southorn	Prince Edward Island Rocket [QMJHL]
105		D	Michal Jordan	Plymouth Whalers [OHL]
106		G	Harri Sateri	Tappara Jrs. (Finland)
107		D	Steven Delisle	Gatineau Olympiques [QMJHL]
108		L	Nick Larson	Waterloo Black Hawks [USHL]
109		R	Andre Petersson	HV71 Jr. [Swe-Jr]
110		C	Kelsey Tessier	Quebec Remparts [QMJHL]
111		R	Dale Weise	Swift Current Broncos [WHL]
112		D	Matt Delahey	Regina Pats [WHL]
113		D	Ryan Hegarty	US National Under 18 Team
114		D	T.J. Brodie	Saginaw Spirit [OHL]
115		D	Sean Lorenz	US National Under 18 Team
116		G	Jason Missiaen	Peterborough Petes [OHL]
117		C	James Wright	Vancouver Giants [WHL]
118		D	Drew Olson	Brainerd H.S. (Minn.)
119		C	Derek Grant	Langley Chiefs [BCHL]
120		C	Nathan Moon	Kingston Frontenacs [OHL]
121		C	Gustav Nyquist	Malmo Jr. [Swe-Jr]

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
122		G	Dustin Tokarski	Spokane Chiefs [WHL]
123		C	Andrei Loktionov	Yaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)
124		L	Nicklas Lasu	Vastra Frolunda Jr. [Swe-Jr]
125		D	Kristoffer Berglund	Bjorkloven IF [Swe-1]
126		G	Kevin Poulin	Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]
127		L	Matt Calvert	Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
128		D	Greg Pateryn	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets [USHL]
129		C	Joel Champagne	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
130		R	Jerome Flaake	Cologne Sharks [DEL]
131		C	Prabh Rai	Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]
132		D	Teigan Zahn	Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
133		L	Philippe Cornet	Rimouski Oceanic [QMJHL]
134		L	Jacob Lagace	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]
135		R	Tomas Kubalik	Plzen HC [Czech]
136		L	Taylor Stefishen	Langley Chiefs [BCHL]
137		D	Brent Regner	Vancouver Giants [WHL]
138		F	Maxim Trunev	Cherepovets Jr. (Russia)
139		D	Mark Borowiecki	Smiths Falls Bears [CJHL]
140		C	Mark Olver	Northern Michigan University [CCHA]
141		L	Chris Doyle	Prince Edward Island Rocket [QMJHL]
142		C	Kory Nagy	Oshawa Generals [OHL]
143		D	Stefan Warg	Vasteras Jr. [Swe-Jr]
144		C	Joel Broda	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
145		L	Eero Elo	Lukko Jrs. (Finland)
146		D	Julien Demers	Ottawa 67’s [OHL]
147		R	Kyle DeCoste	Brampton Battalion [OHL]
148		L	Matt Martin	Sarnia Sting [OHL]
149		D	Philip Larsen	Frolunda HC [SEL]
150		G	Alexander Pechurskiy	Magnitogorsk Jr. (Russia)
151		C	Julien Cayer	Northwood Prep (N.Y.)

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
152		D	Mark Barberio	Moncton Wildcats [QMJHL]
153		C	Justin Azevedo	Kitchener Rangers [OHL]
154		G	Chris Carrozzi	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors [OHL]
155		L	Anthony Nigro	Guelph Storm [OHL]
156		D	Jared Spurgeon	Spokane Chiefs [WHL]
157		R	Cam Atkinson	Avon Old Farms H.S. (Conn.)
158		G	Grant Rollheiser	Trail Smoke Eaters [BCHL]
159		R	Brett Hextall	Penticton Vees [BCHL]
160		D	Luke Witkowski	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets [USHL]
161		C	Mats Josten-Froshaug	Linkoping HC Jr. [Swe-Jr]
162		D	Jonathan Carlsson	Brynas IF Gavle [SEL]
163		L	Teemu Hartikainen	Kalpa Jrs. (Finland)
164		D	Nick Crawford	Saginaw Spirit [OHL]
165		G	Mike Murphy	Belleville Bulls [OHL]
166		D	Jeff Foss	R.P.I. [ECAC]
167		D	Joel Chouinard	Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]
168		C	Ryley Grantham	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
169		R	Ben Smith	Boston College [H-East]
170		D	Jonas Holos	Sarpsborg [Norway]
171		D	Mitch Gaulton	Erie Otters [OHL]
172		C	David Wohlberg	US National Under 18 Team
173		C	Nicolas Tremblay	Smiths Falls Bears [CJHL]
174		L	Greg Burke	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs [EJHL]
175		L	Justin DiBenedetto	Sarnia Sting [OHL]
176		L	Matt Tassone	Swift Current Broncos [WHL]
177		C	Tommy Wingels	Miami University (Ohio) [CCHA]
178		C	Zac Rinaldo	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors [OHL]
179		D	Braden Birch	Oakville Blades [OPJHL]
180		G	Patrick Killeen	Brampton Battalion [OHL]
181		C	Stephen Johnston	Belleville Bulls [OHL]

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
182		L	Matias Sointu	Ilves Jrs (Finland)
183		L	Garrett Roe	St. Cloud State [WCHA]
184		D	Zach Redmond	Ferris State University [CCHA]
185		G	Paul Karpowich	Wellington Dukes [OPJHL]
186		D	Jason Demers	Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]
187		C	Sean Collins	Waywayseecappo Wolverines [MJHL]
188		D	Andrew MacWilliam	Camrose Kodiaks [AJHL]
189		D	Tim Billingsley	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors [OHL]
190		D	Matt Bartkowski	Lincoln Stars [USHL]
191		G	Morgan Clark	Red Deer Rebels [WHL]
192		D	Joe Gleason	Edina H.S. (Minn.)
193		D	Jordan Bendfeld	Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL]
194		D	Drew Daniels	Kent H.S. (Conn.)
195		L	Samuel Morneau	Baie-Comeau Drakkar [QMJHL]
196		G	Joacim Eriksson	Brynas Jr. [Swe-Jr]
197		C	Mark Goggin	Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.)
198		D	Alexander Deilert	Djurgardens Jr. [Swe-Jr]
199		L	Emil Sandin	Brynas IF Gavle [SEL]
200		C	Nathan Condon	Wausau H.S. (Wisc.)
201		C	Jani Lajunen	Blues Jrs (Finland)
202		D	Harry Young	Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
203		D	David Carle	Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minn)
204		L	Stefan Della Rovere	Barrie Colts [OHL]
205		L	Jean-Sebastien Berube	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies [QMJHL]
206		C	Patrick Johnson	U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
207		G	Anders Lindback	Almtuna IS [Swe-1]
208		D	Nick Pryor	US National Under 18 Team
209		D	Mike Bergin	Smiths Falls Bears [CJHL]
210		D	Nicholas D’Agostino	St. Michael’s Buzzers [OPJHL]
211		C	Jesper Samuelsson	Timra Jrs. (Sweden)