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National Hockey League - 2008 Round 1 Entry Draft History

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
1	1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	C	Sarnia Sting	OHL
1	2	Los Angeles Kings	Drew Doughty	D	Guelph Storm	OHL
1	3	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian	D	Peterborough Petes	OHL
1	4	St Louis Blues	Alex Pietrangelo	D	Niagara Ice Dogs	OHL
1	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Schenn	D	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
1	6	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikita Filatov	L	CSKA Jr.	Russia
1	7	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson	C	Boston University	NCAA
1	8	Arizona Coyotes	Mikkel Boedker	L	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
1	9	New York Islanders	Joshua Bailey	C	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
1	10	Vancouver Canucks	Cody Hodgson	C	Brampton Battalion	OHL
1	11	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Beach	C	Everett Silvertips	WHL
1	12	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	D	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
1	13	Los Angeles Kings	Colten Teubert	D	Regina Pats	WHL
1	14	Carolina Hurricanes	Zach Boychuk	C	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
1	15	Ottawa Senators	Erik Karlsson	D	Frolunda Jrs	Sweden
1	16	Boston Bruins	Joe Colborne	C	Camrose Kodiaks	AJHL
1	17	Anaheim Ducks	Jake Gardiner	D	Minnetonka H.S.	MN
1	18	Nashville Predators	Chet Pickard	G	Tri-City Americans	WHL
1	19	Philadelphia Flyers	Luca Sbisa	D	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
1	20	New York Rangers	Michael Del Zotto	D	Oshawa Generals	OHL
1	21	Washington Capitals	Anton Gustafsson	C	Frolunda Jrs	Sweden
1	22	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Eberle	C	Regina Pats	WHL
1	23	Minnesota Wild	Tyler Cuma	D	Ottawa 67's	OHL
1	24	New Jersey Devils	Mattias Tedenby	L	HV71 Jonkoping	SEL
1	25	Calgary Flames	Greg Nemisz	C	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
1	26	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	C	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL
1	27	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	D	Indiana Ice	USHL
1	28	Arizona Coyotes	Viktor Tikhonov	W	Cherepovets Severstal	Russia
1	29	Atlanta Thrashers	Daultan Leveille	C	St. Catharines Falcons	GHJHL
1	30	Detroit Red Wings	Thomas McCollum	G	Guelph Storm	OHL

2008 Round 2 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
2	31	Florida Panthers	Jacob Markstrom	G	Brynas Jrs.	Sweden
2	32	Los Angeles Kings	Vyacheslav Vojnov	D	Chelyabinsk Traktor	Russia
2	33	St Louis Blues	Philip McRae	C	London Knights	OHL
2	34	St Louis Blues	Jake Allen	G	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL
2	35	Anaheim Ducks	Nicolas Deschamps	C	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL
2	36	New York Islanders	Corey Trivino	C	Stouffville Spirit	OPJHL
2	37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cody Goloubef	D	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA
2	38	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi	D	Bern	Swiss-A
2	39	Anaheim Ducks	Eric O'Dell	C	Sudbury Wolves	OHL
2	40	New York Islanders	Aaron Ness	D	Roseau H.S.	MN
2	41	Vancouver Canucks	Yann Sauve	D	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL
2	42	Ottawa Senators	Patrick Wiercioch	D	Omaha Lancers	USHL
2	43	Anaheim Ducks	Justin Schultz	D	Westside Warriors	BCHL
2	44	Buffalo Sabres	Luke Adam	C	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL
2	45	Carolina Hurricanes	Zac Dalpe	C	Penticton Vees	BCHL
2	46	Florida Panthers	Colby Robak	D	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
2	47	Boston Bruins	Maxime Sauve	C	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL
2	48	Calgary Flames	Mitch Wahl	C	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
2	49	Arizona Coyotes	Jared Staal	R	Sudbury Wolves	OHL
2	50	Colorado Avalanche	Cameron Gaunce	D	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	OHL
2	51	New York Rangers	Derek Stepan	C	Shattuck St. Mary's	MN
2	52	New Jersey Devils	Brandon Burlon	D	St. Michael's Buzzers	OPJHL
2	53	New York Islanders	Travis Hamonic	D	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
2	54	New Jersey Devils	Patrice Cormier	C	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL
2	55	Minnesota Wild	Marco Scandella	D	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL
2	56	Montreal Canadiens	Danny Kristo	R	US National Under 18 Team
2	57	Washington Capitals	Eric Mestery	D	Tri-City Americans	WHL
2	58	Washington Capitals	Dmitri Kugryshev	R	CSKA Jr.	Russia
2	59	Dallas Stars	Tyler Beskorowany	G	Owen Sound Attack	OHL
2	60	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jimmy Hayes	R	Lincoln Stars	USHL
2	61	Colorado Avalanche	Peter Delmas	G	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL

2008 Round 3 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
3	62	San Jose Sharks	Justin Daniels	C	Kent H.S.	CT
3	63	Los Angeles Kings	Robert Czarnik	C	US National Under 18 Team
3	64	Atlanta Thrashers	Danick Paquette	R	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL
3	65	St Louis Blues	Jori Lehtera	C	Tappara Tampere	FNL
3	66	New York Islanders	David Toews	C	Shattuck St. Mary's	MN
3	67	Philadelphia Flyers	Marc-Andre Bourdon	D	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL
3	68	Chicago Blackhawks	Shawn Lalonde	D	Belleville Bulls	OHL
3	69	Arizona Coyotes	Michael Stone	D	Calgary Hitmen	WHL
3	70	St Louis Blues	James Livingston	R	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL
3	71	Anaheim Ducks	Josh Brittain	L	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL
3	72	New York Islanders	Jyri Niemi	D	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
3	73	New York Islanders	Kirill Petrov	R	Kazan Ak-Bars	Russia
3	74	Los Angeles Kings	Andrew Campbell	D	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL
3	75	New York Rangers	Evgeny Grachev	C	Yaroslavl Jrs.	Russia
3	76	Arizona Coyotes	Mathieu Brodeur	D	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL
3	77	Boston Bruins	Michael Hutchinson	G	Barrie Colts	OHL
3	78	Calgary Flames	Lance Bouma	C	Vancouver Giants	WHL
3	79	Ottawa Senators	Zack Smith	C	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
3	80	Florida Panthers	Adam Comrie	D	Saginaw Spirit	OHL
3	81	Buffalo Sabres	Corey Fienhage	D	Eastview H.S.	MN
3	82	New Jersey Devils	Adam Henrique	C	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
3	83	Anaheim Ducks	Marco Cousineau	G	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL
3	84	Philadelphia Flyers	Jacob DeSerres	G	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
3	85	Anaheim Ducks	Brandon McMillan	C	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
3	86	Montreal Canadiens	Steve Quailer	R	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL
3	87	St Louis Blues	Ian Schultz	R	Calgary Hitmen	WHL
3	88	Los Angeles Kings	Geordie Wudrick	L	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
3	89	Dallas Stars	Scott Winkler	C	Russell Stover	Kansas Cit
3	90	New York Rangers	Tomas Kundratek	D	Trinec Ocelari HC	Czech
3	91	Detroit Red Wings	Max Nicastro	D	Chicago Steel	USHL

2008 Round 4 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
4	92	San Jose Sharks	Samuel Groulx	D	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
4	93	Washington Capitals	Braden Holtby	G	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
4	94	Atlanta Thrashers	Vinny Saponari	R	US National Under 18 Team
4	95	St Louis Blues	David Warsofsky	D	US National Under 18 Team
4	96	New York Islanders	Matt Donovan	D	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL
4	97	Boston Bruins	Jamie Arniel	C	Sarnia Sting	OHL
4	98	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mikhail Stefanovich	C	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
4	99	Arizona Coyotes	Colin Long	C	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
4	100	Florida Panthers	A.J. Jenks	L	Plymouth Whalers	OHL
4	101	Buffalo Sabres	Justin Jokinen	R	Cloquet H.S.	MN
4	102	New York Islanders	David Ullstrom	W	HV 71 Jrs.	Sweden
4	103	Edmonton Oilers	Johan Motin	D	Bofors IK	Swe-1
4	104	Buffalo Sabres	Jordon Southorn	D	Prince Edward Island Rocket	QMJHL
4	105	Carolina Hurricanes	Michal Jordan	D	Plymouth Whalers	OHL
4	106	San Jose Sharks	Harri Sateri	G	Tappara Jrs.	Finland
4	107	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steven Delisle	D	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL
4	108	Calgary Flames	Nick Larson	L	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL
4	109	Ottawa Senators	Andre Petersson	W	HV 71 Jrs.	Sweden
4	110	Colorado Avalanche	Kelsey Tessier	C	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
4	111	New York Rangers	Dale Weise	R	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
4	112	New Jersey Devils	Matt Delahey	D	Regina Pats	WHL
4	113	Anaheim Ducks	Ryan Hegarty	D	US National Under 18 Team
4	114	Calgary Flames	T.J. Brodie	D	Saginaw Spirit	OHL
4	115	Minnesota Wild	Sean Lorenz	D	US National Under 18 Team
4	116	Montreal Canadiens	Jason Missiaen	G	Peterborough Petes	OHL
4	117	Tampa Bay Lightning	James Wright	C	Vancouver Giants	WHL
4	118	Columbus Blue Jackets	Drew Olson	D	Brainerd H.S.	MN
4	119	Ottawa Senators	Derek Grant	C	Langley Chiefs	BCHL
4	120	Pittsburgh Penquins	Nathan Moon	C	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL
4	121	Detroit Red Wings	Gustav Nyquist	C	Malmo Jrs	Sweden

2008 Round 5 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
5	122	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dustin Tokarski	G	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
5	123	Los Angeles Kings	Andrei Loktionov	C	Yaroslavl Jrs.	Russia
5	124	Atlanta Thrashers	Nicklas Lasu	L	Frolunda Jrs	Sweden
5	125	St Louis Blues	Kristoffer Berglund	D	Bjorkloven IF	Swe-1
5	126	New York Islanders	Kevin Poulin	G	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL
5	127	Columbus Blue Jackets	Matt Calvert	L	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
5	128	Toronto Maple Leafs	Greg Pateryn	D	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	USHL
5	129	Toronto Maple Leafs	Joel Champagne	C	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL
5	130	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jerome Flaake	L	Cologne Sharks	DEL
5	131	Vancouver Canucks	Prabh Rai	C	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
5	132	Chicago Blackhawks	Teigan Zahn	D	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
5	133	Edmonton Oilers	Philippe Cornet	L	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL
5	134	Buffalo Sabres	Jacob Lagace	L	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL
5	135	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tomas Kubalik	R	Plzen HC	Czech
5	136	Nashville Predators	Taylor Stefishen	L	Langley Chiefs	BCHL
5	137	Columbus Blue Jackets	Brent Regner	D	Vancouver Giants	WHL
5	138	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Trunev	F	Cherepovets Jr.	Russia
5	139	Ottawa Senators	Mark Borowiecki	D	Smiths Falls Bears	CJAHL
5	140	Colorado Avalanche	Mark Olver	C	Northern Michigan University	NCAA
5	141	New York Rangers	Chris Doyle	C	Prince Edward Island Rocket	QMJHL
5	142	New Jersey Devils	Kory Nagy	C	Oshawa Generals	OHL
5	143	Anaheim Ducks	Stefan Warg	D	Vasteras Jrs.	Sweden
5	144	Washington Capitals	Joel Broda	C	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
5	145	Minnesota Wild	Eero Elo	L	Lukko Jrs.	Finland
5	146	San Jose Sharks	Julien Demers	D	Ottawa 67's	OHL
5	147	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kyle De Coste	R	Brampton Battalion	OHL
5	148	New York Islanders	Matt Martin	L	Sarnia Sting	OHL
5	149	Dallas Stars	Philip Larsen	D	Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg	SEL
5	150	Pittsburgh Penquins	Alexander Pechurski	G	Magnitogorsk Jr.	Russia
5	151	Detroit Red Wings	Julien Cayer	C	Northwood Prep	NY

2008 Round 6 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
6	152	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Barberio	D	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL
6	153	Los Angeles Kings	Justin Azevedo	C	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
6	154	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Carrozzi	G	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	OHL
6	155	St Louis Blues	Anthony Nigro	C	Guelph Storm	OHL
6	156	New York Islanders	Jared Spurgeon	D	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
6	157	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cameron Atkinson	R	Avon Old Farms H.S.	CT
6	158	Toronto Maple Leafs	Grant Rollheiser	G	Trail Smoke Eaters	BCHL
6	159	Arizona Coyotes	Brett Hextall	C	Penticton Vees	BCHL
6	160	Tampa Bay Lightning	Luke Witkowski	D	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	USHL
6	161	Vancouver Canucks	Mats Froshaug	C	Linkoping Jr.	Sweden
6	162	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Carlsson	D	Brynas IF Gavle	SEL
6	163	Edmonton Oilers	Teemu Hartikainen	C	Kalpa Jrs.	Finland
6	164	Buffalo Sabres	Nick Crawford	D	Saginaw Spirit	OHL
6	165	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Murphy	G	Belleville Bulls	OHL
6	166	Nashville Predators	Jeff Foss	D	R.P.I.	NCAA
6	167	Colorado Avalanche	Joel Chouinard	D	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL
6	168	Calgary Flames	Ryley Grantham	C	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
6	169	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Smith	R	Boston College	NCAA
6	170	Colorado Avalanche	Jonas Holos	D	Sarpsborg	Norway
6	171	New York Rangers	Mitch Gaulton	D	Erie Otters	OHL
6	172	New Jersey Devils	David Wohlberg	C	US National Under 18 Team
6	173	Boston Bruins	Nicolas Tremblay	C	Smiths Falls Bears	CJAHL
6	174	Washington Capitals	Greg Burke	L	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	EJHL
6	175	New York Islanders	Justin DiBenedetto	C	Sarnia Sting	OHL
6	176	Dallas Stars	Matt Tassone	C	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
6	177	San Jose Sharks	Tommy Wingels	C	Miami University (Ohio)	NCAA
6	178	Philadelphia Flyers	Zac Rinaldo	C	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	OHL
6	179	Chicago Blackhawks	Braden Birch	D	Oakville Blades	OPJHL
6	180	Pittsburgh Penquins	Patrick Killeen	G	Brampton Battalion	OHL
6	181	Detroit Red Wings	Stephen Johnston	L	Belleville Bulls	OHL

2008 Round 7 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
7	182	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matias Sointu	R	Ilves Jrs	Finland
7	183	Los Angeles Kings	Garrett Roe	L	St. Cloud State	NCAA
7	184	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Redmond	D	Ferris State University	NCAA
7	185	St Louis Blues	Paul Karpowich	G	Wellington Dukes	OPJHL
7	186	San Jose Sharks	Jason Demers	D	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL
7	187	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sean Collins	C	Waywayseecappo Wolverines	MJHL
7	188	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andrew MacWilliam	D	Camrose Kodiaks	AJHL
7	189	Arizona Coyotes	Tim Billingsley	D	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	OHL
7	190	Florida Panthers	Matt Bartkowski	D	Lincoln Stars	USHL
7	191	Vancouver Canucks	Morgan Clark	G	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
7	192	Chicago Blackhawks	Joe Gleason	D	Edina H.S.	MN
7	193	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Bendfeld	D	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL
7	194	San Jose Sharks	Drew Daniels	R	Kent H.S.	CT
7	195	Carolina Hurricanes	Samuel Morneau	L	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL
7	196	Philadelphia Flyers	Joacim Eriksson	G	Brynas Jrs.	Sweden
7	197	Boston Bruins	Mark Goggin	C	Choate Academy	CT
7	198	Calgary Flames	Alexander Deilert	D	Djurgarden Jrs.	Sweden
7	199	Ottawa Senators	Emil Sandin	L	Brynas IF Gavle	SEL
7	200	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan Condon	C	Wausau H.S.	WI
7	201	Nashville Predators	Jani Lajunen	C	Blues Jrs	Finland
7	202	New Jersey Devils	Harry Young	D	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
7	203	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Carle	D	Shattuck St. Mary's	MN
7	204	Washington Capitals	Stefan Della Rovere	L	Barrie Colts	OHL
7	205	New Jersey Devils	Jean-Sebastien Berube	L	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL
7	206	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Johnson	C	U. of Wisconsin	NCAA
7	207	Nashville Predators	Anders Lindback	G	Almtuna	Swe-1
7	208	Anaheim Ducks	Nick Pryor	D	US National Under 18 Team
7	209	Dallas Stars	Mike Bergin	D	Smiths Falls Bears	CJAHL
7	210	Pittsburgh Penquins	Nicholas D'Agostino	D	St. Michael's Buzzers	OPJHL
7	211	Detroit Red Wings	Jesper Samuelsson	C	Timra Jrs.	Sweden