2008 Draft Choices

Players

Year	Team	Position	Round
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Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
Round: 1
1	1	1	TBL	Steven Stamkos	C	CAN	6' 1"	188	OHL	Sarnia
1	2	2	LAK	Drew Doughty	D	CAN	6' 0"	212	OHL	Guelph
1	3	3	ATL	Zach Bogosian	D	USA	6' 3"	215	OHL	Peterborough
1	4	4	STL	Alex Pietrangelo	D	CAN	6' 3"	206	OHL	Niagara
1	5	5	TOR	Luke Schenn	D	CAN	6' 2"	229	WHL	Kelowna
1	6	6	CBJ	Nikita Filatov	LW	RUS	6' 0"	190	RUSSIA-3	CSKA 2
1	7	7	NSH	Colin Wilson	C	USA	6' 1"	214	H-EAST	Boston University
1	8	8	PHX	Mikkel Boedker	LW	DNK	5' 11"	202	OHL	Kitchener
1	9	9	NYI	Josh Bailey	C	CAN	6' 1"	201	OHL	Windsor
1	10	10	VAN	Cody Hodgson	C	CAN	6' 0"	185	OHL	Brampton
1	11	11	CHI	Kyle Beach	LW	CAN	6' 3"	202	WHL	Everett
1	12	12	BUF	Tyler Myers	D	USA	6' 8"	227	WHL	Kelowna
1	13	13	LAK	Colten Teubert	D	CAN	6' 4"	195	WHL	Regina
1	14	14	CAR	Zach Boychuk	C	CAN	5' 10"	185	WHL	Lethbridge
1	15	15	OTT	Erik Karlsson	D	SWE	6' 0"	175	SWEDEN-JR.	Frolunda Jr.
1	16	16	BOS	Joe Colborne	C	CAN	6' 5"	190	AJHL	Camrose
1	17	17	ANA	Jake Gardiner	D	USA	6' 1"	173	HIGH-MN	Minnetonka
1	18	18	NSH	Chet Pickard	G	CAN	6' 2"	213	WHL	Tri-City
1	19	19	PHI	Luca Sbisa	D	ITA	6' 2"	204	WHL	Lethbridge
1	20	20	NYR	Michael Del Zotto	D	CAN	6' 0"	193	OHL	Oshawa
1	21	21	WSH	Anton Gustafsson	C	SWE	6' 2"	193	SWEDEN-JR.	Frolunda Jr.
1	22	22	EDM	Jordan Eberle	C	CAN	6' 0"	185	WHL	Regina
1	23	23	MIN	Tyler Cuma	D	CAN	6' 2"	180	OHL	Ottawa
1	24	24	NJD	Mattias Tedenby	LW	SWE	5' 10"	175	SWEDEN	HV 71
1	25	25	CGY	Greg Nemisz	C	CAN	6' 3"	197	OHL	Windsor
1	26	26	BUF	Tyler Ennis	C	CAN	5' 9"	157	WHL	Medicine Hat
1	27	27	WSH	John Carlson	D	USA	6' 3"	208	USHL	Indiana
1	28	28	PHX	Viktor Tikhonov	F	LVA	6' 2"	190	RUSSIA	Cherepovets
1	29	29	ATL	Daultan Leveille	C	CAN	6' 0"	172	GHL	St. Catharine's
1	30	30	DET	Tom McCollum	G	USA	6' 2"	205	OHL	Guelph
Round: 2
Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
2	1	31	FLA	Jacob Markstrom	G	SWE	6' 3"	178	SWEDEN-JR.	Brynas Jr.
2	2	32	LAK	Slava Voynov	D	RUS	5' 11"	193	RUSSIA	Chelyabinsk
2	3	33	STL	Philip McRae	C	USA	6' 2"	200	OHL	London
2	4	34	STL	Jake Allen	G	CAN	6' 2"	190	QMJHL	St. John's
2	5	35	ANA	Nicolas Deschamps	C	CAN	6' 0"	173	QMJHL	Chicoutimi
2	6	36	NYI	Corey Trivino	C	CAN	6' 1"	170	OPJHL	Stouffville
2	7	37	CBJ	Cody Goloubef	D	CAN	6' 0"	195	WCHA	U. of Wisconsin
2	8	38	NSH	Roman Josi	D	CHE	6' 1"	198	SWISS	Bern
2	9	39	ANA	Eric O'Dell	C	CAN	6' 0"	195	OHL	Sudbury
2	10	40	NYI	Aaron Ness	D	USA	5' 10"	170	HIGH-MN	Roseau High
2	11	41	VAN	Yann Sauve	D	CAN	6' 3"	209	QMJHL	Saint John
2	12	42	OTT	Patrick Wiercioch	D	CAN	6' 4"	192	USHL	Omaha
2	13	43	ANA	Justin Schultz	D	CAN	6' 1"	163	BCHL	Westside
2	14	44	BUF	Luke Adam	C	CAN	6' 2"	203	QMJHL	St. John's
2	15	45	CAR	Zac Dalpe	F	CAN	6' 1"	195	BCHL	Penticton
2	16	46	FLA	Colby Robak	D	CAN	6' 3"	194	WHL	Brandon
2	17	47	BOS	Max Sauve	C	FRA	6' 0"	170	QMJHL	Val d'Or
2	18	48	CGY	Mitch Wahl	C	USA	6' 0"	175	WHL	Spokane
2	19	49	PHX	Jared Staal	RW	CAN	6' 4"	210	OHL	Sudbury
2	20	50	COL	Cameron Gaunce	D	CAN	6' 1"	203	OHL	Mississauga St. Michael's
2	21	51	NYR	Derek Stepan	C	USA	6' 0"	182	HIGH-MN	Shattuck-St. Mary's
2	22	52	NJD	Brandon Burlon	D	CAN	6' 0"	190	OPJHL	St. Michael's
2	23	53	NYI	Travis Hamonic	D	CAN	6' 2"	208	WHL	Moose Jaw
2	24	54	NJD	Patrice Cormier	C	CAN	6' 2"	215	QMJHL	Rimouski
2	25	55	MIN	Marco Scandella	D	CAN	6' 2"	190	QMJHL	Val d'Or
2	26	56	MTL	Danny Kristo	RW	USA	5' 11"	172	USDP	USA U-18
2	27	57	WSH	Eric Mestery	D	CAN	6' 5"	195	WHL	Tri-City
2	28	58	WSH	Dmitri Kugryshev	RW	RUS	5' 11"	183	RUSSIA-3	CSKA 2
2	29	59	DAL	Tyler Beskorowany	G	CAN	6' 4"	208	OHL	Owen Sound
2	30	60	TOR	Jimmy Hayes	RW	USA	6' 5"	210	USHL	Lincoln
2	31	61	COL	Peter Delmas	G	CAN	6' 2"	169	QMJHL	Lewiston
Round: 3
Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	1	62	SJS	Justin Daniels	C	USA	6' 1"	175	HIGH-CT	Kent School
3	2	63	LAK	Robert Czarnik	F	USA	6' 0"	188	USDP	USA U-18
3	3	64	ATL	Danick Paquette	RW	CAN	6' 1"	210	QMJHL	Lewiston
3	4	65	STL	Jori Lehtera	C	FIN	6' 2"	191	FINLAND	Tappara
3	5	66	NYI	David Toews	C	CAN	5' 10"	196	HIGH-MN	Shattuck-St. Mary's
3	6	67	PHI	Marc-Andre Bourdon	D	CAN	6' 0"	206	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda
3	7	68	CHI	Shawn Lalonde	D	CAN	6' 1"	192	OHL	Belleville
3	8	69	PHX	Michael Stone	D	CAN	6' 3"	200	WHL	Calgary
3	9	70	STL	James Livingston	RW	CAN	6' 1"	200	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie
3	10	71	ANA	Josh Brittain	LW	CAN	6' 4"	210	OHL	Kingston
3	11	72	NYI	Jyri Niemi	D	FIN	6' 3"	203	WHL	Saskatoon
3	12	73	NYI	Kirill Petrov	RW	RUS	6' 3"	198	RUSSIA	Kazan
3	13	74	LAK	Andrew Campbell	D	CAN	6' 4"	207	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie
3	14	75	NYR	Evgeny Grachev	C	RUS	6' 4"	224	RUSSIA-3	Yaroslavl 2
3	15	76	PHX	Mathieu Brodeur	D	CAN	6' 5"	190	QMJHL	Cape Breton
3	16	77	BOS	Michael Hutchinson	G	CAN	6' 3"	185	OHL	Barrie
3	17	78	CGY	Lance Bouma	C	CAN	6' 1"	210	WHL	Vancouver
3	18	79	OTT	Zack Smith	C	CAN	6' 2"	210	WHL	Swift Current
3	19	80	FLA	Adam Comrie	D	CAN	6' 4"	205	OHL	Saginaw
3	20	81	BUF	Corey Fienhage	D	USA	6' 2"	190	HIGH-MN	Eastview High
3	21	82	NJD	Adam Henrique	C	CAN	6' 0"	200	OHL	Windsor
3	22	83	ANA	Marco Cousineau	G	CAN	6' 0"	195	QMJHL	Baie Comeau
3	23	84	PHI	Jacob Deserres	G	CAN	6' 2"	195	WHL	Seattle
3	24	85	ANA	Brandon McMillan	C	CAN	5' 11"	188	WHL	Kelowna
3	25	86	MTL	Steve Quailer	RW	USA	6' 3"	184	USHL	Sioux City
3	26	87	STL	Ian Schultz	RW	CAN	6' 1"	179	WHL	Calgary
3	27	88	LAK	Geordie Wudrick	LW	CAN	6' 3"	213	WHL	Swift Current
3	28	89	DAL	Scott Winkler	C	NOR	6' 2"	195	MIDGET	Russell Stover
3	29	90	NYR	Tomas Kundratek	D	CZE	6' 2"	201	Czech Republic	Trinec
3	30	91	DET	Max Nicastro	D	USA	6' 2"	189	USHL	Chicago
Round: 4
Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
4	1	92	SJS	Samuel Groulx	D	CAN	6' 2"	182	QMJHL	Quebec
4	2	93	WSH	Braden Holtby	G	CAN	6' 1"	209	WHL	Saskatoon
4	3	94	ATL	Vinny Saponari	RW	USA	6' 0"	179	USDP	USA U-18
4	4	95	STL	David Warsofsky	D	USA	5' 8"	160	USDP	USA U-18
4	5	96	NYI	Matt Donovan	D	USA	6' 0"	195	USHL	Cedar Rapids
4	6	97	BOS	Jamie Arniel	C	CAN	5' 11"	183	OHL	Sarnia
4	7	98	TOR	Mikhail Stefanovich	C	BLR	6' 2"	202	QMJHL	Quebec
4	8	99	PHX	Colin Long	C	USA	5' 11"	187	WHL	Kelowna
4	9	100	FLA	AJ Jenks	LW	USA	6' 2"	206	OHL	Plymouth
4	10	101	BUF	Justin Jokinen	RW	USA	6' 2"	165	HIGH-MN	Cloquet
4	11	102	NYI	David Ullstrom	F	SWE	6' 2"	194	SWEDEN-JR.	HV 71 Jr.
4	12	103	EDM	Johan Motin	D	SWE	6' 2"	220	SWEDEN-2	Bofors
4	13	104	BUF	Jordon Southorn	D	CAN	6' 2"	185	QMJHL	PEI
4	14	105	CAR	Michal Jordan	D	CZE	6' 1"	186	OHL	Plymouth
4	15	106	SJS	Harri Sateri	G	FIN	6' 1"	210	FINLAND	Tappara
4	16	107	CBJ	Steven Delisle	D	CAN	6' 6"	209	QMJHL	Gatineau
4	17	108	CGY	Nicholas Larson	LW	USA	6' 1"	182	USHL	Waterloo
4	18	109	OTT	Andre Petersson	F	SWE	5' 9"	169	SWEDEN-JR.	HV 71 Jr.
4	19	110	COL	Kelsey Tessier	C	CAN	5' 9"	168	QMJHL	Quebec
4	20	111	NYR	Dale Weise	RW	CAN	6' 2"	210	WHL	Swift Current
4	21	112	NJD	Matt Delahey	D	CAN	6' 1"	210	WHL	Regina
4	22	113	ANA	Ryan Hegarty	D	USA	6' 0"	196	USDP	USA U-18
4	23	114	CGY	TJ Brodie	D	CAN	6' 1"	182	OHL	Saginaw
4	24	115	MIN	Sean Lorenz	D	USA	6' 1"	191	USDP	USA U-18
4	25	116	MTL	Jason Missiaen	G	CAN	6' 8"	193	OHL	Peterborough
4	26	117	TBL	James Wright	C	CAN	6' 4"	200	WHL	Vancouver
4	27	118	CBJ	Drew Olson	D	USA	5' 11"	215	HIGH-MN	Brainerd H.S.
4	28	119	OTT	Derek Grant	C	CAN	6' 3"	190	BCHL	Langley
4	29	120	PIT	Nathan Moon	C	CAN	5' 11"	179	OHL	Kingston
4	30	121	DET	Gustav Nyquist	C	SWE	5' 10"	169	SWEDEN-JR.	Malmo Jr.
Round: 5
Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
5	1	122	TBL	Dustin Tokarski	G	CAN	5' 11"	198	WHL	Spokane
5	2	123	LAK	Andrei Loktionov	C	RUS	5' 10"	180	RUSSIA-3	Yaroslavl 2
5	3	124	ATL	Nicklas Lasu	LW	SWE	5' 11"	176	SWEDEN-JR.	Frolunda Jr.
5	4	125	STL	Kristoffer Berglund	D	SWE	5' 10"	180	SWEDEN-2	Bjorkloven
5	5	126	NYI	Kevin Poulin	G	CAN	6' 2"	211	QMJHL	Victoriaville
5	6	127	CBJ	Matt Calvert	LW	CAN	5' 9"	164	WHL	Brandon
5	7	128	TOR	Greg Pateryn	D	USA	6' 2"	212	USHL	Ohio
5	8	129	TOR	Joel Champagne	C	CAN	6' 4"	210	QMJHL	Chicoutimi
5	9	130	TOR	Jerome Flaake	LW	DEU	6' 2"	187	GERMANY	Koln
5	10	131	VAN	Prab Rai	C	CAN	5' 11"	191	WHL	Seattle
5	11	132	CHI	Teigan Zahn	D	CAN	6' 2"	222	WHL	Saskatoon
5	12	133	EDM	Philippe Cornet	LW	CAN	6' 0"	196	QMJHL	Rimouski
5	13	134	BUF	Jacob Lagace	LW	CAN	5' 11"	190	QMJHL	Chicoutimi
5	14	135	CBJ	Tomas Kubalik	RW	CZE	6' 2"	189	Czech Republic	Plzen
5	15	136	NSH	Taylor Stefishen	LW	CAN	5' 11"	191	BCHL	Langley
5	16	137	CBJ	Brent Regner	D	CAN	5' 11"	175	WHL	Vancouver
5	17	138	MTL	Maxim Trunev	F	RUS	5' 11"	174	RUSSIA-3	Cherepovets 2
5	18	139	OTT	Mark Borowiecki	D	CAN	6' 1"	185	CJHL	Smiths Falls
5	19	140	COL	Mark Olver	C	CAN	5' 10"	170	CCHA	Northern Michigan U.
5	20	141	NYR	Chris Doyle	C	CAN	6' 0"	191	QMJHL	PEI
5	21	142	NJD	Kory Nagy	C	CAN	5' 11"	195	OHL	Oshawa
5	22	143	ANA	Stefan Warg	D	SWE	6' 2"	187	SWEDEN-JR.	Vasteras Jr.
5	23	144	WSH	Joel Broda	C	CAN	6' 0"	196	WHL	Moose Jaw
5	24	145	MIN	Eero Elo	LW	FIN	6' 3"	189	Finland Jr.	Lukko Jr.
5	25	146	SJS	Julien Demers	D	CAN	6' 0"	215	OHL	Ottawa
5	26	147	TBL	Kyle De Coste	RW	CAN	6' 2"	195	OHL	Brampton
5	27	148	NYI	Matt Martin	LW	CAN	6' 3"	210	OHL	Sarnia
5	28	149	DAL	Philip Larsen	D	DNK	6' 1"	183	SWEDEN	Frolunda
5	29	150	PIT	Alexander Pechurskiy	G	RUS	6' 0"	187	RUSSIA-3	Magnitogorsk 2
5	30	151	DET	Julien Cayer	C	CAN	6' 4"	186	HIGH-NY	Northwood School
Round: 6
Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	1	152	TBL	Mark Barberio	D	CAN	6' 1"	197	QMJHL	Moncton
6	2	153	LAK	Justin Azevedo	C	CAN	5' 7"	175	OHL	Kitchener
6	3	154	ATL	Christopher Carrozzi	G	CAN	6' 3"	195	OHL	Mississauga St. Michael's
6	4	155	STL	Anthony Nigro	C	CAN	5' 11"	180	OHL	Guelph
6	5	156	NYI	Jared Spurgeon	D	CAN	5' 9"	185	WHL	Spokane
6	6	157	CBJ	Cam Atkinson	RW	USA	5' 9"	165	HIGH-CT	Avon Old Farms H.S.
6	7	158	TOR	Grant Rollheiser	G	CAN	6' 4"	195	BCHL	Trail
6	8	159	PHX	Brett Hextall	C	USA	5' 10"	176	BCHL	Penticton
6	9	160	TBL	Luke Witkowski	D	USA	6' 2"	200	USHL	Ohio
6	10	161	VAN	Mats Froshaug	C	NOR	6' 1"	198	SWEDEN-JR.	Linkoping Jr.
6	11	162	CHI	Jonathan Carlsson	D	SWE	6' 2"	187	SWEDEN	Brynas
6	12	163	EDM	Teemu Hartikainen	C	FIN	6' 1"	215	Finland Jr.	Kalpa Jr.
6	13	164	BUF	Nick Crawford	D	CAN	6' 1"	199	OHL	Saginaw
6	14	165	CAR	Mike Murphy	G	CAN	5' 11"	165	OHL	Belleville
6	15	166	NSH	Jeffrey Foss	D	USA	6' 2"	205	ECAC	RPI
6	16	167	COL	Joel Chouinard	D	CAN	6' 1"	186	QMJHL	Victoriaville
6	17	168	CGY	Ryley Grantham	C	CAN	6' 3"	207	WHL	Moose Jaw
6	18	169	CHI	Ben Smith	RW	USA	5' 11"	205	H-EAST	Boston College
6	19	170	COL	Jonas Holos	D	NOR	5' 11"	196	NORWAY	Sarpsborg
6	20	171	NYR	Mitch Gaulton	D	CAN	6' 0"	207	OHL	Erie
6	21	172	NJD	David Wohlberg	C	USA	6' 1"	192	USDP	USA U-18
6	22	173	BOS	Nick Tremblay	C	CAN	5' 11"	190	CJHL	Smiths Falls
6	23	174	WSH	Greg Burke	LW	USA	6' 1"	185	EJHL	Jr. Monarchs
6	24	175	NYI	Justin DiBenedetto	C	CAN	6' 0"	188	OHL	Sarnia
6	25	176	DAL	Matt Tassone	C	CAN	6' 0"	200	WHL	Swift Current
6	26	177	SJS	Tommy Wingels	C	USA	6' 0"	195	CCHA	Miami University
6	27	178	PHI	Zac Rinaldo	C	CAN	5' 11"	169	OHL	Mississauga St. Michael's
6	28	179	CHI	Braden Birch	D	CAN	6' 3"	192	OPJHL	Oakville
6	29	180	PIT	Patrick Killeen	G	CAN	6' 4"	204	OHL	Brampton
6	30	181	DET	Stephen Johnston	LW	CAN	6' 1"	175	OHL	Belleville
Round: 7
Rnd	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
7	1	182	TBL	Matias Sointu	RW	FIN	5' 10"	154	Finland Jr.	Ilves Jr.
7	2	183	LAK	Garrett Roe	LW	USA	5' 8"	162	WCHA	St. Cloud State
7	3	184	ATL	Zach Redmond	D	USA	6' 2"	197	CCHA	Ferris State U.
7	4	185	STL	Paul Karpowich	G	CAN	6' 2"	195	OPJHL	Wellington
7	5	186	SJS	Jason Demers	D	CAN	6' 1"	195	QMJHL	Victoriaville
7	6	187	CBJ	Sean Collins	C	CAN	6' 3"	184	MJHL	Waywayseecappo
7	7	188	TOR	Andrew MacWilliam	D	CAN	6' 2"	214	AJHL	Camrose
7	8	189	PHX	Tim Billingsley	D	CAN	6' 1"	177	OHL	Mississauga St. Michael's
7	9	190	FLA	Matt Bartkowski	D	USA	6' 1"	196	USHL	Lincoln
7	10	191	VAN	Morgan Clark	G	CAN	5' 11"	160	WHL	Red Deer
7	11	192	CHI	Joe Gleason	D	USA	5' 9"	171	HIGH-MN	Edina H.S.
7	12	193	EDM	Jordan Bendfeld	D	CAN	6' 3"	245	WHL	Medicine Hat
7	13	194	SJS	Drew Daniels	RW	USA	6' 2"	185	HIGH-CT	Kent School
7	14	195	CAR	Samuel Morneau	LW	CAN	5' 11"	190	QMJHL	Baie Comeau
7	15	196	PHI	Joacim Eriksson	G	SWE	6' 1"	189	SWEDEN-JR.	Brynas Jr.
7	16	197	BOS	Mark Goggin	C	USA	5' 11"	177	HIGH-CT	Choate-Rosemary
7	17	198	CGY	Alexander Deilert	D	SWE	5' 11"	180	SWEDEN-JR.	Djurgarden Jr.
7	18	199	OTT	Emil Sandin	LW	SWE	5' 10"	178	SWEDEN	Brynas
7	19	200	COL	Nate Condon	C	USA	6' 0"	180	HIGH-WI	Wausau
7	20	201	NSH	Jani Lajunen	C	FIN	6' 1"	184	Finland Jr.	Blues Jr.
7	21	202	NJD	Harry Young	D	CAN	6' 4"	215	OHL	Windsor
7	22	203	TBL	David Carle	D	USA	5' 11"	180	HIGH-MN	Shattuck-St. Mary's
7	23	204	WSH	Stefan Della Rovere	LW	CAN	5' 11"	200	OHL	Barrie
7	24	205	NJD	Jean-Sebastien Berube	LW	CAN	6' 4"	210	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda
7	25	206	MTL	Patrick Johnson	C	USA	5' 9"	155	WCHA	U. of Wisconsin
7	26	207	NSH	Anders Lindback	G	SWE	6' 6"	205	SWEDEN	Brynas
7	27	208	ANA	Nick Pryor	D	USA	5' 11"	184	USDP	USA U-18
7	28	209	DAL	Mike Bergin	D	CAN	6' 3"	197	SMITH FALLS	CJHL
7	29	210	PIT	Nicholas D'Agostino	D	CAN	6' 2"	197	OPJHL	St. Michael's
7	30	211	DET	Jesper Samuelsson	C	SWE	5' 11"	178	SWEDEN	Timra

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