First-round order of selection for the 2008 Entry Draft

NEW YORK -- Following is the order of selection for the first 26 picks of the 2008 Entry Draft, June 20-21 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa. The four remaining selections in the first round of the draft -- picks 27 through 30 -- will be allocated based on the results of the upcoming Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Final.

2008 NHL Entry Draft Order of Selection, Picks 1-26

1		Tampa Bay Lightning
2		Los Angeles Kings
3		Atlanta Thrashers
4		St. Louis Blues
5		New York Islanders
6		Columbus Blue Jackets
7		Toronto Maple Leafs
8		Phoenix Coyotes
9		Nashville Predators (from Florida)
10		Vancouver Canucks
11		Chicago Blackhawks
12		Anaheim Ducks (from Edmonton)
13		Buffalo Sabres
14		Carolina Hurricanes
15		Nashville Predators
16		Boston Bruins
17		Calgary Flames
18		Ottawa Senators
19		Columbus Blue Jackets (from Colorado)
20		New York Rangers
21		New Jersey Devils
22		Edmonton Oilers (from Anaheim)
23		Washington Capitals
24		Minnesota Wild
25		Montreal Canadiens
26		Buffalo Sabres (from San Jose)
27		Clubs eliminated in Conference Finals, in inverse order of points
28		Clubs eliminated in Conference Finals, in inverse order of points
29		Stanley Cup Final runner-up
30		Stanley Cup champion

First-Round Order of Selection Criteria

Picks 1-14: Results of 2008 NHL Draft Drawing held April 7
Picks 15-22: Clubs eliminated in first two rounds of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs who did not win their division during the regular season, in inverse order of points
Picks 23-26: Clubs eliminated in the first two rounds of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs who won their division during the regular season, in inverse order of points
Picks 27 and 28: Clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals, in inverse order of points
Pick 29: Stanley Cup Final runner-up
Pick 30: Stanley Cup champion

Summary of Transferred Picks (1-26)

Pick 9 (Florida to Nashville): Nashville traded G Tomas Vokoun to Florida for Detroit's 2nd-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft (pick 58, previously acquired) and Florida's 1st- and 2nd-round picks in 2008 (June 22, 2007).

Pick 12 (Edmonton to Anaheim): Edmonton transferred its 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-round picks in the 2008 Entry Draft to Anaheim for the signing of Restricted Free Agent LW Dustin Penner (July 3, 2007).

Pick 19 (Colorado to Columbus): Columbus traded D Adam Foote to Colorado for Colorado's 1st-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and a conditional pick in 2009 (Feb. 26, 2008).

Pick 22 (Anaheim to Edmonton): Edmonton traded D Chris Pronger to Anaheim for RW Joffrey Lupul, D Ladislav Smid, Anaheim’s 1st-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft, and 1st- and 2nd-round picks in 2008 (July 3, 2006).

Pick 26 (San Jose to Buffalo): Buffalo traded D Brian Campbell and its 7th-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to San Jose for RW Steve Bernier and its 1st-round pick in 2008 (Feb. 26, 2008).