2008 NHL Entry Draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft | |||
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date | June 20-21, 2008 | ||
place | Ottawa , Ontario , Canada | ||
Round | 7th | ||
Selected players | 211 | ||
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1st position |
Steven Stamkos Elected By: Tampa Bay Lightning |
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2nd position |
Drew Doughty Elected By: Los Angeles Kings |
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3rd position |
Zach Bogosian Elected By: Atlanta Thrashers |
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NHL Entry Draft
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The 2008 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 20 and 21, 2008 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa , Ontario . The first round of drafts was held on Friday evening June 20, with rounds two through seven following on Saturday.
The teams of the National Hockey League were able to secure the rights of all North American players born between January 1, 1988 and September 15, 1990, as well as all European players born between January 1, 1987 and September 15, 1990. Only players whose rights were not already held by an NHL team from a draft from previous years were available.
The draft was supposed to take place in front of a large audience in Scotiabank Place as early as 2005 , but due to the lockout , the original date could not be met and the draft was only carried out on a small scale at The Westin Ottawa at the end of July 2005 .
Draft order
The draft order of positions 1 to 14 will be determined in April 2008 by the draft lottery. The 14 teams that cannot qualify for the playoffs will participate in this weighted lottery and will be seeded in the reverse order of the regular season table. The worst team of the past regular season is in first place and has a 25% chance of winning the lottery and the best of the 14 teams not qualified for the playoffs is in 14th place and has a chance of 0.5% . The lottery winner moves up four places in the draft order.
The draft order of the 16 playoff participants will only be determined after the Stanley Cup final. The Stanley Cup winner is placed on position 30, the final opponent on position 29. The teams that failed in the Conference Finals are sorted into positions 27 and 28. The remaining teams will be seeded based on their standings in the regular season. The rule is that the team with the fewest points is in 15th position. The draft order applies to all seven rounds of the Entry Draft. Teams can acquire draft picks from other teams via transfers, but they can also have given their own to other teams.
Transfers of first-round voting rights
- The Edmonton Oilers received the first round pick of the Anaheim Ducks along with Ladislav Šmíd and Joffrey Lupul, as well as other draft picks for Chris Pronger on July 3, 2006
- The Los Angeles Kings received the first round pick of the Dallas Stars along with Jaroslav Modrý , Johan Fransson , a second and third round pick in the NHL Entry Draft 2007 for Mattias Norström , Konstantin Puschkarjow and a third and fourth round pick in the NHL Entry Draft 2007 on February 27, 2007
- The Nashville Predators received the Florida Panthers first-round pick along with second-round picks in the 2007 and 2008 NHL Entry Drafts for Tomáš Vokoun on June 22, 2007
- The Anaheim Ducks received the Edmonton Oilers first-round pick along with the second and third-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft as compensation for the Oilers' commitment to restricted free agent Dustin Penner on August 2, 2007
- The Columbus Blue Jackets received the Colorado Avalanche first-round pick for Adam Foote on February 26, 2008
- The Buffalo Sabers received the San Jose Sharks first-round pick along with Jonathan Bernier for Brian Campbell and a seventh-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on February 26, 2008.
- The Atlanta Thrashers received the Pittsburgh Penguins first round pick along with Colby Armstrong , Erik Christensen and Angelo Esposito for Marián Hossa and Pascal Dupuis on February 26, 2008.
- The Calgary Flames received the Montréal Canadiens first round pick along with a second round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for Alex Tanguay and a fifth round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs received the New York Islanders first-round pick for their first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and two other draft picks on June 20, 2008.
- The Nashville Predators received the Toronto Maple Leafs first-round pick , which the New York Islanders got in a transfer on June 20, 2008, for the Florida Panthers first-round pick , which they got in a transfer on June 22, 2007 , along with a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
- The Philadelphia Flyers received the first-round pick of the Colorado Avalanche , which the Columbus Blue Jackets got in a transfer on February 26, 2008, along with a third-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft for RJ Umberger and a four-round draft pick in the NHL Entry Draft 2008 on June 20, 2008.
- The Los Angeles Kings received the Calgary Flames first round pick along with a second round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for Michael Cammalleri and a second round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
- The Anaheim Ducks received the first-round pick of the Dallas Stars and the first-round pick of the Calgary Flames , which the Los Angeles Kings received in a transfer on February 27, 2007 and June 20, 2008, for the first-round pick of the Edmonton Oilers The Anaheim Ducks received in a transfer on August 2nd, June 20th, 2008.
- The Buffalo Sabers received the Edmonton Oilers ' first-round pick , which the Los Angeles Kings got in a transfer on June 20, 2008, for their first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
- The Ottawa Senators received the Nashville Predators first-round pick for their first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
- The Washington Capitals received the New Jersey Devils' first-round pick for their first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
- The Minnesota Wild received the Washington Capitals first-round pick , which the New Jersey Devils received in a transfer on June 20, 2008, for their first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
- The Washington Capitals received the Philadelphia Flyers first-round pick for Steve Eminger and a third-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on July 20, 2008.
- The Phoenix Coyotes received the first-round pick of the Dallas Stars , which the Anaheim Ducks got in a transfer on June 20, 2008, for two second-round picks in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008.
Draft lottery
No. | team | chance |
1. | Tampa Bay Lightning | 25.0% |
2. | Los Angeles Kings | 18.8% |
3. | Atlanta Thrashers | 14.2% |
4th | St. Louis Blues | 10.7% |
5. | New York Islanders | 8.1% |
6th | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6.2% |
7th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4.7% |
8th. | Phoenix Coyotes | 3.6% |
9. | Florida panthers | 2.7% |
10. | Vancouver Canucks | 2.1% |
11. | Chicago Blackhawks | 1.5% |
12. | Edmonton Oilers | 1.1% |
13. | Buffalo Sabers | 0.8% |
14th | Carolina Hurricanes | 0.5% |
On April 8, 2008, the draft lottery took place, which had an impact on the order of the entry draft. It was a weighted lottery, with the Tampa Bay Lightning , who had finished last in the league in the regular season, came first in the draft order and had the greatest chance of winning the lottery with 25 percent, while the Carolina Hurricanes in 14th place had little chance. A total of 1000 number combinations were given to the 14 teams based on the weighted distribution, whereupon a member of the league removed a combination from a drum and thus determined the winner of the lottery. The winner could be upgraded by up to four places in the order. Thus, the fifth placed had the opportunity to get to first place. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the lottery and retained the first draft right to move.
Draft result
As expected , the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Canadian striker Steven Stamkos in first position . The franchise had already launched an image campaign called “Seen Stamkos?” In Tampa in advance . Four defenders followed in second to fifth place, including Drew Doughty in second place , who was selected by the Los Angeles Kings and in third place Zach Bogosian , who will play for the Atlanta Thrashers in the future and was the first American in this year's draft. The Russian Nikita Filitow was the first European to be drafted in sixth place by the Columbus Blue Jackets . The Dane Mikkel Bødker , selected in eighth place by the Phoenix Coyotes , is only the second Dane to be drafted in the first round after Lars Eller in 13th place last year. The first goalkeeper in the draft was Canadian Chet Pickard , selected by the Nashville Predators in 18th position. Luca Sbisa , Swiss defender for the Lethbridge Hurricanes junior team , was the first German-speaking player in the draft when the Philadelphia Flyers secured his rights to 19th position.
The first round was very much determined by the defenders, twelve of whom were selected in the first round and seven among the top 15 alone. Two goalkeepers in the first round brought the total of the defensive players to a total of 14. This compared to 16 strikers.
23 of the 30 players selected in the first round were from North America, of which the 18 Canadians were the clear majority. Followed by five Americans, the Swedes were the strongest European faction with three players, while two players came from Russia and one player each from Denmark and Switzerland.
In the entire seven draft rounds, the 30 teams secured the rights to a total of 211 players. 121 Canadians made up more than half, followed by 44 Americans. With 17 players, Sweden was the strongest European country in the draft, ahead of Russia with nine and Finland with seven. Three players each from the Czech Republic and Norway were drafted, while there were two players from Switzerland and Denmark. In addition, one player each from Belarus, France and Germany was selected.
Round 1
round 2
1 The Phoenix Coyotes received the 35th draft pick as compensation, as no contract was concluded with Blake Wheeler , whom they had selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2004 in the first round in fifth place
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
# | player | nationality | Item | NHL team | College / Junior / Club team |
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183. | Garrett Roe | United States | C. | Los Angeles Kings | St. Cloud State University ( WCHA ) |
184. | Zach Redmond | United States | D. | Atlanta Thrashers | Ferris State University (CCHA) |
186. | Jason Demers | Canada | D. |
San Jose Sharks (from New York Islanders ) |
Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
187. | Sean Collins | Canada | C. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) |
190. | Matt Bartkowski | United States | D. | Florida panthers | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
196. | Joacim Eriksson | Sweden | G |
Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville Predators via Tampa Bay Lightning ) |
Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit) |
199 | Emil Sandin | Sweden | LW | Ottawa Senators | Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit) |
201. | Jani Lajunen | Finland | F. |
Nashville Predators (from New York Rangers ) |
Espoo Blues (SM-liiga) |
204. | Stefan Della Rovere | Canada | LW | Washington Capitals | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
207. | Not so Lindbäck | Sweden | G |
Nashville Predators (by San Jose Sharks ) |
Brynäs IF (SEL) |
Rankings
The rankings of the NHL Central Scouting Service and the International Scouting Service (ISS) with the most promising talents for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
NHL Central Scouting Service
The NHL Central Scouting Service published the Preliminary Ranking on November 15, 2007 . It was the first of a total of three rankings for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. A separate ranking list was published for each of the three major Canadian junior leagues that are subordinate to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). There was also a ranking list for every European country that has potential candidates for the draft. If a European player already plays in one of the three Canadian junior leagues, he will be listed in the respective ranking of his league and not in the ranking of his country.
Among the field players in the Canadian junior leagues, Canadians Steven Stamkos and Kyle Beach led the rankings of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL), while the Belarusian Michail Stefanowitsch in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (LHJMQ) was in first place.
In the German-speaking countries, the German Jerome Flaake and the Swiss Roman Josi were in the top positions. At that time there were no potential candidates for the draft from Austria.
On January 9th, the second evaluation by the NHL Scouting Service appeared with the Midseason Ranking . The ranking was limited to four rankings for field players and goalkeepers from North America and Europe. As with the first ranking, European players who play for a North American team are included in the North American ranking.
The Canadian Steven Stamkos occupied the first position of the field player in North America, after he was already listed in the preliminary ranking as the greatest talent of the Ontario Hockey League. He was followed by defenders Drew Doughty and Zach Bogosian , who is also the most highly rated American. As in the first rankings, attacker Kyle Beach was the best rated player in the Western Hockey League with fourth place, while Belarusian Mikhail Stefanowitsch was only 16th as the best of the QMJHL. The Dane Mikkel Bødker from the Kitchener Rangers from the OHL was the best European in the North America ranking with 13th place and Luca Sbisa from the Lethbridge Hurricanes from Switzerland was the best German-speaking player in 18th place.
The Russian Nikita Filatow led the European rankings in front of his compatriot Yevgeny Grachev . In fifth place was the Swiss Roman Josi from SC Bern, the first German-speaking player. The best-placed German was Jerome Flaake from the Kölner Haien in 41st place.
With the North American goalkeepers, the Canadian Chet Pickard led the ranking and the Swiss Robert Mayer , who plays for the Saint John Sea Dogs from the QMJHL, was led in 15th place. The European ranking of 16 goalkeepers was headed by Harri Säteri from Finland . The Swiss Lukas Flüeler was in 13th place and the German Maximilian Engelbrecht from the Landshut Cannibals followed in 15th place.
In April 2008, the final ranking was issued by the NHL Scouting Service. As in the previous two rankings, attacker Steve Stamkos led the North American outfield players ahead of defenders Zach Bogosian and Drew Doughty, with the two defensive players swapping positions. Behind the three players from the Ontario Hockey League, Tyler Myers and Luke Schenn, two defenders from the Kelowna Rockets from the Western Hockey League occupied the following places. Kyle Beach, still the best player in the WHL in the first two rankings, fell back to seventh place. Colin Wilson in tenth place was the most highly rated college player, followed by Mikkel Bødker as the best European on the North American list and the Swiss Luca Sbisa. Nicolas Deschamps in 21st place was rated as the greatest talent of the QMJHL after Mikhail Stefanowitsch, who still led the QMJHL players in the last ranking, fell from position 16 to 57th place.
There was a change in the top position for the North American goalkeeper, as the American Tom McCollum from the OHL team Guelph Storm overtook Canadians Chet Pickard and Peter Delmas , who had previously been placed in front of him . Kevin Poulin and Christopher Carrozzi dropped out of the top 5, only finishing seventh and tenth respectively. The Swiss Robert Mayer, the best German-speaking goalkeeper in the North America rankings, moved up one place to 14th.
The Russian Nikita Filatov maintained the top position among the European field players, followed by his compatriot Kirill Petrov , who rose by 31 positions within three months. Yevgeny Gratschow, who had been in second place a few months earlier, fell back to tenth place, while the Swede Mattias Tedenby was able to hold third position, ahead of his compatriots Erik Karlsson and Anton Gustafsson , who were thus able to make a leap forward in the ranking. In sixth place followed the Swiss Roman Josi, the first German-speaking player to lose a position. The best German talent was still Jerome Flaake in 22nd position.
Jacob Markström and Harri Säteri changed positions in the ranking of European goalkeepers , so that the Swede Markström was at the top ahead of the Finn. Third place went to Anders Lindbäck again. The Finn Rasmus Rinne , still the fourth best goalkeeper in the midseason ranking , fell to 15th and thus last place in the European ranking, while the previously fifth Czech Dominik Furch only finished tenth. With Lukas Flüeler and Leonardo Genoni two Swiss placed in the positions 12 and 13, while the German Maximilian Engelbrecht was no longer in the ranking.
Outfield player
North America
No. | Surname | Item | Date of birth | place of birth | Current team | |
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1. | Steven Stamkos | C. | February 7, 1990 | Unionville , Ontario , Canada | Sarnia Sting ( OHL ) | |
2. | Zach Bogosian | D. | July 15, 1990 | Massena , New York , USA | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
3. | Drew Doughty | D. | December 8, 1989 | London , Ontario , Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
4th | Tyler Myers | D. | February 1, 1990 | DeWinton , Alberta , Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | |
5. | Luke Schenn | D. | November 2nd 1989 | Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | |
6th | Alex Pietrangelo | D. | January 18, 1990 | King City , Ontario , Canada | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | |
7th | Kyle Beach | C. | January 13, 1990 | Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada | Everett Silvertips ( WHL ) | |
8th. | Zach Boychuk | C. | 4th October 1989 | Aidrie , Alberta , Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | |
9. | Cody Hodgson | C. | February 18, 1990 | Markham , Ontario , Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) | |
10. | Colin Wilson | C. | October 20, 1989 | Greenwich , Connecticut , USA | Boston University ( NCAA ) |
Europe
No. | Surname | Item | Date of birth | place of birth | Current team | |
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1. | Nikita Filatov | LW | May 25, 1990 | Moscow , Russia | HK CSKA Moscow ( RSL ) | |
2. | Kirill Petrov | RW | April 13, 1990 | Kazan , Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) | |
3. | Mattias Tedenby | W. | February 21, 1990 | Vetlanda , Sweden | HV 71 Jönköping ( SEL ) | |
4th | Erik Karlsson | D. | May 31, 1990 | Lannaskede , Sweden | Frölunda HC (SEL) | |
5. | Anton Gustafsson | C. | February 25, 1990 | Karlskoga , Sweden | Frölunda HC (SEL) | |
6th | Roman Josi | D. | June 1, 1990 | Switzerland | SC Bern ( NLA ) | |
7th | Viktor Tikhonov | W. | May 12, 1988 | Riga , Latvian SSR | Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) | |
8th. | Vyacheslav Voinov | D. | January 15, 1990 | Chelyabinsk , Russia | Chelyabinsk tractor (RSL) | |
9. | Yevgeny Grachev | C. | February 21, 1990 | Yaroslavl , Russia | Yaroslavl Locomotive (RSL) | |
10. | Dmitri Kugryshev | RW | January 18, 1990 | Russia | HK CSKA Moscow (RSL) |
goalkeeper
North America
No. | Surname | Date of birth | place of birth | Current team | |
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1. | Tom McCollum | December 7, 1989 | Sanborn , New York , USA | Guelph Storm ( OHL ) | |
2. | Chet Pickard | November 29, 1989 | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada | Tri-City Americans ( WHL ) | |
3. | Peter Delmas | February 16, 1990 | Bedford , Nova Scotia , Canada | Lewiston MAINEiacs ( QMJHL ) | |
4th | Braden Holtby | September 16, 1989 | Marshall , Saskatchewan , Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | |
5. | Michael Hutchinson | March 2, 1990 | Barrie , Ontario , Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
Europe
No. | Surname | Date of birth | place of birth | Current team | |
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1. | Jacob Markström | January 31, 1990 | Gävle , Sweden | Brynäs IF ( SEL ) | |
2. | Harri Säteri | December 29, 1989 | Toijala , Finland | Tappara ( SM-liiga ) | |
3. | Not so Lindbäck | May 3, 1988 | Gävle , Sweden | Brynäs IF (SEL) | |
4th | Mikko Koskinen | July 18, 1988 | Vantaa , Finland | Espoo Blues (FNL) | |
5. | Sergei Bobrovsky | 20th September 1988 | Russia | Metallurg Novokuznetsk ( RSL ) |
International Scouting Service
Status: May 21, 2008
No. | Surname | Item | Date of birth | place of birth | Current team | |
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1. | Steven Stamkos | C. | February 7, 1990 | Unionville , Ontario , Canada | Sarnia Sting ( OHL ) | |
2. | Nikita Filatov | LW | May 25, 1990 | Moscow , Russia | HK CSKA Moscow ( RSL ) | |
3. | Zach Bogosian | D. | July 15, 1990 | Massena , New York , USA | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
4th | Drew Doughty | D. | December 8, 1989 | London , Ontario , Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
5. | Alex Pietrangelo | D. | January 18, 1990 | King City , Ontario , Canada | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | |
6th | Luke Schenn | D. | November 2nd 1989 | Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada | Kelowna Rockets ( WHL ) | |
7th | Mikkel Bødker | LW | December 16, 1989 | Brøndby Municipality , Denmark | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
8th. | Colin Wilson | C. | October 20, 1989 | Greenwich , Connecticut , USA | Boston University ( NCAA ) | |
9. | Cody Hodgson | C. | February 18, 1990 | Markham , Ontario , Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) | |
10. | Luca Sbisa | D. | January 30, 1990 | Oberägeri , Switzerland | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
TSN
No. | player | Item |
1. | Steven Stamkos | C. |
2. | Drew Doughty | D. |
3. | Alex Pietrangelo | D. |
4th | Michael Del Zotto | D. |
5. | Luke Schenn | D. |
6th | Colin Wilson | C. |
7th | Colten Teubert | D. |
8th. | Kyle Beach | C. |
9. | Nikita Filatov | LW |
10. | Jimmy Hayes | F. |
On September 7, 2007, the Canadian television station TSN published its own ranking list. The ranking is based on the assessment of ten Scouts of the NHL . According to the talent scouts, the most hopeful talents in this draft will come from the ranks of the defenders, which is reflected in the leaderboard, where the defensive players make up half. However, all scouts saw in striker Steven Stamkos from the Ontario Hockey League of the Sarnia Sting the most talented player of this year. The Canadian center played 63 games in the 2006/07 season and scored 42 goals and 50 assists and was the team's best scorer.
Should the Canadian striker John Tavares , who was born shortly after the cut-off date of the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 and would therefore not be available until 2009, be admitted to the draft due to an exception, the ranking would shift slightly. Tavares would then take second place behind Stamkos.
Efforts to obtain exemption for John Tavares
John Tavares of the Oshawa Generals and his agent sought an exception for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, so that Tavares could be drafted a year earlier than allowed. The NHL stipulated that only players in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft may be selected who are 18 years old by September 15, 2008, but Tavare's 18th birthday is only five days later, making him available for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the earliest would. Since he was the first player to play in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) at the age of 15 and was also awarded the best rookie by the league and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the umbrella organization of the three major Canadian junior leagues, and already In 2007 he received the awards as MVP of the OHL and as the best player of the CHL , his agent addressed the NHL with a request for an exemption. Ultimately, however, the league rejected the efforts.
Individual evidence
- ↑ nhl.com, Stamkos among best in early draft rankings November 21, 2007
- ↑ nhl.com, NHL releases mid-season rankings for 2008 Entry Draft
- ↑ nhl.com, Stamkos, defensemen lead final draft list
- ↑ hockeysfuture.com, ISS Top 30 2008 prospects for May
- ↑ tsn.ca, Stamkos unanimous pick for top prospect
- ↑ tsn.ca, Where would Tavares rank in 2008 draft?