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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 draft has grown, and in 2021, 223 players were selected over seven rounds. [2] A total of 61 different players have been selected first. Of those, 44 have been Canadian, eight American, three Russian, two Czech, two Swedish, one Slovak and one Swiss. Every first overall pick taken between 1968 and 2016 has played in at least 299 NHL games. [3]
Kyle Beach (born January 14, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Considered a top National Hockey League (NHL) prospect, he was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
The stage at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The NHL entry draft (French: Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements (North American players 18–20 years old and European/international players 18–21 ...
Stamkos was selected first overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is a two-time Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner as the NHL's leading goal-scorer ( 2010 and 2012 ), is a two-time NHL second team All-Star (2011, 2012), and has been named to seven NHL All-Star Games .
Colorado made the playoff so the pick was for the 2008 entry draft. Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent R.J. Umberger and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2008 entry draft and this pick.
The 2008–09 Montreal Canadiens season was their 100th season and 92nd in the National Hockey League (NHL). While it was widely believed that the 2008–09 season marked the team's centennial , this would not be until the following season with the Canadiens' 100th anniversary taking place on December 4, 2009.
Bailey during his first season in the NHL, December 2008 Bailey was selected ninth overall by the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2008 NHL entry draft . The Islanders traded down twice in the draft (from fifth to seventh, and seventh to ninth) to acquire Bailey. [ 3 ]