NHL Draft 2008

June 20

OTTAWA, Ont. — The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s 2008 entry draft:

(I) = Incoming Recruit
(*) = No Longer With Team


Round One


Pick  NHL Team               Name, Pos                  School (Conference)
   7  Nashville              Colin Wilson, F            Boston University (HEA)
  16  Boston                 Joe Colborne, F (I)        Denver (WCHA)
  17  Anaheim                Jake Gardiner, D (I)       Wisconsin (WCHA)
  29  Atlanta                Daultan Leveille, F (I)    Michigan State (CCHA)

Round Two


Pick  NHL Team               Name, Pos                  School (Conference)
  36  New York Islanders     Corey Trivino, F (I)       Boston University (HEA)
  37  Columbus               Cody Goloubef, D           Wisconsin (WCHA)
  40  New York Islanders     Aaron Ness, D (I)          Minnesota (WCHA)
  42  Ottawa                 Patrick Wiercioch, D (I)   Wisconsin (WCHA)
  43  Anaheim                Justin Schultz, D (I '09)  Wisconsin (WCHA)
  45  Carolina               Zac Dalpe, F (I)           Ohio State (CCHA)
  51  New York Rangers       Derek Stepan, F (I)        Wisconsin (WCHA)
  52  New Jersey             Brandon Burlon, D (I)      Michigan (CCHA)
  56  Montreal               Danny Kristo, F (I '09)    North Dakota (WCHA)
  60  Toronto                Jimmy Hayes, F (I)         Boston College (HEA)

Round Three


Pick  NHL Team               Name, Pos                  School (Conference)
  62  San Jose               Justin Daniels, F (I '09)  Northeastern (HEA)
  63  Los Angeles            Robbie Czarnik, F (I)      Michigan (CCHA)
  66  New York Islanders     David Toews, F (I)         North Dakota (WCHA)
  81  Buffalo                Cory Fienhage, D (I)       North Dakota (WCHA)
  86  Montreal               Steve Qualier, F (I)       Northeastern (HEA)
  89  Dallas                 Scott Winkler, F (I '09)   Colorado College (WCHA)
  91  Detroit                Max Nicastro, D (I '09)    Boston University (HEA)

Round Four


Pick  NHL Team               Name, Pos                  School (Conference)
  94  Atlanta                Vinny Saponari, F (I)      Boston University (HEA)
  95  St. Louis              David Warsofsky, D (I)     Boston University (HEA)
  96  New York Islanders     Matt Donovan, D (I '09)    Denver (WCHA)
 101  Buffalo                Justin Jokinen, F (I)      Minnesota State (WCHA)
 106  Calgary                Nicholas Larson, F (I '09) Notre Dame (CCHA)
 113  Anaheim                Ryan Hegarty, D (I)        Maine (HEA)
 115  Minnesota              Sean Lorenz, D (I)         Notre Dame (CCHA)
 118  Columbus               Drew Olson, D (I '09)      Minn.-Duluth (WCHA)
 119  Ottawa                 Derek Grant, F (I '09)     Michigan State (CCHA)
 121  Detroit                Gustav Nyquist, F (I)      Maine (HEA)

Round Five


Pick  NHL Team               Name, Pos                  School (Conference)
 128  Toronto                Greg Pateryn, D (I)        Michigan (CCHA)
 136  Nashville              Taylor Stefishen, F (I)    Ohio State (CCHA)
 139  Ottawa                 Mark Borowiecki, D (I)     Clarkson (ECAC)
 140  Colorado               Mark Olver, F              Northern Michigan (CCHA)
 151  Detroit                Julien Cayer, F (I)        Clarkson (ECAC)

Round Six


Pick  NHL Team               Name, Pos                  School (Conference)
 157  Columbus               Cam Atkinson, F (I)        Boston College (HEA)
 158  Toronto                Grant Rollheiser, G (I)    Boston University (HEA)
 159  Phoenix                Brett Hextall, F (I)       North Dakota (WCHA)
 160  Tampa Bay              Luke Witkoswki, D (I '09)  Western Michigan (CCHA)
 166  Nashville              Jeff Foss, D               Rensselaer (ECAC)
 169  Chicago                Ben Smith, F               Boston College (HEA)
 172  New Jersey             David Wohlberg, F (I)      Michigan (CCHA)
 173  Boston                 Nick Tremblay, F (I)       Clarkson (ECAC)
 174  Washington             Greg Burke, F (I '09)      New Hampshire (HEA)
 177  San Jose               Tommy Wingels, F           Miami (CCHA)       
 179  Chicago                Braden Birch, D (I)        Cornell (ECAC)

Round Seven


Pick  NHL Team               Name, Pos                  School (Conference)
 183  Los Angeles            Garrett Roe, F             St. Cloud State (WCHA)
 184  Atlanta                Zach Redmond, D            Ferris State (CCHA)
 185  St. Louis              Paul Karpowich, G (I)      Clarkson (ECAC)
 187  Columbus               Sean Collins, F (I)        Cornell (ECAC)
 188  Toronto                Andrew MacWilliam, D (I)   North Dakota (WCHA)
 190  Florida                Matt Bartkowski, D (I)     Ohio State (CCHA)
 192  Chicago                Joe Gleason, D (I)         North Dakota (WCHA)
 194  San Jose               Drew Daniels, F (I '09)    Northeastern (HEA)
 197  Boston                 Mark Goggin, F (I '09)     Dartmouth (ECAC)
 200  Colorado               Nathan Condon, F (I '09)   Minnesota (WCHA)
 203  Tampa Bay              David Carle, D (I *)       Denver (WCHA)
 206  Montreal               Patrick Johnson, F         Wisconsin (WCHA)
 208  Anaheim                Nick Pryor, D (I '09)      Wisconsin (WCHA)
 209  Dallas                 Mike Bergin, D (I)         Rensselaer (ECAC)
 210  Pittsburgh             Nick D'Agostino, D (I '09) Cornell (ECAC)