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Russian players in the 2008 NHL Draft

Eight Russian players were picked in the 2008 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Nikita Filatov went first, at number 6 to the Columbus Blue Jackets. That was the fourth most of the 15 countries with a player picked. Five of them have played in the NHL.

8
Picked
1
In the first round
5
Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

1 pick

Round 2

2 picks

Round 3

2 picks

Round 5

3 picks

The teams that drafted them

LAKLos Angeles Kings2 picks, first at 32
CBJColumbus Blue JacketsNo. 6
WSHWashington CapitalsNo. 58
NYINew York IslandersNo. 73
NYRNew York RangersNo. 75
MTLMontréal CanadiensNo. 138
PITPittsburgh PenguinsNo. 150

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.
  1. 202623
  2. 202521
  3. 202427
  4. 202319
  5. 202224
  6. 202129
  7. 202024
  8. 201926
  9. 201819
  10. 201717
  11. 201617
  12. 201517
  13. 201413
  14. 20138
  15. 201211
  16. 20119
  17. 20108
  18. 20097
  19. 20088
  20. 20079
  21. 200615
  22. 200511
  23. 200419
  24. 200329
  25. 200233
  26. 200136
  27. 200041
  28. 199929
  29. 199821
  30. 199719
  31. 199621
  32. 199524
  33. 199430
  34. 199335
  35. 199240
  36. 199122
  37. 199013
  38. 198916
  39. 19888
  40. 19872
  41. 19861
  42. 19852
  43. 19841
  44. 19835
  45. 19823
  46. 19781