2008 NHL Draft
Braden Holtby in the 2008 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Braden Holtby 93rd overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 8 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 513 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 93
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 2
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 90–96 in the 2008 draft
- 90Tomas KundratekD30 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 91Max NicastroDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 92Samuel GroulxDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 93Braden HoltbyG513 GP · 299 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 94Vinny SaponariRATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 95David WarsofskyD55 GP · 11 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 96Matt DonovanD69 GP · 20 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
93rd
of 211 players selected
10th
of 23 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Steven StamkosC1263 GP · 1275 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2Drew DoughtyD1293 GP · 716 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Zach BogosianD988 GP · 250 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 5Luke SchennD1134 GP · 214 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSHNashville Predators
- 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Braden Holtby made his NHL debut on November 5, 2010, 2 years and 137 days after the draft.
513
Games
299
Wins
35
Shutouts
.915
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2008 draft
- 21Anton GustafssonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 27John CarlsonD1176 GP · 795 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 57Eric MesteryDWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Dmitri KugryshevRWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Braden HoltbyG513 GP · 299 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 144Joel BrodaCWSHWashington Capitals
- 174Greg BurkeLWSHWashington Capitals
- 204Stefan Della RovereL7 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals