2008 NHL Draft
Cameron Gaunce in the 2008 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Cameron Gaunce 50th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 7 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 37 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 20
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 2008 draft
- 47Max SauveC1 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 48Mitch WahlCCGYCalgary Flames
- 49Jared StaalR2 GP · 0 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 50Cameron GaunceD37 GP · 9 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 51Derek StepanC890 GP · 515 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 52Brandon BurlonDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 53Travis HamonicD926 GP · 244 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Steven StamkosC1262 GP · 1273 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2Drew DoughtyD1292 GP · 716 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Zach BogosianD986 GP · 249 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 5Luke SchennD1132 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
Cameron Gaunce made his NHL debut on February 12, 2011, 2 years and 236 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2008 draft
- 50Cameron GaunceD37 GP · 9 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 61Peter DelmasGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 110Kelsey TessierCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 140Mark OlverC74 GP · 22 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 167Joel ChouinardDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 170Jonas HolosD39 GP · 6 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 200Nate CondonCCOLColorado Avalanche