2008 NHL Draft
Colin Wilson in the 2008 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Colin Wilson 7th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 632 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 2008 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
7th
of 211 players selected
3rd
of 110 forwards selected
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
Colin Wilson made his NHL debut on October 12, 2009, 1 year and 114 days after the draft.
632
Games
113
Goals
173
Assists
286
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2008 draft
- 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSHNashville Predators
- 18Chet PickardGNo NHL gamesNSHNashville Predators
- 38Roman JosiD1046 GP · 797 PNSHNashville Predators
- 136Taylor StefishenLNSHNashville Predators
- 166Jeffrey FossDNSHNashville Predators
- 201Jani LajunenCNSHNashville Predators
- 207Anders LindbäckG130 GP · 45 WNSHNashville Predators