2008 NHL Draft

Erik Karlsson in the 2008 NHL Draft

Ottawa Senators selected Erik Karlsson 15th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.

He was the first of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1174, and only one has scored more points than his 952.

Overall pick: 15
Round and pick: Round 1, pick 15
Drafting team: OTTOttawa Senators
Date: June 20, 2008
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 12–18 in the 2008 draft

12Tyler MyersD1154 GP · 408 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
13Colten TeubertD24 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
14Zach BoychukL127 GP · 30 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
15Erik KarlssonD1174 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
16Joe ColborneC295 GP · 114 PBOSBoston Bruins
17Jake GardinerD645 GP · 277 PANAAnaheim Ducks
18Chet PickardGNo NHL gamesNSHNashville Predators

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2008 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2008 class

1st

of 17 Swedes selected

7th

of 78 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

15Erik KarlssonD1174 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
21Anton GustafssonCWSHWashington Capitals
24Mattias TedenbyR120 GP · 30 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
31Jacob MarkströmG584 GP · 267 WFLAFlorida Panthers
102David UllströmL49 GP · 13 PNYINew York Islanders
103Johan MotinD1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
109André PeterssonR1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
121Gustav NyquistR914 GP · 543 PDETDetroit Red Wings
124Nicklas LasuLATLAtlanta Thrashers
125Kristoffer BerglundDSTLSt. Louis Blues

+ 7 more

Every Swede in the 2008 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Erik Karlsson made his NHL debut on October 3, 2009, 1 year and 105 days after the draft.

1174

Games

218

Goals

734

Assists

952

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Ottawa Senators picks in the 2008 draft

15Erik KarlssonD1174 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
42Patrick WierciochD268 GP · 74 POTTOttawa Senators
79Zack SmithC662 GP · 204 POTTOttawa Senators
109André PeterssonR1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
119Derek GrantC427 GP · 132 POTTOttawa Senators
139Mark BorowieckiD458 GP · 56 POTTOttawa Senators
199Emil SandinLOTTOttawa Senators