2008 NHL Draft
Jake Gardiner in the 2008 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Jake Gardiner 17th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 645 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 2008 draft
- 14Zach BoychukL127 GP · 30 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 15Erik KarlssonD1175 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
- 16Joe ColborneC295 GP · 114 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 17Jake GardinerD645 GP · 277 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 18Chet PickardGNo NHL gamesNSHNashville Predators
- 19Luca SbisaD549 GP · 113 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 20Michael Del ZottoD736 GP · 262 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
17th
of 211 players selected
8th
of 78 defensemen 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 BogosianD987 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
Jake Gardiner made his NHL debut on October 6, 2011, 3 years and 108 days after the draft.
645
Games
49
Goals
228
Assists
277
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2008 draft
- 17Jake GardinerD645 GP · 277 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 35Nicolas DeschampsC3 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 39Eric O'DellC41 GP · 8 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 43Justin SchultzD745 GP · 324 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 71Josh BrittainLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 83Marco CousineauGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 85Brandon McMillanL171 GP · 36 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 113Ryan HegartyDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 143Stefan WargDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 208Nick PryorDANAAnaheim Ducks