2008 NHL Draft
Jason Demers in the 2008 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Jason Demers 186th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 7.
It was the sixth of the 7 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 700 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 186
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 5
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 183–189 in the 2008 draft
- 183Garrett RoeLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 184Zach RedmondD133 GP · 38 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 185Paul KarpowichGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 186Jason DemersD700 GP · 214 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 187Sean CollinsC21 GP · 3 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 188Andrew MacWilliamD12 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 189Tim BillingsleyDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
186th
of 211 players selected
67th
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 StamkosC1265 GP · 1276 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2Drew DoughtyD1295 GP · 716 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Zach BogosianD990 GP · 251 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
Jason Demers made his NHL debut on October 1, 2009, 1 year and 102 days after the draft.
700
Games
45
Goals
169
Assists
214
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 2008 draft
- 62Justin DanielsCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 92Samuel GroulxDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 106Harri SateriG15 GP · 6 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 146Julien DemersDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 177Tommy WingelsC448 GP · 143 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 186Jason DemersD700 GP · 214 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 194Drew DanielsRSJSSan Jose Sharks