2008 NHL Draft
John Carlson in the 2008 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected John Carlson 27th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 8 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1174, and only 3 have scored more points than his 793.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 27
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 2008 draft
- 24Mattias TedenbyR120 GP · 30 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Greg NemiszR15 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 26Tyler EnnisR700 GP · 346 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 27John CarlsonD1174 GP · 793 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Viktor TikhonovR111 GP · 22 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 29Daultan LeveilleCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 30Tom McCollumG3 GP · 1 WDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
27th
of 211 players selected
12th
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 · 250 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
John Carlson made his NHL debut on November 20, 2009, 1 year and 153 days after the draft.
1174
Games
175
Goals
618
Assists
793
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2008 draft
- 21Anton GustafssonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 27John CarlsonD1174 GP · 793 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 57Eric MesteryDWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Dmitri KugryshevRWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Braden HoltbyG513 GP · 299 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 144Joel BrodaCWSHWashington Capitals
- 174Greg BurkeLWSHWashington Capitals
- 204Stefan Della RovereL7 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals