2008 NHL Draft
Lance Bouma in the 2008 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Lance Bouma 78th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 357 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 78
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 75–81 in the 2008 draft
- 75Evgeny GrachevC34 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 76Mathieu BrodeurDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 77Michael HutchinsonG154 GP · 57 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 78Lance BoumaL357 GP · 76 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 79Zack SmithC662 GP · 204 POTTOttawa Senators
- 80Adam ComrieDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 81Corey FienhageDBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
78th
of 211 players selected
40th
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 StamkosC1261 GP · 1272 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
Lance Bouma made his NHL debut on February 5, 2011, 2 years and 229 days after the draft.
357
Games
30
Goals
46
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2008 draft
- 25Greg NemiszR15 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 48Mitch WahlCCGYCalgary Flames
- 78Lance BoumaL357 GP · 76 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 108Nicholas LarsonLCGYCalgary Flames
- 114TJ BrodieD962 GP · 358 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 168Ryley GranthamCCGYCalgary Flames
- 198Alexander DeilertDCGYCalgary Flames