2008 NHL Draft
Luca Sbisa in the 2008 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Luca Sbisa 19th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 5 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 549 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 2008 draft
- 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
- 21Anton GustafssonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 22Jordan EberleR1156 GP · 794 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
1st
of 1 Italians selected
9th
of 78 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Luca Sbisa made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008, 113 days after the draft.
549
Games
20
Goals
93
Assists
113
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2008 draft
- 19Luca SbisaD549 GP · 113 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 67Marc-Andre BourdonD45 GP · 7 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 84Jacob DeserresGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 178Zac RinaldoC374 GP · 42 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 196Joacim ErikssonG1 GP · 0 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers