2008 NHL Draft
Matt Calvert in the 2008 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Matt Calvert 127th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 566 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 127
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 124–130 in the 2008 draft
- 124Nicklas LasuLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 125Kristoffer BerglundDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 126Kevin PoulinG50 GP · 18 WNYINew York Islanders
- 127Matt CalvertL566 GP · 203 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 128Greg PaterynD290 GP · 44 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129Joel ChampagneCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 130Jerome FlaakeLTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
127th
of 211 players selected
65th
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 StamkosC1262 GP · 1273 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
Matt Calvert made his NHL debut on January 7, 2011, 2 years and 200 days after the draft.
566
Games
95
Goals
108
Assists
203
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2008 draft
- 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 37Cody GoloubefD160 GP · 25 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 107Steven DelisleDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 118Drew OlsonDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 127Matt CalvertL566 GP · 203 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 135Tomas KubalikR12 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 137Brent RegnerD7 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 157Cam AtkinsonR809 GP · 489 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 187Sean CollinsC21 GP · 3 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets