2008 NHL Draft
Nicolas Deschamps in the 2008 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Nicolas Deschamps 35th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 5
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 2008 draft
- 32Slava VoynovD190 GP · 81 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 33Philip McRaeC15 GP · 3 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 34Jake AllenG505 GP · 230 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 35Nicolas DeschampsC3 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 36Corey TrivinoCNYINew York Islanders
- 37Cody GoloubefD160 GP · 25 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 38Roman JosiD1046 GP · 797 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
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
Nicolas Deschamps made his NHL debut on February 27, 2014, 5 years and 251 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2008 draft
- 17Jake GardinerD645 GP · 277 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 35Nicolas DeschampsC3 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 39Eric O'DellC41 GP · 8 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 43Justin SchultzD745 GP · 324 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 71Josh BrittainLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 83Marco CousineauGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 85Brandon McMillanL171 GP · 36 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 113Ryan HegartyDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 143Stefan WargDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 208Nick PryorDANAAnaheim Ducks