2008 NHL Draft
Nikita Filatov in the 2008 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Nikita Filatov 6th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 8 Russians selected that year. It was the first 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 53 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2008 draft
- 3Zach BogosianD988 GP · 250 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 5Luke SchennD1134 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
1st
of 8 Russians selected
2nd
of 110 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 32Slava VoynovD190 GP · 81 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 58Dmitri KugryshevRWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Kirill PetrovRNYINew York Islanders
- 75Evgeny GrachevC34 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 123Andrei LoktionovC155 GP · 48 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 138Maxim TrunevFMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 150Alexander PechurskiyG1 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nikita Filatov made his NHL debut on October 17, 2008, 119 days after the draft.
53
Games
6
Goals
8
Assists
14
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