2008 NHL Draft

Roman Josi in the 2008 NHL Draft

Nashville Predators selected Roman Josi 38th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 2.

It was the third of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 1046, and only 2 have scored more points than his 797.

Overall pick: 38
Round and pick: Round 2, pick 8
Drafting team: NSHNashville Predators
Date: June 21, 2008
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 35–41 in the 2008 draft

35Nicolas DeschampsC3 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
36Corey TrivinoCNYINew York Islanders
37Cody GoloubefD160 GP · 25 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
38Roman JosiD1046 GP · 797 PNSHNashville Predators
39Eric O'DellC41 GP · 8 PANAAnaheim Ducks
40Aaron NessD72 GP · 7 PNYINew York Islanders
41Yann SauveD8 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2008 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2008 class

1st

of 1 Swiss players selected

15th

of 78 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

Every pick from Switzerland in the 2008 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Roman Josi made his NHL debut on November 26, 2011, 3 years and 158 days after the draft.

1046

Games

205

Goals

592

Assists

797

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Nashville Predators picks in the 2008 draft

7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSHNashville Predators
18Chet PickardGNo NHL gamesNSHNashville Predators
38Roman JosiD1046 GP · 797 PNSHNashville Predators
136Taylor StefishenLNSHNashville Predators
166Jeffrey FossDNSHNashville Predators
201Jani LajunenCNSHNashville Predators
207Anders LindbäckG130 GP · 45 WNSHNashville Predators