2008 NHL Draft
Tomas Kubalik in the 2008 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Tomas Kubalik 135th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.
He was the third of the 3 Czechs selected that year. It was the sixth 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 12 games put him 89th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 135
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 14
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 132–138 in the 2008 draft
- 132Teigan ZahnDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 133Philippe CornetL2 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 134Jacob LagaceLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 135Tomas KubalikR12 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 136Taylor StefishenLNSHNashville Predators
- 137Brent RegnerD7 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 138Maxim TrunevFMTLMontréal Canadiens
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 Czechs selected
- 90Tomas KundratekD30 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 105Michal JordanD79 GP · 7 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 135Tomas KubalikR12 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tomas Kubalik made his NHL debut on March 31, 2011, 2 years and 283 days after the draft.
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