2008 NHL Draft
Travis Hamonic in the 2008 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Travis Hamonic 53rd overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 23rd pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 926 games put him 16th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 53
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 23
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 50–56 in the 2008 draft
- 50Cameron GaunceD37 GP · 9 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 51Derek StepanC890 GP · 515 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 52Brandon BurlonDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 53Travis HamonicD926 GP · 244 PNYINew York Islanders
- 54Patrice CormierC52 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 55Marco ScandellaD784 GP · 170 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 56Danny KristoRMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
53rd
of 211 players selected
23rd
of 78 defensemen 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
Travis Hamonic made his NHL debut on November 24, 2010, 2 years and 156 days after the draft.
926
Games
53
Goals
191
Assists
244
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2008 draft
- 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYINew York Islanders
- 36Corey TrivinoCNYINew York Islanders
- 40Aaron NessD72 GP · 7 PNYINew York Islanders
- 53Travis HamonicD926 GP · 244 PNYINew York Islanders
- 66David ToewsCNYINew York Islanders
- 72Jyri NiemiDNYINew York Islanders
- 73Kirill PetrovRNYINew York Islanders
- 96Matt DonovanD69 GP · 20 PNYINew York Islanders
- 102David UllströmL49 GP · 13 PNYINew York Islanders
- 126Kevin PoulinG50 GP · 18 WNYINew York Islanders
- 148Matt MartinL987 GP · 178 PNYINew York Islanders
- 156Jared SpurgeonD1022 GP · 443 PNYINew York Islanders
- 175Justin DiBenedettoC8 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders