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2008 NHL Draft

Yann Sauve in the 2008 NHL Draft

Vancouver Canucks selected Yann Sauve 41st overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.

It was the second of the 5 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 91st in the class.

Overall pick
41
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 11
Drafting team
VANVancouver Canucks
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 38–44 in the 2008 draft

  1. 38Roman JosiD1048 GP · 799 PNSH
  2. 39Eric O'DellC41 GP · 8 PANA
  3. 40Aaron NessD72 GP · 7 PNYI
  4. 41Yann SauveD8 GP · 0 PVAN
  5. 42Patrick WierciochD268 GP · 74 POTT
  6. 43Justin SchultzD745 GP · 324 PANA
  7. 44Luke AdamC90 GP · 26 PBUF

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

41st
of 211 players selected
17th
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

  1. 1Steven StamkosC1264 GP · 1275 PTBL
  2. 2Drew DoughtyD1294 GP · 716 PLAK
  3. 3Zach BogosianD989 GP · 250 PATL
  4. 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTL
  5. 5Luke SchennD1134 GP · 214 PTOR
  6. 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJ
  7. 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSH
  8. 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHX
  9. 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYI
  10. 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVAN

+ 201 more

The 2008 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Yann Sauve made his NHL debut on February 15, 2011, 2 years and 239 days after the draft.

8
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2008 draft

  1. 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVAN
  2. 41Yann SauveD8 GP · 0 PVAN
  3. 131Prab RaiCVAN
  4. 161Mats FroshaugCVAN
  5. 191Morgan ClarkGVAN