2008 NHL Draft
Zac Rinaldo in the 2008 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Zac Rinaldo 178th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 6.
It was the fourth of the 5 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 374 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 178
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 27
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 175–181 in the 2008 draft
- 175Justin DiBenedettoC8 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 176Matt TassoneCDALDallas Stars
- 177Tommy WingelsC448 GP · 143 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 178Zac RinaldoC374 GP · 42 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 179Braden BirchDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 180Patrick KilleenGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 181Stephen JohnstonLDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
178th
of 211 players selected
96th
of 110 forwards 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
Zac Rinaldo made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 22, 2011, 2 years and 305 days after the draft.
374
Games
18
Goals
24
Assists
42
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2008 draft
- 19Luca SbisaD549 GP · 113 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 67Marc-Andre BourdonD45 GP · 7 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 84Jacob DeserresGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 178Zac RinaldoC374 GP · 42 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 196Joacim ErikssonG1 GP · 0 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers