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2008 NHL Draft

Zach Bogosian in the 2008 NHL Draft

Atlanta Thrashers selected Zach Bogosian 3rd overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 7 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 991 games put him 13th in the class.

Overall pick
3
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 3
Drafting team
ATLAtlanta Thrashers
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–6 in the 2008 draft

  1. 1Steven StamkosC1266 GP · 1277 PTBL
  2. 2Drew DoughtyD1296 GP · 716 PLAK
  3. 3Zach BogosianD991 GP · 251 PATL
  4. 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTL
  5. 5Luke SchennD1134 GP · 214 PTOR
  6. 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJ

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

3rd
of 211 players selected
2nd
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 StamkosC1266 GP · 1277 PTBL
  2. 2Drew DoughtyD1296 GP · 716 PLAK
  3. 3Zach BogosianD991 GP · 251 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

Zach Bogosian made his NHL debut on October 10, 2008, 112 days after the draft.

991
Games
67
Goals
184
Assists
251
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 2008 draft

  1. 3Zach BogosianD991 GP · 251 PATL
  2. 29Daultan LeveilleCATL
  3. 64Danick PaquetteRATL
  4. 94Vinny SaponariRATL
  5. 124Nicklas LasuLATL
  6. 154Christopher CarrozziGATL
  7. 184Zach RedmondD133 GP · 38 PATL