2008 NHL Draft
Zack Smith in the 2008 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Zack Smith 79th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 662 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 79
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 18
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 76–82 in the 2008 draft
- 76Mathieu BrodeurDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 77Michael HutchinsonG154 GP · 57 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 78Lance BoumaL357 GP · 76 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 79Zack SmithC662 GP · 204 POTTOttawa Senators
- 80Adam ComrieDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 81Corey FienhageDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 82Adam HenriqueC1058 GP · 572 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
79th
of 211 players selected
41st
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
Zack Smith made his NHL debut on November 29, 2008, 161 days after the draft.
662
Games
98
Goals
106
Assists
204
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2008 draft
- 15Erik KarlssonD1175 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
- 42Patrick WierciochD268 GP · 74 POTTOttawa Senators
- 79Zack SmithC662 GP · 204 POTTOttawa Senators
- 109André PeterssonR1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 119Derek GrantC427 GP · 132 POTTOttawa Senators
- 139Mark BorowieckiD458 GP · 56 POTTOttawa Senators
- 199Emil SandinLOTTOttawa Senators