Draft
Actual 2008 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
11 Team LogoBlackhawks Kyle Beach LW Inactive
68 Team LogoBlackhawks Shawn Lalonde D Inactive 0
162 Team LogoBlackhawks Jonathan Carlsson D Inactive
169 Team LogoBlackhawks Ben Smith RW Inactive 16
179 Team LogoBlackhawks Braden Birch D Inactive
192 Team LogoBlackhawks Joe Gleason D Inactive
211 players drafted
2008 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 2008 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
11 Team LogoBlackhawks Jared Spurgeon D Team LogoWild 145 266
68 Team LogoBlackhawks Cameron Gaunce D Inactive 18 4
162 Team LogoBlackhawks Maxim Trunev RW Inactive 24
169 Team LogoBlackhawks Kyle De Coste RW Inactive 22
179 Team LogoBlackhawks Jeffrey Foss D Inactive 13
192 Team LogoBlackhawks Paul Karpowich G Inactive 7
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 2008 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoCapitals 974 233 741
Team LogoSenators 762 246 516
Team LogoIslanders 637 405 232
Team LogoOilers 340 115 225
Team LogoPanthers 304 95 209
Team LogoRangers 348 155 193
Team LogoRed Wings 217 67 150
Team LogoSharks 150 8 142
Team LogoDevils 243 129 114
Team LogoBlues 771 661 110
Team LogoFlames 212 121 91
Team LogoLightning 785 731 54
Team LogoPredators 697 654 43
Team LogoStars 12 8 4
Team LogoPenguins 0 0 0
Team Logo 0 0 0
Team LogoCanadiens 0 12 -12
Team LogoAvalanche 11 24 -13
Team LogoDucks 300 319 -19
Team LogoSabres 328 360 -32
Team LogoWild 67 125 -58
Team LogoFlyers 51 155 -104
Team LogoBruins 99 219 -120
Team LogoBlue Jackets 298 486 -188
Team LogoHurricanes 16 247 -231
Team LogoBlackhawks 16 270 -254
Team LogoPHX 168 430 -262
Team LogoCanucks 51 325 -274
Team LogoMaple Leafs 114 458 -344
Team LogoKings 514 903 -389
Team LogoATL 105 629 -524