Draft
Actual 2008 Draft
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 Redraft
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 145 267
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 Success
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 990 233 757
Team LogoSenators 769 246 523
Team LogoIslanders 639 404 235
Team LogoOilers 346 115 231
Team LogoPanthers 308 95 213
Team LogoRangers 348 155 193
Team LogoRed Wings 217 67 150
Team LogoSharks 150 8 142
Team LogoDevils 243 129 114
Team LogoBlues 770 677 93
Team LogoFlames 212 121 91
Team LogoPredators 717 650 67
Team LogoLightning 796 742 54
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 324 361 -37
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 16 271 -255
Team LogoPHX 168 436 -268
Team LogoCanucks 51 329 -278
Team LogoMaple Leafs 115 453 -338
Team LogoKings 509 910 -401
Team LogoATL 105 650 -545