2008 NHL Draft
Alexander Pechurskiy in the 2008 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Alexander Pechurskiy 150th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 5.
He was the eighth of the 8 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 4 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 100th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 150
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 29
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 147–153 in the 2008 draft
- 147Kyle De CosteRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 148Matt MartinL987 GP · 178 PNYINew York Islanders
- 149Philip LarsenD151 GP · 37 PDALDallas Stars
- 150Alexander PechurskiyG1 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Julien CayerCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 152Mark BarberioD272 GP · 56 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 153Justin AzevedoCLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 32Slava VoynovD190 GP · 81 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 58Dmitri KugryshevRWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Kirill PetrovRNYINew York Islanders
- 75Evgeny GrachevC34 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 123Andrei LoktionovC155 GP · 48 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 138Maxim TrunevFMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 150Alexander PechurskiyG1 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexander Pechurskiy made his NHL debut on January 16, 2010, 1 year and 209 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2008 draft
- 120Nathan MoonCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 150Alexander PechurskiyG1 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 180Patrick KilleenGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 210Nicholas D'AgostinoDPITPittsburgh Penguins