2008 NHL Draft
Anders Lindbäck in the 2008 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Anders Lindbäck 207th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 7.
He was the 16th of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the seventh and last of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 130 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 207
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 26
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 204–210 in the 2008 draft
- 204Stefan Della RovereL7 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 205Jean-Sebastien BerubeLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 206Patrick JohnsonCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 207Anders LindbäckG130 GP · 45 WNSHNashville Predators
- 208Nick PryorDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 209Mike BerginDDALDallas Stars
- 210Nicholas D'AgostinoDPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
16th
of 17 Swedes selected
23rd
of 23 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 15Erik KarlssonD1174 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
- 21Anton GustafssonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Mattias TedenbyR120 GP · 30 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 31Jacob MarkströmG584 GP · 267 WFLAFlorida Panthers
- 102David UllströmL49 GP · 13 PNYINew York Islanders
- 103Johan MotinD1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 109André PeterssonR1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 121Gustav NyquistR914 GP · 543 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 124Nicklas LasuLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 125Kristoffer BerglundDSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Anders Lindbäck made his NHL debut on October 9, 2010, 2 years and 110 days after the draft.
130
Games
45
Wins
3
Shutouts
.904
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2008 draft
- 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSHNashville Predators
- 18Chet PickardGNo NHL gamesNSHNashville Predators
- 38Roman JosiD1045 GP · 796 PNSHNashville Predators
- 136Taylor StefishenLNSHNashville Predators
- 166Jeffrey FossDNSHNashville Predators
- 201Jani LajunenCNSHNashville Predators
- 207Anders LindbäckG130 GP · 45 WNSHNashville Predators