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2008 NHL Draft

Ben Smith in the 2008 NHL Draft

Chicago Blackhawks selected Ben Smith 169th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 6.

It was the fifth of the 7 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 237 games put him 49th in the class.

Overall pick
169
Round and pick
Round 6, pick 18
Drafting team
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 166–172 in the 2008 draft

  1. 166Jeffrey FossDNSH
  2. 167Joel ChouinardDCOL
  3. 168Ryley GranthamCCGY
  4. 169Ben SmithR237 GP · 54 PCHI
  5. 170Jonas HolosD39 GP · 6 PCOL
  6. 171Mitch GaultonDNYR
  7. 172David WohlbergCNJD

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2008 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2008 class

169th
of 211 players selected
89th
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

  1. 1Steven StamkosC1261 GP · 1272 PTBL
  2. 2Drew DoughtyD1291 GP · 716 PLAK
  3. 3Zach BogosianD986 GP · 249 PATL
  4. 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTL
  5. 5Luke SchennD1132 GP · 214 PTOR
  6. 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJ
  7. 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSH
  8. 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHX
  9. 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYI
  10. 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVAN

+ 201 more

The 2008 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Ben Smith made his NHL debut on October 29, 2010, 2 years and 130 days after the draft.

237
Games
29
Goals
25
Assists
54
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2008 draft

  1. 11Kyle BeachLCHI
  2. 68Shawn LalondeD1 GP · 0 PCHI
  3. 132Teigan ZahnDCHI
  4. 162Jonathan CarlssonDCHI
  5. 169Ben SmithR237 GP · 54 PCHI
  6. 179Braden BirchDCHI
  7. 192Joe GleasonDCHI