2008 NHL Draft
Cam Atkinson in the 2008 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Cam Atkinson 157th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 6.
It was the eighth of the 9 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 809 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 157
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 154–160 in the 2008 draft
- 154Christopher CarrozziGATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 155Anthony NigroCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 156Jared SpurgeonD1022 GP · 443 PNYINew York Islanders
- 157Cam AtkinsonR809 GP · 489 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 158Grant RollheiserGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 159Brett HextallCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 160Luke WitkowskiD132 GP · 13 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
157th
of 211 players selected
84th
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
- 1Steven StamkosC1261 GP · 1272 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2Drew DoughtyD1291 GP · 716 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Zach BogosianD986 GP · 249 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 5Luke SchennD1132 GP · 214 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSHNashville Predators
- 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Cam Atkinson made his NHL debut on October 7, 2011, 3 years and 108 days after the draft.
809
Games
253
Goals
236
Assists
489
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2008 draft
- 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 37Cody GoloubefD160 GP · 25 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 107Steven DelisleDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 118Drew OlsonDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 127Matt CalvertL566 GP · 203 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 135Tomas KubalikR12 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 137Brent RegnerD7 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 157Cam AtkinsonR809 GP · 489 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 187Sean CollinsC21 GP · 3 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets