2008 NHL Draft
Derek Grant in the 2008 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Derek Grant 119th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 7 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 427 games put him 38th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 119
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 28
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 116–122 in the 2008 draft
- 116Jason MissiaenGNo NHL gamesMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 117James WrightC146 GP · 12 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 118Drew OlsonDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 119Derek GrantC427 GP · 132 POTTOttawa Senators
- 120Nathan MoonCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Gustav NyquistR914 GP · 543 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 122Dustin TokarskiG86 GP · 27 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
119th
of 211 players selected
60th
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
Derek Grant made his NHL debut on February 16, 2013, 4 years and 240 days after the draft.
427
Games
57
Goals
75
Assists
132
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2008 draft
- 15Erik KarlssonD1174 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
- 42Patrick WierciochD268 GP · 74 POTTOttawa Senators
- 79Zack SmithC662 GP · 204 POTTOttawa Senators
- 109André PeterssonR1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 119Derek GrantC427 GP · 132 POTTOttawa Senators
- 139Mark BorowieckiD458 GP · 56 POTTOttawa Senators
- 199Emil SandinLOTTOttawa Senators