2008 NHL Draft
Derek Stepan in the 2008 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Derek Stepan 51st overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 890 games put him 18th in the class, but only 10 have scored more points than his 515.
- Overall pick
- 51
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 21
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 48–54 in the 2008 draft
- 48Mitch WahlCCGYCalgary Flames
- 49Jared StaalR2 GP · 0 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 50Cameron GaunceD37 GP · 9 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 51Derek StepanC890 GP · 515 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 52Brandon BurlonDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 53Travis HamonicD926 GP · 244 PNYINew York Islanders
- 54Patrice CormierC52 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
51st
of 211 players selected
26th
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 DoughtyD1292 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 Stepan made his NHL debut on October 9, 2010, 2 years and 110 days after the draft.
890
Games
182
Goals
333
Assists
515
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2008 draft
- 20Michael Del ZottoD736 GP · 262 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Derek StepanC890 GP · 515 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 75Evgeny GrachevC34 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 90Tomas KundratekD30 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 111Dale WeiseR513 GP · 125 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 141Chris DoyleCNYRNew York Rangers
- 171Mitch GaultonDNYRNew York Rangers