2008 NHL Draft
Dustin Tokarski in the 2008 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected Dustin Tokarski 122nd overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
It was the third of the 8 picks Tampa Bay Lightning made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 86 games put him 65th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 122
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 119–125 in the 2008 draft
- 119Derek GrantC427 GP · 132 POTTOttawa Senators
- 120Nathan MoonCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Gustav NyquistR914 GP · 543 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 122Dustin TokarskiG86 GP · 27 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 123Andrei LoktionovC155 GP · 48 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 124Nicklas LasuLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 125Kristoffer BerglundDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
122nd
of 211 players selected
13th
of 23 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Steven StamkosC1262 GP · 1273 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
Dustin Tokarski made his NHL debut on January 16, 2010, 1 year and 209 days after the draft.
86
Games
27
Wins
3
Shutouts
.902
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Tampa Bay Lightning picks in the 2008 draft
- 1Steven StamkosC1262 GP · 1273 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 117James WrightC146 GP · 12 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 122Dustin TokarskiG86 GP · 27 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 147Kyle De CosteRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 152Mark BarberioD272 GP · 56 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 160Luke WitkowskiD132 GP · 13 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 182Matias SointuRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 203David CarleDTBLTampa Bay Lightning