2008 NHL Draft
Jacob Markström in the 2008 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Jacob Markström 31st overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
He was the fourth of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 585 games put him 29th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 2008 draft
- 28Viktor TikhonovR111 GP · 22 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 29Daultan LeveilleCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 30Tom McCollumG3 GP · 1 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 31Jacob MarkströmG585 GP · 268 WFLAFlorida Panthers
- 32Slava VoynovD190 GP · 81 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 33Philip McRaeC15 GP · 3 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 34Jake AllenG505 GP · 230 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
4th
of 17 Swedes selected
3rd
of 23 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 15Erik KarlssonD1174 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
- 21Anton GustafssonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Mattias TedenbyR120 GP · 30 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 31Jacob MarkströmG585 GP · 268 WFLAFlorida Panthers
- 102David UllströmL49 GP · 13 PNYINew York Islanders
- 103Johan MotinD1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 109André PeterssonR1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 121Gustav NyquistR914 GP · 543 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 124Nicklas LasuLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 125Kristoffer BerglundDSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jacob Markström made his NHL debut on January 23, 2011, 2 years and 216 days after the draft.
585
Games
268
Wins
26
Shutouts
.906
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 2008 draft
- 31Jacob MarkströmG585 GP · 268 WFLAFlorida Panthers
- 46Colby RobakD47 GP · 4 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 80Adam ComrieDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 100AJ JenksLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 190Matt BartkowskiD256 GP · 48 PFLAFlorida Panthers