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2008 NHL Draft

Jake Allen in the 2008 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Jake Allen 34th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.

It was the third of the 10 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 505 games put him 35th in the class.

Overall pick
34
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 4
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 31–37 in the 2008 draft

  1. 31Jacob MarkströmG585 GP · 267 WFLA
  2. 32Slava VoynovD190 GP · 81 PLAK
  3. 33Philip McRaeC15 GP · 3 PSTL
  4. 34Jake AllenG505 GP · 230 WSTL
  5. 35Nicolas DeschampsC3 GP · 0 PANA
  6. 36Corey TrivinoCNYI
  7. 37Cody GoloubefD160 GP · 25 PCBJ

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2008 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2008 class

34th
of 211 players selected
4th
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

  1. 1Steven StamkosC1261 GP · 1272 PTBL
  2. 2Drew DoughtyD1291 GP · 716 PLAK
  3. 3Zach BogosianD986 GP · 249 PATL
  4. 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTL
  5. 5Luke SchennD1132 GP · 214 PTOR
  6. 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJ
  7. 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSH
  8. 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHX
  9. 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYI
  10. 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVAN

+ 201 more

The 2008 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Jake Allen made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 30, 2012, 3 years and 314 days after the draft.

505
Games
230
Wins
29
Shutouts
.907
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 2008 draft

  1. 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTL
  2. 33Philip McRaeC15 GP · 3 PSTL
  3. 34Jake AllenG505 GP · 230 WSTL
  4. 65Jori LehteraC307 GP · 111 PSTL
  5. 70James LivingstonRSTL
  6. 87Ian SchultzRSTL
  7. 95David WarsofskyD55 GP · 11 PSTL
  8. 125Kristoffer BerglundDSTL
  9. 155Anthony NigroCSTL
  10. 185Paul KarpowichGSTL