2008 NHL Draft
James Wright in the 2008 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected James Wright 117th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 4.
It was the second 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 146 games put him 57th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 117
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 26
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 114–120 in the 2008 draft
- 114TJ BrodieD962 GP · 358 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 115Sean LorenzDMINMinnesota Wild
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
117th
of 211 players selected
59th
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
James Wright made his NHL debut on October 3, 2009, 1 year and 104 days after the draft.
146
Games
4
Goals
8
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Tampa Bay Lightning picks in the 2008 draft
- 1Steven StamkosC1261 GP · 1272 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