2008 NHL Draft
Justin Schultz in the 2008 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Justin Schultz 43rd overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 745 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 2008 draft
- 40Aaron NessD72 GP · 7 PNYINew York Islanders
- 41Yann SauveD8 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 42Patrick WierciochD268 GP · 74 POTTOttawa Senators
- 43Justin SchultzD745 GP · 324 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 44Luke AdamC90 GP · 26 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 45Zac DalpeC168 GP · 32 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 46Colby RobakD47 GP · 4 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
43rd
of 211 players selected
19th
of 78 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Steven StamkosC1263 GP · 1275 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2Drew DoughtyD1293 GP · 716 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Zach BogosianD988 GP · 250 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 5Luke SchennD1133 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
Justin Schultz made his NHL debut on January 20, 2013, 4 years and 213 days after the draft.
745
Games
71
Goals
253
Assists
324
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2008 draft
- 17Jake GardinerD645 GP · 277 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 35Nicolas DeschampsC3 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 39Eric O'DellC41 GP · 8 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 43Justin SchultzD745 GP · 324 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 71Josh BrittainLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 83Marco CousineauGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 85Brandon McMillanL171 GP · 36 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 113Ryan HegartyDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 143Stefan WargDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 208Nick PryorDANAAnaheim Ducks