2008 NHL Draft
Kevin Poulin in the 2008 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Kevin Poulin 126th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 5.
It was the tenth of the 13 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 50 games put him 74th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 126
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 5
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 123–129 in the 2008 draft
- 123Andrei LoktionovC155 GP · 48 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 124Nicklas LasuLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 125Kristoffer BerglundDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 126Kevin PoulinG50 GP · 18 WNYINew York Islanders
- 127Matt CalvertL566 GP · 203 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 128Greg PaterynD290 GP · 44 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129Joel ChampagneCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
126th
of 211 players selected
14th
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 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
Kevin Poulin made his NHL debut on January 6, 2011, 2 years and 199 days after the draft.
50
Games
18
Wins
0
Shutouts
.899
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2008 draft
- 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYINew York Islanders
- 36Corey TrivinoCNYINew York Islanders
- 40Aaron NessD72 GP · 7 PNYINew York Islanders
- 53Travis HamonicD926 GP · 244 PNYINew York Islanders
- 66David ToewsCNYINew York Islanders
- 72Jyri NiemiDNYINew York Islanders
- 73Kirill PetrovRNYINew York Islanders
- 96Matt DonovanD69 GP · 20 PNYINew York Islanders
- 102David UllströmL49 GP · 13 PNYINew York Islanders
- 126Kevin PoulinG50 GP · 18 WNYINew York Islanders
- 148Matt MartinL987 GP · 178 PNYINew York Islanders
- 156Jared SpurgeonD1022 GP · 443 PNYINew York Islanders
- 175Justin DiBenedettoC8 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders