2008 NHL Draft
Luke Witkowski in the 2008 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected Luke Witkowski 160th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth 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 132 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 160
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 9
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 157–163 in the 2008 draft
- 157Cam AtkinsonR809 GP · 489 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 158Grant RollheiserGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 159Brett HextallCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 160Luke WitkowskiD132 GP · 13 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 161Mats FroshaugCVANVancouver Canucks
- 162Jonathan CarlssonDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 163Teemu HartikainenC52 GP · 13 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
160th
of 211 players selected
58th
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 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
Luke Witkowski made his NHL debut on January 20, 2015, 6 years and 213 days after the draft.
132
Games
2
Goals
11
Assists
13
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