2008 NHL Draft
Mike Murphy in the 2008 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Mike Murphy 165th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 6.
It was the fourth of the 5 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 97th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 165
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 14
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 162–168 in the 2008 draft
- 162Jonathan CarlssonDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 163Teemu HartikainenC52 GP · 13 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 164Nick CrawfordDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 165Mike MurphyG2 GP · 0 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 166Jeffrey FossDNSHNashville Predators
- 167Joel ChouinardDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 168Ryley GranthamCCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
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
Mike Murphy made his NHL debut on December 6, 2011, 3 years and 168 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2008 draft
- 14Zach BoychukL127 GP · 30 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 45Zac DalpeC168 GP · 32 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 105Michal JordanD79 GP · 7 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 165Mike MurphyG2 GP · 0 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 195Samuel MorneauLCARCarolina Hurricanes