2008 NHL Draft
Mikkel Boedker in the 2008 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Mikkel Boedker 8th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Danes selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Phoenix Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 709 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2008 draft
- 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
- 11Kyle BeachLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
1st
of 2 Danes selected
4th
of 110 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Danes selected
- 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 149Philip LarsenD151 GP · 37 PDALDallas Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mikkel Boedker made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008, 113 days after the draft.
709
Games
118
Goals
209
Assists
327
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Phoenix Coyotes picks in the 2008 draft
- 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 28Viktor TikhonovR111 GP · 22 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 49Jared StaalR2 GP · 0 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 69Michael StoneD552 GP · 145 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 76Mathieu BrodeurDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 99Colin LongCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 159Brett HextallCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 189Tim BillingsleyDPHXPhoenix Coyotes