2008 NHL Draft
Teemu Hartikainen in the 2008 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Teemu Hartikainen 163rd overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 6.
He was the fifth of the 7 Finns selected that year. It was the fourth of the 5 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 52 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 163
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 12
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 160–166 in the 2008 draft
- 160Luke WitkowskiD132 GP · 13 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 161Mats FroshaugCVANVancouver Canucks
- 162Jonathan CarlssonDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 163Teemu HartikainenC52 GP · 13 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 164Nick CrawfordDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 165Mike MurphyG2 GP · 0 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 166Jeffrey FossDNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
5th
of 7 Finns selected
87th
of 110 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 65Jori LehteraC307 GP · 111 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 72Jyri NiemiDNYINew York Islanders
- 106Harri SateriG15 GP · 6 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 145Eero EloLMINMinnesota Wild
- 163Teemu HartikainenC52 GP · 13 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 182Matias SointuRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 201Jani LajunenCNSHNashville Predators
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Teemu Hartikainen made his NHL debut on March 17, 2011, 2 years and 269 days after the draft.
52
Games
6
Goals
7
Assists
13
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2008 draft
- 22Jordan EberleR1155 GP · 793 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 103Johan MotinD1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 133Philippe CornetL2 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 163Teemu HartikainenC52 GP · 13 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 193Jordan BendfeldDEDMEdmonton Oilers