2008 NHL Draft
Tyler Myers in the 2008 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Tyler Myers 12th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2008, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1154.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 2008 draft
- 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Kyle BeachLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 12Tyler MyersD1154 GP · 408 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 13Colten TeubertD24 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 14Zach BoychukL127 GP · 30 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 15Erik KarlssonD1174 GP · 952 POTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
12th
of 211 players selected
5th
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 DoughtyD1292 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
Tyler Myers made his NHL debut on October 3, 2009, 1 year and 105 days after the draft.
1154
Games
100
Goals
308
Assists
408
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2008 draft
- 12Tyler MyersD1154 GP · 408 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 26Tyler EnnisR700 GP · 346 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 44Luke AdamC90 GP · 26 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 81Corey FienhageDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 101Justin JokinenRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 104Jordon SouthornDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Jacob LagaceLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 164Nick CrawfordDBUFBuffalo Sabres