2008 NHL Draft
Viktor Tikhonov in the 2008 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Viktor Tikhonov 28th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.
It was the second 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 111 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 28
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 2008 draft
- 25Greg NemiszR15 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 26Tyler EnnisR700 GP · 346 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 27John CarlsonD1174 GP · 793 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Viktor TikhonovR111 GP · 22 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 29Daultan LeveilleCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 30Tom McCollumG3 GP · 1 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 31Jacob MarkströmG585 GP · 268 WFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2008 class
1st
of 1 Latvians selected
15th
of 110 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Viktor Tikhonov made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008, 113 days after the draft.
111
Games
11
Goals
11
Assists
22
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