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2008 NHL Draft

Zach Boychuk in the 2008 NHL Draft

Carolina Hurricanes selected Zach Boychuk 14th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft.

It was the first 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 127 games put him 61st in the class.

Overall pick
14
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 14
Drafting team
CARCarolina Hurricanes
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 11–17 in the 2008 draft

  1. 11Kyle BeachLCHI
  2. 12Tyler MyersD1155 GP · 408 PBUF
  3. 13Colten TeubertD24 GP · 1 PLAK
  4. 14Zach BoychukL127 GP · 30 PCAR
  5. 15Erik KarlssonD1175 GP · 952 POTT
  6. 16Joe ColborneC295 GP · 114 PBOS
  7. 17Jake GardinerD645 GP · 277 PANA

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2008 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2008 class

14th
of 211 players selected
8th
of 110 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Steven StamkosC1262 GP · 1273 PTBL
  2. 2Drew DoughtyD1292 GP · 716 PLAK
  3. 3Zach BogosianD986 GP · 249 PATL
  4. 4Alex PietrangeloD1087 GP · 637 PSTL
  5. 5Luke SchennD1132 GP · 214 PTOR
  6. 6Nikita FilatovL53 GP · 14 PCBJ
  7. 7Colin WilsonC632 GP · 286 PNSH
  8. 8Mikkel BoedkerL709 GP · 327 PPHX
  9. 9Josh BaileyR1057 GP · 580 PNYI
  10. 10Cody HodgsonC328 GP · 142 PVAN

+ 201 more

The 2008 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Zach Boychuk made his NHL debut on October 17, 2008, 119 days after the draft.

127
Games
12
Goals
18
Assists
30
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2008 draft

  1. 14Zach BoychukL127 GP · 30 PCAR
  2. 45Zac DalpeC168 GP · 32 PCAR
  3. 105Michal JordanD79 GP · 7 PCAR
  4. 165Mike MurphyG2 GP · 0 WCAR
  5. 195Samuel MorneauLCAR