# 2008 NHL entry draft

The 2008 NHL entry draft was the 46th NHL entry draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, on June 20–21, 2008. The Senators were originally awarded the 2005 NHL entry draft, but because of the lockout, that draft was scaled back significantly from its usual format of being open to the public and having many draft-eligible players in attendance. The actual 2005 drafting was held in Ottawa's Westin Hotel instead of the Corel Centre, as Canadian Tire Centre was then known. As a result of 2005's abridged draft, Ottawa was compensated with the 2008 draft.

## Draft weekend

The draft was part of a festival of events that Ottawa and the NHL presented at the Scotiabank Place arena. Before the first round and during the later rounds, the patio outside the main doors was the site of the 'Senators Fan Fest', with hockey games and music. Indoors, the NHL presented an exhibit of NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup. A hockey card and memorabilia sale was also held.

## Draft lottery

The 2008 draft lottery was held April 7. The Tampa Bay Lightning retained the first overall selection. There were no changes from the reverse order of finish of the 2007–08 NHL season.

## Final rankings

Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau staff.
| Ranking | North American skaters | European skaters |
| 1 | Steven Stamkos (C) | Nikita Filatov (LW) |
| 2 | Drew Doughty (D) | Kirill Petrov (RW) |
| 3 | Luke Schenn (D) | Anton Gustafsson (C) |
| 4 | Zach Bogosian (D) | Mattias Tedenby (LW) |
| 5 | Tyler Myers (D) | Erik Karlsson (D) |
| 6 | Alex Pietrangelo (D) | Roman Josi (D) |
| 7 | Kyle Beach (LW) | Viktor Tikhonov (RW) |
| 8 | Zach Boychuk (C) | Vyacheslav Voynov (D) |
| 9 | Cody Hodgson (C) | Evgeny Grachev (C) |
| 10 | Colin Wilson (C) | Dmitri Kugryshev (RW) |
| Ranking | North American goalies | European goalies |
| 1 | Tom McCollum | Jacob Markstrom |
| 2 | Chet Pickard | Harri Sateri |
| 3 | Peter Delmas | Anders Lindback |

## Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
| = NHL All-Star team · | = NHL All-Star · | = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team · |

### Round one

| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | Steven Stamkos (C) | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 2 | Drew Doughty (D) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 3 | Zach Bogosian (D) | United States | Atlanta Thrashers | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 4 | Alex Pietrangelo (D) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
| 5 | Luke Schenn (D) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs (from NY Islanders)$^1$ | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 6 | Nikita Filatov (LW) | Russia | Columbus Blue Jackets | CSKA Moscow (RSL) |
| 7 | Colin Wilson (C) | United States | Nashville Predators (from Toronto via NY Islanders)$^2$ | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| 8 | Mikkel Boedker (LW) | Denmark | Phoenix Coyotes | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 9 | Josh Bailey (C) | Canada | New York Islanders (from Florida via Nashville)$^3$ | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 10 | Cody Hodgson (C) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 11 | Kyle Beach (LW) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| 12 | Tyler Myers (D) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres (from Edmonton via Anaheim and Los Angeles)$^4$ | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 13 | Colten Teubert (D) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings (from Buffalo)$^5$ | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 14 | Zach Boychuk (C) | Canada | Carolina Hurricanes | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 15 | Erik Karlsson (D) | Sweden | Ottawa Senators (from Nashville)$^6$ | Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
| 16 | Joe Colborne (LW) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) |
| 17 | Jake Gardiner (D) | United States | Anaheim Ducks (from Calgary via Los Angeles)$^7$ | Minnetonka High School (USHS–MN) |
| 18 | Chet Pickard (G) | Canada | Nashville Predators (from Ottawa)$^8$ | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 19 | Luca Sbisa (D) | Switzerland | Philadelphia Flyers (from Colorado via Columbus)$^9$ | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 20 | Michael Del Zotto (D) | Canada | New York Rangers | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 21 | Anton Gustafsson (C) | Sweden | Washington Capitals (from New Jersey)$^{10}$ | Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
| 22 | Jordan Eberle (RW) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers (from Anaheim)$^{11}$ | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 23 | Tyler Cuma (D) | Canada | Minnesota Wild (from Washington via New Jersey)$^{12}$ | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 24 | Mattias Tedenby (LW) | Sweden | New Jersey Devils (from Minnesota)$^{13}$ | HV71 (SEL) |
| 25 | Greg Nemisz (RW) | Canada | Calgary Flames (from Montreal)$^{14}$ | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 26 | Tyler Ennis (LW) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres (from San Jose)$^{15}$ | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 27 | John Carlson (D) | United States | Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia)$^{16}$ | Indiana Ice (USHL) |
| 28 | Viktor Tikhonov (RW) | Russia | Phoenix Coyotes (from Dallas via Los Angeles and Anaheim)$^{17}$ | Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) |
| 29 | Daultan Leveille (C) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers (from Pittsburgh)$^{18}$ | St. Catharines Falcons (GOJHL) |
| 30 | Tom McCollum (G) | United States | Detroit Red Wings | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
* The Islanders' first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a conditional second-round pick and a third-round pick in either the 2008 ENtry Draft or 2009 Entry Draft to New York in exchange for this pick.
* The Islanders' acquired first-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (9th overall) and a second-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
    The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (5th overall) in 2008 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for conditional second-round pick and a third-round pick in either 2008 Entry Draft or 2009 Entry Draft.
* Nashville's acquired first-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 7 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Tomáš Vokoun to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in 2007, a conditional second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft or 2008 Entry Draft and this pick. The conditions of the pick are unknown.
* Los Angeles' acquired first-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 13 overall) in 2008 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent two first-round picks (# 17 & # 28 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
       Anaheim previously acquired this pick as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from Edmonton to restricted free agent Dustin Penner on August 2, 2007.
* Buffalo's first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 12 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Nashville's first-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 18 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 12 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick (# 28 overall) in 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Michael Cammalleri and a second-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Ottawa's first-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 15 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent R. J. Umberger and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Adam Foote to Colorado in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2009 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition of this pick was if Colorado made the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, Columbus would receive a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft otherwise Columbus would receive a first-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft. Colorado made the playoff so the pick was for the 2008 Entry Draft.
* New Jersey's first-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 23 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
* Anaheim's first-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on July 3, 2006 that sent Chris Pronger to Anaheim in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Šmíd, a first-round pick in the 2007, a second-round pick and a conditional first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft (this pick). The condition was if Anaheim reaches the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. The condition was met on May 22, 2007.
* New Jersey's acquired first-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 24 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in 2009 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
    New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 21 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Minnesota's first-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 23 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Montreal's first-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Alex Tanguay and a fifth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* San Jose's first-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Brian Campbell and a seventh-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Steve Bernier and this pick.
* Philadelphia's first-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Steve Eminger and a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
* Anaheim's acquired first-round pick went to the Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent two second-round picks (# 35 & # 39 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
    Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 12 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick (# 17 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
       Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Mattias Norström, Konstantin Pushkaryov, a third-round pick (# 64 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2007 to Dallas in exchange for Jaroslav Modrý, Johan Fransson, a second-round pick and a third-round pick (# 82 overall) in the 2007 along with this pick.
* Pittsburgh's first-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Marián Hossa and Pascal Dupuis to Pittsburgh in exchange for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and this pick.

### Round two

| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team |
| 31 | Jacob Markström (G) | Sweden | Florida Panthers (from Tampa Bay)$^1$ | Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 32 | Slava Voynov (D) | Russia | Los Angeles Kings | Traktor Chelyabinsk (RSL) |
| 33 | Philip McRae (C) | United States | St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)$^2$ | London Knights (OHL) |
| 34 | Jake Allen (G) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) |
| 35 | Nicolas Deschamps (C) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks (from Phoenix; compensatory)$^3$ | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 36 | Corey Trivino (C) | Canada | New York Islanders | Stouffville Spirit (OPJHL) |
| 37 | Cody Goloubef (D) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) |
| 38 | Roman Josi (D) | Switzerland | Nashville Predators (from Toronto via Phoenix)$^4$ | SC Bern (NLA) |
| 39 | Eric O'Dell (C) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks (from Phoenix)$^5$ | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 40 | Aaron Ness (D) | United States | New York Islanders (from Florida via Nashville)$^6$ | Roseau High School (USHS–MN) |
| 41 | Yann Sauve (D) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
| 42 | Patrick Wiercioch (D) | Canada | Ottawa Senators (from Chicago)$^7$ | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 43 | Justin Schultz (D) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks (from Edmonton)$^8$ | Westside Warriors (BCHL) |
| 44 | Luke Adam (C) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) |
| 45 | Zac Dalpe (C/RW) | Canada | Carolina Hurricanes | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 46 | Colby Robak (D) | Canada | Florida Panthers (Nashville via Phoenix)$^9$ | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 47 | Maxime Sauve (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 48 | Mitch Wahl (C) | United States | Calgary Flames (from Calgary via Los Angeles)$^{10}$ | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 49 | Jared Staal (RW) | Canada | Phoenix Coyotes (from Ottawa via Phoenix and Florida)$^{11}$ | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 50 | Cameron Gaunce (D) | Canada | Colorado Avalanche | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 51 | Derek Stepan (C) | United States | New York Rangers | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN) |
| 52 | Brandon Burlon (D) | Canada | New Jersey Devils | St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) |
| 53 | Travis Hamonic (D) | Canada | New York Islanders (from Anaheim via Edmonton)$^{12}$ | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 54 | Patrice Cormier (C) | Canada | New Jersey Devils (from Washington)$^{13}$ | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| 55 | Marco Scandella (D) | Canada | Minnesota Wild | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 56 | Danny Kristo (RW) | United States | Montreal Canadiens | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 57 | Eric Mestery (D) | Canada | Washington Capitals (from San Jose)$^{14}$ | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 58 | Dmitri Kugryshev (RW) | Russia | Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia)$^{15}$ | CSKA Moscow (RSL) |
| 59 | Tyler Beskorowany (G) | Canada | Dallas Stars | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 60 | Jimmy Hayes (RW) | United States | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)$^{16}$ | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 61 | Peter Delmas (G) | Canada | Colorado Avalanche (from Detroit via Los Angeles)$^{17}$ | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |

#### Notes

* Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to the Florida as the result of a trade on June 13, 2007 that sent Chris Gratton to Tampa Bay in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft or 2008 Entry Draft (this pick). The condition and date of conversion are unknown.
* Atlanta's second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on February 25, 2007, that sent Keith Tkachuk to Atlanta in exchange for Glen Metropolit, a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft with a conditional first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Phoenix's compensatory second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (# 39 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Phoenix previously acquired this pick as compensation for not signing 2004 first-round draft pick Blake Wheeler.
* Phoenix's acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a second-round (# 46 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
    Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Yanic Perreault and a fifth-round draft pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for Brendan Bell and this pick.
* Phoenix's second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft pick to Phoenix in exchange for a compensatory second-round pick (# 35 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Nashville's acquired second-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (# 7 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a first-round pick (# 9 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Tomáš Vokoun to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft, a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and a conditional second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft or 2008 Entry Draft (this pick). The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on July 9, 2006 that sent Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski to Chicago in exchange for Tom Preissing, Josh Hennessy, Michal Barinka and this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from Edmonton to restricted free agent Dustin Penner on August 2, 2007.
* Phoenix's acquired second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a second-round pick (# 49 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
    Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent Toronto's second-round pick (# 38 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Calgary re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in 2009 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Michael Cammalleri and this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 29, 2007 that sent Craig Conroy to Calgary in exchange for Jamie Lundmark, a fourth-round pick in 2007 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Phoenix's second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a second-round pick (# 46 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Olli Jokinen to Phoenix in exchange for Keith Ballard, Nick Boynton and this pick.
       Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Oleg Saprykin and a seventh-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
* Edmonton's acquired second-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on July 5, 2007 that sent Allan Rourke and a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2006 that sent Chris Pronger to Anaheim in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Šmíd, a first-round pick in the 2007, a conditional first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick. The condition of the conditional pick was if Anaheim reaches the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. The condition was met May 22, 2007.
* The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 (21st overall) to Washington in exchange for a first-round pick (23rd overall) and this pick.
* San Jose's second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a first-round pick in 2007 NHL Draft to San Jose for Carolina's second-round pick in the 2007 NHL Draft and this pick.
* Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Pittsburgh's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Hal Gill to Pittsburgh in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired second-round pick went to Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent Brad Richardson to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Brad Stuart to Detroit in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.

### Round three

| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team |
| 62 | Justin Daniels (C) | United States | San Jose Sharks (from Tampa Bay)$^1$ | Kent School (USHS-Connecticut) |
| 63 | Robert Czarnik (C) | United States | Los Angeles Kings | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 64 | Danick Paquette (RW) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |
| 65 | Jori Lehtera (C) | Finland | St. Louis Blues | Tappara (SM-liiga) |
| 66 | David Toews (C) | Canada | New York Islanders | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN) |
| 67 | Marc-André Bourdon (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers (from Columbus)$^2$ | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 68 | Shawn Lalonde (D) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto via NY Islanders)$^3$ | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 69 | Michael Stone (D) | Canada | Phoenix Coyotes | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 70 | James Livingston (RW) | Canada | St. Louis Blues (from Florida via Toronto)$^4$ | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 71 | Josh Brittain (LW) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks (from Vancouver)$^5$ | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 72 | Jyri Niemi (D) | Finland | New York Islanders (from Chicago)$^6$ | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 73 | Kirill Petrov (RW) | Russia | New York Islanders (from Edmonton via NY Islanders, Edmonton and Anaheim)$^7$ | Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) |
| 74 | Andrew Campbell (D) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings (from Buffalo)$^8$ | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 75 | Evgeny Grachev (C) | Russia | New York Rangers (from Carolina)$^9$ | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 (RUS-3) |
| 76 | Mathieu Brodeur (D) | Canada | Phoenix Coyotes (from Nashville)$^{10}$ | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 77 | Michael Hutchinson (G) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 78 | Lance Bouma (C) | Canada | Calgary Flames | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 79 | Zack Smith (C) | Canada | Ottawa Senators | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 80 | Adam Comrie (D) | Canada | Florida Panthers (from Colorado)$^{11}$ | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 81 | Corey Fienhage (D) | United States | Buffalo Sabres (from NY Rangers via Los Angeles)$^{12}$ | Eastview High School (USHS–MN) |
| 82 | Adam Henrique (C) | Canada | New Jersey Devils | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 83 | Marco Cousineau (G) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 84 | Jacob DeSerres (G) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington)$^{13}$ | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 85 | Brandon McMillan (C) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks (from Minnesota)$^{14}$ | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 86 | Steve Quailer (RW) | United States | Montreal Canadiens | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 87 | Ian Schultz (RW) | Canada | St. Louis Blues (from San Jose)$^{15}$ | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 88 | Geordie Wudrick (LW) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings (from Philadelphia)$^{16}$ | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 89 | Scott Winkler (C) | Norway | Dallas Stars | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 90 | Tomas Kundratek (D) | Czech Republic | New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh via Phoenix)$^{17}$ | Ocelari Trinec (Czech Extraliga) |
| 91 | Max Nicastro (D) | United States | Detroit Red Wings | Chicago Steel (USHL) |

#### Notes

* Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft along with a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
* Columbus' third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent R. J. Umberger and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The Islanders' acquired third-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Islanders in exchange for this pick.
    The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick (5th overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft, a conditional second-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – The Isalnders will receive a second-round pick in 2008 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft or a second-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft, at the Islanders choice – was converted on June 21, 2008.
* Toronto's acquired third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 19, 2008 that sent Jamal Mayers to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
    Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Chad Kilger to Florida in exchange for this pick.
* Vancouver's compensation third-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on July 25, 2005 where Anaheim transferred a third-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for this pick. Vancouver received these picks as compensation for the Ducks signing of head coach Randy Carlyle.
* Chicago's third-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick (# 68 overall) in 2008 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Anaheim's acquired third-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on February 19, 2008 that sent Marc-André Bergeron to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
    Anaheim previously acquired this pick along with a first and second round picks in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from Edmonton to restricted free agent Dustin Penner on August 2, 2007.
       Edmonton previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 5, 2007 that sent Anaheim's second-round pick in 2008 to the New York Islanders in exchange for Allan Rourke and this pick.
          The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2007 that sent Denis Grebeshkov to Edmonton in exchange for Marc-André Bergeron and this pick.
* Buffalo's third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent the a third-round pick (# 81 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
* Carolina's third-round pick went to Rangers as the result of a trade on July 17, 2007 that sent Matt Cullen to Carolina in exchange for Andrew Hutchinson, Joe Barnes and this pick.
* Nashville's third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a second-round pick (# 38 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a second-round pick (# 46 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Colorado's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Ruslan Salei to Colorado in exchange for this Kārlis Skrastiņš and this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick (# 74 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 5, 2007 that sent Sean Avery and the rights to John Seymour to the Rangers in exchange for Jason Ward, the rights to Jan Marek, rights to Marc-André Cliche and a conditional third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft (this pick). The condition of this pick was if Los Angeles fails to sign Marek before the 2007–08 NHL season. It was converted.
* Washington's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Steve Eminger and this pick.
* Minnesota's third-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 10, 2008 that sent Marc-André Bergeron to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
* San Jose's third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent a first-round pick (# 9 overall) in the 2007 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft along with this pick.
* Philadelphia's third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 19, 2008 that sent Jaroslav Modrý to the Flyers in exchange for this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent Alex Bourret to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
    Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Georges Laraque to Pittsburgh in exchange for Daniel Carcillo and this pick.

### Round four

| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team |
| 92 | Samuel Groulx (D) | Canada | San Jose Sharks (from Tampa Bay via Los Angeles)$^1$ | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 93 | Braden Holtby (G) | Canada | Washington Capitals (from Los Angeles)$^2$ | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 94 | Vinny Saponari (RW) | United States | Atlanta Thrashers | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 95 | David Warsofsky (D) | United States | St. Louis Blues | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 96 | Matt Donovan (D) | United States | New York Islanders | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 97 | Jamie Arniel (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins (from Columbus)$^3$ | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 98 | Mikhail Stefanovich (C) | Belarus | Toronto Maple Leafs | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 99 | Colin Long (C) | United States | Phoenix Coyotes | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 100 | AJ Jenks (LW) | United States | Florida Panthers | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 101 | Justin Jokinen (RW) | United States | Buffalo Sabres (from Vancouver via Los Angeles)$^4$ | Cloquet High School (USHS–MN) |
| 102 | David Ullstrom (C/LW) | Sweden | New York Islanders (from Chicago)$^5$ | HV71 (J20 SuperElit) |
| 103 | Johan Motin (D) | Sweden | Edmonton Oilers | Bofors IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 104 | Jordon Southorn (D) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 105 | Michal Jordan (D) | Czech Republic | Carolina Hurricanes | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 106 | Harri Sateri (G) | Finland | San Jose Sharks (from Nashville)$^6$ | Tappara (SM-liiga) |
| 107 | Steven Delisle (D) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Boston)$^7$ | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 108 | Nick Larson (LW) | United States | Calgary Flames | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 109 | Andre Petersson (LW) | Sweden | Ottawa Senators | HV71 (J20 SuperElit) |
| 110 | Kelsey Tessier (C) | Canada | Colorado Avalanche | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 111 | Dale Weise (RW) | Canada | New York Rangers (from NY Rangers via St. Louis and Nashville)$^8$ | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 112 | Matt Delahey (D) | Canada | New Jersey Devils | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 113 | Ryan Hegarty (D) | United States | Anaheim Ducks | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 114 | T. J. Brodie (D) | Canada | Calgary Flames (from Washington via Boston)$^9$ | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 115 | Sean Lorenz (D) | United States | Minnesota Wild | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 116 | Jason Missiaen (G) | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 117 | James Wright (C) | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning (from San Jose)$^{10}$ | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 118 | Drew Olson (D) | United States | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Philadelphia)$^{11}$ | Brainerd High School (USHS-Minnesota) |
| 119 | Derek Grant (C) | Canada | Ottawa Senators (from Dallas via Tampa Bay)$^{12}$ | Langley Chiefs (BCHL) |
| 120 | Nathan Moon (C) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 121 | Gustav Nyquist (C) | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | Malmo Redhawks (J20 SuperElit) |
* Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 20, 2007 that sent Ryan Munce to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
* Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Columbus' fourth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick (#107 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick (#74 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick (#81 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2007 that sent Brent Sopel to Vancouver in exchange for a Los Angeles option of a second-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft or 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Chicago's fourth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick (#68 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a third-round pick (#72 overall) in 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Nashville's fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* Boston's fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick (#97 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The Rangers' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2008 Entry Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Chris Mason to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
       St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Christian Bäckman to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* Boston's acquired fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on February 10, 2007 that sent Andrew Ference and Chuck Kobasew to Boston in exchange for Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau and a conditional pick (this pick) in the 2008 Entry Draft. The condition of this pick was if Calgary does not re-sign Stuart after the 2007–08 NHL season, they will receive a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft. The condition was converted on July 3, 2007 when Stuart signed with Los Angeles.
    Boston previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 1, 2007 that sent Milan Jurčina to Washington in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2008 Entry Draft (this pick). The condition of this pick was if Jurčina averages more than 20 minutes per game for the 2007–08 NHL season, Boston would receive a third-round pick and if less than 20 minutes, a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft. Boston would received a fourth-round pick as Jurčina averaged 16:38 minutes for the season.
* San Jose's fourth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 Draft, a fifth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Philadelphia's fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Philadelphia for R. J. Umberger and this pick.
* Tampa Bay's acquired fourth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a fifth and seventh-round pick and two seventh-round picks (# 183 & # 210 overall) in the 2007 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2006 that sent Darryl Sydor to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

### Round five

| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team |
| 122 | Dustin Tokarski (G) | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 123 | Andrei Loktionov (C) | Russia | Los Angeles Kings | Yaroslavl-2 (RUS-3) |
| 124 | Nicklas Lasu (LW) | Sweden | Atlanta Thrashers | Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
| 125 | Kristofer Berglund (D) | Sweden | St. Louis Blues | IF Bjorkloven (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 126 | Kevin Poulin (G) | Canada | New York Islanders | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 127 | Matt Calvert (LW) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 128 | Greg Pateryn (D) | United States | Toronto Maple Leafs | Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) |
| 129 | Joel Champagne (C) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Phoenix)$^1$ | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) |
| 130 | Jerome Flaake (LW) | Germany | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Florida)$^2$ | Kolner Haie (DEL) |
| 131 | Prab Rai (C) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 132 | Teigan Zahn (D) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 133 | Philippe Cornet (LW) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| 134 | Jacob Lagace (LW) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 135 | Tomas Kubalik (RW) | Czech Republic | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Carolina)$^3$ | HC Lasselberger Plzen (Czech Extraliga) |
| 136 | Taylor Stefishen (LW) | Canada | Nashville Predators | Langley Chiefs (BCHL) |
| 137 | Brent Regner (D) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Boston)$^4$ | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 138 | Maxim Trunev (RW) | Russia | Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary)$^5$ | Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) |
| 139 | Mark Borowiecki (D) | Canada | Ottawa Senators | Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) |
| 140 | Mark Olver (C) | Canada | Colorado Avalanche | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 141 | Chris Doyle (C) | Canada | New York Rangers | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 142 | Kory Nagy (C) | Canada | New Jersey Devils | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 143 | Stefan Warg (D) | Sweden | Anaheim Ducks | VIK Vasteras HK (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 144 | Joel Broda (C) | Canada | Washington Capitals | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 145 | Eero Elo (LW) | Finland | Minnesota Wild | Lukko Rauma (SM-liiga) |
| 146 | Julien Demers (D) | Canada | San Jose Sharks (from Montreal)$^6$ | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 147 | Kyle de Coste (RW) | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning (from San Jose)$^7$ | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 148 | Matt Martin (LW) | Canada | New York Islanders (from Philadelphia)$^8$ | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 149 | Philip Larsen (D) | Denmark | Dallas Stars | Frolunda HC (Elitserien) |
| 150 | Alexander Pechursky (G) | Russia | Pittsburgh Penguins | Metallurg Magnitogorsk-2 (RUS-3) |
| 151 | Julien Cayer (C) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Northwood School (USHS-New York) |

#### Notes

* Phoenix's fifth-round pick went to Toronto Maple as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Brendan Bell and a second-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for Yanic Perreault and this pick.
* Florida's fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Wade Belak to Florida in exchange for this pick.
* Carolina's fifth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on February 21, 2007 that sent Anson Carter to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* Boston's fifth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick (#97 overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#107 overall) in 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Calgary's fifth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Alex Tanguay and this pick.
* Montreal's fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on February 25, 2007 that sent Josh Gorges and a first-round pick in 2007 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Craig Rivet and this pick.
* San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Philadelphia's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on December 20, 2006 that sent Mike York to Philadelphia in exchange for Randy Robitaille and this pick.

### Round six

| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team |
| 152 | Mark Barberio (D) | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 153 | Justin Azevedo (C) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 154 | Chris Carrozzi (G) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 155 | Anthony Nigro (C) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 156 | Jared Spurgeon (D) | Canada | New York Islanders | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 157 | Cam Atkinson (RW) | United States | Columbus Blue Jackets | Avon Old Farms (USHS-Connecticut) |
| 158 | Grant Rollheiser (G) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) |
| 159 | Brett Hextall (C) | United States | Phoenix Coyotes | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 160 | Luke Witkowski (D) | United States | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Florida via Chicago)$^1$ | Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) |
| 161 | Mats Froshaug (C) | Norway | Vancouver Canucks | Linkopings HC (J20 SuperElit) |
| 162 | Jonathan Carlsson (D) | Sweden | Chicago Blackhawks | Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 163 | Teemu Hartikainen (C) | Finland | Edmonton Oilers | KalPa (SM-liiga) |
| 164 | Nick Crawford (D) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 165 | Mike Murphy (G) | Canada | Carolina Hurricanes | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 166 | Jeff Foss (D) | United States | Nashville Predators | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
| 167 | Joel Chouinard (D) | Canada | Colorado Avalanche (from Boston)$^2$ | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 168 | Ryley Grantham (C) | Canada | Calgary Flames | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 169 | Ben Smith (RW) | United States | Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa)$^3$ | Boston College (Hockey East) |
| 170 | Jonas Holos (D) | Norway | Colorado Avalanche (from Colorado via San Jose)$^4$ | Sparta Warriors (GET-ligaen) |
| 171 | Mitch Gaulton (D) | Canada | New York Rangers | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 172 | David Wohlberg (C) | United States | New Jersey Devils | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 173 | Nicholas Tremblay (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins (from Anaheim)$^5$ | Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) |
| 174 | Greg Burke (LW) | United States | Washington Capitals | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) |
| 175 | Justin DiBenedetto (C) | Canada | New York Islanders (from Minnesota)$^6$ | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 176 | Matthew Tassone (C) | Canada | Dallas Stars (from Montreal)$^7$ | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 177 | Tommy Wingels (C) | United States | San Jose Sharks | Miami University (CCHA) |
| 178 | Zac Rinaldo (C) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 179 | Braden Birch (D) | Canada | Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas via Los Angeles)$^8$ | Oakville Blades (OPJHL) |
| 180 | Patrick Killeen (G) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 181 | Stephen Johnston (LW) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |

#### Notes

* Chicago's acquired sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Nikita Alexeev to Chicago in exchange for Karl Stewart and this pick.
    Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent Craig Anderson to Florida in exchange for this pick.
* Boston's sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for this pick.
* Ottawa's sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Martin Lapointe to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
* Colorado's sixth-round was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a third-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft along with this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Scott Parker to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
* Anaheim's sixth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on January 2, 2008 that sent Brandon Bochenski to Anaheim in exchange for Shane Hnidy and this pick.
* Minnesota's sixth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Chris Simon to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
* Montreal's sixth-round pick went to Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on September 30, 2006 that sent Janne Niinimaa and a fifth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Mike Ribeiro and this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 10, 2007 that sent Yevgeny Fyodorov to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

### Round seven

| # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team |
| 182 | Matias Sointu (RW) | Finland | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ilves (SM-liiga) |
| 183 | Garrett Roe (LW) | United States | Los Angeles Kings | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) |
| 184 | Zach Redmond (D) | United States | Atlanta Thrashers | Ferris State University (CCHA) |
| 185 | Paul Karpowich (G) | Canada | St. Louis Blues (from St. Louis via Anaheim and Los Angeles)$^1$ | Wellington Dukes (OPJHL) |
| 186 | Jason Demers (D) | Canada | San Jose Sharks (from NY Islanders)$^2$ | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 187 | Sean Collins (C) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) |
| 188 | Andrew MacWilliam (D) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) |
| 189 | Tim Billingsley (D) | Canada | Phoenix Coyotes | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 190 | Matt Bartkowski (D) | United States | Florida Panthers | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 191 | Morgan Clark (G) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 192 | Joe Gleason (D) | United States | Chicago Blackhawks | Edina High School (USHS–MN) |
| 193 | Jordan Bendfeld (D) | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 194 | Drew Daniels (RW) | United States | San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo)$^3$ | Kent School (USHS–CT) |
| 195 | Samuel Morneau (LW) | Canada | Carolina Hurricanes | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 196 | Joacim Eriksson (G) | Sweden | Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville via Tampa Bay)$^4$ | Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 197 | Mark Goggin (C) | United States | Boston Bruins | Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT) |
| 198 | Alexander Deilert (D) | Sweden | Calgary Flames | Djurgardens IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 199 | Emil Sandin (LW) | Sweden | Ottawa Senators | Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 200 | Nathan Condon (C) | United States | Colorado Avalanche | Wausau West High School (USHS–WI) |
| 201 | Jani Lajunen (C) | Finland | Nashville Predators (from NY Rangers)$^5$ | Espoo Blues (SM-liiga) |
| 202 | Harry Young (D) | Canada | New Jersey Devils | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 203 | David Carle (D) | United States | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Anaheim)$^6$ | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN) |
| 204 | Stefan Della Rovere (LW) | Canada | Washington Capitals | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 205 | Jean-Sebastien Berube (LW) | Canada | New Jersey Devils (from Minnesota)$^7$ | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 206 | Patrick Johnson (C) | United States | Montreal Canadiens | University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) |
| 207 | Anders Lindback (G) | Sweden | Nashville Predators (from San Jose)$^8$ | Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 208 | Nick Pryor (D) | United States | Anaheim Ducks (from Philadelphia)$^9$ | US National Team Development Program U-18 (USHL) |
| 209 | Mike Bergin (D) | Canada | Dallas Stars | Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) |
| 210 | Nicholas D'Agostino (D) | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) |
| 211 | Jesper Samuelsson (C) | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | Timra IK (Elitserien) |

#### Notes

* St. Louis' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Jean-Sebastien Aubin to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
       Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 14, 2007 that sent Andy McDonald to St. Louis in exchange for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and this pick.
* The Islanders' seventh-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Rob Davison to New York in exchange for this pick.
* Buffalo's seventh-round pick went to [San Jose as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Brian Campbell and this pick.
* Tampa Bay's acquired seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 18, 2008 that sent Václav Prospal to Tampa Bay in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Jan Hlaváč to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* The Rangers' seventh-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Anaheim's seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Jay Leach to Anaheim in exchange for Brandon Segal and this pick.
* Minnesota's seventh-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Aaron Voros to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
* San Jose's seventh-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Philadelphia's seventh-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

## Draftees based on nationality

| Rank | Country | Picks | Percent | Top selection |
| | North America | 166 | 78.7% | |
| 1 | Canada | 124 | 58.8% | Steven Stamkos, 1st |
| 2 | United States | 42 | 19.9% | Zach Bogosian, 3rd |
| | Europe | 45 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Sweden | 17 | 8.1% | Erik Karlsson, 15th |
| 4 | Russia | 9 | 4.3% | Nikita Filatov, 5th |
| 5 | Finland | 7 | 3.3% | Jori Lehtera, 65th |
| 6 | Norway | 3 | 1.4% | Scott Winkler, 89th |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1.4% | Tomas Kundratek, 90th |
| 8 | Denmark | 2 | 0.9% | Mikkel Boedker, 8th |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2 | 0.9% | Luca Sbisa, 19th |
| 10 | Belarus | 1 | 0.5% | Mikhail Stefanovich, 98th |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 0.5% | Jerome Flaake, 130th |

## North American draftees by state/province

| Rank | State/Province | Selections | Top selection |
| 1 | Ontario | 50 | Steven Stamkos, 1st |
| 2 | Quebec | 21 | Nicolas Deschamps, 35th |
| 3 | Alberta | 13 | Tyler Myers, 12th |
| 4 | British Columbia | 11 | Kyle Beach, 11th |
| 5 | Manitoba | 10 | Colin Wilson, 7th |
| 6 | Minnesota | 10 | Jake Gardiner, 17th |
| 7 | Saskatchewan | 9 | Luke Schenn, 5th |
| 8 | Michigan | 6 | Robert Czarnik |
| 9 | New York | 4 | Zach Bogosian, 3rd |
| 10 | New Brunswick | 3 | Jake Allen, 34th |
| 11 | California | 3 | Mitch Wahl, 48th |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 3 | Jimmy Hayes, 60th |
| 13 | Virginia | 2 | Adam Comrie, 80th |
| 14 | Colorado | 2 | Steve Quailer, 86th |
| 15 | Connecticut | 2 | Cam Atkinson, 157th |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 2 | Brett Hextall, 159th |
| 17 | Illinois | 2 | Tommy Wingels, 177th |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 2 | Nate Condon, 200th |
| 19 | New Jersey | 1 | John Carlson, 27th |
| 20 | Missouri | 1 | Phil McRae, 33rd |
| 21 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | Luke Adam, 44th |
| 22 | Nova Scotia | 1 | Peter Delmas, 61st |
| 23 | Georgia | 1 | Vinny Saponari, 94th |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 1 | Matt Donovan, 96th |
| 25 | Prince Edward Island | 1 | Chris Doyle, 141st |
| 26 | North Dakota | 1 | Jeff Foss, 166th |
| 27 | New Hampshire | 1 | Greg Burke, 174th |
| 28 | Alaska | 1 | David Carle, 203rd |