# 2008–09 New York Rangers season

The 2008–09 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 82nd season of play and their 83rd season overall. It saw the Rangers qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Rangers started the season in Europe; first, as part of the inaugural Victoria Cup being held in Switzerland, the Rangers played an exhibition game against SC Bern on September 30, and then the main game against the 2008 European Champions Metallurg Magnitogorsk on October 1 (the first game between a Russian club and an NHL team since 1991). They won both games, and were awarded the first Victoria Cup. The Rangers battled from a 3–0 deficit in the Victoria Cup to win the game by a score of 4–3. Ryan Callahan scored the game-winning goal with 20 seconds left.
On October 3, 2008, Chris Drury was named the 25th captain in Rangers history. The Rangers opened the NHL regular season against the Tampa Bay Lightning with two games in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 4 and 5. Alexei Cherepanov, a former first-round draft pick of the Rangers, died suddenly on October 13 during a Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) game in Moscow. The Rangers tied the 1983–84 Rangers for the best start in franchise history with a 5–0 record. The quest for the greatest start in franchise history was put to a halt on October 15, 2008, with a 3–1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The Rangers set the franchise record for best start in a season by going 10–2–1 for 21 points in the first 13 games. The 10 wins and 21 points both marked franchise records. On January 24, 2009, the festivities for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game began in Montreal with Brandon Dubinsky and Marc Staal playing for the Sophomore Team in the YoungStars Game. Staal scored two goals in the game, but the Rookie Team won 9–5. Henrik Lundqvist was the Rangers' only All-Star selection, and stopped 12 of 16 shots in the Elimination Shootout during the SuperSkills Competition. On January 25, 2009, Lundqvist stopped 15 of the 21 shots he faced in the second period of the All-Star Game, helping the East beat the West 12–11 in a shootout. On February 3, 2009, the New York Rangers retired Adam Graves' number 9 jersey before a game against the Atlanta Thrashers, joining fellow 1994 Stanley Cup champion teammates Brian Leetch, Mark Messier and Mike Richter, as well as Ranger greats Rod Gilbert and Eddie Giacomin, in the rafters of Madison Square Garden. On February 22, the Rangers retired Andy Bathgate's number 9 and Harry Howell's number 3 jerseys before a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. A day later, Head Coach Tom Renney was fired after five seasons with the Rangers. Former Rangers assistant coach and coach of the 2004 Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, John Tortorella, was hired later that same day to replace Renney. Rangers Assistant general manager Jim Schoenfeld was given the interim assistant coaching position. Shortly after that, Sean Avery made his return to the Rangers, claimed off waivers from the Dallas Stars. Head Coach John Tortorella was suspended for Game 6 of the Rangers–Washington Capitals playoff series after an altercation with a fan towards the end of the Rangers' 4–0 loss in Washington, D.C., during Game 5. On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring after one season with the Rangers.

## Pre-season

2008 pre-season game log: 3–5–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
1September 20@ Ottawa Senators3 – 2Valiquette0–1–0
2September 22Ottawa Senators2 – 1Lundqvist1–1–0
3September 23@ Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 2Wiikman1–2–0
4September 24@ New Jersey Devils3 – 2Lundqvist1–3–0
5September 25Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 2Valiquette1–4–0
6September 27New Jersey Devils4 – 2Lundqvist1–5–0
7September 30 (in Bern, Switzerland)SC Bern8 – 1Valiquette2–5–0
8October 1 (in Bern, Switzerland)Metallurg Magnitogorsk4 – 3Lundqvist3–5–0 :

## Regular season

The Rangers finished the regular season with the League's best penalty-kill percentage, at 87.84%.

### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 244 | 209 | 106 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 264 | 239 | 99 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 264 | 238 | 99 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 210 | 218 | 95 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 201 | 279 | 61 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 274 | 196 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 272 | 245 | 108 |
| 3 | y – New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 244 | 209 | 106 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 264 | 239 | 99 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 264 | 238 | 99 |
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 97 |
| 7 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 210 | 218 | 95 |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 249 | 247 | 93 |
| 8.5 ||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 234 | 231 | 93 |
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 250 | 234 | 91 |
| 11 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 217 | 237 | 83 |
| 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 250 | 293 | 81 |
| 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 257 | 280 | 76 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 210 | 279 | 66 |
| 15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 201 | 279 | 61 |
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

## Schedule and results

Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2008-09 Game Log :
October: 10-2-1 (Home: 6-2-0; Road: 4-0-1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
14 (in Prague, Czech Republic)@ Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 1Lundqvist1–0–0
25 (in Prague, Czech Republic)Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 1Lundqvist2–0–0
310Chicago Blackhawks4 – 2Lundqvist3–0–0
411@ Philadelphia Flyers4 – 3Valiquette4–0–0
513New Jersey Devils4 – 1Lundqvist5–0–0
615Buffalo Sabres3 – 1Lundqvist5–1–0
717Toronto Maple Leafs1 – 0 SOValiquette6–1–0
818@ Detroit Red Wings5 – 4 OTLundqvist6–1–1
920Dallas Stars2 – 1Lundqvist6–2–1
1024@ Columbus Blue Jackets3 – 1Lundqvist7–2–1
1125Pittsburgh Penguins3 – 2 SOLundqvist8–2–1
1227@ New York Islanders4 – 2Lundqvist9–2–1
1330Atlanta Thrashers3 – 2Lundqvist10–2–1 :
November: 7-6-1 (Home: 4-3-1; Road: 3-3-0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
141@ Toronto Maple Leafs5 – 2Valiquette10–3–1
154New York Islanders2 – 1Lundqvist10–4–1
166Tampa Bay Lightning5 – 2Lundqvist11–4–1
178@ Washington Capitals3 – 1Lundqvist11–5–1
1810Edmonton Oilers3 – 2 SOLundqvist11–5–2
1912@ New Jersey Devils5 – 2Lundqvist12–5–2
2015Boston Bruins3 – 2 SOLundqvist13–5–2
2117Ottawa Senators2 – 1 SOLundqvist14–5–2
2219Vancouver Canucks6 – 3Lundqvist14–6–2
2322@ Ottawa Senators4 – 1Valiquette14–7–2
2424Phoenix Coyotes4 – 1Lundqvist15–7–2
2526@ Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 2 SOLundqvist16–7–2
2628@ Florida Panthers4 – 3 SOLundqvist17–7–2
2730Florida Panthers4 – 0Lundqvist17–8–2 :
December: 6-5-1 (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 3-3-0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
283Pittsburgh Penguins3 – 2 SOLundqvist18–8–2
294@ Montreal Canadiens6 – 2Lundqvist18–9–2
307Calgary Flames3 – 0Lundqvist18–10–2
3110@ Atlanta Thrashers3 – 2 OTValiquette19–10–2
3212@ New Jersey Devils8 – 5Lundqvist19–11–2
3313Carolina Hurricanes3 – 2 SOLundqvist20–11–2
3416@ Anaheim Ducks3 – 1Lundqvist21–11–2
3517@ Los Angeles Kings3 – 2 OTValiquette22–11–2
3620@ San Jose Sharks3 – 2Lundqvist22–12–2
3723Washington Capitals5 – 4 OTLundqvist22–12–3
3827New Jersey Devils4 – 2Lundqvist22–13–3
3929New York Islanders5 – 4Lundqvist23–13–3 :
January: 6-5-1 (Home: 3-1-0; Road: 3-4-1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
403@ Washington Capitals2 – 1Valiquette23–14–3
415Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 0Lundqvist24–14–3
427Montreal Canadiens6 – 3Lundqvist24–15–3
439@ Buffalo Sabres2 – 1 SOValiquette24–15–4
4410@ Ottawa Senators2 – 0Lundqvist25–15–4
4513@ New York Islanders2 – 1Lundqvist26–15–4
4616@ Chicago Blackhawks3 – 2 OTLundqvist27–15–4
4718@ Pittsburgh Penguins3 – 0Lundqvist27–16–4
4820Anaheim Ducks4 – 2Lundqvist28–16–4
4927Carolina Hurricanes3 – 2Valiquette29–16–4
5028@ Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 2Lundqvist29–17–4
5131@ Boston Bruins1 – 0Lundqvist29–18–4 :
February: 3-6-4 (Home: 3-2-2; Road: 0-4-2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
523Atlanta Thrashers2 – 1 SOLundqvist29–18–5
536@ Dallas Stars10 – 2Valiquette29–19–5
549@ New Jersey Devils3 – 0Lundqvist29–20–5
5511Washington Capitals5 – 4 SOLundqvist30–20–5
5613@ Florida Panthers2 – 1 SOLundqvist30–20–6
5715Philadelphia Flyers5 – 2Lundqvist30–21–6
5816@ St. Louis Blues2 – 1Lundqvist30–22–6
5918New York Islanders3 – 1Lundqvist31–22–6
6021@ Buffalo Sabres4 – 2Lundqvist31–23–6
6122Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 2 OTLundqvist31–23–7
6225@ Toronto Maple Leafs2 – 1 SOLundqvist31–23–8
6326Florida Panthers2 – 1Lundqvist31–24–8
6428Colorado Avalanche6 – 1Lundqvist32–24–8 :
March: 8-4-1 (Home: 5-1-0; Road: 3-3-1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
655@ New York Islanders4 – 2Lundqvist33–24–8
668Boston Bruins4 – 3Lundqvist34–24–8
679@ Carolina Hurricanes3 – 0Valiquette34–25–8
6812@ Nashville Predators4 – 2Lundqvist35–25–8
6914@ Philadelphia Flyers4 – 2Lundqvist35–26–8
7015Philadelphia Flyers4 – 1Lundqvist36–26–8
7117@ Montreal Canadiens4 – 3 SOLundqvist37–26–8
7221Buffalo Sabres5 – 3Lundqvist38–26–8
7322Ottawa Senators2 – 1Lundqvist38–27–8
7424Minnesota Wild2 – 1Lundqvist39–27–8
7526@ Atlanta Thrashers5 – 4 SOValiquette39–27–9
7628@ Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 3Lundqvist39–28–9
7730New Jersey Devils3 – 0Lundqvist40–28–9 :
April: 3-2-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Road: 1-2-0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
782@ Carolina Hurricanes4 – 2Lundqvist40–29–9
794@ Boston Bruins1 – 0Lundqvist40–30–9
807Montreal Canadiens3 – 1Lundqvist41–30–9
819Philadelphia Flyers2 – 1Lundqvist42–30–9
8212@ Philadelphia Flyers4 – 3Lundqvist43–30–9 :

## Playoffs

The New York Rangers ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Eastern Conference's seventh seed. They were defeated in the first round by the Washington Capitals in seven games.
Key: Win Loss
2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Washington Capitals – Washington wins series 4-3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeries
1April 15New York Rangers4 – 3Washington CapitalsLundqvistNew York Rangers lead series 1-0
2April 18New York Rangers1 – 0Washington CapitalsLundqvistNew York Rangers lead series 2-0
3April 20Washington Capitals4 – 0New York RangersLundqvistNew York Rangers lead series 2-1
4April 22Washington Capitals1 – 2New York RangersLundqvistNew York Rangers lead series 3-1
5April 24New York Rangers0 – 4Washington CapitalsLundqvistNew York Rangers lead series 3-2
6April 26Washington Capitals5 – 3New York RangersLundqvistSeries tied 3-3
7April 28New York Rangers1 – 2Washington CapitalsLundqvistWashington wins series 4-3 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Scott Gomez | 77 | 16 | 42 | 58 | -2 | 60 |
| Nikolay Zherdev | 82 | 23 | 35 | 58 | +6 | 39 |
| Chris Drury | 81 | 22 | 34 | 56 | -8 | 32 |
| Markus Naslund | 82 | 24 | 22 | 46 | -10 | 57 |
| Brandon Dubinsky | 82 | 13 | 28 | 41 | -6 | 112 |
| Ryan Callahan | 81 | 22 | 18 | 40 | +7 | 45 |
| Michal Rozsival | 76 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -7 | 52 |
| Wade Redden | 81 | 3 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 51 |
| Daniel Girardi | 82 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -14 | 53 |
| Paul Mara | 76 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +2 | 94 |
| Nigel Dawes$^‡$ | 52 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -2 | 15 |
| Aaron Voros | 54 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 122 |
| Marc Staal | 82 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -7 | 64 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | 68 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| Nik Antropov$^†$ | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 6 |
| Dmitri Kalinin$^‡$ | 58 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| Fredrik Sjostrom | 79 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 30 |
| Sean Avery$^†$ | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +4 | 34 |
| Blair Betts | 81 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| Petr Prucha$^‡$ | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| Derek Morris$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +3 | 16 |
| Colton Orr | 82 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -15 | 193 |
| Dan Fritsche$^‡$ | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Corey Potter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Erik Reitz$^{†‡}$ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 24 |
| Patrick Rissmiller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Sauer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Artem Anisimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Scott Gomez | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| Brandon Dubinsky | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| Markus Naslund | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 10 |
| Nik Antropov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| Wade Redden | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Derek Morris | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Mara | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Sean Avery | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 24 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Callahan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Chris Drury | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 2 |
| Fredrik Sjostrom | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Staal | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Michal Rozsival | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Blair Betts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Colton Orr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 |
| Aaron Voros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14 |
| Nikolay Zherdev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Daniel Girardi | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Artem Anisimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 70 | 4153 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 168 | 2.43 | 2007 | .916 | 3 |
| Steve Valiquette | 15 | 823 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 2.84 | 421 | .907 | 1 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 7 | 380 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 3.00 | 207 | .908 | 1 |
| Steve Valiquette | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 1.000 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records
### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Lauri Korpikoski | 1st NHL Regular Season Game | October 4, 2008 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 200th NHL Appearance | October 15, 2008 |
| Brandon Dubinsky | 100th NHL Game | October 27, 2008 |
| Nikolay Zherdev | 300th NHL Game | November 8, 2008 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | 1st NHL Regular Season Goal 1st NHL Regular Season Point | November 12, 2008 |
| Marc Staal | 100th NHL Game | November 15, 2008 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | 1st NHL Assist | November 15, 2008 |
| Michal Rozsival | 500th NHL Game | November 17, 2008 |
| Fredrik Sjostrom | 300th NHL Game | November 22, 2008 |
| Nikolai Zherdev | 200th NHL Point | November 24, 2008 |
| Scott Gomez | 400th NHL Assist | December 3, 2008 |
| Corey Potter | 1st NHL Regular Season Game | December 7, 2008 |
| Ryan Callahan | 100th NHL Game | December 16, 2008 |
| Dmitri Kalinin | 500th NHL Game | December 16, 2008 |
| Paul Mara | 600th NHL Game | December 23, 2008 |
| Colton Orr | 200th NHL Game | December 23, 2008 |
| Corey Potter | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | December 27, 2008 |
| Wade Redden | 500th NHL Penalty Minute | January 3, 2009 |
| Nigel Dawes | 100th NHL Game | January 5, 2009 |
| Blair Betts | 300th NHL Game | January 9, 2009 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 1st NHL All-Star Game | January 25, 2009 |
| Artem Anisimov | 1st NHL Game | February 3, 2009 |
| Aaron Voros | 100th NHL Game | February 3, 2009 |
| Colton Orr | 500th NHL Penalty Minute | February 21, 2009 |
| Michal Rozsival | 200th NHL Point | February 22, 2009 |
| Wade Redden | 900th NHL Game | February 26, 2009 |
| John Tortorella | 1st Win as Rangers coach | February 28, 2009 |
| Markus Naslund | 1,100th NHL Game | March 5, 2009 |
| Henrik Lundquist | 1st NHL goalie to win 30+ games in first four seasons | March 12, 2009 |
| John Tortorella | Winningest US-born coach in NHL history with 245 wins | March 17, 2009 |
| Mike Sauer | 1st NHL Game | March 24, 2009 |
| Nik Antropov | 300th NHL Point | March 26, 2009 |
| Scott Gomez | 700th NHL Game | March 28, 2009 |
| Corey Potter | 1st NHL Goal | April 2, 2009 |
| Artem Anisimov | 1st NHL Playoff Game | April 28, 2009 |
| Markus Naslund | Final NHL Game | April 28, 2009 |

## Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 2, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin Christian Backman | To New York Rangers Nikolay Zherdev Dan Fritsche |
| July 14, 2008 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Hollweg | To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2009 |
| October 30, 2008 | To Nashville Predators Hugh Jessiman | To New York Rangers Future considerations |
| January 29, 2009 | To Minnesota Wild Dan Fritsche | To New York Rangers Erik Reitz |
| March 4, 2009 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd-round pick in 2009 Conditional pick in 2010 | To New York Rangers Nik Antropov |
| March 4, 2009 | To Phoenix Coyotes Nigel Dawes Dmitri Kalinin Petr Prucha | To New York Rangers Derek Morris |
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Michal Rozsival4 years, $20 million
Steve Valiquette1 year, $725,000
Paul Mara1 year, $1.95 million
Dan Fritsche1 year, $875,000
Nigel Dawes1 year, $587,500
Greg Moore1 year, $578,000
Fredrik Sjostrom1 year, $840,000 :

## Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario:
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 20 | Michael Del Zotto | D | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 2 | 51 | Derek Stepan | C | United States | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN) |
| 3 | 75 | Evgeny Grachev | C | Russia | Lokomotiv-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 3 | 90 | Tomas Kundratek | D | Czech Republic | Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga) |
| 4 | 111 | Dale Weise | RW | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 5 | 141 | Chris Doyle | C | Canada | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 171 | Mitch Gaulton | D | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |