June 22, 2008

OTTAWA - Forty-five Americans were selected during the recently completed 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario. Five Americans were chosen in the first round including Zach Bogosian (Massena, N.Y.) who, as the third overall selection by the Atlanta Thrashers, was the first American-born player drafted.

Colin Wilson (Greenwich, Conn./Boston Univ.), a veteran of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, was selected seventh by the Nashville Predators, making him the first American collegiate player drafted.

Jake Gardiner (Deephaven, Minn./Minnetonka H.S.), the 17th overall pick by the Anaheim Ducks, was the first American high school player drafted in 2008, while John Carlson (Colonia, N.J.) of the United States Hockey League's Indiana Ice, was the first player drafted from a domestic Junior hockey league when he was selected 27th overall by the Washington Capitals.

To close out the first round, Thomas McCollum (Sanborn, N.Y.) became the first American-born goaltender to be selected in the first round since Al Montoya was taken sixth overall in 2004. McCollum was the 30th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings.

NOTES: Nine players currently playing NCAA hockey were selected ... A total of 10 players currently playing in domestic junior hockey leagues were chosen, including nine from the United State Hockey League and one from the Eastern Junior Hockey League ... Fourteen players from domestic high schools or prep schools were selected ... A total of 10 players with ties to USA Hockey's National Team Development Program were chosen during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft ... Players representing 19 states including Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia, were drafted.

Americans Selected in the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft

Rd.	Pick	Name	NHL Team	2007-08 Team (League)
1	3	Zach Bogosian	Atlanta Thrashers	Peterborough (OHL)
1	7	Colin Wilson*	Nashville Predators	Boston Univ. (HEA)
1	17	Jake Gardiner	Anaheim Ducks	Minnetonka H.S. (Minn.)
1	27	John Carlson	Washington Capitals	Indiana (USHL)
1	30	Thomas McCollum	Detroit Red Wings	Guelph (OHL)
2	33	Philip McRae*	St. Louis Blues	London (OHL)
2	40	Aaron Ness	New York Islanders	Roseau H.S. (Minn.)
2	48	Mitch Wahl	Calgary Flames	Spokane (WHL)
2	51	Derek Stepan	New York Rangers	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.)
2	56	Danny Kristo*	Montreal Canadiens	U.S. National Under-18 Team
2	60	Jimmy Hayes*	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lincoln (USHL)
3	62	Justin Daniels	San Jose Sharks	Kent School (Conn.)
3	63	Robbie Czarnik*	LA Kings	U.S. National Under-18 Team
3	80	Adam Comrie	Florida Panthers	Saginaw (OHL)
3	81	Corey Fienhage	Buffalo Sabres	Eastview H.S. (Minn.)
3	86	Steve Quailer	Montreal Canadiens	Sioux City (USHL)
3	91	Max Nicastro	Detroit Red Wings	Chicago (USHL)
4	94	Vinny Saponari*	Atlanta Thrashers	U.S. National Under-18 Team
4	95	David Warsofsky*	St. Louis Blues	U.S. National Under-18 Team
4	96	Matt Donovan	New York Islanders	Cedar Rapids (USHL)
4	99	Colin Long	Phoenix Coyotes	Kelowna (WHL)
4	100	AJ Jenks	Florida Panthers	Plymouth (OHL)
4	101	Justin Jokinen	Buffalo Sabres	Cloquet H.S. (Minn.)
4	108	Nicholas Larson	Calgary Flames	Waterloo (USHL)
4	113	Ryan Hegarty*	Anaheim Ducks	U.S. National Under-18 Team
4	118	Drew Olson	Columbus Blue Jackets	Brainerd H.S. (Minn.)
5	128	Greg Pateryn	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ohio (USHL)
6	157	Cameron Atkinson	Columbus Blue Jackets	Avon Old Farms School (Conn.)
6	159	Brett Hextall	Phoenix Coyotes	Penticton (BCHL)
6	160	Luke Witkowski	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ohio (USHL)
6	166	Jeffrey Foss	Nashville Predators	Rensselaer (ECACH)
6	169	Ben Smith	Chicago Blackhawks	Boston College (HEA)
6	172	David Wohlberg*	New Jersey Devils	U.S. National Under-18 Team
6	174	Greg Burke	Washington Capitals	N.H. Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
6	177	Tommy Wingels	San Jose Sharks	Miami (Ohio) Univ. (CCHA)
7	183	Garret Roe	LA Kings	St. Cloud State Univ. (WCHA)
7	184	Zach Redmond	Atlanta Thrashers	Ferris State Univ. (CCHA)
7	190	Matthew Bartkowski	Florida Panthers	Lincoln (USHL)
7	192	Joe Gleason	Chicago Blackhawks	Edina H.S. (Minn.)
7	194	Drew Daniels	San Jose Sharks	Kent School (Minn.)
7	197	Mark Goggin	Boston Bruins	Choate-Rosemary School (Conn.)
7	200	Nathan Condon	Colorado Avalanche	Wausau H.S. (Wis.)
7	203	David Carle	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.)
7	206	Patrick Johnson	Montreal Canadiens	Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA)
7	208	Nick Pryor*	Anaheim Ducks	U.S. National Under-18 Team
*-Played at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program

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