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FROM NHL RELEASES

FIRST-ROUND ORDER OF SELECTION FOR THE 2008 NHL ENTRY DRAFT


NEW YORK (May 6, 2008) -- Following is the order of selection for the first 26 picks of the 2008 Entry Draft, June 20-21 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa. The four remaining selections in the first round of the draft -- picks 27 through 30 -- will be allocated based on the results of the upcoming Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Final.

2008 NHL Entry Draft Order of Selection, Picks 1-26

1. Tampa Bay
2. Los Angeles
3. Atlanta
4. St. Louis
5. NY Islanders
6. Columbus
7. Toronto
8. Phoenix
9. Nashville (from Florida)
10. Vancouver
11. Chicago
12. Anaheim (from Edmonton)
13. Buffalo
14. Carolina
15. Nashville
16. Boston
17. Calgary
18. Ottawa
19. Columbus (from Colorado)
20. NY Rangers
21. New Jersey
22. Edmonton (from Anaheim)
23. Washington
24. Minnesota
25. Montreal
26. Buffalo (from San Jose)
Picks 27 and 28: Clubs eliminated in Conference Finals, in inverse order
of points
29. Stanley Cup Final runner-up
30. Stanley Cup champion


First-Round Order of Selection Criteria

Picks 1-14: Results of 2008 NHL Draft Drawing held April 7
Picks 15-22: Clubs eliminated in first two rounds of the 2008 Stanley
Cup Playoffs who did not win their division during the regular season,
in inverse order of points
Picks 23-26: Clubs eliminated in the first two rounds of the 2008
Stanley Cup Playoffs who won their division during the regular season,
in inverse order of points
Picks 27 and 28: Clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals, in inverse
order of points
Pick 29: Stanley Cup Final runner-up
Pick 30: Stanley Cup champion
 

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