Meet Cody Hodgson,
Washington's 2008 first-round selections. Gustafsson was
ranked 34th overall heading into the draft by ISS. He is
a big power forward who is strong on the puck and plays
very aggressive. He possesses great size and
competitiveness. Carlson was ranked 21st by ISS. He is a
solid two-way defenseman, who is physically strong,
skates well and has a good shot. He displays a great
deal of poise and has the skills to generate offence.
With good physical strength, ISS says Carlson utilizes
his size well during battles for loose pucks and
position in all three zones.
2008
ENTRY DRAFT RECAP
Rd
No.
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFTED FROM
1
21
Anton Gustafsson
C
Frolunda Jrs. [Sweden]
1
27
John Carlson
D
Indiana Ice [USHL]
2
57
Eric Mestery
D
Tri-City Americans [WHL]
2
58
Dmitri Kugryshev
RW
CSKA Jr. [Russia]
4
93
Braden Holtby
G
Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
5
144
Joel Broda
C
Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
6
174
Greg Burke
LW
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
[EJHL]
7
204
Stefan Della Rovere
LW
Barrie Colts [OHL]
ISS: ON THE
HORIZON
Pos.
PLAYER
Age
Height
Weight
D
Josh Godfrey
20
6' 1"
195
D
Patrick McNeill
21
6' 0"
195
1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR
#
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFT FROM
LEAGUE
2008
21
Anton Gustafsson
C
Frolunda Jrs.
SWEDEN
2007
5
Karl Alzner
D
Calgary Hitmen
WHL
2006
4
Nicklas Backstrom
C
Brynas IF Gavle
SWEDEN
2005
14
Sasha Pokulok
D
Cornell University
NCAA
2004
1
Alexander Ovechkin
LW
Moscow Dynamo
RUSSIA
A+
IN
THE SYSTEM
PLAYER
Height
Weight
Age
Francois Bouchard
6'
0"
180
20
Phil
Desimone
6'
0"
193
21
Andrew Glass
5'
11"
180
19
Anton Gustafsson
6'
2"
194
18
Igor
Ignatushkin
5'
11"
161
24
Andrew Joudrey
5'
11"
191
24
Jakub Klepis
6'
1"
198
24
Dmitri Kugryshev
5'
11"
183
18
Nick
Larson
6'
1"
175
19
Brett Leffler
6'
1"
198
19
Oskar Osala
6'
4"
217
20
Mathieu Perreault
5'
9"
151
20
Justin Taylor
5'
11"
180
19
Kyle
Wilson
6'
0"
200
23
Karl
Alzner
6'
2"
206
19
John
Carlson
6'
2"
212
18
Viktor Dovgan
6'
2"
205
21
Joe
Finley
6'
7"
229
21
Josh
Godfrey
6'
1"
195
20
Patrick McNeill
6'
0"
195
21
Eric
Mestery
6'
5"
195
18
Sasha Pokulok
6'
5"
220
22
Keith Seabrook
6'
0"
198
20
Artem Ternavsky
6'
2"
208
25
Andrew Thomas
6'
2"
196
22
Dan
Dunn
6'
5"
200
20
Daren Machesney
6'
0"
163
21
Michal Neuvirth
6'
0"
174
20
Simeon Varlamov
6'
1"
183
20
