Meet Mattias Tedenby,
New Jersey's first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft,
a strong two-way forward with plenty of offensive upside.
Ranked 14th heading into the draft by ISS, Tedenby ws
one of the best possession players available in the
draft. According to ISS, he has the speed to gain
separation and back defenders off; he makes plays out of
nothing and can run a powerplay with the best of them.
2008
ENTRY DRAFT RECAP
Rd
No.
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFTED FROM
1
24
Mattias Tedenby
LW
HV71 Jonkoping [SEL]
2
52
Brandon Burlon
D
St. Michael's Buzzers [OPJHL]
2
54
Patrice Cormier
C
Rimouski Oceanic [QMJHL]
3
82
Adam Henrique
C
Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
4
112
Matt Delahey
D
Regina Pats [WHL]
5
142
Kory Nagy
C
Oshawa Generals [OHL]
6
172
David Wohlberg
C
U.S. National Under 18
Team
7
202
Harry Young
D
Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
7
205
Jean-Sebastien Berube
LW
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies [QMJHL]
ISS: ON THE
HORIZON
Pos.
PLAYER
Age
Height
Weight
F
Matt Halischuk
20
5' 11"
173
F
Patrick Davis
21
6' 2"
188
F
Petr Vrana
23
5' 10"
174
F
Mike Hoeffel
19
6' 2"
186
1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR
#
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFT FROM
LEAGUE
2008
24
Mattias Tedenby
LW
HV71 Jonkoping
SEL
2007
-
Pick Traded
-
-
-
2006
30
Matt Corrente
D
Saginaw Spirit
OHL
2005
23
Nicklas Bergfors
RW
Sodertalje SK
SEL
2004
20
Travis Zajac
C
Salmon Arm Silverbacks
BCHL
B-
IN
THE SYSTEM
PLAYER
Height
Weight
Age
Nicklas Bergfors
5'
11"
190
21
Patrice Cormier
6'
2"
201
18
Patrick Davis
6'
2"
188
21
Matt Halischuk
5'
11"
173
20
Adam
Henrique
5'
11"
183
18
Mike Hoeffel
6'
2"
186
19
Ivan Khomutov
6'
2"
198
23
Pierre-Luc
6'
2"
210
23
Nick Palmieri
6'
2"
212
19
Nathan Perkovich
6'
5"
195
22
Tuomas Pihlman
6'
2"
215
25
Tony Romano
5'
10"
170
20
Vili Sopanen
6'
4"
209
20
Barry Tallackson
6'
5"
215
25
Mattias Tedenby
5'
10"
176
18
Alexander Vasyunov
6'
0"
189
20
Petr Vrana
5'
10"
174
23
Vladimir Zharkov
6'
0"
187
20
Brandon Burlon
6'
0"
190
18
Matthew Corrente
6'
0"
189
20
Tyler Eckford
6'
1"
205
22
Mark
Fayne
6'
3"
195
21
Mark
Fraser
6'
3"
220
21
Valeri Klimov
6'
3"
202
22
Olivier Magnan-Grenier
6'
2"
190
22
Corbin McPherson
6'
4"
210
19
T.J.
Miller
6'
4"
200
21
Ryan
Molle
6'
3"
190
19
Sean
Zimmerman
6'
2"
220
21
Jeff
Frazee
6'
0"
184
21
