Meet Josh Bailey,
the Islanders' first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry
Draft, a highly skilled forward who works hard a both
ends of the rink. Bailey is a hard working forward with
very good puck skills and play making ability, and was
ranked 10th among skaters by ISS heading into the draft.
He can play on both the powerplay and the penalty kill.
A projected top-six forward, Bailey works hard, can
create offensive chances and help in his own zone.
2008
ENTRY DRAFT RECAP
Rd
No.
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFTED FROM
1
9
Josh Bailey
C
Windsor Spitfires [OHL]
2
36
Corey Trivino
C
Stouffville Spirit [OPJHL]
2
40
Aaron Ness
D
Roseau H.S. [Minn.]
2
53
Travis Hamonic
D
Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
3
66
David Toews
C
Shattuck St. Mary's
[Minn.]
3
72
Jyri Niemi
D
Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
3
73
Kirill Petrov
RW
Kazan Ak-Bars [Russia]
4
96
Matt Donovan
D
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders [USHL]
4
102
David Ullstrom
RW
HV 71 Jrs. [Sweden]
5
126
Kevin Poulin
G
Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]
5
148
Matt Martin
LW
Sarnia Sting [OHL]
6
156
Jared Spurgeon
D
Spokane Chiefs [WHL]
6
175
Justin DiBenedetto
C
Sarnia Sting [OHL]
ISS: ON THE
HORIZON
Pos.
PLAYER
Age
Height
Weight
F
Jesse Joensuu
20
6' 4"
207
F
Robin Figren
20
5' 11"
176
F
Maxim Gratchev
19
5' 11"
196
F
Tomas Marcinko
20
6' 4"
187
D
Dustin Kohn
21
6' 2"
182
D
Mark Katic
19
5' 10"
180
1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR
#
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFT FROM
LEAGUE
2008
9
Josh Bailey
C
Windsor Spitfires
OHL
2007
-
Pick Traded
-
-
-
2006
7
Kyle Okposo
RW
Des Moines Buccaneers
USHL
2005
15
Ryan O'Marra
C
Erie Otters
OHL
2004
16
Petteri Nokelainen
RW
SaiPa Lappeenranta
FINLAND
C-
IN
THE SYSTEM
PLAYER
Height
Weight
Age
Josh Bailey
6'
1"
188
18
Sean Bentivoglio
5'
10"
190
22
Jeremy Colliton
6'
2"
195
23
Brian Day
6'
0"
186
19
Justin DiBenedetto
5'
11"
194
19
Robin Figren
5'
11"
176
20
Maxim Gratchev
5'
11"
196
19
Jason Gregoire
5'
11"
175
19
Shea Guthrie
6'
0"
200
20
Robert Hennigar
5'
11"
184
25
Mike Iggulden
6'
3"
215
25
Jesse Joensuu
6'
4"
207
20
Tomas Marcinko
6'
4"
187
20
Matt Martin
6'
2"
192
19
Frans Nielsen
5'
11"
172
24
Kirill Petrov
6'
3"
198
18
Jason Pitton
6'
3"
216
22
Rhett Rakhshani
5'
10"
170
20
Joel Rechlicz
6'
4"
220
21
Steve Regier
6'
4"
194
23
Doug Rogers
6'
0"
190
20
Trevor Smith
6'
1"
195
23
David Toews
5'
10"
175
18
Corey Trivino
6'
1"
170
18
Evgeni Tunik
6'
2"
198
23
David Ullstrom
6'
3"
198
19
Igor Volkov
6'
0"
189
25
Ben Walter
6'
1"
195
24
Emil
Axelsson
6'
3"
198
22
Matt
Donovan
6'
0"
185
18
Jamie Fraser
6'
1"
200
22
Travis Hamonic
6'
0"
192
17
Jack
Hillen
5'
10"
190
22
Mark
Katic
5'
10"
180
19
Blake Kessel
6'
1"
210
19
Dustin Kohn
6'
2"
182
21
Simon Lacroix
6'
2"
172
19
Andrew MacDonald
6'
1"
188
21
Tyrell Mason
6'
1"
167
22
Aaron Ness
5'
10"
157
18
Jyri
Niemi
6'
2"
192
18
Shane Sims
6'
0"
192
20
Brett Skinner
6'
1"
170
25
Jared Spurgeon
5'
8"
175
18
Alexei Stonkus
6'
0"
174
24
Peter Mannino
6'
0"
195
24
Kevin Poulin
6'
2"
210
18
Stefan Ridderwall
6'
1"
189
20
Jase
Weslosky
6'
2"
170
19
