The Pittsburgh Penguins
took care of some internal business this off-season,
re-signing restricted free agent goalie and former No.1
overall pick Marc-Andre Fleury to a seven-year, $45
million contract.
2008
ENTRY DRAFT RECAP
Rd
No.
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFTED FROM
4
120
Nathan Moon
C
Kingston Frontenacs [OHL]
5
150
Alexander
Pechursk
G
Magnitogorsk Jr. [Russia]
6
180
Patrick Killeen
G
Brampton Battalion [OHL]
7
210
Nicholas
D'Agostino
D
St. Michael's Buzzers [OPJHL]
ISS: ON THE
HORIZON
Pos.
PLAYER
Age
Height
Weight
F
Casey Pierro-Zabotel
19
6' 1"
205
F
Johannes Salmonsson
22
6' 2"
203
D
Alex Grant
19
6' 2"
185
D
Danny Richmond
24
6' 0"
192
1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR
#
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFT FROM
LEAGUE
2008
-
Pick Traded
-
-
-
2007
20
Angelo Esposito
C
Quebec Remparts
QMJHL
2006
2
Jordan Staal
C
Peterborough Petes
OHL
2005
1
Sidney Crosby
C
Rimouski Oceanic
QMJHL
2004
1
Evgeni Malkin
C
Magnitogorsk Metallurg
RUSSIA
A+
IN
THE SYSTEM
PLAYER
Height
Weight
Age
Sergei Anshakov
6'
3"
179
24
Aaron Boogaard
6'
3"
220
21
Luca
Caputi
6'
2"
184
19
Tim
Crowder
6'
2"
180
21
Jonathan Filewich
6'
2"
208
23
Michael Gergen
5'
11"
185
21
Brian Gifford
6'
1"
173
22
Adam
Henrich
6'
4"
216
24
Evgeni Isakov
6'
1"
196
23
Connor James
5'
10"
180
25
Dustin Jeffrey
6'
1"
205
20
Nick
Johnson
6'
1"
183
22
Mark
Letestu
5'
11"
195
23
Nathan Moon
5'
11"
179
18
Casey Pierro-Zabotel
6'
1"
205
19
Johannes Salmonsson
6'
2"
183
22
Ryan
Stone
6'
2"
207
23
William Thomas
6'
1"
185
25
Keven Veilleux
6'
5"
202
19
Joe
Vitale
6'
0"
205
22
Tim
Wallace
6'
1"
207
24
Paul
Bissonnette
6'
2"
211
23
Robert Bortuzzo
6'
3"
196
19
Nicholas D'Agostino
6'
1"
177
18
Jonathan D'Aversa
6'
2"
200
22
Daniel Fernholm
6'
4"
218
24
Alex
Goligoski
5'
11"
180
23
Alex
Grant
6'
2"
185
19
Ben
Lovejoy
6'
2"
215
24
Jake
Muzzin
6'
2"
206
19
Chris Peluso
5'
11"
180
21
Danny Richmond
6'
0"
192
24
Timo
Seppanen
6'
1"
209
21
Michal Sersen
6'
2"
200
22
Carl
Sneep
6'
4"
210
20
Brian Strait
6'
1"
200
20
David Brown
6'
0"
185
23
John
Curry
5'
11"
185
24
Patrick Ehelechner
6'
2"
176
23
Chad
Johnson
6'
2"
175
22
Patrick Killeen
6'
4"
194
18
Alexander Pechurski
6'
0"
187
18
