Meet hulking defenseman
Tyler Myers, one of Buffalo's 2008 first-round
selection. Ranked 15th by ISS heading to the draft,
Myers is gaining more confidence as he matures as a
hockey player. ISS says he has unlimited potential. He
sees the ice very well and is sound in his own end. He
was a big part of Kelowna's defensive core and moves
tremendously well for a player of his size (nearly
6-foot-8).
2008
ENTRY DRAFT RECAP
Rd
No.
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFTED FROM
1
12
Tyler Myers
D
Kelowna Rockets [WHL]
1
26
Tyler Ennis
C
Medicine Hat Tigers
[WHL]
2
44
Luke Adam
C
St. John's Fog
Devils [QMJHL]
3
81
Corey Fienhage
D
Eastview H.S.
[Minn.]
4
101
Justin Jokinen
RW
Cloquet H.S. [Minn.]
4
104
Jordon Southor
D
Prince Edward Island
Rocket [QMJHL]
5
134
Jacob Lagace
LW
Chicoutimi
Sagueneens [QMJHL]
6
164
Nick Crawford
D
Saginaw Spirit [OHL]
ISS: ON THE
HORIZON
Pos.
PLAYER
Age
Height
Weight
D
Marc-Andre Gragnani
21
6' 1"
180
D
T.J. Brennan
19
6' 0"
204
D
Drew Schiestel
19
6' 1"
180
D
Alex Biega
20
5' 10"
191
1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR
#
PLAYER
Pos.
DRAFT FROM
LEAGUE
2008
12
Tyler Myers
D
Kelowna Rockets
WHL
2007
-
Pick Traded
-
-
-
2006
24
Dennis Persson
D
Vasteras IK
Swe-1
2005
13
Marek Zagrapan
C
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
QMJHL
2004
13
Drew Stafford
RW
Univ. of North Dakota
NCAA
B
IN
THE SYSTEM
PLAYER
Height
Weight
Age
Luke Adam
6'
2"
203
18
Jean-Simon Allard
6'
2"
195
19
Paul Byron
5'
8"
135
19
Tyler Ennis
5'
9"
146
18
Nathan Gerbe
5'
6"
160
21
Philippe Gogulla
6'
2"
176
20
Dylan Hunter
5'
11"
198
23
Justin Jokinen
6'
2"
165
18
Tim Kennedy
5'
10"
170
22
Jacob Lagace
5'
11"
190
18
Clarke MacArthur
5'
11"
191
23
Mark Mancari
6'
3"
225
23
Andrew Orpik
6'
3"
200
22
Felix Schutz
5'
11"
187
20
Maxim Sheviev
6'
1"
176
24
Corey Tropp
6'
0"
183
19
Marek Zagrapan
6'
1"
195
21
Alex
Biega
5'
10"
191
20
T.J
Brennan
6'
0"
204
19
Vjateslav Buravchikov
6'
1"
189
21
Chris Butler
6'
1"
178
21
Mike
Card
6'
1"
201
22
Nick
Crawford
6'
1"
188
18
Denis Ezhov
5'
11"
200
23
Corey Fienhage
6'
2"
190
18
Matt
Generous
6'
3"
185
23
Marc-Andre Gragnani
6'
1"
180
21
Drew
Mackenzie
6'
2"
200
19
Tyler Myers
6'
7"
204
18
Dennis Persson
6'
1"
181
20
Drew
Schiestel
6'
1"
180
19
Jordon Southorn
6'
2"
185
18
Pavel Voroshnin
6'
2"
183
24
Adam
Dennis
5'
11"
183
23
Bradley Eidsness
6'
0"
190
19
Nick
Eno
6'
3"
190
19
Jhonas Enroth
5'
10"
174
20
