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Here is the order for the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, as released by the NHL today. It will be held on June 20-21 at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. 1. Tampa Bay Lightning 2...

First Round Draft Order For 2008 NHL Draft

by Alan Bass (Senior Writer)

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May 06, 2008

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Here is the order for the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, as released by the NHL today.  It will be held on June 20-21 at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario.

1. Tampa Bay Lightning 

2. Los Angeles Kings

3. Atlanta Thrashers

4. St. Louis Blues

5. New York Islanders

6. Columbus Blue Jackets

7. Toronto Maple Leafs

8. Phoenix Coyotes

9. Nashville Predators (from Florida)

10. Vancouver Canucks

11. Chicago Blackhawks

12. Anaheim Ducks (from Edmonton)

13. Buffalo Sabres

14. Carolina Hurricanes

15. Nashville Predators

16. Boston Bruins

17. Calgary Flames

18. Ottawa Senators

19. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Colorado)

20. New York Rangers

21. New Jersey Devils

22. Edmonton Oilers (from Anaheim)

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23. Washington Capitals

24. Minnesota Wild

25. Montreal Canadiens

26. Buffalo Sabres (from San Jose)

27. Loser of Conference finals with least number of points

28. Loser of Conference finals with most number of points

29. Stanley Cup Runner up

30. Stanley Cup Champions. 

Explanation of traded picks:

Pick 9 (To Nashville from Florida)- Nashville traded G Tomas Vokoun to Florida for Detroit's 2nd-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft (pick 58, previously acquired) and Florida's 1st- and 2nd-round picks in 2008 (June 22, 2007).

Pick 12 (To Anaheim from Edmonton)- Edmonton transferred its 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-round picks in the 2008 Entry Draft to Anaheim for the signing of Restricted Free Agent LW Dustin Penner (July 3, 2007).

Pick 19 (To Columbus from Colorado)- Columbus traded D Adam Foote to Colorado for Colorado's 1st-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and a conditional pick in 2009 (Feb. 26, 2008).

Pick 22 (To Edmonton from Anaheim)- Edmonton traded D Chris Pronger to Anaheim for RW Joffrey Lupul, D Ladislav Smid, Anaheim’s 1st-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft, and 1st- and 2nd-round picks in 2008 (July 3, 2006).

Pick 26 (To Buffalo from San Jose)- Buffalo traded D Brian Campbell and its 7th-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to San Jose for RW Steve Bernier and its 1st-round pick in 2008 (Feb. 26, 2008).

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