In the past decade, the most notable player selected eighth overall is Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander. He led the NHL in goaltender wins twice in his career and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. Fuhr played 19 seasons in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup five times with the Oilers. 8 pick also produced a Hall of Fame goaltender: Grant Fuhr, who was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in 1981.

8 overall Sittler's 484 goals are the second most in that category. Roenick's 513 goals are the most of any player drafted No. Drafted in 1979, Bourque played 22 NHL seasons - 21 with Boston - and finished his career with the most goals (410), assists (1,169) and points (1,579) of any defenseman in NHL history.īesides Bourque, two other players in NHL history drafted eighth overall have topped the career 1,000-point mark: centers Jeremy Roenick and Darryl Sittler.

Unquestionably, longtime Bruins star Ray Bourque is the best NHL player to have been selected eighth overall. Here's a breakdown on the history of the No. Washington's last top-10 selection came in 2007, when the franchise selected Karl Alzner fifth overall. It's been a long time since the Capitals had a pick as early in the draft as it does in 2023. I think we'll get a good player at eight, a player that we can build around and guys are excited about.' 'Our guys are excited about the depth of this draft. It's still a good pick,' MacLellan told NBC Sports Washington's Alexa Landestoy following the lottery. 2 overall - general manager Brian MacLellan is confident the team can still land an impact player with the eighth overall selection. Although Washington didn't ultimately move up in the lottery - the Capitals had a 6% chance at the top pick and a 6.4% chance at No.

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