Donovan to be 9th 2008 Isles pick to make NHL

The Isles had a lot of draft picks in 2008.  Thirteen, in fact.  Tonight Matt Donovan becomes the 9th of those 13 to debut in the NHL (all but Jared Spurgeon for the Isles)   (NHL experience listed next to their names)

9		Joshua Bailey		Windsor Spitfires [OHL]	288
148		Matt Martin		Sarnia Sting [OHL]	150
53		Travis Hamonic		Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]	132
156		Jared Spurgeon		Spokane Chiefs [WHL]	123
102		David Ullstrom		HV 71 Jrs. (Sweden)	29
126		Kevin Poulin		Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]	16
40		Aaron Ness		Roseau H.S. (Minn.)	9
175		Justin DiBenedetto		Sarnia Sting [OHL]	8
96		Matt Donovan		Cedar Rapids RoughRiders [USHL]
73		Kirill Petrov		Kazan Ak-Bars [Russia]
72		Jyri Niemi		Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
66		David Toews		Shattuck St. Mary's (Minn)
36		Corey Trivino		Stouffville Spirit [OPJHL]

Donovan will be the 84th player selected in that draft to play in the NHL out of the 211 that were drafted.

Only two have played more games than Josh Bailey: Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty.


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