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Who will be the next T.J. Hensick, Cody McCormick, or Tyler Weiman? The 2008 NHL Entry Draft is this weekend, when 211 hopefuls will find a home with a big league team. The parent club of the Monsters - the Colorado Avalanche - has six picks in this year's Draft, which means six players that could potentially find themselves in a Lake Erie uniform in the near future. 

The first round of the Draft will be this Friday, June 20th at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.  The remaining six rounds will take place the following day, on Saturday.  The Avalanche will not do any selecting on Friday, as they do not have any first round picks.  Here is how the Avs will select in 2008:

Second Round, 50th overall
Fourth  Round, 110th overall
Fifth Round, 140th overall
Sixth Round, 167th (from Boston) and 170th overall
Seventh Round, 200th overall

Visit nhl.com for the complete draft order.

More than half of the Monsters inaugural season roster were actually drafted by the Avs.  Take a look at these previous draft picks:

Chris Stewart: 2006 (1st Round, 18th Overall)
Codey Burki: 2006 (2nd Round, 59th Overall)
Kevin Montgomery: 2006 (4th Round, 110th Overall)
Tom Fritsche: 2005 (2nd Round, 44th Overall)
T.J. Hensick: 2005 (3rd Round, 88th Overall)
Ray Macias: 2005 (4th Round, 124th Overall)
Kyle Cumiskey: 2005 (7th Round, 222nd Overall)
Derek Peltier: 2004 (6th Round, 184th Overall)
J.D. Corbin: 2004 (8th Round, 249th Overall)
Mark McCutcheon: 2003 (5th Round, 146th Overall)
Brad Richardson: 2003 (5th Round, 163rd Overall)
David Jones: 2003 (9th Round, 288th Overall)
Johnny Boychuk: 2002 (2nd Round, 61st Overall)
Tyler Weiman: 2002 (5th Round, 164th Overall)
Cody McCormick: 2001 (5th Round, 144th Overall)

For the complete draft history of the Avalanche, visit coloradoavalanche.com. 

Visit the nhl.com for all your 2008 Draft details.