May 26, 2008
2008 NHL Entry Draft Top Prospects Media Luncheon
Steven Stamkos (born on February 7, 1990) is a
junior ice hockey player with the Sarnia Sting of
the Ontario Hockey League. Stamkos was the first
overall pick in the 2006 OHL entry draft, from the
Markham Waxers of the OMHA. Stamkos currently
resides in Unionville, Ontario. In September 2007,
TSN called Stamkos the player most likely to be
taken first overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He
will likely be a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning
as they own the first pick and the General Manager
has expressed that they intend to pick him. He is a
Canadian of ethnic Macedonian origin.
