2016 NHL Draft
Casey Fitzgerald in the 2016 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Casey Fitzgerald 86th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 63 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 86
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 25
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 83–89 in the 2016 draft
- 83Wouter PeetersGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 84Matthew CairnsDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Josh MahuraD290 GP · 60 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 86Casey FitzgeraldD63 GP · 9 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Garrett PilonC3 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Connor IngramG134 GP · 55 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 89Linus NassenDFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
86th
of 211 players selected
28th
of 75 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Auston MatthewsC706 GP · 806 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC636 GP · 434 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL689 GP · 692 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR700 GP · 618 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD647 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Casey Fitzgerald made his NHL debut on December 17, 2021, 5 years and 175 days after the draft.
63
Games
0
Goals
9
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2016 draft
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Rasmus AsplundC189 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 69Cliff PuRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 86Casey FitzgeraldD63 GP · 9 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Brett MurrayL26 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 129Philip NybergDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 130Vojtech BudikDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 159Brandon HagelL461 GP · 388 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 189Austin OsmanskiDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 190Vasily GlotovCBUFBuffalo Sabres