2016 NHL Draft
Jack LaFontaine in the 2016 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Jack LaFontaine 75th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the sixth of the 9 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 109th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 75
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 72–78 in the 2016 draft
- 72James GreenwayDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 73Joey AndersonR169 GP · 40 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 74Hudson ElynuikCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 75Jack LaFontaineG2 GP · 0 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 76Rem PitlickC132 GP · 54 PNSHNashville Predators
- 77Connor HallDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 78Frederic AllardD4 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
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 KellerR699 GP · 617 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD646 GP · 388 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jack LaFontaine made his NHL debut on January 13, 2022, 5 years and 202 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2016 draft
- 13Jake BeanD277 GP · 65 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 21Julien GauthierR181 GP · 41 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 43Janne KuokkanenC119 GP · 42 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 67Matt FilipeLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 74Hudson ElynuikCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 75Jack LaFontaineG2 GP · 0 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 104Max ZimmerLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 134Jeremy HelvigGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 164Noah CarrollDCARCarolina Hurricanes