2016 NHL Draft
Jesse Puljujarvi in the 2016 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Jesse Puljujarvi 4th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 387 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 2016 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
2nd
of 15 Finns selected
4th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 23Henrik BorgstromC111 GP · 26 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 43Janne KuokkanenC119 GP · 42 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Kasper BjorkqvistR6 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Markus NiemelainenD43 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 98Tarmo ReunanenD4 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 120Otto KoivulaL28 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 135Joona KoppanenL33 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jesse Puljujarvi made his NHL debut on October 12, 2016, 110 days after the draft.
387
Games
58
Goals
70
Assists
128
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2016 draft
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 32Tyler BensonL38 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Markus NiemelainenD43 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Matthew CairnsDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Filip BerglundDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 123Dylan WellsG1 GP · 0 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 149Graham McPheeLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153Aapeli RasanenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 183Vincent DesharnaisD227 GP · 29 PEDMEdmonton Oilers