2016 NHL Draft
Matthew Phillips in the 2016 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Matthew Phillips 166th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 6.
It was the eighth of the 9 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 34 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 166
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 15
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 163–169 in the 2016 draft
- 163Markus NurmiROTTOttawa Senators
- 164Noah CarrollDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 165Oskar SteenC60 GP · 8 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 166Matthew PhillipsR34 GP · 5 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 167Filip LarssonGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 168Konstantin VolkovGNSHNashville Predators
- 169Tanner LaczynskiC56 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
166th
of 211 players selected
97th
of 118 forwards 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
Matthew Phillips made his NHL debut on May 19, 2021, 4 years and 328 days after the draft.
34
Games
1
Goals
4
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2016 draft
- 6Matthew TkachukL689 GP · 692 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 54Tyler ParsonsGCGYCalgary Flames
- 56Dillon DubeC328 GP · 128 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 66Adam FoxD503 GP · 442 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 96Linus LindstromCCGYCalgary Flames
- 126Mitchell MattsonCCGYCalgary Flames
- 156Eetu TuulolaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 166Matthew PhillipsR34 GP · 5 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 186Stepan FalkovskyDCGYCalgary Flames