2016 NHL Draft
Matthew Tkachuk in the 2016 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Matthew Tkachuk 6th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 689, and only one has scored more points than his 692.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2016 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
6th
of 211 players selected
5th
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 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
Matthew Tkachuk made his NHL debut on October 12, 2016, 110 days after the draft.
689
Games
257
Goals
435
Assists
692
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 FoxD502 GP · 440 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 96Linus LindstromCCGYCalgary Flames
- 126Mitchell MattsonCCGYCalgary Flames
- 156Eetu TuulolaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 166Matthew PhillipsR34 GP · 5 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 186Stepan FalkovskyDCGYCalgary Flames