2016 NHL Draft
Rodrigo Abols in the 2016 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Rodrigo Abols 184th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 7.
It was the fifth of the 6 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 64 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 184
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 3
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 181–187 in the 2016 draft
- 181Joseph MasoniusDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 182Nikolai ChebykinLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 183Vincent DesharnaisD227 GP · 29 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 184Rodrigo AbolsC64 GP · 15 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 185Calvin ThurkaufC3 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 186Stepan FalkovskyDCGYCalgary Flames
- 187Arvid HenriksonDMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
1st
of 1 Latvians selected
104th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rodrigo Abols made his NHL debut on January 21, 2025, 8 years and 210 days after the draft.
64
Games
5
Goals
10
Assists
15
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2016 draft
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 64William LockwoodR54 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 140Cole CandellaDVANVancouver Canucks
- 154Jakob StukelLVANVancouver Canucks
- 184Rodrigo AbolsC64 GP · 15 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 194Brett McKenzieCVANVancouver Canucks