2016 NHL Draft
Alex DeBrincat in the 2016 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Alex DeBrincat 39th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 9 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 714, and only 3 have scored more points than his 611.
- Overall pick
- 39
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 36–42 in the 2016 draft
- 36Pascal LabergeCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 37Libor HajekD110 GP · 12 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 38Adam MascherinLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 39Alex DeBrincatR714 GP · 611 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 40Cam MorrisonLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 41Nathan BastianR312 GP · 75 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 42Jonathan DahlénC61 GP · 22 POTTOttawa Senators
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 MatthewsC708 GP · 807 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC637 GP · 436 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL691 GP · 696 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR701 GP · 620 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD648 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alex DeBrincat made his NHL debut on October 5, 2017, 1 year and 102 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2016 draft
- 39Alex DeBrincatR714 GP · 611 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Chad KrysDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 50Artur KayumovL/RCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 83Wouter PeetersGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 110Lucas CarlssonD73 GP · 15 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 113Nathan NoelCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 143Mathias FromL/RCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 173Blake HillmanD4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 203Jake RyczekDCHIChicago Blackhawks