2016 NHL Draft
Calvin Thurkauf in the 2016 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Calvin Thurkauf 185th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 7.
He was the second of the 2 Swiss players selected that year. It was the fifth and last of the 5 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 107th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 185
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 4
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 182–188 in the 2016 draft
- 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
- 188Dean StewartDARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
2nd
of 2 Swiss players selected
105th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 117Damien RiatLWSHWashington Capitals
- 185Calvin ThurkaufC3 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Calvin Thurkauf made his NHL debut on February 22, 2020, 3 years and 242 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2016 draft
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC637 GP · 436 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 34Andrew PeekeD404 GP · 81 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 65Vitaly AbramovL5 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 155Peter ThomeGCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 185Calvin ThurkaufC3 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets