2016 NHL Draft
Clayton Keller in the 2016 NHL Draft
Arizona Coyotes selected Clayton Keller 7th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 5 picks Arizona Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 702, and only 2 have scored more points than his 621.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- ARIArizona Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 2016 draft
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL692 GP · 697 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR702 GP · 621 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD649 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
7th
of 211 players selected
6th
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 MatthewsC709 GP · 808 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC638 GP · 437 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL692 GP · 697 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR702 GP · 621 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD649 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Clayton Keller made his NHL debut on March 27, 2017, 276 days after the draft.
702
Games
227
Goals
394
Assists
621
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Arizona Coyotes picks in the 2016 draft
- 7Clayton KellerR702 GP · 621 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 16Jakob ChychrunD637 GP · 335 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 68Cam DineenD38 GP · 7 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 158Patrick KudlaDARIArizona Coyotes
- 188Dean StewartDARIArizona Coyotes