2016 NHL Draft
Dennis Cholowski in the 2016 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Dennis Cholowski 20th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 173 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 2016 draft
- 17Dante FabbroD457 GP · 109 PNSHNashville Predators
- 18Logan StanleyD293 GP · 67 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 19Kieffer BellowsL114 GP · 32 PNYINew York Islanders
- 20Dennis CholowskiD173 GP · 42 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 21Julien GauthierR181 GP · 41 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 22German RubtsovC4 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Henrik BorgstromC111 GP · 26 PFLAFlorida Panthers
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 MatthewsC706 GP · 806 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC637 GP · 434 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL690 GP · 694 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR700 GP · 618 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD647 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dennis Cholowski made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2016 draft
- 20Dennis CholowskiD173 GP · 42 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 46Givani SmithR168 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 53Filip HronekD551 GP · 299 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Alfons MalmstromDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 137Jordan SambrookDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 167Filip LarssonGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 197Mattias ElfstromLDETDetroit Red Wings