2016 NHL Draft
Filip Gustavsson in the 2016 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Filip Gustavsson 55th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 2.
He was the fourth of the 25 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 219 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 25
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 2016 draft
- 52Wade AllisonR75 GP · 22 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 53Filip HronekD550 GP · 299 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 54Tyler ParsonsGCGYCalgary Flames
- 55Filip GustavssonG219 GP · 111 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 56Dillon DubeC328 GP · 128 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 57Carl GrundströmR344 GP · 89 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 58Taylor RaddyshR379 GP · 120 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
4th
of 25 Swedes selected
3rd
of 18 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Rasmus AsplundC189 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 42Jonathan DahlénC61 GP · 22 POTTOttawa Senators
- 55Filip GustavssonG219 GP · 111 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 57Carl GrundströmR344 GP · 89 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 89Linus NassenDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 90Fredrik KarlströmC8 GP · 1 PDALDallas Stars
- 91Filip BerglundDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 96Linus LindstromCCGYCalgary Flames
- 97Jacob CederholmDWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 15 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Filip Gustavsson made his NHL debut on March 17, 2021, 4 years and 265 days after the draft.
219
Games
111
Wins
15
Shutouts
.911
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2016 draft
- 55Filip GustavssonG219 GP · 111 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Kasper BjorkqvistR6 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 77Connor HallDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Ryan JonesDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Niclas AlmariDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 181Joseph MasoniusDPITPittsburgh Penguins