2016 NHL Draft
Garrett Pilon in the 2016 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Garrett Pilon 87th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 7 picks Washington Capitals 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
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 26
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 2016 draft
- 84Matthew CairnsDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Josh MahuraD290 GP · 60 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 86Casey FitzgeraldD63 GP · 9 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Garrett PilonC3 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Connor IngramG134 GP · 55 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 89Linus NassenDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 90Fredrik KarlströmC8 GP · 1 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
87th
of 211 players selected
52nd
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 MatthewsC706 GP · 806 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC636 GP · 434 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL689 GP · 692 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
Garrett Pilon made his NHL debut on May 8, 2021, 4 years and 317 days after the draft.
3
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2016 draft
- 28Lucas JohansenD9 GP · 2 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 87Garrett PilonC3 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 117Damien RiatLWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Beck MalenstynL277 GP · 50 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 147Axel Jonsson-FjällbyL99 GP · 23 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 177Chase PriskieD4 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 207Dmitriy ZaitsevDWSHWashington Capitals