2016 NHL Draft
Givani Smith in the 2016 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Givani Smith 46th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 168 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 46
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 16
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 43–49 in the 2016 draft
- 43Janne KuokkanenC119 GP · 42 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 44Boris KatchoukL179 GP · 36 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 45Chad KrysDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Givani SmithR168 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Samuel GirardD620 GP · 249 PNSHNashville Predators
- 48Carter HartG254 GP · 111 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 49Ryan LindgrenD485 GP · 111 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
46th
of 211 players selected
34th
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 KellerR699 GP · 617 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD646 GP · 388 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Givani Smith made his NHL debut on October 25, 2019, 3 years and 122 days after the draft.
168
Games
9
Goals
13
Assists
22
Points
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 HronekD550 GP · 299 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Alfons MalmstromDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 137Jordan SambrookDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 167Filip LarssonGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 197Mattias ElfstromLDETDetroit Red Wings