2016 NHL Draft
Janne Kuokkanen in the 2016 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Janne Kuokkanen 43rd overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
He was the fifth of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 9 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 119 games put him 57th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 2016 draft
- 40Cam MorrisonLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 41Nathan BastianR312 GP · 75 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 42Jonathan DahlénC61 GP · 22 POTTOttawa Senators
- 43Janne KuokkanenC119 GP · 42 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 44Boris KatchoukL179 GP · 36 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 45Chad KrysDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Givani SmithR168 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
5th
of 15 Finns selected
32nd
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 23Henrik BorgstromC111 GP · 26 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 43Janne KuokkanenC119 GP · 42 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Kasper BjorkqvistR6 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Markus NiemelainenD43 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 98Tarmo ReunanenD4 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 120Otto KoivulaL28 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 135Joona KoppanenL33 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Janne Kuokkanen made his NHL debut on October 7, 2017, 1 year and 104 days after the draft.
119
Games
14
Goals
28
Assists
42
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2016 draft
- 13Jake BeanD277 GP · 65 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 21Julien GauthierR181 GP · 41 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 43Janne KuokkanenC119 GP · 42 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 67Matt FilipeLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 74Hudson ElynuikCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 75Jack LaFontaineG2 GP · 0 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 104Max ZimmerLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 134Jeremy HelvigGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 164Noah CarrollDCARCarolina Hurricanes