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2016 NHL Draft

Joona Koppanen in the 2016 NHL Draft

Boston Bruins selected Joona Koppanen 135th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.

He was the tenth of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the fourth of the 6 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 33 games put him 86th in the class.

Overall pick
135
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 14
Drafting team
BOSBoston Bruins
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 132–138 in the 2016 draft

  1. 132Yegor RykovDNJD
  2. 133Maxime LajoieD77 GP · 16 POTT
  3. 134Jeremy HelvigGCAR
  4. 135Joona KoppanenL33 GP · 3 PBOS
  5. 136Cam ClarkeDBOS
  6. 137Jordan SambrookDDET
  7. 138Patrick HarperCNSH

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2016 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2016 class

10th
of 15 Finns selected
77th
of 118 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPG
  2. 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDM
  3. 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVAN
  4. 23Henrik BorgstromC111 GP · 26 PFLA
  5. 43Janne KuokkanenC119 GP · 42 PCAR
  6. 61Kasper BjorkqvistR6 GP · 1 PPIT
  7. 63Markus NiemelainenD43 GP · 1 PEDM
  8. 98Tarmo ReunanenD4 GP · 1 PNYR
  9. 120Otto KoivulaL28 GP · 4 PNYI
  10. 135Joona KoppanenL33 GP · 3 PBOS

+ 5 more

Every pick from Finland in the 2016 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Joona Koppanen made his NHL debut on January 12, 2023, 6 years and 201 days after the draft.

33
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Boston Bruins picks in the 2016 draft

  1. 14Charlie McAvoyD585 GP · 370 PBOS
  2. 29Trent FredericC427 GP · 117 PBOS
  3. 49Ryan LindgrenD485 GP · 111 PBOS
  4. 135Joona KoppanenL33 GP · 3 PBOS
  5. 136Cam ClarkeDBOS
  6. 165Oskar SteenC60 GP · 8 PBOS