2016 NHL Draft
Markus Niemelainen in the 2016 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Markus Niemelainen 63rd overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
He was the seventh of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 9 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 43 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 2016 draft
- 60Dylan GambrellC233 GP · 40 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 61Kasper BjorkqvistR6 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Joseph WollG127 GP · 65 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 63Markus NiemelainenD43 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 64William LockwoodR54 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 65Vitaly AbramovL5 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 66Adam FoxD505 GP · 443 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
7th
of 15 Finns selected
17th
of 75 defensemen 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
Markus Niemelainen made his NHL debut on December 1, 2021, 5 years and 159 days after the draft.
43
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2016 draft
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 32Tyler BensonL38 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Markus NiemelainenD43 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Matthew CairnsDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Filip BerglundDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 123Dylan WellsG1 GP · 0 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 149Graham McPheeLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153Aapeli RasanenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 183Vincent DesharnaisD227 GP · 29 PEDMEdmonton Oilers