2016 NHL Draft
Olli Juolevi in the 2016 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Olli Juolevi 5th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 41 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2016 draft
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC639 GP · 438 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL693 GP · 698 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR703 GP · 621 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
3rd
of 15 Finns selected
1st
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
Olli Juolevi made his NHL debut in the playoffs on August 7, 2020, 4 years and 44 days after the draft.
41
Games
2
Goals
1
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2016 draft
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 64William LockwoodR54 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 140Cole CandellaDVANVancouver Canucks
- 154Jakob StukelLVANVancouver Canucks
- 184Rodrigo AbolsC64 GP · 15 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 194Brett McKenzieCVANVancouver Canucks