2016 NHL Draft
Otto Koivula in the 2016 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Otto Koivula 120th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 4.
He was the ninth of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 6 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 28 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 120
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 29
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 117–123 in the 2016 draft
- 117Damien RiatLWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Ross ColtonC420 GP · 183 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 119Tanner KaspickCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 120Otto KoivulaL28 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 121Ryan JonesDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 122Vladimir BobylevRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 123Dylan WellsG1 GP · 0 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
9th
of 15 Finns selected
72nd
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
Otto Koivula made his NHL debut on November 16, 2019, 3 years and 144 days after the draft.
28
Games
0
Goals
4
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2016 draft
- 19Kieffer BellowsL114 GP · 32 PNYINew York Islanders
- 95Anatolii GolyshevLNYINew York Islanders
- 120Otto KoivulaL28 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 170Collin AdamsLNYINew York Islanders
- 193Nick PastujovLNYINew York Islanders
- 200David QuennevilleDNYINew York Islanders