2016 NHL Draft
Samuel Girard in the 2016 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Samuel Girard 47th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 623.
- Overall pick
- 47
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 44–50 in the 2016 draft
- 44Boris KatchoukL179 GP · 36 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 45Chad KrysDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Givani SmithR168 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Samuel GirardD623 GP · 249 PNSHNashville Predators
- 48Carter HartG255 GP · 112 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 49Ryan LindgrenD485 GP · 111 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 50Artur KayumovL/RCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
47th
of 211 players selected
13th
of 75 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Auston MatthewsC708 GP · 807 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC637 GP · 436 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL691 GP · 696 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR701 GP · 620 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD648 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Samuel Girard made his NHL debut on October 10, 2017, 1 year and 107 days after the draft.
623
Games
38
Goals
211
Assists
249
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2016 draft
- 17Dante FabbroD457 GP · 109 PNSHNashville Predators
- 47Samuel GirardD623 GP · 249 PNSHNashville Predators
- 76Rem PitlickC132 GP · 54 PNSHNashville Predators
- 78Frederic AllardD4 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 108Hardy Häman AktellD6 GP · 1 PNSHNashville Predators
- 138Patrick HarperCNSHNashville Predators
- 168Konstantin VolkovGNSHNashville Predators
- 198Adam SmithDNSHNashville Predators