2016 NHL Draft
Tyler Benson in the 2016 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Tyler Benson 32nd overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 38 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 2016 draft
- 29Trent FredericC426 GP · 117 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 30Sam SteelC504 GP · 178 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 31Egor KorshkovR1 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 32Tyler BensonL38 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 33Rasmus AsplundC189 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34Andrew PeekeD403 GP · 81 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 35Jordan KyrouR502 GP · 392 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
32nd
of 211 players selected
23rd
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Auston MatthewsC706 GP · 806 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Patrik LaineL537 GP · 422 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC636 GP · 434 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Jesse PuljujarviR387 GP · 128 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Olli JuoleviD41 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Matthew TkachukL689 GP · 692 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Clayton KellerR700 GP · 618 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 8Alexander NylanderL126 GP · 49 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Mikhail SergachevD647 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 10Tyson JostC564 GP · 165 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tyler Benson made his NHL debut on February 6, 2020, 3 years and 226 days after the draft.
38
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
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