2016 NHL Draft
Vitaly Abramov in the 2016 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Vitaly Abramov 65th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 3.
He was the fifth of the 17 Russians selected that year. It was the third of the 5 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 5 games put him 99th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 65
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 4
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 62–68 in the 2016 draft
- 62Joseph WollG126 GP · 64 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 63Markus NiemelainenD43 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 64William LockwoodR54 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 65Vitaly AbramovL5 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 66Adam FoxD503 GP · 442 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 67Matt FilipeLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 68Cam DineenD38 GP · 7 PARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
5th
of 17 Russians selected
43rd
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 9Mikhail SergachevD647 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 22German RubtsovC4 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 31Egor KorshkovR1 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 50Artur KayumovL/RCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 65Vitaly AbramovL5 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 95Anatolii GolyshevLNYINew York Islanders
- 102Mikhail MaltsevL56 GP · 9 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 122Vladimir BobylevRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 132Yegor RykovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 157Mikhail BerdinGNo NHL gamesWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vitaly Abramov made his NHL debut on March 21, 2019, 2 years and 269 days after the draft.
5
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2016 draft
- 3Pierre-Luc DuboisC636 GP · 434 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 34Andrew PeekeD403 GP · 81 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 65Vitaly AbramovL5 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 155Peter ThomeGCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 185Calvin ThurkaufC3 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets