2016 NHL Draft
William Bitten in the 2016 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected William Bitten 70th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 6 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2016, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 101st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 70
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 9
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 67–73 in the 2016 draft
- 67Matt FilipeLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 68Cam DineenD38 GP · 7 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 69Cliff PuRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 70William BittenC4 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 71Josh AndersonDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 72James GreenwayDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 73Joey AndersonR169 GP · 40 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2016 class
70th
of 211 players selected
46th
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 MatthewsC707 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 TkachukL690 GP · 695 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
William Bitten made his NHL debut on December 3, 2022, 6 years and 161 days after the draft.
4
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 2016 draft
- 9Mikhail SergachevD648 GP · 389 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 70William BittenC4 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 100Victor MeteD248 GP · 45 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Casey StaumDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 160Michael PezzettaL209 GP · 38 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187Arvid HenriksonDMTLMontréal Canadiens