Every 16th pick in NHL draft history

63 players have gone 16th in the NHL draft since 1963, from Bill Carson to Maddox Dagenais in 2026. The most decorated: Mathew Barzal (2015; Calder Trophy) and Markus Naslund (1991; Ted Lindsay Award). 61 of the 63 won nothing on the NHL honours list.

NHL draft, every No. 16 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Maddox Dagenais	St. Louis Blues	—
2025	Victor Eklund	New York Islanders	—
2024	Adam Jiricek	St. Louis Blues	—
2023	Samuel Honzek	Calgary Flames	—
2022	Noah Ostlund	Buffalo Sabres	—
2021	Brennan Othmann	New York Rangers	—
2020	Kaiden Guhle	Montréal Canadiens	—
2019	Alex Newhook	Colorado Avalanche	—
2018	Martin Kaut	Colorado Avalanche	—
2017	Juuso Välimäki	Calgary Flames	—
2016	Jakob Chychrun	Arizona Coyotes	—
2015	Mathew Barzal	New York Islanders	Calder Trophy
2014	Sonny Milano	Columbus Blue Jackets	—
2013	Nikita Zadorov	Buffalo Sabres	—
2012	Tom Wilson	Washington Capitals	—
2011	Joel Armia	Buffalo Sabres	—
2010	Vladimir Tarasenko	St. Louis Blues	—
2009	Nick Leddy	Minnesota Wild	—
2008	Joe Colborne	Boston Bruins	—
2007	Colton Gillies	Minnesota Wild	—
2006	Ty Wishart	San Jose Sharks	—
2005	Alex Bourret	Atlanta Thrashers	—
2004	Petteri Nokelainen	New York Islanders	—
2003	Steve Bernier	San Jose Sharks	—
2002	Jakub Klepis	Ottawa Senators	—
2001	R.J. Umberger	Vancouver Canucks	—
2000	Marcel Hossa	Montréal Canadiens	—
1999	David Tanabe	Carolina Hurricanes	—
1998	Eric Chouinard	Montréal Canadiens	—
1997	Ty Jones	Chicago Blackhawks	—
1996	Mario Larocque	Tampa Bay Lightning	—
1995	Martin Biron	Buffalo Sabres	—
1994	Eric Fichaud	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
1993	Nick Stajduhar	Edmonton Oilers	—
1992	Dimitri Kvartalnov	Boston Bruins	—
1991	Markus Naslund	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ted Lindsay Award
1990	Karl Dykhuis	Chicago Blackhawks	—
1989	Jamie Heward	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
1988	Kevin Cheveldayoff	New York Islanders	—
1987	Bryan Marchment	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	—
1986	George Pelawa	Calgary Flames	—
1985	Tom Chorske	Montréal Canadiens	—
1984	Roger Belanger Jr.	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
1983	Gerald Diduck	New York Islanders	—
1982	Dave Andreychuk	Buffalo Sabres	—
1981	Steven Smith	Philadelphia Flyers	—
1980	Brad Palmer	Minnesota North Stars	—
1979	Jay Wells	Los Angeles Kings	—
1978	Al Secord	Boston Bruins	—
1977	Dwight Foster	Boston Bruins	—
1976	Clayton Pachal	Boston Bruins	—
1975	Tim Young	Los Angeles Kings	—
1974	Grant Mulvey	Chicago Blackhawks	—
1973	Vic Mercredi	Calgary Flames	—
1972	Mike Bloom	Boston Bruins	—
1971	Henry Boucha	Detroit Red Wings	—
1970	Jim Hargreaves	Vancouver Canucks	—
1969	Dale Hoganson	Los Angeles Kings	—
1968	Curt Bennett	St. Louis Blues	—
1967	Bob Kelly	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
1966	Rick Ley	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
1964	Carl Hadfield	Chicago Blackhawks	—
1963	Bill Carson	Chicago Blackhawks	—

Honours from the NHL award history, matched to the pick by name. Picks from the NHL's own records.