2016 DailyFaceoff NHL Mock Draft
The 2016 NHL Draft gets underway with the First Round on Friday and continues with rounds two through seven on Saturday. Like I have in years past, I will give a 1st Round Mock Draft a shot. I also collaborated with fellow Nation Network writers on a DailyFaceoff Podcast Mock Draft, so you have a few mocks to check out before Friday evening.
| Draft Pick | Player | Team |
| 1st – Toronto | Austin Matthews – C | Zurich SC (Swiss-A) |
| 2nd – Winnipeg | Patrik Laine – RW | Tappara Tampere (SM-liiga) |
| 3rd – Columbus | Jesse Puljujarvi – RW | Karpat (SM-liiga) |
| 4th – Edmonton | Matthew Tkachuk – LW | London (OHL) |
| 5th – Vancouver | Olli Juolevi – D | London (OHL) |
| 6th – Calgary | Pierre-Luc Dubois – C | Cape Breton (QMJHL) |
| 7th – Arizona | Mikhail Sergachev – D | Windsor (OHL) |
| 8th – Buffalo | Alex Nylander – LW | Mississauga (OHL) |
| 9th – Montreal | Logan Brown – C | Windsor (OHL) |
| 10th – Colorado | Jakob Chychrun – D | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 11th – New Jersey | Clayton Keller – C | USA NTDP |
| 12th – Ottawa | Charlie McAvoy – D | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 13th – Carolina | Tyson Jost – C | Penticton (BCHL) |
| 14th – Boston | Jake Bean – D | Calgary (WHL) |
| 15th – Minnesota | Kieffer Bellows – LW | USA NTDP |
| 16th – Detroit | German Rubtsov – C | Russia U18 |
| 17th – Nashville | Dante Fabbro – D | Penticton (BCHL) |
| 18th – Philadelphia | Max Jones – LW | London (OHL) |
| 19th – NY Islanders | Michael McLeod – C | Mississauga (OHL) |
| 20th – Arizona | Alex DeBrincat – RW | Erie (OHL) |
| 21st – Carolina | Julien Gauthier – RW | Val d’Or (QMJHL) |
| 22nd – Winnipeg | Logan Stanley – D | Windsor (OHL) |
| 23rd – Florida | Luke Kunin – C | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 24th – Anaheim | Riley Tufte – LW | Fargo (USHL) |
| 25th – Dallas | Rasmus Asplund – C | Farjestads (SweHL) |
| 26th – Washington | Brett Howden – C | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 27th – Tampa Bay | Tage Thompson – C | University of Connecticut (NCAA) |
| 28th – St. Louis | Dennis Cholowski – D | Chilliwack (BCHL) |
| 29th – Boston | Pascal Laberge – C | Victoriaville (QMJHL) |
| 30th – Anaheim | Carter Hart – G | Everett (WHL) |
That’s it for my mocked version of the 2016 NHL Draft, if you want to check out the DailyFaceoff Podcast Mock Draft that featured other Nation Network contributors such as Steve Dangle, Garret Hohl, Sam Blazer, Intern Chris, J.D Burke, Ryan Pike and Kyle Krische then click HERE to listen to that.
As always, I will have full 1st Round coverage of the 2016 NHL Draft on Twitter and on here, just in case you aren’t near a TV on Friday, because I know I will watching all the games and controlling it with the best bluetooth transmitter for tv you can get.