Dylan Strome

Dylan Strome
Born (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997
Mississauga, Ontario
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Arizona Coyotes
Erie Otters (OHL)
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 2015
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2016present

Dylan William Strome[1] (born March 7, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center. He is currently plays for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ahead of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Strome was considered a top prospect, and was officially selected third overall by the Coyotes.[2]

Playing career

Strome started to gain attention as a minor midget hockey player with the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League[3] where he was named the league's Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season.[4]

He was drafted second overall by the Erie Otters in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection,[5] and has played with the Erie Otters since the 2013–14 OHL season.[6] On March 25, 2015, Strome won the 2015 OHL scoring title, narrowly beating out fellow 2015 NHL draft prospect Mitchell Marner; Erie teammate and eventual first draft pick Connor McDavid finished third.[7] Along with winning the scoring title, Strome set the Otters team record for most points in a single season, narrowly beating out former line-mate Connor Brown.

Strome was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On July 6, 2015, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Coyotes.[8]

International play

As a 16-year-old Strome competed as a member of Canada Ontario at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he was recognized for his outstanding performance when he was named to the tournament's All-Star Team.[9]

Strome went on to play for Canada at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, winning a gold medal.

At the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships held in Helsinki, Strome and Mitchell Marner each scored four goals and 2 assists in 5 games to lead the Canadian team in scoring.[10] Canada reached the quarterfinals, but was eliminated by the host Finland.[11]

Personal information

He is the younger brother of New York Islanders forward Ryan Strome and the older brother of Hamilton Bulldogs player Matthew Strome. [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Toronto Marlboros GTMMHL 60 65 78 143 8
2013–14 Erie Otters OHL 60 10 29 39 11 14 3 6 9 0
2014–15 Erie Otters OHL 68 45 84 129 32 20 10 12 22 12
2015–16 Erie Otters OHL 56 37 74 111 44 13 10 11 21 12
2016–17 Arizona Coyotes NHL 7 0 1 1 0
NHL totals 7 0 1 1 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Ontario U17 5th 5 6 5 11 0
2014 Canada IH18 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 5 1 6 0
2016 Canada WJC 6th 5 4 2 6 4
Junior totals 15 15 8 23 4

Awards and honours

Award Year
GTMMHL
Midget Player of the Year 2013 [13]
OHL
Second All-Star Team 2015 [14]
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy 2015
William Hanley Trophy 2015
CHL
CHL Top Scorer Award tied with Conor Garland 2015
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team 2014 [15]

References

  1. "Strome family tree". leprofesseur.com. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  2. "Draft Pick Profile - Dylan Strome". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  3. "Marlboros Strom unfazed by all the attention". TheStar.com. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  4. "Younger Strome named GTHL's best midget player". MSN.ca. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  5. "Dylan Strome next in elite hockey family". thehockeywriters.com. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  6. "Erie Otters Dylan Strome raring read of Connor". Yahoo! Sports. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  7. "Dylan Strome wins the OHL scoring title". mapleleafshotstove.com. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  8. Simmons, Jeff (July 6, 2015). "Coyotes sign Dylan Strome to entry-level deal". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  9. "Otters' Strome named U17 All-Star". Ontario Hockey League. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  10. "Player Statistics by Team - Team Canada, 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships" (PDF). IIHF. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. "Game Summary, Finland-Canada Quarterfinals, 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships" (PDF). IIHF. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  12. "Dylan in the middle, another Strome family sniper". hockeynow.ca. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  13. "Thunders Speers named player of the year". saultsports.com. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  14. "OHL annoucnes 2014-15 All-Star Teams". Ontario Hockey League. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  15. "Former Warriors lead U17 team to Gold Medal". jrwarriors.com. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-05-14.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brendan Perlini
Arizona Coyotes first round draft pick
2015
Succeeded by
Nick Merkley


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