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Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome
Born (1997-03-07)March 7, 1997,
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Height
Weight
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
F. teams
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Marlboros
Erie Otters
Arizona Coyotes
Tucson Roadrunners
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 2015
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2016–present

Dylan William Strome[1] (born March 7, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey center. He currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks 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]

In his NHL debut, on October 18, 2016, Strome collected his first NHL point.[9][10] On November 20, it was announced that Strome would be sent back to the Erie Otters of the OHL.[11]

During the 2017–18 season, Strome made the Coyotes' final roster out of camp. On October 9, 2017, it was announced that Strome was being sent down to the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, after scoring no points in 2 games.[12] However, he was recalled back to the NHL on November 26, 2017, after recording a 7 game point streak with the Roadrunners.[13] He scored his first NHL goal on December 2, 2017, in a 5–0 win over the New Jersey Devils.[14] Despite this early success, on December 19, 2017, Strome was sent back down the Coyotes AHL affiliate after the acquisition of Josh Archibald from the Pittsburgh Penguins. On January 4, 2018, Strome was selected for the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic Game in Utica, N.Y.[15][16] Strome was recalled to the NHL on March 20, 2018, where he played, and scored, in a game against the Buffalo Sabres on March 21.[17] On April 4, it was announced that Strome was voted in by coaches, media, and players to play on the AHL All-Rookie Team.[18] On April 8, 2018, after the Coyotes failed to make the post-season, Strome was sent down to the AHL to help the Roadrunners with their playoff run.[19]

Strome attended the Coyotes' training camp in 2018 and started the 2018–19 season with the Coyotes in the NHL.[20] After playing in 20 games, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Brendan Perlini in exchange for Nick Schmaltz on November 25, 2018.[21]

Strome was placed on a line with former OHL teammate Alex DeBrincat and Perlini and played on the team's power play unit.[22] On February 11, 2019, he was named the Third Star of the Week after scoring two goals and five assists in three games to help the Blackhawks win seven games in a row.[23] He finished the season with 17 goals and 34 assists for the Blackhawks.[24]

On January 3, 2021, the Blackhawks signed Strome to a two-year, $6 million contract.[25]

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.[26]

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.[27] Canada reached the quarterfinals, but was eliminated by the host Finland.[28]

Strome returned to the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in Toronto and Montreal, where he led Canada as captain to a silver medal finish.

On April 29, 2019, Strome was named to the Team Canada roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship. He helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the Silver Medal on May 26, 2019. He finished the tournament posting 1 goal and 5 points in 10 games.

Personal information[]

He is the younger brother of New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome and the older brother of Matthew Strome, who was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays in the AHL for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms[29] On March 28, 2021, his girlfriend, Tayler McMahon gave birth to their first child, Weslie Margaret.[30]

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
2016–17 Erie Otters OHL 35 22 53 75 18 22 14 20 34 14
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 21 4 5 9 8
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 50 22 31 53 28 9 3 5 8 2
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 20 3 3 6 6
2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 58 17 34 51 14
2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 58 12 26 38 16 9 2 1 3 2
2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 40 9 8 17 14
NHL totals 204 45 77 122 58 9 2 1 3 2

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Ontario U17 5th 5 6 5 11 0
2014 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon 5 5 1 6 0
2016 Canada WJC 6th 5 4 2 6 4
2017 Canada WJC Silver medal icon 7 3 7 10 0
2019 Canada WC Silver medal icon 10 1 4 5 2
Junior totals 22 18 15 33 4
Senior totals 10 1 4 5 2

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
GTMMHL
Midget Player of the Year 2013
OHL
Second All-Star Team 2015
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy 2015
William Hanley Trophy 2015
CHL
CHL Top Scorer Award (tied with Conor Garland) 2015
AHL
Rookie of the Month November 2017
All-Star Game 2018
All-Rookie Team 2018
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team 2014

References[]

  1. "Strome family tree". leprofesseur.com (2015-04-15). Retrieved on 2015-04-15.
  2. Draft Pick Profile - Dylan Strome. Arizona Coyotes (2015-06-26). Retrieved on 2015-06-26.
  3. Marlboros' Strome unfazed by all the attention. TheStar.com (2013-01-08). Retrieved on 2015-04-02.
  4. Younger Strome named GTHL's best midget player. MSN.ca (2013-04-01). Retrieved on 2015-04-03.
  5. Dylan Strome next in elite hockey family. thehockeywriters.com (2014-02-03). Retrieved on 2014-02-03.
  6. Erie Otters Dylan Strome raring read of Connor. Yahoo! Sports (2014-02-03). Retrieved on 2014-02-03.
  7. Dylan Strome wins the OHL scoring title. mapleleafshotstove.com (2015-03-23). Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
  8. Simmons, Jeff (July 6, 2015). Coyotes sign Dylan Strome to entry-level deal. Retrieved on July 6, 2015.
  9. "Strome Collects His First NHL Point in His Debut". Sportsnet (October 18, 2015).
  10. "Arizona Coyotes' Dylan Strome tallies assist in NHL debut". azcentral (October 18, 2015).
  11. "Coyotes’ Dylan Strome sent back to OHL’s Erie Otters". Sportsnet (November 20, 2016).
  12. "Coyotes send Dylan Strome to AHL, recall forward Mario Kempe". Sportsnet (October 9, 2017).
  13. Pavlock, Carl (November 26, 2017). "Coyotes recall Dylan Strome". SB Nation.
  14. Arizona Coyotes rookie Dylan Strome scores first NHL goal (December 2, 2018). Retrieved on January 3, 2018.
  15. Rosters Announced for 2018 AHL All-Star Classic (January 4, 2018). Retrieved on January 14, 2018.
  16. Coyotes prospects Dylan Strome, Nick Merkley make AHL All-Star team (January 4, 2018). Retrieved on January 14, 2018.
  17. Arizona Coyotes to recall Dylan Strome; Jason Demers done for season (March 20, 2018). Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
  18. 2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team Named (April 4, 2018). Retrieved on April 6, 2018.
  19. Coyotes' Dylan Strome: Demoted to AHL (April 8, 2018). Retrieved on April 9, 2018.
  20. Coyotes Announce 2018-19 Regular Season Roster (October 2, 2018). Retrieved on October 10, 2018.
  21. RELEASE: Blackhawks acquire Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini (November 25, 2018). Retrieved on November 26, 2018.
  22. Dylan Strome excelling with Blackhawks following trade from Coyotes (March 19, 2019).
  23. Binnington, Bergeron, Strome named NHL 3 stars of the week (February 11, 2019).
  24. Wescott, Chris. "BLOG: Strome wins Best Newcomer", NHL, 2019-05-07. 
  25. RELEASE: Blackhawks Re-Sign Dylan Strome to Two-Year Deal.
  26. Otters' Strome named U17 All-Star. Ontario Hockey League (2014-09-23). Retrieved on 2014-09-23.
  27. Player Statistics by Team - Team Canada, 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships. IIHF (2 January 2016). Retrieved on 2 January 2016.
  28. Game Summary, Finland-Canada Quarterfinals, 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships. IIHF (2 January 2016). Retrieved on 2 January 2016.
  29. Dylan in the middle, another Strome family sniper. hockeynow.ca (2015-01-15). Retrieved on 2015-01-17.
  30. It may have been a 'gross' 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, but the Chicago Blackhawks will take it. Here are 5 takeaways from the game. (March 31, 2021). “Strome took a game off for the birth of his daughter, Weslie, and in his first game back he celebrated with a goal 29 seconds into the second period.”

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brendan Perlini
Arizona Coyotes first round draft pick
2015
Succeeded by
Clayton Keller
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