Dylan Strome

**Dylan Strome** (born Dylan William Strome on March 7, 1997 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

Strome was selected 3rd overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

Dylan started to gain attention as a minor midget hockey player with the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League where he was named the league's "Player of the Year" for the 2012–13 season. He was drafted second overall by the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection and played with the Otters for four seasons, beginning with the 2013–14 OHL season.

On March 25, 2015, Dylan won the 2015 OHL scoring title, narrowly beating-out fellow 2015 NHL Entry Draft prospect Mitch Marner; Erie teammate and eventual NHL first overall draft pick Connor McDavid finished in third. Along with winning the scoring title, He set the Otters' team record for most points in a single season, narrowly edging former linemate Connor Brown.

On May 22, 2017, in the Memorial Cup round robin, he scored a tournament single-game record seven points (four goals and three assists), leading the Otters to a 12–5 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs.

### Arizona Coyotes

Dylan was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On July 6, 2015, he signed a three-year, NHL entry-level contract with Arizona. In his NHL debut, on October 18, 2016, he collected his first NHL point. On November 20, 2016, the Coyotes announced that he would be sent back to the Erie Otters of the OHL.

During the 2017–18 season, he made the Coyotes' final roster out of training camp. On October 9, 2017, the Coyotes announced Strome was being sent down to the Coyotes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, after going pointless in two games; however, he was recalled on November 26 after recording a seven-game point streak with the Roadrunners. He scored his first NHL goal on December 2 in a 5–0 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Despite this early success, on December 19, 2017, Dylan was demoted to the AHL after Arizona's acquisition of Josh Archibald from the Pittsburgh Penguins. On January 4, 2018, he was selected for the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic Game. On March 20, 2018, he was recalled to the Coyotes where he played and scored a goal in a game against the Buffalo Sabres.

On April 4, 2018, it was announced that Dylan was voted in by coaches, media and players to play on the AHL All-Rookie Team. After the Coyotes failed to qualify for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, he was sent down to the AHL on April 8, 2018 to help the Roadrunners in their Calder Cup playoff run.

### Chicago Blackhawks

Dylan started the 2018–19 NHL season on the Coyotes' NHL roster. On November 25, 2018 (after playing in 20 games), he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks (along with Brendan Perlini) in exchange for Nick Schmaltz.

He was placed on a line with his former OHL teammate Alex DeBrincat and Perlini, and also played on the team's power play unit. On February 11, 2019, he was named the NHL's "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. Dylan finished the season with 17 goals and 34 assists for the Blackhawks.

On January 3, 2021, the Blackhawks signed Dylan to a two-year, $6 million contract.

## International Play

When he was 16 years old, Dylan 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. He 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, Dylan and Mitch Marner each scored four goals and two assists in five games to lead the Canadian team in scoring. Canada reached the quarter-finals, but they were eliminated by the host Finland. He returned to the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in Toronto and Montreal, where he captained Canada to a silver medal finish.

On April 29, 2019, Dylan 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 Life

Dylan grew up in the Lorne Park neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. His mother, Trish works in insurance and his father, Chris works as an electrician.

His older brother, Ryan currently plays for the New York Rangers in the NHL. His younger brother, Matthew (who is a prospect with the Philadelphia Flyers organization) currently plays for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL.