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Dylan William Strome (born March 7, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ahead of the 2015 NHL entry draft, Strome was considered a top prospect, and was selected third overall by the Arizona Coyotes. He has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Strome was drafted second overall by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'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, Strome won the 2015 OHL scoring title (129 points), narrowly beating-out fellow 2015 NHL entry draft prospect Mitch Marner (126 points). Erie teammate and eventual NHL first overall draft pick Connor McDavid (120 points), who missed 21 games, finished third. Along with winning the scoring title, Strome 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, Strome 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.
Strome was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2015 NHL entry draft. On July 6, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Arizona.
During the 2017–18 season, Strome 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, Strome was demoted to the AHL after Arizona's acquisition of Josh Archibald from the Pittsburgh Penguins. On January 4, 2018, Strome was selected for the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic Game. Strome was recalled to the NHL on March 20, where he played, and scored, in a game against the Buffalo Sabres on March 21. On April 4, it was announced that Strome was voted in by coaches, media and players to play on the AHL All-Rookie Team. On April 8, after the Coyotes failed to make the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Strome was sent down to the AHL to help the Roadrunners in their Calder Cup playoff run.
Strome's third overall draft selection and lack of NHL success in several seasons with the Coyotes organization had led him acquire frequent derision as a "draft bust". However, his more successful subsequent stints with the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals have allowed Strome to largely rid himself of this derisive label.Multiple sources:
On January 3, 2021, the Blackhawks signed Strome to a two-year, $6 million contract.
Strome was a healthy scratch for seven of the first 11 games of the 2021–22 season. Following the dismissal of coach Jeremy Colliton, Strome rebounded and saw more playtime with the Blackhawks as a top-six forward. He finished the season with 22 goals, 26 assists with 52.3 face off percentage.
As an impending restricted free agent at the conclusion of the season, Strome was not tendered a qualifying offer by the rebuilding Blackhawks, and was released to free agency on July 12, 2022.
On April 6, 2025, Strome had the secondary assist on Alexander Ovechkin's 895th career regular season goal, which broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal-scoring record. In the 2024–25 season, he set new career highs in goals (29), assists (53), and total points (82).
On November 20th, 2025, Strome'
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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 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 was eliminated by Finland.
Strome 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, 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 and finishing with the silver medal on May 26, 2019. Strome finished the tournament with 1 goal and 5 points in 10 games.
Strome and his wife, Tayler Strome () have three daughters together. Their eldest daughter was born in 2021.
Strome is the owner of . An account that the Stromes created dedicated to their family's dogs attracted a substantial following. The account was originally dedicated to the Stromes' first dog, Wrigley (named for Wrigley Field, a professional baseball stadium in Chicago). Wrigley (whom Strome had brought home as a puppy during the 2020 season All-Star Game break) became a celebrity canine among Blackhawks fans. Crediting Wrigley with helping him cope with stresses of his playing career and the COVID-19 pandemic, Strome would often mention him during interviews. The Instagram account dedicated to him had attracted more than 20,000 followers. In April 2022, Wrigley died of sepsis from post-operative complications at the age of 2. Soon afterwards, the Stromes got a new golden retriever puppy from the same breeder, which they named Benny. In 2023, they got an additional puppy from the breeder, which they named Ollie. During the 2023–24 season, Strome debuted a custom suit jacket that he wore while traveling for hockey featuring photos of his dogs on its inner lining.
/ref> To help explain to their daughters why Strome travels out of town for away games, the Stromes created a custom illustrated children's book titled "Daddy Goes to Work" that features a story explaining what Strome does for work, accompanied by illustrations and photographs of him playing hockey. After Tayler Strome shared images of their daughters reading the book in Instagram, other player families inquired if they could have their own custom versions of the book made for their own children, and the Stromes obliged to share their book as a template that other players could adapt.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
2012–13 Toronto Marlboros GTHL 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 — — — — — 2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 22 26 48 28 — — — — — 2022–23 Washington Capitals NHL 81 23 42 65 24 — — — — — 2023–24 Washington Capitals NHL 82 27 40 67 22 4 1 1 2 0 2024–25 Washington Capitals NHL 34 2
International
2014 Canada Ontario U17 5th 5 6 5 11 0 2014 Canada IH18 5 5 1 6 0 2016 Canada WJC 6th 5 4 2 6 4 2017 Canada WJC 7 3 7 10 0 2019 Canada WC 10 1 4 5 2
Awards and honours
Midget Player of the Year 2013 Second All-Star Team 2015 Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy 2015 William Hanley Trophy 2015 CHL Top Scorer Award (tied with Conor Garland) 2015 Rookie of the Month November 2017 All-Star Game 2018 All-Rookie Team 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team 2014
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