Dylan Strome, 1st-round pick, signs entry-level deal with Coyotes
Led OHL in scoring with 129 points
The Arizona Coyotes have signed centre Dylan Strome, their first-round pick in last month's NHL draft, to a three-year entry-level contract.
The 18-year-old Strome was the third overall pick in the June 26 draft.
BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coyotes?src=hash">#Coyotes</a> Sign <a href="https://twitter.com/stromer19">@stromer19</a> to Entry-Level Contract | Congrats Dylan & Welcome! MORE <a href="http://t.co/0qQ1f7UbGW">http://t.co/0qQ1f7UbGW</a> <a href="http://t.co/6v1rpfJhDu">pic.twitter.com/6v1rpfJhDu</a>
—@ArizonaCoyotesHe led the Ontario Hockey League in scoring this past season with 45 goals and 129 points in 68 games.
Strome ranked first in the OHL in assists with 84 and third in goals while also recording 40 multi-point games.
Coyotes general manager Don Maloney says the six-foot-three, 187-pound Strome "will be an important player for us in the future and a key building block for this franchise."